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Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Appetite In Child Asthma

my 9 mos old grandson was recently diagnosed with children s asthma and put on a nebulizer with albuterol every 4 - 6 hours. although his wheezing has stopped, he does not eat, runs a slight temperature and wants to sleep all day. he will drink juice, but not even his milk. I did not give him the am treatment and there was an immediate improvement and no fever. upon give him the evening treatment, he immediately laid back, was very non responsive to playing, etc. and his temp rose to 101.2. needless to say I have not given any more treatments and he s back to his normal self. any explanation for this?
Mon, 20 Oct 2014
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Hello,

Thank you for asking at HCM.

I went through your history and would like to make suggestions for you as follows:

1. First of all, I would suggest you not to manipulate treatment without checking with doctor. It can be really harmful to change dose/timings of medications by self.

2. Common cause of asthma-like illness at 9 months of age is viral infection. So temperature can go up and down due to infection itself. Correlation of temperature with dosage of medicines may be a co-incidence.

3. Some of the cough syrups/medications for respiratory illnesses may contain drugs like antihistamines which can cause sedation and drowsiness. I would suggest you to consult your doctor regarding this as your grandson tends to be sleepy/nonresponsive after taking medicines.

4. It is usual for a child to have variable appetite during an infection/sickness. So I would suggest not to worry about it at present, let him have foods according to his appetite.

5. Plenty of ward fluids and rest are very important from recovery from an sickness.

Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you.

Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM.

Wish your grandson the best of the health and a very good recovery ahead.

Thank you & Regards.
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Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Appetite In Child Asthma

Hello, Thank you for asking at HCM. I went through your history and would like to make suggestions for you as follows: 1. First of all, I would suggest you not to manipulate treatment without checking with doctor. It can be really harmful to change dose/timings of medications by self. 2. Common cause of asthma-like illness at 9 months of age is viral infection. So temperature can go up and down due to infection itself. Correlation of temperature with dosage of medicines may be a co-incidence. 3. Some of the cough syrups/medications for respiratory illnesses may contain drugs like antihistamines which can cause sedation and drowsiness. I would suggest you to consult your doctor regarding this as your grandson tends to be sleepy/nonresponsive after taking medicines. 4. It is usual for a child to have variable appetite during an infection/sickness. So I would suggest not to worry about it at present, let him have foods according to his appetite. 5. Plenty of ward fluids and rest are very important from recovery from an sickness. Hope above suggestions will be helpful to you. Should you have any further query, please feel free to ask at HCM. Wish your grandson the best of the health and a very good recovery ahead. Thank you & Regards.