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Suggest Treatment For Sore Throat And Vomiting In A Child
just got back from doctors with my 4 year old daughter who s got a sore throat stomache ache and vomitting they said either viral infection or stomache ache and vomitting is caused by her enlarged tontisils how do i help her what exactley is it and how long will she take to stop being sick and no stomache pain
Fri, 1 Sep 2017
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For sore throat of viral origin give her warm liquid to drink. Give her rest. For symptomatic relief of fever you will need to give symptomatic treatment in form of paracetamol, and tepid sponging with tap water.
Tepid sponging: sponge whole body including tummy and back with tap water.
Sponging just before giving paracetamol helps in keeping temperature down for a longer duration.
keep him well hydrated.
See if there is high grade fever and if she looks sick in between fever spikes or there are pus points on tonsils, in these cases antibiotics will be needed.
Best wishes
For sore throat of viral origin give her warm liquid to drink. Give her rest. For symptomatic relief of fever you will need to give symptomatic treatment in form of paracetamol, and tepid sponging with tap water.
Tepid sponging: sponge whole body including tummy and back with tap water.
Sponging just before giving paracetamol helps in keeping temperature down for a longer duration.
keep him well hydrated.
See if there is high grade fever and if she looks sick in between fever spikes or there are pus points on tonsils, in these cases antibiotics will be needed.
Best wishes
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