Bad chest infections in toddlers?!
Question: Bad chest infections in toddlers!?
Right here goes!. my daughters health has been quite bad over the past six months!. in the space of 6 months she has had14 chest infections, all treated (badly) by an antibiotic!she has completly gone of her food and has violetn mood swings!. she recently had an allergic reaction to something but the docters wont do an allergy test as it is to expensive!.the docters said it was asthma but a chest xray revealed no signs of it!. she runs out of breath after about 5 mins of play and gets easily upset, i hav stopped takin her to the docters as i feel they think im a bit stupid as im only 21 and i have been about 25 times for the same problem!.sometimes she gets so sick with it she just lies on the couch, every day i can hear her chest just by her breathing!. im starting to get really worried about her, docters just pass her of as healthy as she is a big girl for her age, yet she was alot bigger and has lost alot ov wieght due to this, any help would be fantastic xWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
If your daughter has had 14 lung infections within the span of 6 months she may have underlying dysfunction that does not allow her to clear mucous/debris properly from her lungs!. If she is not getting better it would be best to see another physician to have a workup done for other causes of multiple infections (eg, cystic fibrosis, ciliary dysplasia)!. Cystic fibrosis also interferes with absorption in the gut, which leads to steatorrhea (fatty stools) and weight loss!. Your child should be tested for these conditions if no other obvious diagnosis can be made!.
It should be determined whether your child truly has infections (fever, chills) or these have just been exacerbations of her asthma!. You cannot detect asthma through an x-ray!. Asthma is a diagnosis made on clinical grounds and response to medications (eg albuterol inhaler, steroids)!. If your child responds to such medication, you should find out what triggers her asthma and avoid these factors, such as pollen, exercise or cold weather!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It should be determined whether your child truly has infections (fever, chills) or these have just been exacerbations of her asthma!. You cannot detect asthma through an x-ray!. Asthma is a diagnosis made on clinical grounds and response to medications (eg albuterol inhaler, steroids)!. If your child responds to such medication, you should find out what triggers her asthma and avoid these factors, such as pollen, exercise or cold weather!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
asthma would not necessarily show anything on an xray!. Ask for a referral to a pediatric pulmonologist!. Repeated chest infections are a red flag for asthma and meet the criteria for referral to a specialist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
He's ganna die!.Www@Answer-Health@Com