Strep throat, Dr says not to bf...

Kate,

And actually I am a doctor, but nothing I say can or should be held
against me :-)

A medical license is not valid for immunity from criticism.

Marvin

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Jodie wrote:

I'm happy to say that I'm on the
(slow) mend and we are all doing well.

Yay! Glad to hear it.


Phoebe
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(Jodie) wrote:

I think I've had my fill of milkshakes, though. Thank goodness dd
doesn't have a milk allergy :-P or I don't know what I'd have done.

What is strep throat, and what's the connection with milkshakes?

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Chookie wrote:

(Jodie) wrote:

I think I've had my fill of milkshakes, though. Thank goodness dd
doesn't have a milk allergy :-P or I don't know what I'd have done.

What is strep throat,

Throat infection/tonsillitis/pharyngitis, with the Streptococcus
pyogenes bacterium.

and what's the connection with milkshakes?

It hurts.

Lara

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(Lara) wrote:

What is strep throat,

Throat infection/tonsillitis/pharyngitis, with the Streptococcus
pyogenes bacterium.

I'm just wondering why people are diagnosed down to the bacterium. I just get
diagnosed with tonsillitis/pharyngitis.

and what's the connection with milkshakes?

It hurts.

Better change flavours then :-)

What about tea, chicken soup, or honey-and-lemon?

Also, you can gargle with salt to kill the germies, or with paracetamol or
aspirin to dull the pain a bit (swallow if using a painkiller).

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grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc

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In article ,
(Lara) wrote:

What is strep throat,

Throat infection/tonsillitis/pharyngitis, with the Streptococcus
pyogenes bacterium.

I'm just wondering why people are diagnosed down to the bacterium. I just
get
diagnosed with tonsillitis/pharyngitis.

To determine what the infection is, a throat can be infected with a virus or
it can be infected with Strep. To avoid complications, it needs to be
determined
problem is viral, or strep so there can be proper treatment. Some bacteria
are drug resistant, in some cases it needs to be known what strain of bug is
causing a problem so the proper medication can be given.

Nina wrote:

"Chookie" wrote:
I'm just wondering why people are diagnosed down to the bacterium. I just
get diagnosed with tonsillitis/pharyngitis.

To determine what the infection is, a throat can be infected with a virus or
it can be infected with Strep.

Or a whole host of other bacteria. Some people seem to use "strep
throat" synonymously with "bad sore throat", which is the part that's
just plain wrong; viral sore throats can be just as painful. Even lab
diagnosis of strep throat is fraught with problems, as a large number of
people are asymptomatic strep carriers who will culture positive when
they have a viral sore throat.

Lara

In article ,
(Lara) wrote:

"Chookie" wrote:
I'm just wondering why people are diagnosed down to the bacterium. I just
get diagnosed with tonsillitis/pharyngitis.

To determine what the infection is, a throat can be infected with a virus or
it can be infected with Strep.

Or a whole host of other bacteria. Some people seem to use "strep
throat" synonymously with "bad sore throat", which is the part that's
just plain wrong; viral sore throats can be just as painful. Even lab
diagnosis of strep throat is fraught with problems, as a large number of
people are asymptomatic strep carriers who will culture positive when
they have a viral sore throat.

Probably explains why we don't bother with culturing sore throats! I suppose
I was asking why the culturing is necessary. Why not just wait a week to see
if matters improve, and if they haven't, consider antibiotics then?

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creature that is the *Usenet hydra*: you cut off one head, and *a stupider one*
grows back..." -- MJ, cam.misc