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Dd 16 :help me improve her health a bit, constipated a lot she keeps getting veruca, on the going cough etc

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LuckbeaLady2 · 29/07/2024 23:08

About 9 months ago she had quite an in depth blood test which did not show anything.
I'm looked and her iron was 2 above low range eg if cut off was 30 she was 32. So since then, sparodically she has been given fluid vit with iron.

Snap shot diet would be salad of watercress /rocket /chicken /lots of salads, stir fry with brocoli, lots of peppers, tomatoes garlic...

Occasional steak, pork eggs.

Yoghurt with fruit and nuts for breakfast on most days or porridge (, sachets) and sparodically home made juice of celery carrot beetroot.

Snapshot.
We don't eat lots of fish at all we do eat crisps and chock

But it's OK.

Why is she getting veruca, we think she had whopping cough and is still residual cough... Much better and not an issue but still coughing...

We've asked for new tests re her on going constipation issues. This came on suddenly last July. And we've got a scan booked re constipation.

Any ideas?

OP posts:
Lemonsallday · 29/07/2024 23:42

My daughter (9) had an ongoing cough for months. She’s been diagnosed with cough variant asthma and has a brown inhaler twice in the morning and twice at night and is so much better.

she is also constipated (chronically since a baby though). I don’t think this is linked and she has ongoing movicol for this.

she also gets verrucas but I think that’s pretty normal for kids. We use bazuka but it takes a while.

has your daughter received any medication for the constipation? Does she drink enough fluids?

MyKidsAreTooNoisy · 29/07/2024 23:36

My idea is you might be worrying too much and these things will just resolve. Well maybe not the verruca cos they can be stubborn fuckers. But otherwise you have not given any details to cause concern like how long has the cough been going on for. Could be asthma, acid reflux, post nasal drip or lingering symptoms following a virus.