Mom Knows Best: When Mom's Diagnosis and Treatment Outshine the Doctor's
It was a Sunday night. I woke up amidst my sleep because of some moment beside me. My son was shivering. I put my hand on his head and I found out that he was having fever. It was the beginning of the illness.
His voice was a little changed for a few days which was a sign of sore throat. He is asthmatic and changing weather always causes him allergy. That’s why I thought that the allergy was the reason behind his illness.
I took him to the doctor next day. He gave his own mixture syrup (the one that doctors prepare at their clinic by mixing several medicines) and recommended an antibiotic medicine.
In his life journey of 7 years, my son has taken too much antibiotics, so I avoid giving him such syrups as much as possible. I gave him the doctor’s syrup only along with a syrup for cough. It proved enough for dismissing his fever.
The next two days went pretty well. In the evening of the third day his body started giving symptoms of tiredness which was followed by fever the next morning.
The returning of the fever made me think that there was a need of antibiotic. As soon as I poured the syrup in his mouth, he vomited. He cried that the taste was so bad and he wouldn’t take it again. His complaint for the taste was strange in a sense that he has taken the syrup many times before but he never reacted with this much disgust.
Along with fever, he developed complaints of chest pain. Actually, the pain that he was claiming to be in chest was actually in upper abdomen. He vomited several times that day.
The vomits and the abdomen pain alarmed me that the illness might be Hepatitis A (Jaundice). I could read those symptoms because my (9 years old) elder son had had the illness a month ago. Even my elder son told me, “Mamma he is having the same complaints I had. I think he has jaundice.”
I examined his eyes. They were not pale. I asked him about the urine colour which he said was yellower than normal. It was enough to ensure me that the illness was Jaundice.
I took him to the doctor again. I told the doctor about yellow-coloured urine, vomit, abdomen pain and my doubt about the diagnosis. The doctor examined his eyes and said that it was not Jaundice. I told him about the alteration in sense of taste. The doctor said it happens in Jaundice but there are no signs in eyes or body. Anyways, he added a syrup for vomiting and also recommended to continue the antibiotic.
Blood test is a way for the diagnosis. I didn’t want to go for it. I had a scary experience with my elder son the previous month. He fainted during the test. The previous year there was a blood test of my younger one. It was arduous too. He cried and resisted a lot. So I didn’t go for any test. Neither doctor had recommended by then.
Though there were no signs of paleness in eyes but the experience with my elder son had guided me that it takes about 8 to 10 days for the paleness to appear in eyes. That’s why I didn’t wait for such a symptom. The other symptoms were enough for me to believe that the illness was Jaundice.
That’s why I didn’t give antibiotic to him despite the doctor’s recommendation. Antibiotic medicines are prohibited in Hepatitis A as they effect negatively. Instead, I started treating my son with the medicines used by my elder son during his illness.
The following days proved me to be right. The paleness started appearing in his eyes followed by skin.
I had a tougher time with my younger son as compared to the elder one. He had initially refused to take the medicine that proved to be the most effective in the treatment. (I will share soon in another post which medicine that is and how I discovered about it). Also, he was not taking the needful food like fresh juices and boiled vegetables. His symptoms had worsened but thankfully later he agreed to take the effective medicine. It helped in the recovery.
In this case, a mother (I) diagnosed and treated the illness herself without any lab tests and doctor’s recommendations. In fact, you can see the doctor’s recommendation of antibiotic was even a wrong measure.
Self medication is often portrayed as an unhealthy habit. Nevertheless, I have observed cases where mothers prove to be better at the diagnosis and treatment of their kids' illness. My mom once treated the typhoid fever of my brother herself.
Self-medication can be a bad idea, but sometimes doctors can make mistakes too. It's important to trust your own knowledge and judgment when you have symptoms and decide if the treatment they suggest is right for you.
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I think it is normal in children to cry before taking a medicine. My mother used to offer me some chocolates in return for taking a sour syrup.
I hope he fully recovers very soon. I can understand your condition.
And what if the chocolate is prohibited in the medical condition?
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Umm.
Then you are the mum, you know better than me, how to convince him to take the syrup 🙂
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Mother knows everything and that Is proved, even doctor failed here to diagnose jaundice. When I was reading, I was also thinking that doctor would be right but at last I got to know that mother won.
Moreover, the medicine case is the same with me that I always refuse to take medicine. My mother knows very well that anything can happen but taha will not take medicine.
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Don't be so rigid in your thoughts, Taha. Life is very cruel and it mat turn upside down any time.
I wish you a healthy life, bro. The one without medicine 🙂
Yes, true.
Mother's knows best and can easily tell and diagnose.
That's a special trait in them.
Yay! 🤗
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Totally agree.
But for a child I'd suggest a couple of diagnosis (or more even) from a variety of doctors. (wish they weren't so ridiculously expensive!)
Just to be super safe!
And to trust your instincts too :)
p.s. I've also heard of so many doctors making mistakes it's pretty alarming...
It really is alarming. It just leaves us in a fix whom to rely on if not the professionals
I think ourselves now. As you said.
Doctors are only human too.
Best to get second opinions, I think
You are right.
Have a nice day 🌹
I also think that for a child the mother understand better than anyone. Self medication is a thing which is very common in my country also but sometimes it can bring very bad result and it's not good in most cases.
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I think it needs the wisdom and knowledge for any medicinal choice. And when doctors make wrong choices than what to do. You know, I have seen a case where the doctor prescribed antibiotic without figuring out the ailment was dengue. The antibiotic intake worsened her condition and her platelets depleted
True, self medication is not good.
