Guest guest Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 Timely it is that the strep thread came through this week. The kids across the street whom my older son travels to and from school with came down with strep over the weekend and we've been doing all we can to keep it away from here with preventive measures including taking Echinacea and Astragalus along with Vitamin C and some Oregano oil. As of this moment we've not come down with strep here, but my older son did come down with an earache in the middle of the night on Wednesday, so he stayed home from school yesterday and I doctored him all day. He is still uncomfortable today - and sleeping now (sleep - the most important medicine), but he says that he doesn't feel nearly as bad today as he did yesterday. I did use an OTC decongestant yesterday to relieve the pressure in his ears and gave him kids Tylenol to help the pain. He didn't have a raised temperature, so I wasn't worried about breaking a potentially beneficial fever. Under doc's orders: We're doing some homeopathy - Weleda's Echinacea Compound and Ferrum phos. Also, we're using Goldenseal and Vitamin C I do have a sick room spray that includes essential oils of oregano (O. dubium) and lemon myrtle (Backhousia citriodora). I've been spraying it around the house a couple times a day, including on the linens. *Smile* Chris (list mom - who really could have used some sleep last night ;-p ) http://www.alittleolfactory.com <http://www.alittleolfactory.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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