seasonal asthma in children

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Q: Natural seasonal allergy relief for children?
I just started using Bio Allers Allergy Relief Homeopathy for my 7 yr old daughter who suffers from seasonal allergies-its amazing at how fast it clears up her red itchy skin-instantaneously! I’ve read satisfied reviews from many who’ve used it. She also has a cough and an occasional wheezing when she inhales deeply(was already examined/x-rayed and it’s not asthma so I know it’s allergies).
Has anyone had success with Bio Allers for all seasonal allergy symptoms? Any recommendations on other natural products that can also help with her cough/wheezing?
She already takes vit C daily.
Thanks for the help in advance!

A: vita lea liquid http://www.shaklee.net/qualitylife/product/20070
Alfalfa she should take 4 am 4 pm magic http://www.shaklee.net/qualitylife/product/Alfalfa

Q: What is the best medicine or thing to do about my children’s seasonal allergies?
I have a 4 and 8 yr old who suffer from seasonal allergies and allergy induced asthma. Right now both have sneezing, runny nose, coughing, chest congestion and can not rest at night. It has gotten so bad that it causes them to through up their stomach contents. I have tried everything over the counter. I have tried all the cough and allergy meds prescribed by their pediatrician. I feel like they are living on Benadryl-D Allergy and Sinus and nightime Triaminic Cold and Cough. People think they are sick because they look awful and sound like they should stay in bed but bed makes it even worse. They are not contagious but are treated that way. I need help because no one is getting any rest. My 8 yr old gets a daily dose of Pulmicort since she plays ball.

A: Certain herbal and homeopathic remedies have been found to be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of allergies. These remedies are not only much safer to use than the traditional antihistamine drugs but also gentler for the body. Herbs such as Urtica urens and Plantago lanceolata (also known as plantain) contain effective anti-inflammatory and astringent properties and have a long history of treating inflammation, allergies and respiratory complaints.

Quercitin is a highly effective herb that contains antioxidants and helps to boost the immune system and improve circulation while Euphrasia officinalis (Eyebright) maintains eye health and good vision. In addition, homeopathic ingredients such as Allium cepa and Ars. Iod helps to control allergy symptoms such as sneezing, wheezing chest, inflammation in the eyes and irritability.

You may get more info here http://www.healthherbsandnutrition.com/remedies/a/allergies.htm

Q: Should you wake a sleeping child to give them an asthma puffer?
My 5 year old daughter was prescribed two different asthma puffers yesterday, one to be given only once in the morning and once before bed. The other is once 4 times a day.
Last night I had to go out and did not get back til after she was in bed, and my mom who was babysitting felt it was detrimental for me to come over and wake her up and giver her the before bed time puffer. This was the first day she learned how to use it so of course it took us about 15 min and 5 tries but we got it. How big of a deal is it, I was just going to give it to her in the morning?
Also with the one for four times a day, kind of the same thing I was only going to give it to her 3 times because she is 5 and thinks the puffer is exciting and new I did not want her wasting the medicine showing her friends ETC. at school so i thought once before school, if she comes home at lunch at all, if not after school then in the evening. The 4X a day puffer is only for this week or until her cough clears up then its just the other puffer for the remainder of the winter.
Moms and Dads what are your thoughts?

This is my first time having to deal with this, and to be honest from that incident last night my mom has freaked out on my calling me irresponsible ect. Im 25 I think im a good mom..Was I making a very poor choice by not wanting to wake a sleeping child?

Also yesterday the Doctor had told me , If you miss a dose dont worry but dont take another one right away that will mesh with or be to soon with another dosage you would just remember the next one. Kind of like taking a bith control pill I thought .

And just so you know, Her puffers are because she gets seasonal asthma in the winter. Meaning she gets a cough that will last until the end of the winter.
She does not have any trouble breathing, there has never been any attack.
The doctor said the 4X a day one is to get the cough to stop then we will only need the one twice a day which he said will keep her airways open so no coughing.
He said her trigger is winter conditions, he said for her the winter is like us going up to the top of a mountian we cough the air feels different.

A: if you use a spacer you wont even have to wake her

Q: You be the doctor–Diagnose this?
Here’s a chance for non-doctors to play doctor without killing any patients. Real doctors please don’t answer unless it’s been a day or so and no one else has.

