For about 3 weeks i had a horrible cough, my throat was having spasms where i couldnt breathe then i would throw up. Well now i feel alot better i still have a little cough, i can control it, but if i cough i start having a cough attack, anyways im all better. My mom went to the doctor today cuz she was having the same problem he said she had whopping cough and gave her meds. Did i have whopping cough and it just went away on its own?
2007-02-13 06:10:33 · 9 answers · asked by LsSsnap 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
First of all, whooping cough is HIGHLY contagious. Not only does it not go away on its own - you do need to be on antibiotics -but you should also start treating it as soon as you can due to how easily passible it is. You should visit your physician as well.
2007-02-13 06:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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I am not sure why they gave antibiotics for it since that only works VERY early on, but maybe they thought it was worth a try or that they did catch it early on. Like all illnesses, Whopping Cough/Pertussis, is not always severe. However, if it more likely to be severe in small babies than older babies & children. It is not at all unusual for the cough to stay & stay. In some cultures they call it the "90 day cough". Does she seem to be breathing okay? Does she turn blue while coughing or have her lips turn pale or blue? If so, then take her to the ER for an evaluation of oxygen levels. If she seems to tolerate the coughing without any oxygenation issues, then there is NOTHING you do for Pertussis except ride it out & keep her away from others, which might be why your Dr hasn't suggested any further treatment. Did he give you guidelines, etc & explain what to look out for? If not, I'd find a new Doc. He should have explained all this to you & what his thoughts were regarding treatment. For what it is worth my kids both had WC when one was 3 & the other about 5 months & they did fine with it. The cough hung around for a while, but otherwise there was never any other symptom at all.
2016-04-04 01:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whooping cough can go away on its own, but it can take a long time. If yours got better in just 3 weeks, you are lucky.
Treatment with antibiotics is good to prevent spread of the disease to other people. The sooner the antibiotics are started, the more likely they are to help your symptoms, and as the other poster said, it is best to start them during the first week.
As for whether or not you really had whooping cough, it is hard to know without testing for it (either in you or in your mom), but from your description, it sure could have been.
Hope everyone in your family feels better soon.
2007-02-13 15:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by vegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds likely.
Pertussis (whooping cough) starts off with cold-like symptoms - runny nose, sinus congestion, etc, for about the first week. This is the only time treatment is effective and because it looks like a viral infection it is understandably hard to catch. It is also extremely contagious during this time period. By the time the whooping coughs set in, treatment is mostly ineffective. In most healthy adults it is a self-limited infection so yes, it goes away on its own.
2007-02-13 06:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Troll "Pertussis Whooping cough Prevention DTaP vaccination, one of the recommended childhood immunizations, protects children against pertussis infection. DTaP vaccine can be safely given to infants. Five DTaP vaccines are recommended. They are usually given to children at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 15-18 months, and 4-6 years. The Tdap vaccine should be given around age 11 or 12, and every 10 years thereafter. During a pertussis outbreak, unimmunized children under age 7 should not attend school or public gatherings, and should be isolated from anyone known or suspected to be infected. This should last until 14 days after the last reported case. Many health care organizations strongly recommend that adults up to the age of 65 years receive the adult form of the vaccine against pertussis."
2016-03-18 02:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get meds,, clean all the surfaces with ammonia or bleach this is a bacterial infection and you can bounce it back and forth and it could kill someone so get on the anti-biotics now and like i said try to limit contact with others and try to wipe all the surfaces you and her touch with clorox wipes or hand sanitizers on the hands cough into your elbow not the hand good luck an olde dude
2007-02-13 06:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whooping cough always make you cough till spring....You either have it or pneumonia..See a dr.
2007-02-13 06:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds very likely that you did have whooping cough.You really need to see your doctor.It is very contagious and can be extremely dangerous to unvaccinated infants
2007-02-13 12:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by starla_o0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi,
I'm a RN and can tell you the best thing to do is go to a doctor and get help from him/her.
this can get very bad if not worse if you don't get help from a doctor.
please see your doctor now.
2007-02-13 06:18:57 · answer #9 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