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MommyMel
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Allergies with fever?
Is it common for a 14 month old to have allergies with a fever? I'm starting to question my dr. 
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Posted 3/20/12 5:15 PM  |
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Denise
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Denise
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Re: Allergies with fever?
It is so ironic you have posted this, because we were at our allergist today, and he told me the same thing! I was totally stunned. I never knew allergies could cause a fever, but I think he said it has to do with allergies causing inflammation. Pollen is already bad, because of this gorgeous weather!
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| Posted 3/20/12 10:55 PM |
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NewLeaf2012
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Re: Allergies with fever?
At least your dr said it was allergies. Mine swears that babies under the age of 2 CAN'T have allergies... I KNOW my son has had allergies since he was 10 months old!!!
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| Posted 3/20/12 11:01 PM |
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MommyMel
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Re: Allergies with fever?
I feel like she's had them since she's born! Every other month she had a cough and the dr said it was nothing. Then resently he said to try claritin. It's the second night and seemed to have helped a little already.
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| Posted 3/20/12 11:05 PM |
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NewLeaf2012
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Re: Allergies with fever?
Posted by MommyMel
I feel like she's had them since she's born! Every other month she had a cough and the dr said it was nothing. Then resently he said to try claritin. It's the second night and seemed to have helped a little already.
I have had DS on Claratin for about a year.. It made a huge difference in him.. He had a cough for almost three weeks this past month and the dr had him on 2 antibiotics. Didn't do anything. Last week I started his Claritin again and within 24 hours it was almost gone. It has been 5 days and he hasn't coughed at all... I make sure he gets his dose everyday.. He is 28 months old!
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| Posted 3/20/12 11:21 PM |
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MommyMel
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Melissa
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Re: Allergies with fever?
I'm starting to see an improvement in her cough after 48 hrs but how long do I keep her on it?
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| Posted 3/21/12 5:48 PM |
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Lillykat
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Re: Allergies with fever?
I think the answer is generally no - most likely it is a virus or infection. But having said that - I grew up with terrible allergies and I can tell you (my ENT confirmed this) that if you get really tight you can end up with a low grade fever (think 100.1 or 100.3 in adults not 101+). Once I got it to drain though it would come down. I would say if they just get a runny nose and a fever it is probably a cold but if they have the runny nose only when they go outside for several weeks in a row then probably it is allergies. Make sure you watch them - I grew up getting bronchitis and sinusitis over and over from allergies. I would get infections when I couldn't get the allergies under control.
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| Posted 3/21/12 6:00 PM |
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