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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 4:39 pm
never mind, I googled it.
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Bluegrass
Member
09-27-2007
| Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 8:01 pm
My 3yo DD has a low fever and a horrible cough. She even vomited once tonight after a coughing fit. I called dr. to ask bout what med would be best and he said there's a new study that says all the big cough medicines (Robitussin etc) have been shown to be as effective or less effective than a tsp of honey or a placebo. He said a tsp of honey would do as good. Anyone heard of this?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 8:02 pm
Bluegrass, it was on the news a few weeks ago.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 8:18 pm
Bluegrass I recall reading it, not necessarily about the honey part, but about the cough medicines not being effective for children. And some of them were supposed to be downright dangerous for kids. You can probably Google for the news articles.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 8:47 pm
Ahh, don't you just hate when your babies are ill? I wouldn't necessarily worry about the vomitting, it sounds like it was just a reaction to the coughing jag. I like to do a bunch of things at once rather than trying them one at a time. LOL If the doc suggested honey, how about a cup of warm water with that honey (and a children's advil or motrin) while she sits in a warm tub (with you?) with the hot shower running and vapour cream on her back? By the time the bath is done I find the drugs have kicked in and the vapour has done it's job plus it is just relaxing to the poor tykes. I hope she feels better!!
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 6:15 am
I don't use any cough meds for my kids. My doctor recommends tylenol with codeine as codeine is a natural cough remedy. This would also help with the fever. I just half the meds.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 9:02 am
Can't get tylenol or aspirin with codeine in the U.S. without prescription.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 9:28 am
The honey is very effective for coughs. Even my younger sister (50) used it with great results.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 9:29 am
Rissa, have you upped your Omega 3 intake? I've heard that can be beneficial for what you are describing...
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Bluegrass
Member
09-27-2007
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 9:41 am
Funny thing is, she won't take the honey. She wants the "grape or cherry medicine" Her temp has gone up so I am giving her tylenol and mucus relief medicine.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 1:42 pm
Bluegrass, guess what? (out of stock, though) http://www.blossomland.com/hs171.html Cherry flavored honey sticks. But here is a cherry flavored, honey based homeopathic child cough/bronch syrup.. http://www.smartbomb.com/308079003930.html
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 1:57 pm
I do eat a lot of fish Dahli but I would be lying if I said I would try a supplement. I am the worst at remembering to take pills, no matter how good the intentions. I am supposed to take an iron supplement but only remember about once every two/three weeks. If Omega 3 helps though, I will definately check out what foods contain the highest concentrations. Thanks. I was checking in to see if your DD was feeling better Bluegrass. Sorry to hear she isn't.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 2:33 pm
Rissa, it's wonderful to find someone else who is lousy at taking pills regularly! I thought I was all alone whistling in the wind here. Grin.
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Bluegrass
Member
09-27-2007
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 2:54 pm
Thanks for the info Sea! I think she would be more likely to take those. I tricked her into taking orange ibuprofen by telling her it was pink. It's funny how kids get ideas in their head that they won't like something and you can't get them to change their mind for anything. Thanks for checking in Rissa. She is doing some better. Night and morning are always worse!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, December 28, 2007 - 10:36 pm
Rissa, perhaps look at using Salba... it can be used in food of all types and has a very high omega 3 content.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 12:55 pm
I will Dahli, thanks. I add fibre powder to pretty much everything I drink/eat.... scrambled eggs, soups, etc. Is this the same type of thing?
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 2:53 pm
Salba is a good fibre source but even better Omega 3 source. I love it! http://www.sourcesalba.com/index1.php
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 2:58 pm
http://www.salbausa.com/research-on-salba.php US info.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 8:58 am
It's a good reason to do everything possible to stay healthy Mameblanche. LOLOL Just wanted to pop in to say thank you after my last couple questions, now that I have tested some solutions. 1) re: painfull cold cheeks while running outside in winter. Solution of mixing a little bit of vaseline in with my sunscreen then applying normally works perfect. Of course you dont really know until you go out with one cheek covered and one not but it does seem to be much better. I am going to use this on my kids when they go skiing or sledding as well. 2) Arthritic hips (sigh). I did switch to Iboprofen, took two every 4 hrs around the clock for a couple days. At the same time I stopped running (which killed me to do!!lol). The pain went away and it hasn't come back since even though I have logged some serious miles. So I guess the moral is that you body can get used to a medication and switching it helps and that you can't reduce an inflammation while you are actively inflaming it (that's a smack on the back of my head). Wanted to say thank-you for the feedback from everyone. Still looking for the Salba, I have to drive quite a bit to find a decent health store but it is on my to-do list.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 10:09 am
Yay, Rissa, I am glad the ibuprofen seemed to work and you were able to go back to running without a lot of pain.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 4:00 pm
Question I've given up pop and I'm trying to drink water instead of the copious amounts of pop I was drinking. However, I find that water is giving me heartburn! Anyone else have this problem?? And if you do, any solutions you've found to stop the water from giving you heartburn? (And just to add, I don't normally get heartburn, and I've only started getting it often once I'm drinking or have been drinking water)
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 6:25 pm
Neko, I get quite bloated from water but not heartburn so not sure if this will help or not. First, are you drinking from a glass, straw or sports bottle? Straws and sports bottles encourage air to be swallowed along with the water which can upset your stomach. Second, I find adding something to the water helps.. slice of lemon/lime usually. I know others will jump in with other suggestions as well.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Friday, January 11, 2008 - 6:48 pm
Are you doing anything else different? For instance are you on a diet or something that would change the amount or type of food in your stomach. If the water is sloshing around in an empty stomach or simply the contents of your stomach are different than normal, and the water touches the base of your oesophagus then perhaps that's what the problem is. The other thing that comes to mind is that many of the sodas are very acidic by themselves, and maybe the lack of that affects the stomach contents in a way that makes the water sloshing more painful. I wonder if it will change with time and your stomach will get used to the difference between the pop and the water. But I'm really just guessing, sorry. Just did a quick google search and people are suggesting adding bicarbonate of soda to help cure it.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 11:27 am
Thanks for the suggestions guys!!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Monday, January 14, 2008 - 1:27 pm
Are you drinking water with meals? If so not a good idea. It dilutes your digestive juices and can create problems as you've described. The other thing my sister does is use Apple Cider vinegar in a litle water and digestive enzymes to help with her heartburn...
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