A patient comes in because he has had a high fever for several days now and yesterday developed a cough. He had asthma as a child, has seasonal allergies, and a mild heart murmur. When you are listening to his heart (there’s that murmur) you notice tiny freckle-like bruising on his chest. He raises his hand to scratch his forehead and you spot a bruiselike spot on his palm. When questioned he says it does not hurt and he’s not sure what caused it. As you examine his hand you notice a few tiny red lines running down several of his nails. You ask him to take off his shoes and socks and sure enough, there are more of those painless red blotches on his soles. You immediately send him to the hospital for tests for…?

For best answer name the blotches and say what the first two tests will be.

A: Certain infections, especially of the heart valve, cause splinter hemorrhages.

The palms and soles are featuring Janeway lesions.

Infective endocarditis?

Repeated blood culture and sensitivity.

Q: Marines or Army Rangers?
Currently I am still in high school, but I plan on attending VMI for an ROTC program and then joining a military branch. My delima is which branch? I like the Army and Marines, but I cannot decide between them. I am in great physical shape, and an athelete at my school. I have the up-most confidence in myself that I can do anything I set my mind to. So I am not considering failure as an option. But, as a child i had seasonal asthma and I have now out-grown it. I need to know if the asthma issue would prevent me from Rangers? (since they jump out of airplanes)…any information and help on the issue would be much appreciated, thanks. Army or Marines??????
I no longer have asthma, keep this in mind…I was just wondering if my medical history prevents me from anything?

A: I’m in ROTC now and if you want to be an Army Ranger as an officer you have to be a 1st Lt.
You can go to Ranger school as a 2nd Lt but you can’t enter the Ranger Regiment until you make 1st Lt.
If you can get in the Military your asthma shouldn’t come up after the physical.
You can branch into Army infantry, field artillery or some other combat branch go to your BOLCs then Ranger school, serve a year as a 2nd Lt get promoted and request to join the Ranger Regiment, pass ROP and be a Ranger Platoon leader.

As far as the Marines go there is no ROTC program that I’m aware of, they pull their officers from Navy (hice the Department of the Navy on their branch symbol) But I wouldn’t consider joining them unless you just like head-butting walls or something.

Q: Singulair and children?
I guess this can be a debate as people have kids on it that have had reactions and people have had kids on it who have been fine. My experience is my 4 yr old who suffers from bad seasonal asthma, allergies and eczema.
Now typically my 4 yr old was a happy go lucky child. Would argue his point where needed as any child would, but not have a major bad attitude. He started on singulair approx 4 months ago and prior to starting he was just your average 4 yr old. Yes any child can pull an attitude but this was something different. There were mood swings, major aggressive attitude (to a degree) and very sooky and to my amazement the last straw being anxiety attacks. I 4 yr old shouldn’t suffer from stuff like that, but I (an my partner) of course came to the conclusion that because I (as a father) raise them on my own and they have very little to do with their mother for not only her personal reasoning but also legal reasons and he was acting up and saw things that he misses and made comments like “I wish we could do that with mummy and daddy like we use to”.
So he was on 4mg once daily and in Australia pending on the chemist you go to it was costing me 50 dollars for the month supply of tablets so I decided to look around online for something cheaper. At the pharm warehouse I could get it for 46 but if I could get it cheaper it would be great as the meds for him alone a month cost me upwards of 100$ being he doesn’t eat meat and is on multi’s he has to have antihistamine incase he has an allergy outburst. Singulair as they say is a magic drug, he never had an asthma, allergy or eczema problem while he was on it. So as stated, I looked online and found a site stating about it’s “depression” side affect it’s suicidal side affect and straight up it hit me like a tonne of bricks. I googled singulair and mood swings and came up with a site full of comments from other parents and people who have had the same degree of problem, some worse than just the mood swings and anxiety attacks. So I took him off of it straight away and within a day noticed his whole attitude changed. No more anxiety attack (however it’s probably inevitable that he will suffer from them being it’s a family trait) he is still sooky yes, but the attitude is no longer there.
I am after other peoples personal experiences esp with children what they have noticed and what it has done or not done to their child. I have noticed since taking him off of it his eczema and allergies have really started to play up and I am at a loss as to what to do cos I’m damned if I have him on it and I am damned if I don’t. Even the antihistamine doesn’t do much for him. He is on Elidel and Aristocort for his eczema, Claratyne for the allergies and is due to get tonsils and adenoids out in the next 4-5 months so I don’t know if that will some what help but I am dreading winter as his asthma really plays up then and I need that wonder drug that will help to lessen it as it plays on his very badly. Any advice on any other wonder drugs similar to singulair if you’ve had experience. He will be 5 in march and weighs approx 19 kg if that is of any help.
http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20829&name=SINGULAIR This is the site I found with info about other peoples experiences on Singulair and feel free to email me at xfreakehx@yahoo.com.au if it’s easier for you
Thanks a heap
Jordy

A: My two kids haven’t had any problem with singulair other than the fact that it didn’t work for them. We finally put them both on zyrtec just like their daddy.

