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How Can Typhoid In A Child Be Treated?
Hi Doctor, My 4 yr old son has been diagnosed with Typhoid Fever & is having fever of around 103 consistently..he has been prescribed Tab Zifi AZ Kids alongwith fever medicine but whenever we give him medicine he vomits it out..please advice on how to control vomiting so that proper dose of medicine can be given..Thanks ..Vikas
Tue, 14 Nov 2017
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thank you for querry
is vomiting is already or he just vomit to medicine taste ,you can give some sweet after medicine to prevent it from vomiting due to bad medicine taste.
in typhiod fever despite the start of antibiotics and fever medicine there is still fever for 4 to 5 days its normal so dnt wrry about that mantain his hydration status with oral fluids along with soft diet.
thank you for querry
is vomiting is already or he just vomit to medicine taste ,you can give some sweet after medicine to prevent it from vomiting due to bad medicine taste.
in typhiod fever despite the start of antibiotics and fever medicine there is still fever for 4 to 5 days its normal so dnt wrry about that mantain his hydration status with oral fluids along with soft diet.
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