Bladder & Kidney: Child

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5 Year Old Snoring

My 5 year old son snores horribly at night. I have spoken with the peditrician numerous times and he always gives me the same answer. My son has very large adnoids (whatever they are) and he says that is the cause of the problem. Thankfully,he has never had any kind of throat issue (infections..etc) so the peditrician said there is really nothing to do about it. He told me to use a humidifer, which I have always used. When he sleeps I can actually see him struggling for air. I compare it to trying to suck something through a straw that's to...

Bladder, Kidney & UTI

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Not a UTI...

So, my six year old daughter has been peeing nonstop for about two months. Her UA came back negative for a UTI. Now they want to do a fasting blood test, which we'll do, but I'm skeptical because as far as I know, diabetes doesn't run on either side of the family. Does anyone know of anything ELSE that can cause a child to pee all the time? She doesn't drink a lot (with meals, and a water bottle at night in bed, every once in awhile she'll have another drink during the day), it doesn't hurt when she goes, but she does honestly go...

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Is This a UTI

Could this one be a UTI? even though i don't have any burning, just...

Yeast Infection

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My 5 Year Old Has Excema

My 5 year old daughter has excema. When she was an infant, it was so bad that she has scratches all over her face. She was reffered to a determatologist. He gave me some cream w/a prescription in it. This does not help her at all. We have controlled the dryness on her scalp by using T-gel ut her skin is still very dry. Last time we couldn't control the dryness, the doctor put her on steriods for 7 days. I hate the fact that the only way to help her skin is to put her on steriods. I have heard lots of bad thing about steriods. The doctor...