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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have three kids from pk to early elem. I've accepted they will have one long cold this year. Between allergies and colds it's impossible to tell and I am not taking my kids to the pediatrician weekly. Pediatricians would tell you the same thing.[/quote]

Be careful about this.  Twice now I’ve been truly surprised that what I thought was just a cold turned out to be strep in one instance and flu in another.  And that’s actually important because in both cases, the child felt better in 1-2 days with medication (antibiotic and tamiflu).  It’s super hard to tell sometimes with vague symptoms that can overlap.  But I’m so glad I went to the doctor in those cases and fought that urge to just assume its a cold, for my kids’ sake.[/quote]

Both strep and flu will go away on their own anyways. If your kid feels fine, there is truly no reason to rush to the pediatrician.  Tamiflu isnt' even indicated for the vast majority of school aged kids.  And, get ready for this, but you're more likely to die of anaphylaxis from taking an antibiotic for strep throat than you are to develop rheumatic fever from untreated strep throat in the US.  I'm going to duck now, for all the shrill comments about to come my way, but do some research about it.  Strep will clear on its own, and it does, ALL THE TIME. [/quote]

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