My son has missed 40+ days of school.

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Anonymous wrote:Not being in daycare delayed his immunity.

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My kids didn't go to daycare and this did not happen.

This is not normal. There's something wrong with his immune system.

[Anonymous]

PP here and we also have autoimmunity. Some of these come with over and under achieving immune systems in the same person. Agree with the (hs) crp, and autoimmune work up too

[Anonymous]

I am so sorry you and your family are going through this. I remember one year when my kids were in preschool that it seemed they were sick the whole year long. We were fortunate that they didn’t have the digestive issues, but there were multiple bouts of colds, croup, strep, etc., and my youngest even had pneumonia around the time she turned three. It broke my heart watching them suffer, I would have much preferred being sick myself if it would have spared them. By the end of the school year I was practically pouring fruit juice down them and serving as many fruits as possible for vitamin C. I don’t know that the juice had any effect, but whether the passing of time brought about a natural end to the various viruses circulating, my kids’ immunity had improved, or various unknown factors contributed, we eventually made it through that year, and the following years were better.

I have absolutely NO medical qualifications or expertise. Strictly speaking as a mother with anecdotal experience, these are things I might do for my kids in the hopes they might help a little and probably wouldn’t hurt. They’re essentially old wives tales from an old wife.

I’d offer lots of fruits and fruit juices, along with whatever vegetables the child would eat, in the hopes that the Vitamin C would help their immune systems.

I’d have them eat as many probiotic foods as possible, including:
yogurt
yogurt smoothies
kefir

and if the kid will eat it:
fresh sauerkraut (from the refrigerated section - I like Trader Joe’s), but this may be a tough sell because of it’s sour taste and vegetable content.
fresh kimchi (from the refrigerated section), which may be an even harder sell than sauerkraut, because it has similar properties, but is also spicy. I don’t even eat it, myself, because it’s too spicy for me.

At the first sign of a sore throat, I’d have my kid gargle warm salt water.

Again, I don’t know that these practices would be any help at all. In my ignorance, I don’t think they would hurt anything, but you should address any concerns with a doctor.

Good luck to you and your family. I hope that he gets well soon (and stays well).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am so sorry you and your family are going through this. I remember one year when my kids were in preschool that it seemed they were sick the whole year long. We were fortunate that they didn’t have the digestive issues, but there were multiple bouts of colds, croup, strep, etc., and my youngest even had pneumonia around the time she turned three. It broke my heart watching them suffer, I would have much preferred being sick myself if it would have spared them. By the end of the school year I was practically pouring fruit juice down them and serving as many fruits as possible for vitamin C. I don’t know that the juice had any effect, but whether the passing of time brought about a natural end to the various viruses circulating, my kids’ immunity had improved, or various unknown factors contributed, we eventually made it through that year, and the following years were better.

I have absolutely NO medical qualifications or expertise. Strictly speaking as a mother with anecdotal experience, these are things I might do for my kids in the hopes they might help a little and probably wouldn’t hurt. They’re essentially old wives tales from an old wife.

I’d offer lots of fruits and fruit juices, along with whatever vegetables the child would eat, in the hopes that the Vitamin C would help their immune systems.

I’d have them eat as many probiotic foods as possible, including:
yogurt
yogurt smoothies
kefir

and if the kid will eat it:
fresh sauerkraut (from the refrigerated section - I like Trader Joe’s), but this may be a tough sell because of it’s sour taste and vegetable content.
fresh kimchi (from the refrigerated section), which may be an even harder sell than sauerkraut, because it has similar properties, but is also spicy. I don’t even eat it, myself, because it’s too spicy for me.

At the first sign of a sore throat, I’d have my kid gargle warm salt water.

Again, I don’t know that these practices would be any help at all. In my ignorance, I don’t think they would hurt anything, but you should address any concerns with a doctor.

Good luck to you and your family. I hope that he gets well soon (and stays well).

You mean well, but fruit juice is just sugar, PP. Give them a kid supplement or ply them with mandarins and oranges in fall and winter. The Smarty Pants brand of supplements is third party certified.

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Hygiene and prevention.

- Do you have cats or dogs at home? -- Zoonotic diseases can transfer from animals to people. And many kids have allergic reactions to pet hair, feces and dander.

- Have you checked for Mold? Someone who smokes? -- These can be irritants for children and weaken their immune system

- Do you wash bed-linen every week? Vacuum the beds to remove dust mites? Vacuum the carpets regularly? Change the filter? Have RO installed for your drinking water? - Again, all of this is to reduce pathogens from the environment.