Q: What has your experience been using Advair for your child’s asthma?
My daughter has been seeing an allergy and asthma doctor for 6 weeks and her allergies that would cause her to wheeze had gotten better, at first. Then she started having a cough that wouldn’t go away. She has seasonal allergies and wheezing and this year she has been going to her dads who lives in the country and every time she comes back she has allergy and asthma symptoms. I took her to her general doctor and he said she had pneumonia and gave her antibiotics and said she was ok to go to school. We went to see her allergy doc and I told him I stopped giving her the advair because she was coughing so much while using it. I got scolded for stopping and than he told me to keep giving it to her. Well I gave it to her for 4 or 5 days and she started having coughing fits where she couldn’t breathe like her lungs would close up on her. So I stopped giving her the advair but kept giving her her allergy medicine and albuterol inhaler. We went to the allergy doc a third time 3 weeks later and he raised the dose on her advair even after I told him she would cough still. I gave it to her twice a day for 5 days and she has had 2 coughing fits in one day. I thought I was going to have to call 911 cause she couldn’t breathe it was the worst one yet. I am through giving her advair!

A: STOP USING IT. I think your gut reaction is best. I was yelled at by mine for stopping it and guess what I did? I yelled back, left, and found a better allergist. Some of them get huge kickbacks for pushing meds. Advair as a side effect can cause astha symptoms to worsen ( go figure for an asthma med…) and for me it simply didn’t help anything. I saw no improvement in my asthma, so I stopped. Ste3riods like that aren’t good for long periods of time anyway…

Q: I think its a long shot but?
Sorry I know its long but please try to answer as much as you can!!!! My 4 yr old daughter has a speech impediment, gross motor and fine motor skills delays. She goes to a special learning center half days 4 times a week. Where she sees a speech therapist, Physical Therapist, and an Occupational therapist. The physical Therapist Has suggested that My daughter get Orthopedic Shoe inserts with small brasses because she has Val Gus knees and flat feet. Other then these things She has severer seasonal asthma. I attend College, I’m a single mom I work but money is tight. Our income is less then 800 a month. But the state child support (her dad doesn’t pay but that’s another situation) prosecuting attorney recommended that I try to get My daughter on SS disability. She says if I apply and don’t get it then I can get an attorney that will only charge me if he wins even then he only takes a one time portion of the disability. So I have nothing to loose and she gave me a name of an attorney friend of hers who deals with SS. I called the SS office and they made an appointment with me for an interview plus sent me out paper work in the mail. She told me to bring my daughter’s birth certificate, my license, a copy of her IEP, and a note from her doctor saying that she has read the IEP and she is aware of my daughter’s disability. I went to SS and Applied earlier this week. I heard it is actually harder for a person to win a child disability Claim then an adult. Is this true? How can I help speed up the process and improve her chances of getting SSI? Since I already have a name of an attorney should I go ahead and call him tell him I applied for her and she if there is anything that he can do to better my chances or to alert him that I am aware that I may not win the claim but would like for him to help me fight in court if it comes to that? Is there anyone else out there who has applied for SS disability for their child? What do you think the chances are of getting this benefit for her?

A: You will be receiving SSI for your daughter,not actual disability from Social Security. SSI is given to disabled people that did not pay enough into SS to qualify for regular disability. SSI also goes by your income,meaning that if you have alot of income,you will not qualify. With you making only $800 a month,that should qualify you in that aspect.
Disability is usually a long drawn out process. Almost everyone is turned down the first time you apply. Since you already sent the papers in,do not contact the lawyer unless you are turned down. If you call them before you get the decision,you are in fact hiring them and will owe them money. If you get turned down,then contact them and hire them to help you. There really is no way to speed up the process,you are dealing with the government who takes their own sweet time with everything. Whether your daughter qualifies for this is up to SS and if they actually consider your daughter disabled. It sounds like she should qualify,but I’m not the one making the decision.
I am also on disability. My case took two years till I was finally approved. Some people get it quicker and some have waited far longer than I did. It is all a waiting game. Don’t get frustrated,if you get turned down,appeal the decision with the lawyers help.
Good luck to you and your daughter. She deserves the benefits,so fight for them.

