Re: Need source for small pills of ProEFA

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

OK, so I purchased some proEFA for my daughter and they are horse pills!

They are so big that she really has a hard time to swallow them (if she can

get it down at all)!

The bottle was brown so it was very hard to see through. Before I keep

buying different kinds I was wondering if any of you have a brand name (where

you purchased it may also be helpful.. especially if it's online).

Thank you,

Gisele

[Guest guest]

Hi Gisele -

My son is also on Pro EFA - I poke a small hole into the large capsule and

squirt the inside's out into a spoon. Many people mix it with foods

(juices, applesauce, etc.). My son takes it like a champ!! Just an idea!!

Carnell

North Carolina

www.verbaldyspraxia.com

CHERAB Outreach Coordinator

[Guest guest]

" I just purchased ProEFA...The bottle was brown so it was very hard

to see through. "

Hi Gisele!

Doesn't sound like you purchased the Nordic Natural's ProEFA or their

commercial line " Ultimate Omega's Complete Omega " -all their products

are in white bottles.

Either way-most parents I know do not let their children swallow the

capsules-most pierce the capsule with a pin and squeeze the oil into

juice, food, onto a spoon, or into the child's mouth, and a handful

let their children chew the capsules " like candy " . (handful being

the key word there)

My 7 year old son Dakota, who I only started on the EFAs at 5, has

been swallowing the fish oil capsules since he started - first Efalex

and then ProEFA. My son Tanner who is now 5 still can't swallow any

capsules-even DHA Jr. capsules-and they are tiny! Tanner actually

seems to look forward to taking his ProEFA fish oil on a spoon every

day-and it wasn't like that at first when we used the Efalex fish

oil. I wouldn't go as far as some parents to say he likes the taste

of ProEFA-but he doesn't mind it, which many of you that try to give

fish oil to your preschoolers know is a feat in itself!

Also, more and more doctors, and other professionals, are learning

and recommending EFAs to their patients, so to continue this positive

trend, always share and advise with your child's pediatrician about

the EFA supplementation with both your child's doctor, and SLP.

You can see a picture of the ProEFA bottle at

http://shopinserviceinc.goemerchant2.com

And you see a picture of Nordic Natural's Ultimate Omega's Complete

Omega, which is the commercial version of ProEFA at

http://www.nordicnaturals.com

And PS to -Thanks for the article you just sent on Dr.

Stoll's study. I also just found an interesting article about EFA

levels and autism at this Harcourt International link (you may have

to cut and paste this because doesn't always correctly format

long web addresses; http://www.harcourt-

international.com/journals/plef/previous.cfm?art=plef.2001.0281)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

[Guest guest]

Gisele-

I had a terrible time getting my son (age 3) to take the ProEFA. As you

said, it is huge (way to big for them to swallow). I spents weeks trying to

hide drops of it in everything -- soda, juice, ice cream, applesauce,

yougurt, etc. I even tried one drop at a time. He detected it in everything

and eventually stopped eating (for fear the yucky stuff was in it).

One day I tried a new approach. I explained to him that his doctor said that

even though the pills taste yucky they are helping alot of kids like him.

That the pills can make it easier for him to talk. He said okay. I just put

a pin in it and squeeze it in his mouth. For the first few days, I gave him

a treat after (a m & m or a skittle). Now after a week, he takes it like a pro

-- he even calls it yummy.

On a positive note, after three days on ProEFA he was able to ride his

tricycle. This is something we tried endlessly all year with no progress.

In regard to his speech, after only one week he is putting together full

sentences -- the clarity is not improved (yet) but we are thrilled with the

progress.

Good Luck!!

[Guest guest]

I have been so lucky, I have to admit. I was sure Lindsey would not be able

to take the efa, but she does with no problem. At first I tried putting the

pill in applesauce and she could not swallow it, so we tried just giving her

the pill and she had no problem! She sometimes keeps it in her mouth for a

second before swallowing it. There's no taste to the gel really. thanks

goodness!

But with Lindsey she had to compete with her brother that takes three

different kinds of medicine. He is eight and has just began taking his

medication normally!

Jennie

Lindsey's website ---> http://lindsey03.homestead.com/mygirl.html

[Guest guest]

I get my son (3 in Oct) to swallow the whole

pill. It may take a couple of trys but he does it. I

put a whole lot of apple sauce or chocolate pudding on

the pill where he has to swallow all of it b/c if it

were a small amount he could manipulate the pill away

from the food and not swallow it.

--- lynaughBoyz@... wrote:

> Gisele-

>

> I had a terrible time getting my son (age 3) to take

> the ProEFA.

[Guest guest]

Gisele, the direct approach worked for us too. We call it his 'talking

medicine', explained that it would help him talk, and my 5 year old son takes

it without complaint.

On Tue, 04 September 2001, lynaughBoyz@... wrote:

>

> Gisele-

>

> I had a terrible time getting my son (age 3) to take the ProEFA. As you

> said, it is huge (way to big for them to swallow). I spents weeks trying to

> hide drops of it in everything -- soda, juice, ice cream, applesauce,

> yougurt, etc. I even tried one drop at a time. He detected it in everything

> and eventually stopped eating (for fear the yucky stuff was in it).

>

> One day I tried a new approach. I explained to him that his doctor said that

> even though the pills taste yucky they are helping alot of kids like him.

> That the pills can make it easier for him to talk. He said okay. I just put

> a pin in it and squeeze it in his mouth. For the first few days, I gave him

> a treat after (a m & m or a skittle). Now after a week, he takes it like a pro

> -- he even calls it yummy.

>

> On a positive note, after three days on ProEFA he was able to ride his

> tricycle. This is something we tried endlessly all year with no progress.

> In regard to his speech, after only one week he is putting together full

> sentences -- the clarity is not improved (yet) but we are thrilled with the

> progress.

>

> Good Luck!!

>

>