Allergies, Asthma & "croup" Type Coughing Posted: 12-21-03 15:16pm
My daughter is 2 years and 3 months. She
started developing allerigies a few
months ago and started on a course of
zyrtec and nasonex, she has been on
flixotide 2 / day and zyrtec and nasonex
for about 2 1/2 weeks now. The doctor
also gave me some beredual for when she
has an attack. She has been fine and not
needed it until last night. A few hours
after bed she started coughing this very
horse "croupy" cough. We gave her some
beredual and rushed to the hospital. By
the time the doctor saw her she was fine
and he could find nothing wrong. We went
home and about 5 am this morning she woke
up with the cough again. This got better
quite soon after waking and giving her
flixotide and nasonex. She had a bit of a
dry cough the whole day and started the
coughing again before bed, have given her
her flixotide and berodual. I had a bit
of a burning chest and throat yesterday.
Can you tell me what this is, what can I
do about it, what do you think is causing
this ? She has started showing a cat
allergy with other people's cats. We have
3 cats. I am also allergic to cats and
developed asthma a few years ago. I do
have preflam if neccessary. Please help !
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 12-26-03 09:08am
I'm being cruel to be kind here, your
daughter is still well within the age
range to suffer cot death!!
1) get rid of the cats or your daughter -
personally I can't see a choice.
2) clean the house top to bottom side to
side to get rid of cat hairs, dust,
pollens etc, if you have carpet consider
getting tiles or wooden floorboards as
these are easier to clean & don't have
anywhere to "hold" dust the way carpet
does.
3) that's alot of medications for such a
young child - talk to your dr about
whether there's a way of reducing this.
Also look into alternative medicines (you
can do this on-line in a search engine
just look up alternative or natural
therapies or naturopathy, homeopathy,
bowen therapy, accupressure, acupuncture
to name just a few. A natural
alternative might not only het her off so
many meds but might also work better.
4) old wives tails!! The old remedies
that were used before multi-national
pharmaceutical companies came along &
when drs were only for the rich & even
then weren't always nearby. Camphor,
eucalyptus & other similar oils can
help ease breathing (you can also put them
in a bowl of hot water & have the
child breathe in the fumes, but I can't
see a 2 y.O doing this!! But these oils
(we here have vicks vapor rub) can be
rubbed on their chests, neck & back
& under feet seems to be good too for
some reason - this at night or you can
putr it on their singlet if it's too
strong to be on their skin.
5) physiotherapy works wonders if you do
it enough & regularly, i'll rty &
describe what you need to do - lay her
over your knees (face down) then form your
hands into like shallow cups & drum
very firmly them on her back over her ribs
first one side then the other preferably
for 15-20 mins per side. This helps break
up mucus. You repeat as often as possible
& when she's coughing or seems likely
to start.
6) encourage her to spit up any & all
spit/mucus she coughs up also encourage
her to learn to blow her nose, both get
rid of mucus.
Your chest & throat could also benefit
from vicks vapor rub (or
camphor/eucalyptus oils rubbed on throat
& chest & around ribs (back &
front) also the breathing over hot water
with some ofthe rubs in it & a towel
over your head - if you get stuffed up.
