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Suggest Treatment For Throat Infection And Fever
my son 25 yrs old had a throat infection and fever upto 100 deg F, he had a course of azithromycin 500 mg, which later replaced by Doc to augmentin 650 duo ( consisting of amoxcyline n potasium clayvulanate), now no thoat infection but he is getting constant headach with 99 deg F, his has a upset tummy too, we had the blood test done, shd be getting it today, its 5 days, could you pl suggest further steps?
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
Hi dear,
The treatment given by the doctor is good please continue with Augmentin for at least 7 to 10 days, remember to not stop taking the medicine even if your son gets better until 7 to 10 days.
Also remember the fact that the throat infection has subsided is a good sign that he is responding to the treatment, also the fever is not very high so don't worry much
The upset is stomach could be due to the antibiotic, however you haven't clarified what kind of upset is stomach did you mean, is it such as heart burn or diarrhoea .. please tell your doctor if your son has diarrhoea.
Antibiotics can increase stomach acidity which could lead to upset stomach or heartburn,so i would suggest you to also take Omeparazole 20mg twice daily before food. As doctors when we prescribe medicines specially antibiotics we include Omeparazole to avoid stomach problems caused by the drugs.
If you have more questions don't hesitate to ask me.
Wishing you and your son all the best
The treatment given by the doctor is good please continue with Augmentin for at least 7 to 10 days, remember to not stop taking the medicine even if your son gets better until 7 to 10 days.
Also remember the fact that the throat infection has subsided is a good sign that he is responding to the treatment, also the fever is not very high so don't worry much
The upset is stomach could be due to the antibiotic, however you haven't clarified what kind of upset is stomach did you mean, is it such as heart burn or diarrhoea .. please tell your doctor if your son has diarrhoea.
Antibiotics can increase stomach acidity which could lead to upset stomach or heartburn,so i would suggest you to also take Omeparazole 20mg twice daily before food. As doctors when we prescribe medicines specially antibiotics we include Omeparazole to avoid stomach problems caused by the drugs.
If you have more questions don't hesitate to ask me.
Wishing you and your son all the best
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