- Do your kids shower at night? Do they dry their hair completely? Do they keep warm while sleeping? - This is to encourage cleanliness. Keep the body temperature steady and prevent catching chill. And helping with immunity.

- Do your kids wash their hands with soap and water? Do you have a no-shoes indoors policy at home? Do you clean or get your home cleaned regularly? - This will encourage cleanliness and prevent diseases by keeping the pathgen load less.

- Do your kids change their toothbrush every 2 months or after every illness? Do they keep their toothbrush outside the bathroom so that fecal droplets do not land on their tooth brush when toilet is flushed? - Reduce pathogens.

Personal habits and diet -
1) Make sure that they are doing salt water gargles every day. They should also scrape their tongue with a copper tongue cleaner every day after brushing their teeth. Must brush their teeth twice a day. Do they have throat stones?
2) Lots of vegetables and fruits, good quality protein etc every day. Hydrate with at least 5 glasses of water every day.
3) 1/2 teaspoon of good quality Manuka Honey every day.
4) Everyone in the family wears face mask at public places like grocery stores and costco.
5) A shot of 2 ounces of warm milk, a pinch of black pepper, and 1/4 tsp of turmeric every day in the morning.
6) Yogurt (plain) every day.
7) 1/2 teaspoon of black-strap molasses every day.
8) Pomegranate and carrot juice (2 - 4 ounce) every day.

[Anonymous]

My kid with autism got sick more. Some kids just aren't as healthy as others. I'd make it a priority to look into it further. Your child can always repeat a year if necessary.

[Anonymous]

Another vote for a new doctor and more tests. The only kid I knew who got sick that often had leukemia and they ran tests because he was getting sick all the time. I don’t want to scare you but that’s really not normal.

[Anonymous]

Why were you on immunosuppressants when pregnant? Autoimmune stuff runs in families

Also have you considered masking? I wouldn’t always recommend it, but it sounds like your kid could be a good case for it.

[Anonymous]

Also -
1 zinc lozenge in the morning when going to school during cold and cough season. You can also grind up pumpkin seeds and nuts and add in their milk. Adequate zinc and vitamin C prevents colds.

1/4 dose from a vial of os cillo coc cinum at the very first sign of any symptom - sneeze, sore throat, slight fever, body ache, lethargy, shivers or chills.

I too am not a doctor but I have used this on my own kids and it made a tremendous difference to their health. Oh, also, make sure that they are up to date with their immunizations etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why were you on immunosuppressants when pregnant? Autoimmune stuff runs in families

Also have you considered masking? I wouldn’t always recommend it, but it sounds like your kid could be a good case for it.

We mask in grocery stores, metro and costco. No need to mask for every occasion but public places where we don't care to socialize is a good place to mask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here and we also have autoimmunity. Some of these come with over and under achieving immune systems in the same person. Agree with the (hs) crp, and autoimmune work up too

Also get your inflammation markers blood tests (ESR) done. Even if you have to pay extra to labcorp or quest. You will get your answers.

[Anonymous]

If your kids took antibiotics, make sure that you follow up with a few weeks of B-complex supplement and lots of probiotics.

[Anonymous]

You probably don’t want to hear this because it’ll make you anxious but do a deeper search into his health.

Now - anecdotally, what you describe was both my kids in daycare. Literally every other week - cold, flu, strep, stomach bug, another cold, hand foot mouth, conjuctivits, another stomach bug, cold plus strep, fever. It just went on and on and every other week we knew to plan to be home and sure enough a sickness cropped up. We took a break during Covid for two years and then back in daycare and preschool. Kindergarten, the same. And then first grade started and we only had on fever and one stomach bug. And in second grade, just a sniffly nose. I don’t want to say daycare helps because it’s pure misery with little ones who can’t articulate how they feel and can’t sleep stuffy, but what you describe is 100% the years of daycare and preschool for us where we also didn’t do anything. It may be different because your kiddo is older or may have a condition but when that other poster says daycare this is what they mean. Without fail, every two weeks my kids were sick from ages 1 to 5. It got slightly better as they were older but it never stopped until first grade out of the blue we just realized whoa we haven’t gotten sick a whole month!! Haha

Goodluck sending best wishes!

[Anonymous]

Allergists also are immunologists. I would consult a pediatric allergist/immunologist. I would tell them that one is there for immunology checks, rather than allergy.

[Anonymous]

What does your doctor think?