Q: Do you add a degree to an armpit thermometor reading?
What if 7 mo. old reads 100.1 under arm, and 2 yr old reads 99.9 under arm as well… and I have absolutely no way to get to the store until late this afternoon to buy some infant tylenol and children’s tylenol? And no my family is not able to help me because they all live an hour away and I live in the country, plus they are at work. They haven’t always had infant and children’s tylenol, so what can I do to help keep their temperatures down? 2 yr old diagnosed with influenza a upper respiratory infection, seasonal asthma, ear infection, and is on 2 meds and inhaler; 7 mo. old is just diagnosed with ear infection and on med for it, but i think he has influenza a also, nose very stuffy, same symptoms as 2 yr old. how can i help keep their temperatures down until their dad comes home with tylenol/motrin after work?

A: Yes you add a degree when you take a temp under the arm. My suggestion as hard as it might be is to try to get a hold of someone to get you same Tylenol. You could try cool baths but you don’t want to make their temps go up or down to fast because it can cause them to seizure.

Q: Is this my Broncular asthma?????
Hi I was diagnosed with binocular asthma at 16 years old.

As long as I did not run I felt fine, well I think my asthma has caught up with me. Help does this sound like asthma?

I get short of breath, like I cant take a good full lung of breath.

I feel like I have mucus in my lungs that I need to clear my throat a lot.

I get dizzy and lightheaded.

I have had really bad seasonal allergies I take Zertec right now.
When I was a child I was a very highly allergic to every thing I had to have allergy shots 2 times a week. so I am concerned.

I did go to the E.R for short of breath, like 2 weeks ago and they did a EKG and a Xray of my lungs, I was not short of breath any more when they did this, I was fine but dehydrated they said.

So If I took a puff of a inhaler Albuterol would I be OK?

Oh by the way I am 3 months pregnant.

Thanks~

A: Yes, that sounds like asthma (not sure what binocular asthma is).

You may also cough a lot because of the thick mucus.

I would check with your OB/GYN before using Albuterol. My inhaler says not to use while breast-feeding, but doesn’t address pregnancy. If you are able to use it, that should help with the symptoms you’ve described.

Q: S S disability?
My 4 yr old daughter has a speech impediment, gross motor and fine motor skills delays. She goes to a special learning center half days 4 times a week. Where she sees a speech therapist, Physical Therapist, and an Occupational therapist. The physical Therapist Has suggested that My daughter get Orthopedic Shoe inserts with small brasses because she has Val Gus knees and flat feet. Other then these things She has severer seasonal asthma. I attend College, I’m a single mom I work 2 jobs, and money is tight. Our income is less then 800 a month. But the state child support (her dad doesn’t pay but that’s another situation) prosecuting attorney recommended that I try to get My daughter on SS disability. She says if I apply and don’t get it then I can get an attorney that will only charge me if he wins even then he only takes a one time portion of the disability. So I have nothing to loose and she gave me a name of an attorney friend of hers who deals with SS. I called the SS office and they made an appointment with me for an interview plus sent me out paper work in the mail. She told me to bring my daughter’s birth certificate, my license, a copy of her IEP, and a note from her doctor saying that she has read the IEP and she is aware of my daughter’s disability. I’m not worried about getting any of this information. I was thinking of taking a copy of a court case granting me full legal and physical Custody of her would also be a good idea. Is there anyone else out there who has applied for SS disability for their child? What do you think the chances are of getting this benefit for her? Sorry if you have already read this I needed to add a few things.

A: yes and in general a lawyer will get 25% of your first check but it’s worth it in the long run.I was turned down but the lawyer went to court and we won. (the decision took about 5 min.), so hang in. it might take a while. A lawyer can tell right off what your chances are good luck.

Q: Disability?
My 4 yr old daughter has a speech impediment, gross motor and fine motor skills delays. She goes to a special learning center half days 4 times a week. Where she sees a speech therapist, Physical Therapist, and an Occupational therapist. The physical Therapist Has suggested that My daughter get Orthopedic Shoe inserts with small brasses because she has Val Gus knees and flat feet. Other then these things She has severer seasonal asthma. I attend College, I’m a single mom I work 2 jobs, and money is tight. But the state child support prosecuting attorney recommended that I try to get My daughter on SS disability. She says if I apply and don’t get it then I can get an attorney that will only charge me if he wins even then he only takes a one time portion of the disability. So I have nothing to loose and she gave me a name of an attorney friend of hers who deals with SS. I called the SS office and they made an appointment with me for an interview plus sent me out paper work in the mail. She told me to bring my daughter’s birth certificate, my license, a copy of her IEP, and a note from her doctor saying that she has read the IEP and she is aware of my daughter’s disability. I’m not worried about getting any of this information. I was thinking of taking a copy of a court case granting me full legal and physical Custody of her would also be a good idea. Is there anyone else out there who has applied for SS disability for their child? What do you think the chases are of getting this benefit for her?

