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Pregnant with a Cold
Asked by M.P. from Pocatello
on April 8, 2009
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Hey Ladies. I am 11 weeks pregnant and I have come down with a cold. My symptoms are sore throat, congestion, cough, headache, and body aches. I am looking for anyt...
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- Sounds like the flu from what you describe. If it's been less than 48 hours, call and see if the anti-viral meds are okay to take, although you have to be tested fir...
- Here are some things that I used when pregnant and now since I am still breastfeeding. Humidifier, echinacea, tylenol, chicken broth, anything with oregano in it, O...
- I had the flu when I was about 9 weeks pregnant and it was not fun. The congestion from pregnancy on top of it was awful. Double check with your OBGYN they should ha...
Of Course- Cold Right Before School Starts
Asked by P.S. from Washington DC
on August 15, 2012
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EEK! My kiddos head back to school on Monday and my 9yr old is showing signs of a head cold...today the stuff was green (gag)!! Not severe enough where she's miserable...
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- Use a neti pot and warm saline to rinse out the nose. Chicken soup never hurts. Echinacea tea can help, too.
- I give the kids REAL Sudafed not the fake stuff. The fake Sudafed (PE) does not work. It also makes my heart race. Real Sudafed allows the goo to get runny and...
- We pop Airborne like candy. Okay like a fizzy, my point is they work.
Cold and Flu Season Are upon Us Now.
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on November 17, 2011
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Gross! My family and I always drink a glass of o.j. to help ward off the germs for colds and the flu. Is there anything that you do to help ward off germs in your fa...
5 Year Old Sick Too Often!
Asked by M.P. from Chicago
on April 23, 2007
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My son gets a fever associated with a cough and/or runny/stuffy nose at least once a month. Yesterday we got home from outside around 3:00 and he had a fever of 102. I...
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- If you want to boost your child's immune system, get him Echinacea with Goldenseal. Also get him on some Good Probiotics, I would recommend one with more then one kind...
- M. You sound just like me and we both share the same first name...how about that?!? I had the same problem when my now 5 year old attended daycare. As an infant, sh...
- M.: Usually. mucous from the nose that is without color is from allergies... I would look at doing something to build your sons immune system so that he is b...
My Ears Feel Stuffy...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on December 21, 2011
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You know when you start getting a head cold or a sinus infection, and you can't hear because your ears feel stuffy?
Yep, that's how I feel right now. Awesome.
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- I heard that if you drink a lot of warm drinks, like tea and just hot water with lemon, that it helps to push any yucky bacteria in your head area like your throat and...
- I'm on day 8 of a horrible sinus/head cold...probably the one of the worst ones I've had in awhile. The first day I made up the garlic, lemon and honey tea (you can go...
- Once I start down that road it is antibiotic time. You could try "real" Sudafed but if the problem persists get yourself to the dr for antibiotics before you're suff...
Go to Urgent Care or Tough It Out?
Asked by B.C. from Joplin
on August 20, 2011
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I am terrible about going to the Doctor when it comes to my own health. I started feeling run down a few days ago but chalked it up to me returning to work. Then the d...
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- Go to urgent care. One day on antibiotic and you will feel like a new women.
- that sounds like strep and it's nasty and nothing to play around with - get thee to a doctor immediately.
- Go to the doc. You have a little one at home and if your body is fighting something that much, then it could be contagious or bacteria, and if it is, then you need to ...
Sinus Infection Won't Go Away!
Asked by A.C. from Denver
on June 29, 2008
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Hello Ladies-
I have chronic sinus infections, and after three rounds of anti-biotics this time, they finally aren't working. I may have to have sinus surgery and ...
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- I had the same problem in 1990 - went through 6 months of antibiotics and such and nothing worked. I had the surgery in April 1990 and I can count on one hand how man...
- A. - I have also had a lot of sinus infections in the past. One thing that has helped me tremendously is the Grapefruit Seed Extract mentioned by someone else. You c...
- I had a sinus infection and I bought mucinex smart moisture and it went away in about 3 days. It taste horrible but it worked. I also drink echinacea tea with honey.(D...
Looking for Advice to Get Rid of Chronic Sinus Infections...
Asked by B.A. from Dallas
on February 28, 2008
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Numerous of doctor's visits, medications and antibiotics. Still having low grade fevers off and on, headaches, sinus pressure. Taking Allegra D and Astylin Nose spra...
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- You should do your neti pot everyday. Also, you should take probiotics since you were on antibiotics to add back healthy bacteria. It sounds crazy, but stuff in your ...
- I am in Keller also. I suffered so bad after going to Jamaica that I was sick for two weeks. All the Dr's wanted to do was to give me more medicine, and I still felt ...
- I have never used a neti pot (I'm scared of that one), but the other things mentioned are familiar to me and I have used most of them. Another thing I do is to eat a ...
Is There Something Wrong with Me?
Asked by J.K. from Phoenix
on March 13, 2011
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I'm allergic to most medications. Prescription and over the counter. My mom was thinking that this is some sort of immune disorder but I can't find anything about it...
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- My thought is that you are allergic not to each medication but rather to something thru have in common, for example an inactive ingredient like a filler or a dye. I w...
- Have you been to a rheumatologist? They are considered to be a regular doctor's "diagnostician" for difficult cases. I urge you to find one who is very sought afte...
- I would see an allegist. Even if you know you are already allergic to everything. Seems to me like this is something that should have been looked into further a long...
2 Yr Old Catching Cold Often
Asked by V.N. from Atlanta
on October 10, 2011
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Hello Moms,
My two yr old boy went to part time daycare until July of this year. After that I have made him full time as I have taken up a job after 3 long yrs of m...
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- It is not uncommon for kids that age to get colds once a month. If his cough tends to linger, sounds croupy or get worse at night I would have him checked just to mak...
- My sons have the same thing that Cindy was explaining with the asthma. It is triggered by allergys most of the time. We discovered early on that they are allergic to...
- You never know. My 2 year old is IGA deficient and she seems to always have a cold and cough. Sometimes it gets worse and she really gets sick, but since she has immun...
