by mammaclare » Jun 16, 2004 10:15 pm
You may already know all of this, so my apologies--I don't want to come across as a know-it-all, but wanted to offer some thougts.
First, many antibiotics, particularly the kind that Augmentin is, can cause nausea in the best of health. Also, it is recommended to take it with food to help the nausea--we all know how "easy" that is, right?
Second, the only way an antibiotic will help is if there is a bacterial infection. So, as a pretty consistent rule, unless the GROSSMENT drainage is green, thick yellow or brownish, it is not bacterial and the antibiotic won't do squat.
If you have a lot of clear drainage, you might try Benadryl--it is an antihistamine and can do a good job of "drying up" sinuses. Also, it has the added benefit of helping nausea in some people. And, it is generally a "pregnancy approved" choice for most docs (check with your own provider however, I am not a doctor!).
Finally, if you don't have an infection, simply taking antibiotics (especially if you can't finish the treatment course) can over time add to your own resistance to that drug. It is becoming a very real problem in health care and to that end, this year even the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends NOT using an antibiotic on ear infection in children over 2 years who are otherwise healthy unless the pain or fever is severe for 2 days. In many people, our own bodies can fight mild infections if we give it a chance. Now that said, I am the first to jump to the doc if I have sinus or bronchitis (my yearly curse) for drugs...so it isn't as if I am some half crazed whacko that hates medications!
Again--you may know all this anyway and may have had a true sinus infection, but I wanted to share my thoughts in case.
Clare
Mommy to Rory Benjamin 8-28-03
And Kieran Alexander 12-15-06
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