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>Well, Keleigh, I would take him to an allergist ’cause I bet it IS >allergies. As far as something helping with colds, the only thing I know is >maybe vitamin C to prevent, then zinc to help end it, but zinc tastes really >bad and I doubt you could get him to eat any zinc lozenges, esp. since you >have to eat about 6 per day.
I AGREE!!! My mom, now 51 (she’d kill me if she knew I’d said that) was having problems with sniffles and breathing. She’d only get them at certain times at work, but her doctor told her it was probably anxiety. Well, Mom took it upon herself to go to an allergist and found out she’s allergic to just about every type of perfume that exists…which as a dental assistant who deals with many people a day, is a VERY bad thing. She’s also allergic to latex and a whole bunch of other things that I never knew people could be allergic to. PLEASE! rule out allergies if you can. Your child will thank you for it in the long run. Stephanie
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> I have a six year old boy, who is constantly getting colds, there not >too bad but its enough to keep him home from school. This is not an allergy >problem he just keeps getting colds. I have brought him to the docs a number >of times but he keeps telling me the same thing… Oh its just a cold. > Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me ? >P.S. tried echinecia and it just shoots right through the poor little pup.
If he hasn’t been seen by an allergist, take him to one. There are many variations of allergies, so this may be a problem. Also, ask the allergist to check his immune system. (When my son tested negative for allergies, the allergist checked and found my son’s immunoglobulin levels were all well below the acceptable range. So his naturally weak immune system was leading to the problems.) Vicki H.
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How many times a day does he wash his hands? I just read an article in our paper by a doctor who said that, when people came in asking to have their immune systems checked because they got so many colds, she always asked them how often and how well they washed their hands, and that often the patient significantly reduced colds by increasing hand-washing. Apparently most colds are not spread by aerosol (like breathing it in) contact, but by getting the germs on your hands from touching things and people and then touching your eyes or mouth. Maybe if you encouraged your son to use warm water and soap, and to scrub his hands and fingernails, and to wash them more often (especially at school), his number of colds might go down. Of course, this is probably easier said than done, most of the little boys I know are not overly concerned with personal hygiene! > I have a six year old boy, who is constantly getting colds, there not > too bad but its enough to keep him home from school. This is not an allergy > problem he just keeps getting colds. I have brought him to the docs a number > of times but he keeps telling me the same thing… Oh its just a cold. > Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me ? > P.S. tried echinecia and it just shoots right through the poor little pup.
– / _ o _ Lauria Blackwell
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I have a six year old boy, who is constantly getting colds, there not too bad but its enough to keep him home from school. This is not an allergy problem he just keeps getting colds. I have brought him to the docs a number of times but he keeps telling me the same thing… Oh its just a cold. Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me ? P.S. tried echinecia and it just shoots right through the poor little pup.
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Well, Keleigh, I would take him to an allergist ’cause I bet it IS allergies. As far as something helping with colds, the only thing I know is maybe vitamin C to prevent, then zinc to help end it, but zinc tastes really bad and I doubt you could get him to eat any zinc lozenges, esp. since you have to eat about 6 per day. — -Kay- (It’s an ADD thing. You wouldn’t underst- Hey! Look at that!) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I have a six year old boy, who is constantly getting colds, there not >too bad but its enough to keep him home from school. This is not an allergy >problem he just keeps getting colds. I have brought him to the docs a number >of times but he keeps telling me the same thing… Oh its just a cold.
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> I have a six year old boy, who is constantly getting colds, there not >too bad but its enough to keep him home from school. This is not an allergy >problem he just keeps getting colds. I have brought him to the docs a number >of times but he keeps telling me the same thing… Oh its just a cold. > Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me ? >P.S. tried echinecia and it just shoots right through the poor little pup.
Hi Keleigh, Is this your child’s first year in school? Kids naturally get a lot of colds, about one every two months according to what I’ve read and observed with my own. This tapers off and by the time they’re 12, most kids get only one or two a year, the same as the average adult. I’ve noticed that kids who have not been around other kids a lot tend to become sick when they first start school (such as Kindergarten). Eventually they build up an immunity to the "community germs" and they’re not as sick. Other suggestions: make sure your son eats well-balanced meals, gets plenty of rest, drinks lots of fluids, and gets out in the fresh air. Bundle him up and let him play outside every day or go for a walk with him. Do check for allergies, especially mold and dust. Change the air filter in your furnace once a month during the winter. Notice when his sniffles seem to be the worst: right after waking in the morning? After playing? At night? All the time? These are also allergy and asthma clues. (I have one daughter who has exercise-induced asthma and a son I who I suspect has nocturnal asthma.) If your son is missing a lot of school, perhaps you should consider having everyone in your family get a flu shot. HTH, Denise Mom to four two-legged and two four-legged kids (and whose 14-yr-old two-legged child just had a Halloween candy bar for breakfast <sigh>)
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