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Today, “Parenting and Pregnancy experts’’ will tell you baby antibiotics side effects

If your child develops a side effect while taking, or immediately after stopping an antibiotic, be sure to tell your pediatrician. Common antibiotic side effects can include :

Antibiotic associated Diarrhea Getting diarrhea when you take an antibiotic is much more common than many parents understand. It is thought that up to 25% of children will develop diarrhea, either while they are still taking the antibiotic, or up to a few weeks after they have finished it. While some antibiotics are thought to be more likely to cause diarrhea, including Augmentin and erythromycin, just about any antibiotic can cause your child to have diarrhea.

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Allergic reactions Antibiotics can commonly cause allergic reactions with hives. Unfortunately, many viral reactions can cause skin rashes that might be confused with an allergic reaction if they child is unnecessarily prescribed an antibiotic, causing problems when the child really needs the antibiotic at a later time.

Allergic reactions

Drug Reactions It may include itchy, maculopapular rashes or even delayed-onset urticarial (look like hives) rashes, but which are not an IgE-mediated allergic reaction and so won't cause life-threatening, anaphylactic reactions.

Drug Reactions

Yeast Infections It can include thrush or Candida vulvovaginitis.

Stained Teeth Classically, tetracyline derivatives caused tooth staining when given to young children during periods of enamel calcification, which is why these antibiotics (tetracycline, doxycycline, and minocycline) are not routinely used in children under age 8 years. Surprisingly, it is thought that even Amoxil may cause stained teeth. One study reported that kids who took Amoxil in the first 3 to 6 months of life had an increased risk of tooth staining later.

Stained Teeth

Fever Although often overlooked as a side effect, some antibiotics have been associated with a drug-induced fever when they are given by IV.

Remember Fortunately, most of these side effects are temporary, not life- threatening, and go away once your child stops the antibiotic he was taking.

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