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What Causes Reoccurring Fever With Stomach Pain In 5 Year Old?
My 5 year old keeps getting reoccurring fevers over the passed 5 weeks. In the passed year she had strep throat 6 times but this isn t the case this time! When she gets the fevers it s random and usually her Stomach hurts it can last a day or two and then she is fine and a few days or a week goes by and it happens again
Mon, 3 Aug 2015
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Welcome to the HCM
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Don't worry. This age group children are prone to self limiting viral infections. There is no need to treat each and every episode of fever with antibiotics. These infections need just symptomatic treatment and improve.
In case your daughter has recurrent illness associated with stomachache, then do test her stools for parasitic infestations and urine for any infection. As these are common reasons for such symptoms. If present, you may treat parasitic infestation by drugs like Albendazole, tinidazole, or metronidazole after consulting your pediatrician. Urine infection if present will require a proper course of antibiotics based on culture report. Sometimes the reason of stomachache can be gastritis associated with poor oral intake and antipyretic drugs. So, you may give her Lansoprazole or ranitidine for relief.
A healthy nutrition and plenty of fluids daily will help to build her immunity against infections.
Hopefully this will help. Do contact us for any further help.
Take care
Welcome to the HCM
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Don't worry. This age group children are prone to self limiting viral infections. There is no need to treat each and every episode of fever with antibiotics. These infections need just symptomatic treatment and improve.
In case your daughter has recurrent illness associated with stomachache, then do test her stools for parasitic infestations and urine for any infection. As these are common reasons for such symptoms. If present, you may treat parasitic infestation by drugs like Albendazole, tinidazole, or metronidazole after consulting your pediatrician. Urine infection if present will require a proper course of antibiotics based on culture report. Sometimes the reason of stomachache can be gastritis associated with poor oral intake and antipyretic drugs. So, you may give her Lansoprazole or ranitidine for relief.
A healthy nutrition and plenty of fluids daily will help to build her immunity against infections.
Hopefully this will help. Do contact us for any further help.
Take care
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