What should i do for my 6 yr old's adenoids?

he snores,has frequent colds,has developed pot belly.

The adenoids (say: add-eh-noids) are lumpy clusters of spongy tissue that help protect kids from getting sick. They sit high on each side of the throat behind the nose and the roof of the mouth. Although you can easily see your tonsils by standing in front of a mirror and opening your mouth wide, you can't see your adenoids this way. A doctor has to use a small mirror or a special scope to get a peek at your adenoids.

Like tonsils, adenoids help keep your body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that you breathe in or swallow. Adenoids also contain cells that make antibodies to help your body fight infections. Adenoids do important work as infection fighters for babies and little kids. But they become less important once a kid gets older and the body develops other ways to fight germs.

Some doctors believe that adenoids may not be important at all after kids reach their third birthday. In fact, adenoids usually shrink after about age 5, and by the teenage years they often practically disappear.

When Adenoids Swell
Because adenoids trap germs that enter a kid's body, adenoid tissue sometimes temporarily swells (gets puffier) as it tries to fight off an infection. The swelling might go away on its own, but sometimes medical treatment is necessary. Adenoids can get so walloped by a bacterial invasion that they become infected themselves.

Swollen or enlarged adenoids are common. When this happens, the tonsils get swollen, too. Swollen or infected adenoids can make it tough for a kid to breathe and cause these problems:

a very stuffy nose, so the kid can breathe only through his or her mouth
snoring and trouble getting a good night's sleep
sore throat and trouble swallowing
swollen glands in the neck
ear problems
Tell a grownup if you have any of these problems, so he or she can take you to the doctor.

What Will the Doctor Do?
At the doctor's office, the doctor will ask you how things feel in your ears, nose, and throat, and then take a look at these parts. Your doctor will listen to your breathing by using a stethoscope (say: steth-ah-scope) and may also feel your neck near your jaw.

Your doctor may use a small mirror or a bendable light to look at your adenoids, and might even send you for an X-ray to get a really close look at things. If it looks your adenoids are infected, the doctor may give you an antibiotic (a germ-fighting medicine) to take.

When Adenoids Come Out
Sometimes doctors recommend removing the adenoids if medicine doesn't help and they are making a kid sick a lot. This means going into the hospital and having surgery. Sometimes, a kid's tonsils and adenoids are removed at the same time. That's called a tonsillectomy (say: ton-seh-leck-teh-me) and adenoidectomy (say: add-eh-noid-eck-teh-me). Both are common surgeries for kids to have.

During these surgeries, kids get special medicine that makes them fall asleep and ensures that they don't feel any pain while the operation is being done. Usually, neither operation requires stitches. The cut areas will heal on their own. It takes a little time, though. After surgery, a kid will have a sore throat and will need to eat soft foods for a while.

Most kids are feeling back to normal after about a week. And do they miss their adenoids? Not one bit!

My son's adenoids were removed at age 2 and the snoring stopped.

See an ENT and discuss getting tonstils and anoids. My daughter was same way. Snored like a man and wouldn't eat much. When they were removed it made all the difference in the world. Poor little thing couldn't swallow much.

See a ears nose throat doctor. They specialize in this matter. Most likely they will remove them if that is the cause of his problems.

Take him to a dr, preferably an Ear/nose throat dr....that sounds pretty serious...they may recommend they get taken out, along w/ tonsils....thats what they did to me when I was really young.....

Enlarged adenoids dont have anything to do with a pot belly or frequent colds, but they will definitely cause him to snore. What happens is they become so enlarged (meaning they need to be removed), that the airway is partially obstructed - especially during sleep when he rolls on his back. You need to see an ENT doc and he can arrange to have the adenoids and tonsil removed. Its a simiple 20 min procedure known as dilation and cutterage and can be done as same day surgery. Keep in mind that they will also cause more frequent sore throats and possibly earaches as well. Get a referral from your MD for the ENT doc and stock up on popsicles, jello, and ice cream for his post-surgical period.

My daughter snored, had frequent colds, a pot belly and her speech was impaired. We had her tonsils and adenoids taken out. She stopped being sick all of the time , no more snoring and her speech improved.

My son also snores, but at this point we are trying to hold off on surgery. His doctor put him on Flonase (sp) he said it shrinks the adenoids and tonsils. So far the snoring has been reduced and he is sleeping better.

Go see an ent to find out your son's options.

my son had his adenoids removed when he wa 6yrs old and now he does'nt snore or have frequent colds,he also speaks much clearer now.i'd advise you to take him to the nose,ears and throat doctor and discuss this with him/her.good-luck

use homeopathy kali mur in 6x potency twice a day ,it helps to reduce adenoids and snoring problem .U can also use Biochemic Combination Tablets #10 which reduces swelling of lymph glands ans tosils too. Gently massage his nose and around the neck with "Bydhyanadh Mahanarayam Tail".Don't forget to massage his feet with lcuk warm sesame oil to induce good sleep and right growth.

Regards,
Ravi