Hello, I am Dr Kendra, a specialist in Paediatric Medicine.

It is a priviledge to be where I am today and I want to use this knowledge and gift given to me to answer every concerns you might have about your children.

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My aim is to provide free services and education to everyone as it relates to our children.

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Hello Dr, I have a 3 yrs old child. She has been coughing for one month now. I have given have 3 different brands of cough syrup and antibiotics. What can I do, pls help

Hi @askdrKendra goodmorning! Please my 2 year old doesnt eat any "solids" he was EBF till 6months of age! And after that its semi solids hes been on, I tried mashing foods and veggie for him but he does not take them, cereals, juices, cookies and water ( he likes to drink water) and boiled eggs, sometimes boiled fish are all he exists on asides his lack of appetite for a wider food range he is quite a healthy bubbly boy, but I am concerned about any long term effects this might have on him and if theres anything I can do to improve his feeding habits thank you.

AskDrKendra this new thread is a welcome development.how best can one manage enlarged adenoids in a 2year old.she also has a heightened allergy levels.she was booked for surgery but her dad refused.how can i prevent frequent respiratory infection

nubiadoll:
Hello Dr, I have a 3 yrs old child. She has been coughing for one month now. I have given have 3 different brands of cough syrup and antibiotics. What can I do, pls help

I am sorry to hear this. I can understand how distressing it must be. Now, lets talk about the cough. Cough is our  body's own defensive mechanism to clear dirt or any foreign particle from our airways. In a way, it is a good thing. It also informs us when there is an infection or an allergy. In children, there is increased tendency to cough because of their narrow airways, so any insult further narrows this airway and sends a signal to the brain, hence the cough.

In medicine, any cough lasting about a month or more is called chronic cough. And though there are many causes of this, the most common in children is allergy? So, is your baby's cough worse at night or early morning?  Does it seem to come when the weather is cold? When she breaths, is there any sound? Finally does she snore at night?

Might i also add, that it is quite dangerous giving your child different antibiotics and cough syrup at just age 3. Will explain further when you have answered my questions above.

Coldfeet:
Hi @askdrKendra goodmorning! Please my 2 year old doesnt eat any "solids" he was EBF till 6months of age! And after that its semi solids hes been on, I tried mashing foods and veggie for him but he does not take them, cereals, juices, cookies and water ( he likes to drink water) and boiled eggs, sometimes boiled fish are all he exists on asides his lack of appetite for a wider food range he is quite a healthy bubbly boy, but I am concerned about any long term effects this might have on him and if theres anything I can do to improve his feeding habits thank you.

My dear, can i just say that this is quite peculiar with that age group. I have a 2 year old too and i am going through same now. I need you to be patient with him. He will eventually learn to eat like us "humans". I am glad you mentioned that he is a healthy bubbly boy....he must be eating right to be that way. As long as he is getting his major and minor nutrients from his mashed meals, there is really nothing to worry about. Again, there are no long term effects to worry about like i explained earlier. If you must do anything asides what you are doing now, try cutting up his solids eg yam into little cubes on weekends ie when he will not go to school to allow for that extra time it will take to finish his meal. You can also use that opportunity to introduce new meals. As long as you are both relaxed, and meal times are kept happy and fun, i am sure he will pick up.

It's worse at night and even when the weather is cold

Hi Dr. Kendra. My 4year old fell off a chair and landed on his elbow
Thankfully xray revealed no fracture. It been 2weeks now and the area around his elbow is still a bit swollen., we still massage it using a Robb-like ointment from d hospital. Yet, he can't straighten the arm. He cries out when we try to straighten it out. What can we do?

This is a nice thread...


Doc. you are doing good job.

Thank you. I will answer your questions soon enough pls...need to prepare my kids for school

nubiadoll:
It's worse at night and even when the weather is cold

Sounds more like an allergy to me. Asides from actively preventing him from cold with sweaters, blankets, etc, i will advice you to see any paediatrician within your vicinity to listen to his chest and for further review and management.
Now coming to the management you have been giving so far, it is unsafe to give cough syrup to children less than 4 years. Its efficacy and side effects in children that young are yet to be studied and alongside with other reasons is generally considered unsafe and even dangerous for kids that young.

Currently, there is an outcry on the increase of "super-bugs"eg bacteria, viruses etc due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics. These bugs are resistant to antibiotics at our disposal today having learnt from constant exposure to antibiotics to sheath their swords. At the end of the day, children will be the worst hit.

So, dear, antibiotics and cough syrup seem to play no role in your child's plight. Please see a doctor as i cant precribe the drugs needed online here. It will be unethical.

Please my baby of five months keeps having these recurrent rashes around his neck, I have taken it to be heat rash cos he sweats a lot, and due to the weather, but there is this particular rash that reoccurs on his back and arm that appears in a ring like form, so he might have like two of it on his back, I haven't seen a pediatrician but i have seen doctors and they all prescribed baby tribotan but nothing is working. Please what can I do.

blueblood1:
Hi Dr. Kendra. My 4year old fell off a chair and landed on his elbow
Thankfully xray revealed no fracture. It been 2weeks now and the area around his elbow is still a bit swollen., we still massage it using a Robb-like ointment from d hospital. Yet, he can't straighten the arm. He cries out when we try to straighten it out. What can we do?

Sounds like something is still.ongoing there and my best bet is a fracture. I will like to know this, did an orthopedic surgeon see the x ray? or better still, a specialist in radiology. My dear, there are so many types of fractures and in kids, a lot more. And most of them requires a trained eye for detection on an x ray. Some breaks are so thin that it can be missed by the best of us.

Please see an orthopedic surgeon and soon enough.

lamdec:
Please my baby of five months keeps having these recurrent rashes around his neck, I have taken it to be heat rash cos he sweats a lot, and due to the weather, but there is this particular rash that reoccurs on his back and arm that appears in a ring like form, so he might have like two of it on his back, I haven't seen a pediatrician but i have seen doctors and they all prescribed baby tribotan but nothing is working. Please what can I do.

if tribotan is not working. It is unlikely to be fungal. Looks like seborrheic dermatitis or atopic dermatitis. Essentially it is a skin disease with triggers and can mimic a fungal infection. It can also be chronic. Try topical hydrocortisone and apply on affected area twice a day. You can get that at any pharmacy shop.

Please, avoid funbact A esp in children. It has a steriod component that is way too high for children.

good afternoon dr. Kendra. nice thread.
when my baby was about a month old, i noticed he had discharges in both ears coupled with ear pain. i took him to d doctor n after checking both ears prescribed Gentamicin ear drops to be applied 3 tyms daily for 7 days which i did religiously.
after abt a week later i noticed he still felt some pain in d right ear so i asked if i could reapply n ws told to go ahead which i did for a weeķ.
my son is almost 2months old n i notice whitish wax-like in hìs ears still n once in a while he doesnt like being touched near his ear area( d right one). pls i need to ask if there is need for futher tests or reapplication of drug as i m worried. thankfully there arent any dischsrges anymore. am i right to be worried?

AskDrKendra:


if tribotan is not working. It is unlikely to be fungal. Looks like seborrheic dermatitis or atopic dermatitis. Essentially it is a skin disease with triggers and can mimic a fungal infection. It can also be chronic. Try topical hydrocortisone and apply on affected area twice a day. You can get that at any pharmacy shop.

Please, avoid funbact A esp in children. It has a steriod component that is way too high for children.

Thank you

Hello Doc Kendra. Please my 2yrs old son has swollen Adenoids and have been having difficulty breathing normally at night. my next appointment at the hospital is in a month. please i need help with alternative solution to help relieve him. thank you