A: I have not applied for disability for my daughter, or any of my relatives, but my friend has. I just thought I would mention that, so you do not think I have. You are doing the right thing for youself and your daughter. I will tell you first off, that you will get denied the first time, it is like an automatic thing that they do, to see if you are really serious. Many people who apply, will get there deniel letter, and not pursue it any further. You should hire the attorney after you get denied. Any attorney will take a portion (I forgot what it was) of your settlement. That is a one time payment, which will keep you getting benefits after that. When you put the claim in, you start with the date, that she became disabled. If you win, that first time payment will be retroactive to the date she became disabled, even if it was for years ago, and could be a good hunk of change. A good letter from your doctor, will help a great deal, as it is proof of her disability. They will ask you to take her to one of there doctors to be examined, so they can make a determination of her condition. I am not familiar with custody cases, and do not know where that will go, but bring all the information you can. Every little thing will count in your favor. I really think you have a good chance of getting disability for your daughter, but it will take time. You have to have patience, but your attorney will take care of everything, after you get denied the first time. I do not want to discourage you, by saying you will get denied the first time, but I am almost positive that you will, just keep after them, and make sure your lawyer is well prepared, on the disability laws. I hope everything works out great for you, and your daughter..Good Luck..

Q: Can My 7 Month Old Baby Eat Cheese?
I’m wondering if my 7 month old son can have cheese. Real cheese (Specifically, fresh mozzarella – Nothing processed).

Yes, I know that here (in the US), many “experts” don’t recommend that a child be offered cheese before nine (sometimes twelve) months – especially if there is a history of allergies in the family (Which there is – I have asthma and seasonal and pet allergies).

I’m just wondering WHY some recommend that a baby can’t have cheese before a certain age. Is it because he/she might have a reaction if they are in fact allergic? Or is it because offering such foods may actually CAUSE an allergy later on? If so, is there research on this (Please provide links, if so)?

My son is still breastfed on demand. He has little to no interest in baby food (Surprise, surprise!) but is always beyond pleased to taste whatever it is we’re eating.

So far, he has tried several fruits, vegetables as well as meats and likes everything. I’d just like to expand his menu a little bit.

Thanks for your help.
Also, what’s the deal with citrus fruits? I’d love to be able to offer my son a piece of tangerine or orange here or there but I’ve read that this idea is another ‘no-no’….Thoughts?

A: There are lots of point of view and little of it is proven. The only thing really proven is that delaying all non-breastmilk foods (including formula) until 6 months reduces the liklihood of allergies and asthma for life.

Some studies show that delaying introducing potential allergens past 6 months may reduce the liklihood of allergies to that food, most studies show that while it can delay the development of allergies by age 5 there is no longer any difference between those who ate them between 6-12 months, 1-2 years or didn’t have them at all until age 3.

A few small studies have shown foods introduced while a baby is still nursing are less likely to cause an allergy.

I’ll find my other links later but for now:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449/page/2/
Food allergy fears get some of the blame for the bland approach. For decades doctors have said the best way to prevent allergies is to limit infants to bland foods, avoiding seasonings, citrus, nuts and certain seafood.

But Butte’s review found no evidence that children without family histories of food allergies benefit from this. Others suspect avoiding certain foods or eating bland diets actually could make allergies more likely. Some exposure might be a good thing.

http://www.askdrsears.com/faq/fit23.asp
Why is it OK to give a 9 month old baby yogurt made with whole milk and NOT OK to give a 9 month old baby whole milk to drink?
Thank you for your response.”

click here

The answer is that if you give an infant under a year cow’s milk, the infant can develop microscopic gastrointestinal bleeding (you don’t see it in the diaper), and this can lead to anemia and other problems. Yogurt does not cause this same reaction. Now: WHY does this happen? It seems to be the milk proteins that are responsible for this mild allergic reaction. In yogurt or infant formulas, the milk proteins are “de-natured” by heat in such a way that this allergic reaction does not happen.

http://www.kellymom.com/newman/17feed_baby_working_moms.html
4. If the baby is to get milk other than breastmilk, it needs to be artificial baby milk (infant formula) until the baby is at least 9 months of age.

