HOW TO SOOTHE HFMD PATIENTS

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness of infants and children. The disease causes fever and blister-like eruptions in the mouth and/or a skin rash. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth (also called hoof-and-mouth) disease, a disease of cattle, sheep, and swine; however, the two diseases are not related—they are caused by different viruses. Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.

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My 13 months son recently had HFMD. Felt sorry for him while he had it, cried whenever we gave him something to eat-he even spit everything out afterwards.

Monday-Had a lil fever...was ok after giving him tylenol
Tuesday-Had the fever again in the morning, ok after taking tylenol.Went to Liberty Island and he was ok for a while.Didn't seem to eat though, but he did eat some chips and drink plenty fluids.We came home and he wasn't feeling and looking well.
Wednesday-Took him to the pediatrician and was shocked when she said that there is no treatment!!She said that the disease will go away by itself.The usual period from infection to onset of symptoms ("incubation period") is 3 to 7 days. Fever is often the first symptom of HFMD.

HOW WE SOOTHED OUR LIL PATIENT:
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1)Treated his fever with tylenol, by giving it to him every 4 hours.Other than that, sponge him every now and then so he doesn't get that hot!

2)Since kids with HFMD dont usually like to eat as sores in their mouth hurts, we get him plenty of fluids or anything that is cold!

I DID IN FACT GAVE HIM JELL-O, YOGURT,ICE-CREAM AND PEDIALYTE WHICH HE GLADLY TOOK!!HE HAD THESE FOR TWO DAYS IN A ROW!


FRIDAY-He was up on his feet, and ate chicken noodle soup...not warm though!I was so happy.He did lose some pounds from having ice-cream and jell-o for two days straight...poor son!!

BUT....i am happy that he's now fine!From where i come from(Tuvalu), any disease that kids have that has to do with their mouths are taken very seriously!!So i'm happy that what my son had wasn't that bad after all!