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Headache Advice for My Child
Asked by C.W. from Colorado Springs
on November 10, 2008
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I have a middle school age daughter who has been diagnosed with viral headache syndrome. This is a result of strep throat or some other virus that has moved to her he...
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- I have had great experience with a good chiropractor. My daughter has scoliosis so she would get bad headaches and dizziness all the time. There was a time that we d...
- Definitely go see a Chiropractor!!!
- I'm a bit confused, because strep is not viral but bacterial. And antibiotics are only given to treat bacterial infections - they don't work on viruses. I am defini...
Am I Selfish or Justified......
Asked by F.P. from Chicago
on December 4, 2008
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I'm going to make this short as I'm pretty sick. Yesterday I had a 103.5 fever, my body hurt(It hurt to pick up daughter), my throat was KILLING me(I couldn't even eat...
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- Fran, I am sorry to hear that you are so sick. I understand where you are coming from and I do not think that you are being selfish at all. I understand that your h...
- My friend's husband is away several days every week for work. Away so far that he couldn't come home unless it was an emergency. She stocks things in the winter in cas...
- You're not being selfish. When you're sick, it is best to rest and take care of yourself so as to avoid the whole family coming down with whatever you have. But, smal...
Strep
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on January 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have strep-throat and am very worried about my 22 month old daughter getting it. I was contagious for a day before I was able to get into a doctor and o...
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- It will take about 2 - 5 days. Whenever my children have ever had strep, the first symptom that they have is stomach ache and vomiting. My children have only had strep...
- My daughter was feeling crummy and runny nosed for weeks. Never ran a fever. Over 2 weeks ago I took her to the Dr. cuz her eyes were crusty and ear draining...still...
- I think it is 2 weeks before you get sick.
Question for People Re: Using Lactic Acid Yeast Tablets
Asked by T.M. from Corvallis
on October 16, 2008
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Hello Everyone,
My little girl (age 3) has been getting mild colds all summer. This is unusual for her. She usually got 1-3 colds per winter. Last spring she got...
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- T. - I am surprised that the "dr" just felt her back and was able to "feel" yeast and "feel" that good bacteria was missing. He must be a magician. THat seems like a...
- I think your naturalpath is right on target! I hope you stick with it but you have to do what you feel is right for you and your beautiful daughter too. . keep doing ...
- The chiropractor sounds like he was also using some cranio sacral therapy on your little girl. It is not a crock! I've taken my daughter since she was quite young...2 ...
Trying to Figure Out Why My Child Runs Fevers Every Month
Asked by J.P. from Lexington
on July 13, 2009
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My 2 year old child has run a fever 4 times since March. In March she ran one for 4 days. Then in May for 4 days, June 3 days and now again in July we are on our 4th ...
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- My daughter Lilly was that way. I am not sure that it was every month but it was quite often to where I was afraid that she had something going on. We did the test f...
- My daughter now 7 also had the same problem since she was 3 or 4 and all we got was its just a virus it will go away, let it run its course which got really annoying. ...
- My son has this same fever about every 2 wks, and everytime I take him to the Dr. we are told it is ear and throat infection and they give him the same med. I know u s...
Need Some Advice About a Fever Now in It's 3Rd Day
Asked by V.M. from Tucson
on January 22, 2008
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My daughter will be six years old on January 25th. She started complaining that she didn't feel good Sunday around 3:30pm. By them time 6pm came around her fever was 1...
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- Well fortunately because you are both unemployed and out of money you qualify for free care at Northwest Medical center or at any of the area hospitals. Get your tucku...
- 1cup of baking soda has always worked miracles for me also try orange flavored vitmin c 300-500 mg, and if her fever stays high, don't avoid the hospital, don't let he...
- well welcome to AZ. when my daughter and i both were infants we were plagued with constant ear infections, tubes solved both our problems. the first sign that she was...
How Contagious Is Strep Throat?
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on January 1, 2007
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I found out yesterday that my 21 month old son has strep throat. Do you know how likely it will be that the rest of the family will get it? I took my son to CareNow ...
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- My daughter's had strep a number of times and the rest of the family typically doesn't get it. However, last time she had it (just earlier this month), my son got it a...
- It is very contagious, but that doesn't mean the rest of you will get it. My 6yr old daughter has had 6 cases of strep this year (we are heading to the ENT next week ...
- Strep throat is very contagious. I had it a little over a year ago and was miserable. My 3 year old (at the time) got it a few weeks after I did. My husband and 9 year...
Oh My Face Is Going to Explode (TMI) Included Sorry
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on April 21, 2008
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So my DH and I both had the cold/flu that was going around. He developed strep throat out of it. I thought I had made it out easy, the first day was miserable but th...
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- I believe you can also take claritin.
- I feel your pain sister, as I am going through this one right now as well. And yes, my OBGYN told me that all Sudafed products are fine for pregnancy and I took it wh...
- I have had a sinus infection before and that sounds like what you might have. I would go to the doctor. I know you can take sudafed when you are pregnant and that will...
Feedback on Daycares and Sickness
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on June 29, 2008
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Mama's you rock and I am back again with another kind of survey question. I have an 18 month old daughter who was born a couple months early. Because of that, we had...
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- My son went from in home day care to a preschool when he was 2.5 years old and the only thing I saw an increase in was the seasonal cold. He came home with pink eye on...
- We started my son at a daycare when he was 5 months old. He was also a preemie so my inlaws took care of him for the first 3 months when I had to go back to work. He...
- When my eldest daughter started public school after never have been in a daycare or MDO setting she was sick A LOT. It seemed every two to three weeks she was ill with...
Strep Throat, Fever and Continuing HEADACHES in My 4 Year Old -- ADVICE?
Asked by V.D. from Washington DC
on March 9, 2009
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My son was diagnosed with strep throat on Friday. He never complained of a sore throat, but has complained of headaches for about a month. He had a 101 fever on Frid...
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- Sicknesses are weird things, especially ones like Strep....try not to worry - I know it's stressful when you care. My kids had it before and it lasted FOREVER and had...
- Me personally...I've had strep many times and for a few of them, I didn't know I had it since my throat didn't hurt. As far as the headache goes, I always get a heada...
- Handwashing, handwashing, handwashing - no sharing with other children - strep is highly contagious and can easily be passed to other children. Also, for headaches ...
