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100 day cough going round?

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ShootPeppaPig · 17/03/2015 09:48

My sons nursery tells me that there's a 100 day cough going round, anyone else got it?

I ask because I had a relative who the GP refused to check for whooping cough due to not having charecteristic whoop plus being vaccinated and eventually it came back that it was after about the 6th drs appointment when they finally agreed. My grandma says they called WC the 100 day cough in her day

So I'm starting to wonder if it's actually whooping cough going around the nursery but with less obvious symptoms

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ihatethecold · 17/03/2015 09:52

My dd had whooping cough 2.5 years ago.
She had 3 lots if antibiotics.
Too late so they didn't help.
But it really did last 100 days.
She went to school but usually missed a couple of days each week because she was exhausted.
The following year she got shingles!

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ShootPeppaPig · 17/03/2015 11:43

Did it present as obviously whooping cough? Or would it be possible to mistake for a bad cough?

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bumbleymummy · 17/03/2015 20:52

Whooping cough is also known as the 100 day cough. Immunity from the aP vaccine can wane so it is possible for people who have previously been vaccinated to get it. You don't always get the 'whoop' particularly in older children/adults.

ihatethecold · 17/03/2015 21:06

No. She started with typical sore throat, cough and temp.
We thought it was tonsillitis for a few weeks.

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ShootPeppaPig · 17/03/2015 21:11

We've been told by Dr today that it's asthma but it's still niggling at me that the nursery referred to a 100 day cough.

The GP did say WC was possible they know it happens in vaccinated also but DS isn't presenting as having it and there isn't much around atm but surely if they're not checking if this "100 day cough" is WC then they don't know it's around while it may well be

Will see if his inhaler helps tonight

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ShootPeppaPig · 17/03/2015 21:18

If he does turn out to have WC I will be annoyed as I spaced out his jabs and his last dose was within a year of this!

Mind you they're not 100% in everyone are they, perhaps he just didn't develop any immunity to that bit of it

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bumbleymummy · 17/03/2015 21:45

Could you take him back and ask that they take a swab for WC because it's going around nursery and you'd like to know either way?

PacificDogwood · 17/03/2015 21:53

WC is the most common cause for a persistent cough in an otherwise healthy adult.
The older the child the less likely it is to present with the typical 'whoop'.
The initial illness usual is just like a mild cold, so most people/parents will not seek medical help for that, the bug gets chased off by our wonderful immune systems, but a toxin is left behind that causes horrible coughing fits to the point of retching and gasping for breath for '100 days'.

If it were my child, I'd try the inhaler. If it is an airway irritation/mild asthma then that will help quickly.
If it is WC, then only time will make it better.

I tend to offer adult patients the blood test, just so they know what to expect. There is no specific treatment, so I'd not do a blood test in a child unless there was a v good reason.

Hope your DS feels better soon.

elephantoverthehill · 17/03/2015 22:02

I thought I knew what WC is, but I have never heard of it being called 100 day cough. ihatethecold - you said your DC was off school for exhaustion was this because of coughing all night? I ask because my DS1 and myself have had rotten colds, think we are over them and suddenly start coughing, being sick on phlegm and then wiped out for 24 -48 hours. Maybe tmi but I just wanted to know

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ShootPeppaPig · 17/03/2015 22:11

Thanks - going to try the inhaler but as luck would have it the coughing hasn't got bad enough to use it yet tonight. Glad I haven't yet or I would be certain its asthma as the inhaler has improved him so much
What I have done is stuck his pillow under his mattress to raise him up and so far so good - a few fits but with enough gap between them for him to sleep.

I did ask today if he could be checked and she thought no need and said try the inhaler. I appreciate there's nothing that can be done for him even if is WC but I socialise with someone with a small prem baby. We've kept away because I don't want to pass on any sickness at all, but if it's in the area and GP's aren't aware of it than babies like my friends are being put at risk in Childrens centres etc (I know you can't stay in quarantine for 100 days but most people would avoid small babies and public transport as much as they could I would have thought if they knew they had it)

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SnottySundays · 18/03/2015 11:29

My daughter had whooping cough in the summer despite being vaccinated. It happens, nothing you could do about it in terms of your son's jabs etc.

Was miserable, especially the first few weeks when she was often coughing so much she was sick, and also got terrified when she was coughing. But it gradually reduced. She had some erythromycin to stop her being infectious - it doesn't change the course of the disease but prevents them infecting others. If they don't have the antibiotics, then it's a 3 week infectious period (or something like that, check the NHS website).

For what it's worth, she started with a dry cough, then it got wetter, treated initially with amoxicillin for ?chest infection, then she started whooping with her coughing, especially at night. Then the vomiting with the coughs started. How old is he? We were fairly liberal with the calpol during that time, (within recommended doses) with the thought that coughing lots gives a sore throat. Otherwise we gave her an extra pillow to prop herself up on at night.

ihatethecold · 18/03/2015 12:48

Hi Elephant

my dd was 9 at the time, she had about a week off at first, then probably 2 to 3 days off each week for 2.5 months.
sometimes because she had not slept well but other times she was just knackered from trying to get better.

It literally went at 100 days

elephantoverthehill · 18/03/2015 22:22

Thank you for your replies. DD1 is 19, but I do remember a friends brother getting it at a similar age. He is taking himself off to the GP tomorrow.

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ShootPeppaPig · 18/03/2015 22:46

He's 2.5 and actually it is getting wetter I think. I'm tempted to pay for a test for WC just to rule it out but £80 is a stretch!!!

Your poor DD, DS does gag but he hasn't actually made himself sick and he doesn't seem to be anywhere near that level of tiredness...

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elephantoverthehill · 18/03/2015 23:09

Sorry DS not DD. Duh!

Reekypear · 19/03/2015 12:05

100 day cough is whooping cough.

Folks trying to make out thier different is bullshit.

You don't always have the whoop, especially not in older children and vaxxed children, however they are still capable of passing it on.

My Gp admitted the vaccine did not work for everyone.

The vaccine is also well known for being probably the least effective on the schedule, we are currently at the tail end if a epidemic worldwide.

If you have a newborn or one under 6 months keep anyone who has a cough away, as much as possible, not worth the risk.

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ShootPeppaPig · 02/04/2015 09:45

I paid for a private blood test in the end as I don't want him fobbed off with probable asthma if it was something else - results came back that they suggest but can't prove - he hasn't had WC recently or currently and has good immunity to it from his antibody levels in response to his jabs...

So though we still have the 100 day cough - this one isn't Whooping cough

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