All About HFMD

[ChiefKiasu]

BlurBee:

Latest updated (MOH website on the weekly report):

Wk 6 (7-13 Feb) - 330
Wk 7 (14-20 Feb) - 367
Wk 8 (21-27 Feb) - 526
Wk 9 (28 Feb-6 Mar) - 517
Wk 10 (7-13 Mar) - 559
Wk 11 (14-20 Mar) - 496
Wk 12 (21-27 Mar) - 597
Wk 13 (28 Mar-3 Apr) - 510
Wk 14 (4-10 Apr) - 542
Wk 15 (11-17 Apr) - 572
Wk 16 (18-24 Apr) - 644
Wk 17 (25 Apr-1 May) - 631

http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/statisticsweeklybulletins.aspx

Thanks BlurBee! It's worrying to see the number of cases trending upwards :!:

[atrecord]

concern_mum:

Hi, i need some advise, my girl, 4yrs old, is affected by HFMD since Tuesday. She has not been eating anything since Wednesday and drink very very little. Should i send her to A & E? Anybody has this experience, pls share with me. How long it takes for her to recover?

If it is just loss of appetite then it is normal. just imagine if you have a lot of ulcers in your own throat, then you would also not want anything to go through, including saliva - much less solid food.

My dd was 2 yr 2 mth old when she caught it, 3rd wk into going to childcare. she was already skinny, so you can imagine how bad it was when she took very little food for a week...
she was always asking to be carried, crying because of the pain/discomfort, with her tears, saliva and mucus all mixed and flowing down her face, which would be lying on either dw or my shoulder...

ice cream is a solution, and choose the milky ones as those will give her some milk too. the cold temp will reduce slightly the pain when swallowing too.

If got fever, make sure you give med so that the temp comes down.

[BlurBee]

Latest updated (MOH website on the weekly report):

Wk 6 (7-13 Feb) - 330
Wk 7 (14-20 Feb) - 367
Wk 8 (21-27 Feb) - 526
Wk 9 (28 Feb-6 Mar) - 517
Wk 10 (7-13 Mar) - 559
Wk 11 (14-20 Mar) - 496
Wk 12 (21-27 Mar) - 597
Wk 13 (28 Mar-3 Apr) - 510
Wk 14 (4-10 Apr) - 542
Wk 15 (11-17 Apr) - 572
Wk 16 (18-24 Apr) - 644
Wk 17 (25 Apr-1 May) - 631
Wk 18 (2-8 May) - 628
Wk 19 (9-15 May) - 668
Wk20 (16-22 May) - 667
Wk21 (23-29 May) - 681


http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/statisticsweeklybulletins.aspx

[BlurBee]

Latest updated (MOH website on the weekly report):

Wk 6 (7-13 Feb) - 330
Wk 7 (14-20 Feb) - 367
Wk 8 (21-27 Feb) - 526
Wk 9 (28 Feb-6 Mar) - 517
Wk 10 (7-13 Mar) - 559
Wk 11 (14-20 Mar) - 496
Wk 12 (21-27 Mar) - 597
Wk 13 (28 Mar-3 Apr) - 510
Wk 14 (4-10 Apr) - 542
Wk 15 (11-17 Apr) - 572
Wk 16 (18-24 Apr) - 644
Wk 17 (25 Apr-1 May) - 631
Wk 18 (2-8 May) - 628
Wk 19 (9-15 May) - 668
Wk20 (16-22 May) - 667
Wk21 (23-29 May) - 681
Wk22 (30 May-5 Jun) - 628
Wk23 (6-12 Jun) - 715
Wk24 (13-19 Jun) - 639
Wk25 (20-26 Jun) - 721

http://www.moh.gov.sg/mohcorp/statisticsweeklybulletins.aspx[/quote]

[mintcc]

thanks for the info BlurBee…the figures seems to be geting ver high…

[Charmaine_chong]

Dear All,


My son 4years old is having HFMD and couldn’t sleep last night. He keep on crying due to discomfort and itchiness of the blisters and mouth ulcers.

Today was his 3rd day. He got fever on monday morning, then late afternoon we noticed an ulcer on his mouth and one or two blisters on his feet.