Not true. If the baby is breastfeeding a few times a day and getting fair quantities of a variety of solid foods, infant formula is neither necessary nor desirable. Indeed, babies who have not had infant formula before 5 or 6 months of age often refuse to drink it because it tastes pretty bad. (If you want to convince yourself of how little we know about breastmilk, ask yourself why it is that, although breastmilk and infant formulas have the same amount of sugar, breastmilk is so much sweeter). If you want to give the baby some other sort of milk, homogenized milk is acceptable at 6 months of age, as long as it is not the baby’s only food. In fact, if the baby is taking good quantities of a wide variety of foods, breastfeeding 3 or 4 times a day, and growing well, homogenized milk or 2% milk is good enough, but also not necessary.
5. Babies need to drink milk to get calcium.

Not true. If you are worried about the baby’s intake of calcium, he can eat cheese or yogurt. There is no need to drink the calcium. Besides, if the baby is also breastfeeding, breastmilk still contains calcium.

Q: Should my son be on Zyrtec and Singulair at the same time?
The explanation here is a little long but i want to give everyone the whole picture so I can get as much accurate information as possible.

I could not get my son into see his regular pediatrician so i took him to the Target Minute Clinic about a month or so ago. They told me that the cough he had been experiencing for about a week and a half was from post nasal drip due to allergies. They recommended that i give him children’s clariton. I gave this to him for a week and a half and it did not seem to be working very well. A friend had mentioned that they like zyrtec better. So I tried that on him for another week and a half. It worked a little better but still was not making the coughing stop. I took him to the doctor a few days ago (a “substitute” b/c his doctor was on vacation) and she gave my son an antibiotic b/c the post nasal drip had caused a sinus infection. She also prescribed him singulair to take at night and told me to give him zyrtec in the morning. She also showed concern that he may have a slight case of asthma. I am not sure if this is a seasonal thing or not. My son has been an exceptionally healthy child since the day he was born. I am a bit concerned that he all of a sudden has these medical issues that he has never even shown any signs of previously. My other concern is that he is taking 2 medications that are both for allergies, why would you need to take 2? Also if they are seasonal when does that stop? Lastly does anyone know of any alternatives to the singulair? ( there is not generic and it is not very cheap, even with my insurance I will be paying about $100 a month for the singulair and zyrtec, I am a single mom so if I can save money with out compromising my son’s health that would be nice)
Any info is greatly appreciated!! Thank you all in advance for the help!!!

A: Ya, that’s totally fine. I use both expect i use Zyrtec at night because (causes drowsiness)
and singular during the day cause it gives me energy. And they work great together!
But to warn you i heard reports about 2 years ago singular has caused
the thoughts of suicide. I don’t have those thoughts though. So watch out for that.
But that is very common for the doctors to give you both of those medication at the same time!

Q: I have multiple medical conditions, could they be because of one specific disorder?
Since I was young I have always had some kind of medical problem. Since they were from all different parts of of my body I didn’t think they were related, but as the conditions grew I wondered if it could be because of one particular medical disorder. I have had problems since I was born and had tubes in my ears, and I’m currently 23. I just want to know if I can stop taking so much medication and just figure out what I have. This is what my body has right now…

Asthma
Hypoglycemia
Allergies – to dust mites and seasonal
Depression
ADHD
Acid Reflux
Glasses – near sighted
Constant sinus infections and ear aches
Weak Joints – bot knees have braces and been to therapy for both knees and both ankles
Grinding of Teeth – horrible, flattened all of my teeth, mouthguard at night
Recet Ovarian Cyst – not been x-rayed to support diagnosis
Easily Overheated – prone to fainting as a result
Motion Sickness – onset earlier than typical at age 14

Please do not reccomend WebMD symptom checker since most of these are not symptoms, but actual conditions I have already been diagnosed with. I just want to know if anyone has any idea why I have so many different medical problems and whether or not I should be concerned with it or passing something harmful on to my children. Thank you.

A: You might want to consider consulting a genetic specialist. They can administer a test to determine what (if any) diseases/conditions your DNA might predisposition you to. This cost of this type of testing, although expensive, has come down considerably in the past few years and can provide you with the tools needed to prevent or delay onset of future illness and maybe even a little peace of mind.

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