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help getting medicine into my 3yr old son please

momnson

hi all my son is 3 and is quite poorly atm. he has a virus and it's pushing his temp as high as 40.4!!! the problem is we can't get him to take any medicines i've tried just about anything we can think of from medi dummies to hiding it in food or pop we've even tried forcing it down him which was heart breaking and didn't work either as he still managed to spit it all over me. i spoke to the doctor who simply said i had to get it down him and there was nothing else that could be done. i'd like him to come here and try to "get it down him" he was no help and very patronising, so as usual i'm turning to you all for some advice. any suggestions are welcomed thank you in advance

claire xx

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  • I am in the exact same boat.  My son will not take any oral medication; fortunately, we have found paracetamol suppositories for times he has fevers (to help keep that down). No luck with liquid medicine though!  He has had a chest infection for the last two weeks, and the doctors just keep prescribing Amoxicillan and other forms of Penicillin.  I was told by my chemist that there is the ability to get Amoxicillan unflavoured - but then couldn't find it!

    I've searched the internet for unflavoured medicine and am having no luck.  Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Anyone had any luck?

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  • I am in the exact same boat.  My son will not take any oral medication; fortunately, we have found paracetamol suppositories for times he has fevers (to help keep that down). No luck with liquid medicine though!  He has had a chest infection for the last two weeks, and the doctors just keep prescribing Amoxicillan and other forms of Penicillin.  I was told by my chemist that there is the ability to get Amoxicillan unflavoured - but then couldn't find it!

    I've searched the internet for unflavoured medicine and am having no luck.  Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Anyone had any luck?

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