Skin: Older Child, Steroids

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Asthma & Steroids

Hello, I am seeking advice from other Mom's that have experience with young Children with Asthma. My son who was born with Asthma has been on Allergy medicine and (an Albuteral inhaler as needed) from birth, He is now 9 years old and doing great in school, very little Asthma attacks! Now that we have moved here, his allergies really hit a High and has triggered his Asthma attacks more frequently, So we are on a regumine of allergy pills and now also added Advair, (which is a steroid on a daily dose about 5 months now) But this has been...

Hives

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10 Year Old Son Has Hives

My 10 year old brock out Tuesday with hives. We did not know that's what it was till yesterday. Poor thing is miserable!!! The Dr. said it could be from the antibiotics that he had been taking but had been on them for over a week. But there is nothing else we can think of that is different. We didn't want to do steroides but they are not getting better. Does anyone know of anything that might make him feel better? TIA for any ideas! Add: We are going to give the the steroids but I didn't know if there was something anyone...

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Hives with a Cold?

My son had a cold with a mild fever the past 2 days, then today broke out...

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Strep & Hives

Does anyone have any experience w/ strep & hives they'd like to share? My 2...