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Admittedly, this is anecdote. I grew up in a poor country, but raising my kids in the US. I can count the number of times they had to see a doctor because of fe
by angelzen 5y ago
Admittedly, this is anecdote. I grew up in a poor country, but raising my kids in the US. I can count the number of times they had to see a doctor because of fever/cough/vomiting/diarrhea using one hand (each). Had recently one of them struggle taking oral antibiotics because he never had to take oral pills before. My childhood recollection is packing the same amount of misery in one year, year after year. Not saying this is a bad thing, just that my kids grow up facing comparatively minor disease challenges. Life is a giant game of tradeoffs, etc.
- gus_massa 5y agoHere too. Most of what I described don't need a visit to the medical doctor. One of the biggest risk is that the viral rush are sometimes similar to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_fever https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_fever so it is wise that a profesional take a look, but not for a common cold. > Had recently one of them struggle taking oral antibiotics because he never had to take oral pills before. Here we use antibiotics disolved in water, so you can give the kid it with a spoon. IIRC my younger kids never had to take antibiotic yet. My oldest daughter had antibiotics a few times, ut probably only one every 2 or 3 years.