What’s Wrong With My 2 Year Old Son? Cough Since 4 Months old.they Want to Test for Cystic Fibrosis?
He’s had a terrible cough during his entire 2.5 years of life. He has been prescribed and is taking Claritin, Benadryl, Singulair, Zyrtec, Flovent, Albuterol, and Nexium. In the past he has had pulmicort and prednisone as well. His doctor’s say that since his symptoms are not being helped by these medications they have ruled out asthma, acid reflux and allergies. He goes in for a Barium swallow tomorrow morning and on Monday he has a Cystic Fibrosis sweat test.
Does anyone out there have any experience with anything like this? What could it be? We can’t let him run anymore because he’ll start coughing so hard his body shakes. Rescue inhalers don’t work….nothing helps.
Any help at all would be appreciated so much!!! Thank you.
Also, he has been diagnosed with viral pneumonia 4 times in the past 6 months. He is given antibiotics each time.
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Maybe this website will help. I sincerely hope there is nothing seriously wrong with your son, and I hope that there’s something that can be done to make his life easier. My son is 2.5, and I can’t imagine what you’re going through. Good luck. You’re in my prayers.
Hmm… that’s odd… were you not screened for CF when you were pregnant? In order to get CF both parents must be carriers and it is routine to check the mother during pregnancy and if the results are positive the father is checked as well. I actually have a half-sister who died (long before I was born) from CF because my father and his first wife were carriers. My mother was not a carrier but I am a carrier and my husband had to be tested the first time I got pregnant.
I would definately call the OB/GYN you saw when you were pregnant with him and find out if you were tested for CF. It just seems unlikely that you weren’t tested, that you and your spouse were both carriers, and that he has lived 2.5 years with it without being diagnosed.
I do hope you get to the bottom of this though and are able to find successful treatment for him. Good luck.
I doubt its CF as CF sufferers cannot digest their food, and so as babies are constantly hungry, do not put on weight and have really bad nappies, its as though the pneumonia is just not shifting, it may not be anything serious some babies unfortunately get ill all the time others have perfect health, I feel bad for you and hope things get better for you and your son soon x
I am a 38 year old male with CF. I am not going to say what your son has is CF, but if the test does come back positive that he does have CF. The life expedience for a person living with cystic fibrosis is improving all the time.
A family member of mine’s children both have very bad congestion and problems similar to your child’s. She started taking her kids to a pediatric chiropractor. I know that sounds strange. It did to me as well, but apparently they can do alot to help kids with respiratory problems. Her children have improved immensely. Maybe you should talk to your doctor and see if that’s something worth looking into.