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Suggest Treatment For Mild Headaches And Sore Throat In A Teenager
Question: my 14 year old started with a sudden onset of mild headache and bad sore throat hot to the touch earlier today. gave tylenol he went to sleep. then woke up major stomach pain asked for toast. ate toast and then went back to sleep said headache was very mild and throat was about a 5. then woke up crying in pain stomach hurt and started vommitting. then said stomach felt better. headache gone throat a 3 woke up again feeling like vommitting. trying to determine if sound more like strep or gastro flu. how do i determine if take for a strep test tomm. thank you
Brief Answer:
Sore throat with gastritis
Detailed Answer:
hi welcome to healthcaremagic and thanks for putting up the query according to the Complaints you are telling your child is suffering from sore throat and gastric upset most probably is acute tonsillitis with gastritis
it would be better if you can visit a pediatrician as it is best to get examined and also check if the treating doctor shares my opinion.
If I was your treating physician i would advise, give him tablet cefixime 200 twice a day
tablet phenylepherine plus chlorpheneramine combination twice daily
capsule pantoprazole once daily
all medicines you can get on prescription
avoid any spicy foods..
Give paracetamol for fever
u are always welcome for any queries
thanks and regards
Sore throat with gastritis
Detailed Answer:
hi welcome to healthcaremagic and thanks for putting up the query according to the Complaints you are telling your child is suffering from sore throat and gastric upset most probably is acute tonsillitis with gastritis
it would be better if you can visit a pediatrician as it is best to get examined and also check if the treating doctor shares my opinion.
If I was your treating physician i would advise, give him tablet cefixime 200 twice a day
tablet phenylepherine plus chlorpheneramine combination twice daily
capsule pantoprazole once daily
all medicines you can get on prescription
avoid any spicy foods..
Give paracetamol for fever
u are always welcome for any queries
thanks and regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Checked and fever is high at 103. Only threw up the once. Says throat still really sore. Just have Tylenol melt always tabs and out cold rag on head. Temp
Coming down. Does that sound more like strep? Do u run a high fever with gastritis infection?
Coming down. Does that sound more like strep? Do u run a high fever with gastritis infection?
Brief Answer:
Acute tonsillitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the follow up query
sir fever is probably due to throat infection because it is high grade fever and not common in gastritis.. Throat infection can be due to streptococcus or some other bacterial infection..
A throat swab should be done to see the cause of infection
gastritis is common during throat infection leading to vomiting
As your son is 14 years,tylenol meltways is a paediatric medicine, be careful about the dosage..
The child needs antibiotic course to treat the infetion, once infection is trreated, fever will come down automatically..till than do cold sponging also..
Make him do salt water gargles..will have a soothing effect on throat..
Sir, please get the child examined by your routine doctor or give him the medicines i prescribed..
Thanks and regards
Acute tonsillitis
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the follow up query
sir fever is probably due to throat infection because it is high grade fever and not common in gastritis.. Throat infection can be due to streptococcus or some other bacterial infection..
A throat swab should be done to see the cause of infection
gastritis is common during throat infection leading to vomiting
As your son is 14 years,tylenol meltways is a paediatric medicine, be careful about the dosage..
The child needs antibiotic course to treat the infetion, once infection is trreated, fever will come down automatically..till than do cold sponging also..
Make him do salt water gargles..will have a soothing effect on throat..
Sir, please get the child examined by your routine doctor or give him the medicines i prescribed..
Thanks and regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
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