My child was recenlty diagnoised with a virus. Which two Dr.'s said would go away in a couple of days. Well that was a week ago. Now my child is straining to swallow and refuses to say wether it hurts or not. Already been tested for Strep (negative x 2). This virus has a low grade fever, white cottage cheese puss blisters on the back of the throat, redish throat and is making my child really tired. Has anyone else experienced this at all?
2007-01-30 15:25:49 · 3 answers · asked by ebay_convert 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
If your child is straining to swallow and it's been a week since he/she has been to the doctors and he/she has only gotten worse and hasn't gotten better then you need to take him/her back again. If he/she is straining to swallow it could be something with the tonsils or maybe the strep test was wrong. If it's really bad get him/her to the emergency room. Did the doctor do the kind of test where it takes 3 days to grow? I'd be afraid of my child's throat swelling up and him/her not being able to breath. Or even getting dehydrated from not being able to swallow water. I hope that it goes away soon. Good luck.
2007-01-30 15:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by dell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most new sore throats are caused by a virus and go away within a week. Because you use your throat constantly to swallow, eat, breathe, and talk, it is hard to rest the throat, so even minor pain can be bothersome. Home treatment usually helps.
A sore throat that lasts for longer than a week is often caused by allergies, low humidity, smoking, air pollution, irritation from heating and cooling systems, or yelling. Experts disagree about whether a sore throat is caused by a postnasal drip. If a sore throat doesn't improve with home treatment, a visit to a health professional is needed. If you know the cause of a chronic sore throat but your symptoms have changed, a visit is also appropriate. I hope this helps! See the site below to check more symptoms. Good Luck! =)
2007-01-30 23:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by DB 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you told your childs doctor all of these symptoms because that sounds like it could be something that would require medical treatment. But the straining to swallow is most likely because when a person becomes sick there lymph nodes fill with fluid and work in overtime causing the throat to feel hard to swalllow or painful to do so
2007-01-30 23:41:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