My 2 boys have had flu all over Christmas, ds1 got it last Sat and is now on the mend, but ds2 only started on Christmas Eve. I took him to the GP yesterday as his breathing was painful and he couldn't swallow. He has mild asthma and had been using a ventolin inhaler. Anyway he has a chest infection and GP prescribed Augmentin Duo.
To cut a long and tedious story short, he won't take it as he can't swallow it. He can swallow Calpol, so I think it's an anxiety issue. He worked himself up into such a frenzy yesterday that when he eventually managed to take some yesterday he immediately vomited. I have tried every strategy I can think of to get him to try again, but he is the most stubborn child that ever walked the earth. He woke up this morning with pain in his chest and is moaning about how dreadful he feels. I have tried to make him see that he needs to help himself by taking the AB. I think he knows that he needs to take it but just can't. He says the chalky texture makes him vomit. I can't mix it with yogurt or similar as he won't eat anything like that.
I feel slightly better having typed this, but I could still scream with frustration!
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At my wits end, 12 yr old with chest infection won't take antibiotic
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JuliaFlyte · 29/12/2012 10:58
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