Glad the measures and treatment you followed was effective.
I believe health experience helps in adding more knowledge to mothers on how to take care of her children's health.
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True. Experience is a great teacher.
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Bravo for trusting yourself! Excellent job! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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First all, you deserve some accolades for being such a brave mother. Mothers are doctors by nature. It was a good thing you did not follow the doctors prescription. You know doctors works mostly with signs not symptoms. But mothers work with both, they are better than doctors in most cases. I am glad you were able to treat your son.
Thanks for your nice words, Iskan
Have a wonderful weekend
Mother's understand their children better than the doctor so it's normal to know what's wrong and possible action to take. Expecially if have other kids.
Well-done super mom.
You are righg, For a mother who sees the kid 24/7 has better understanding of the condition.
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Hmmm well self medication can come in handy sometimes, it might even work best than the professionals. Am currently treating my babys couch by myself becux have wasted lots of money on professional with no results.
For cough you might like to try some home remedies too.
I have found ginger fresh juice along with honey effective.
1 teaspoon ginger juice with 1 teaspoon honey. Thrice a day
Hmmm ginger is it the grated fresh one mix with hot water. Or is there some kind of sachet ginger tea being sold ?
Fresh grated one. Using a mortar and pestle I crush it extract its juice.
Ohhh u dont add it up with hot water to produce tea after you extract the juice?
This is something experience also teaches us. When you have more than one kid, you will naturally be a detective. Hehe. I'm glad your instincts were right.
Yeah, being a mother of more than one child increases the understanding multiple time
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I’ve been very well. I know you are doing great too.
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First of all i will recommend you to keep complete medical and drugs profile of you ,your spouse and kids. This will help any of prescribers you visit to prescribe a best drug and dose .
Secondly being a medical student i will not flatter you for the self medication..he is allergic and asthmatic as you mentioned ….I don’t think it’s a wise insight…there is a famous quotation in pharmacology….
Everry body demands different treatment for the same disorder
First of all i will recommend you to keep complete medical and drugs profile of you ,your spouse and kids. This will help any of prescribers you visit to prescribe a best drug and dose .
Secondly being a medical student i will not flatter you for the self medication..he is allergic and asthmatic as you mentioned ….I don’t think it’s a wise insight…there is a famous quotation in pharmacology….
Everry body demands different treatment for the same disorder
Ooooooo! The speech of a medical student. !LOLZ. Once I was at the point where you are today, preaching the importance of doctors over our suggestions. However, I have learnt over time that there is a need of experience based wisdom even utilizing the advice of doctors too.
You know what happened to my sister-in-law. She had dengue and the doctor prescribed her antibiotic. I am dure you know that antibiotics are hazardous in dengue. Now the thing is, if she had taken the medicine by herself, Self-medication would be to blame but when the doctor prescribes incorrect medicine whome to blame. The truth is that doctors these days hardly try to understand individual conditions they just treat everyone with their sequence of ABC.
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Even if you tell me that ạ doctor gave a poison tở patient , i will yet say that there might be any need of it😂
But you are also on the right side…..most of doctors are just treating all with same regimen comprising pain killer,antibiotic and steroid without caring for age ,disease and environmental factors. That’s why i asked you to prepare a medical profile of your whole family.
Self medication is good but will console you about medicine? Quacks have already done much damage.
Best way is to get prescribed and then counter the physician . Ask about everything,it’s your right as you have paid hin
Betay ye tum nahi bol rahay. Tumhari degree bol rahi he 😂.
Life is multifaceted and bookish knowledge stays behind when experiences take over our knowledge.
In my experience most doctors (that's not an overstatement) know absolutely nothing about health, healing, or wellness. I grew up with a self-taught naturopathic nutritionist for a mother, and a completely out-of-the-box gifted father. We didn't use doctors (no vaccines), and we were rarely sick. On the rate occasion when we were sick, we healed ourselves with an array of natural foods, vitamins/minerals/phytonutrients, herbs, teas, and the like. I continued to study health, healing, and nutrition as I reached adulthood, as I was fascinated with and wanted to understand everything, using myself as my own guinea pig. To this day I'm still the healthiest individual that I know. I've never had a cavity, I've never broken a bone, I've never had an allergy of any kind, I've always had a rapid metabolism, and I heal very quickly.
Learning about our own bodies, and taking responsibility for our health is, from my perspective, essential. The body's ability to heal far exceeds what we've been conditioned and programmed to believe.
Great job on trusting yourself and taking care of your sons yourself, and even disregarding the suggestions of the doctor when you felt his assessment was in error. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
It is really amazing to know this. I am sure the gifted parents you have would have added to the understanding and responsibility for your health.
The other day my mother-in-law was talking about her father-in-law. Referring to him she said people in the past would consume every fruit and food and sugar and they were not sick. These days we keep on weighing the pros and cons, and we are still sick.
I agree. We need to understand our own individual factors and then utilise the resources accordingly.
Thanks for the appreciation and dropping such an amazing comment. !LUV
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Yes, indeed, I am so grateful for how I grew up, and for my very atypical parents! Unfortunately, like so many aspects of 'society', food is in large part weaponized against the populations of the world. Most people are sick or have multiple health issues. That is not normal at all. Growing up the way I did, and seeing people around me, I was so curious why people were so radically unhealthy. It's a big can of worms to open, but I'm quite convinced that it's intentional. Healthy people are harder to control, or to 'milk' for endless streams of money to 'health care providers'.
You're so very welcome, absolutely! You did what so many others are afraid to do, which is truly amazing in my book!
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