 [ Symptoms ] can i have strep without fever  my 4 year old son was diagnosed with strep throat 3 days ago last night i was fine one minute and suddenly felt like i would been hit by a ton of bricks body aches headache  sore throat and general feeling crappy but no fever is there any point in dragging myself out to doctor when i feel so miserable is it possible to have strep without fever i do not have any runny nose stuffy nose or cough not a cold  [ Disease ] one of the things that you mentioned is the fact that this patient stated that they were taking it 15 minutes before i will say they could consider taking it 30 minutes that extra time actually decrease the bloating and the abdominal cramping however these are common side effects with carafate we probably would refer them back to their physician because carafate is used in the treatment of healing an ulcer it forms like a band aid over it so it protects your stomach lining from food and acid if the ulcer is pretty much healed there is a possibility that the patient may not need to take the medication anymore or we need to find that out and refer them back to the physician or healthcare provider to find that out