We brought him to see chinese sin seh yesterday . He had more mouth ulcers late afternoon yesterday and couldn’t sleep well.

I quickly bought Manuka honey with UMF 15. Heard that it is good. Advised to take 3 teaspoon a day.

On top of that i let him take organic vitamin C, home-cook green beans, 'Luo Han Guo", paracetamol for fever and the herbs.

May i know what is good to take to help him recover faster and reduce discomfort.

Thanks

[BlurBee]

Hi Charmaine_chong, sad to hear that.


Both my DD & DS also had HFMD before. With the weekly figure so high, I believe most of the kids in S'pore will have it at least once.

Maybe u can read those previous posting. They have very good advice.

Do take care of urself too.

[Charmaine_chong]

Hi Blurbee,


I know that there isn't a medication to cure HMFD. It will take 5-7 days to recover.

I just got advise from Dr James Chen's staff to advise on HMFD.

http://wecaretw.com/aboutus.aspx

Introduction about Dr James Chen
陳俊旭自然醫學博士，為台灣第一位擁有「美國自然醫學醫師」執照的專家，畢業於台灣大學與自然醫學頂尖學府美國巴斯帝爾大學，是全世界極少數獲得「自然醫學博士」學位的華人之一。除此之外，他還通過美國四項國家考試 (自然醫學、 針灸、中藥、復健)，並同時擁有美國華盛頓州自然醫學醫師、針灸師、治療師三張醫療執照。陳博士融貫中西醫學，對人體的運作、疾病的演化、大自然的規律，有深入且客觀的了解，2004年7月暫時結束美國西雅圖的診所，受邀回台服務，並於2006年3月開始，以演講、寫書、開課、輔導機關團體的方式，貢獻所學，希望藉由正確知識的傳播，提升全民的健康意識，讓更多人能夠將自然、健康的觀念，『落實』在日常生活當中，使得人人遠離病痛，發揮個人潛能，享受幸福人生。

I was advised to let my child 4years old
1. to rinse his mouth with Camelia oil
http://wecaretw.com/wecarecamellia375.aspx

2. take 1 packet of organic vitamin C mix with water before meal and before bed time. Alternatively can try to take a packet every 2 hours.
http://wecaretw.com/vitc.aspx

[cantbearit2]

Charmaine_chong:

Dear All,


My son 4years old is having HFMD and couldn't sleep last night. He keep on crying due to discomfort and itchiness of the blisters and mouth ulcers.

Today was his 3rd day. He got fever on monday morning, then late afternoon we noticed an ulcer on his mouth and one or two blisters on his feet.

We brought him to see chinese sin seh yesterday . He had more mouth ulcers late afternoon yesterday and couldn't sleep well.

I quickly bought Manuka honey with UMF 15. Heard that it is good. Advised to take 3 teaspoon a day.

On top of that i let him take organic vitamin C, home-cook green beans, 'Luo Han Guo\", paracetamol for fever and the herbs.

May i know what is good to take to help him recover faster and reduce discomfort.

Thanks

Hello Charmaine_chong,

Hope your DS is feeling better now. If not, you may wish to make cold milk shake for him. This advice was given to me by a Paeditrician at Kinder clinic when my DD had HFMD.

My DD went without food and drink for 3 whole days (whole mouth filled with painful ulcers), we panicked and was worried she might become dehydrated.

When we brought her to the Paedi, she advised us to make cold milk shake for her. Surprisingly, it worked. Guess the coldness numbs the pain. She started eating them and finished it. We tried it ourselves, boy was it delicious. :lol:

We were so relieved that she at least took something otherwise going to become \"sian\" liao (no food, no drink).

[Charmaine_chong]

Hi cantbearit2,


Thank you very much.

May i know what brand of milk shake you gave to your kid? How to do it?

My son seems has fully recovered, just having some minor scars that is all.

My baby girl has blisters on many of her body parts and two ulcers. She refuse to eat and drink anything. She is 2yo.We gave her vitamin c, manuka, green bean soap - all she refused to drink.

She has ben crying many days and couldn’t sleep well.

Thanks