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Not only can people be carriers but also dogs from an aricle I read. I always
ran toothbrushes throught the dishwasher when on of my 5 got sick and I also had each of them pick a different colored cup to use when they were small, so that they would not drink from the wrong cup and get sick. I also agree with boosting his immune system. My neighbors son had to get his tonsils out due to repeated infections. He grew 3 inches the year after they came out and he wasn't sick once the year after! |
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I have a daughter who experienced the same things when she was around your son's age. The doctor kept giving her antibiotics and saying that she would grow out of it. She never did. So, at 21 she had her tonsils removed. End of infections. It turns out that because she had large, pock-like tonsils, the infection never really went away - it hid. I'd say see an ENT doctor (ear, nose, and throat) for a second opinion. By taking all those antibiotics, he is building up resistance to that family of meds. Hope this helps.
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Could you have a ferret by any chance? They can be strep carriers and never show signs of illness! we had a ferret years ago and found this out the hard way..a 10 day course of antibiotics will cure the ferret, then your child shouldn't get it anymore..they can actually pass it back and forth, so both need to be on the antibiotic at the same time. Donna
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I would request a "tonsil stone" check. You can google them. My grandson gets them and he was told they do carry other germs.
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My son had strep 4 times in a year. Guess who always got it from him. Had his tonsils taken out and it now manifests on him now in a body rash. At the time we were living in a rural area next to a lake and had well water. The lake was always posted no swimming and on a fluke I took some water for the Dr to test. It had strep bacteria in it. We moved and the health dept closed the well. NO problems since.
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I've been a strep and staph carrier since I was a child. When I have surgery (I've had 3), they always keep me longer because they don't want me to go into strep.
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Make sure when you treat the strep, that the correct antibiotics are given and that the prescription is completely finished. My daughter had strep infection in her ears and it wasn't until they cultured the fluid and figured out that it was strep, then treated it correctly.
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My daughter is a teacher and at the begining of each year she would get strep she had her tonsils out and this year no strep ?????
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