Re: When you eat a no-no....

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure if these would be safe for an 18-month-old but for those over 3,

Alka Seltzer Gold (must be Gold form in gold box), bicarbonate, baking soda

or sometimes activated charcoal can reduce or eliminate an allergic reaction.

Alka Seltzer Gold works the best. All should be used only occasionally for

mess-ups though. Vitamin C is a natural anti-histamine so a good dose of

that often helps. I'd think that would be the safest choice for a really

little one.

I don't think these would help a reaction that's due to the gluten/casein

enzyme problem though, just allergies.

Gaylen

[Guest guest]

I remember reading on the GFCF list a few months ago that for a dietary

infraction, Pepcid AC was very helpful in reducing the reaction. If I

remember correctly I think it was recommended that 1/2 a tablet be taken as

soon as possible after the " no-no " food containing gluten or casein was

consumed. I hadn't yet heard of Alka Seltzer Gold for other allergic food

reactions. Do you have to take it as per instructions on the box? I can't

imagine getting my son to drink a whole glass of that!?!

Lori

Re: When you eat a no-no....

I'm not sure if these would be safe for an 18-month-old but for those over

3,

Alka Seltzer Gold (must be Gold form in gold box), bicarbonate, baking

soda

or sometimes activated charcoal can reduce or eliminate an allergic

reaction.

Alka Seltzer Gold works the best. All should be used only occasionally

for

mess-ups though. Vitamin C is a natural anti-histamine so a good dose of

that often helps. I'd think that would be the safest choice for a really

little one.

I don't think these would help a reaction that's due to the gluten/casein

enzyme problem though, just allergies.

Gaylen

[Guest guest]

I've heard of singulair helping in a few other cases too. Aloe vera juice is

extremely effective for gut inflamation and other gut issues.

For the Alka Seltzer Gold, very little is needed for a small child. About

1/4 a tablet for under 30 lbs, 1/2 for up to 60 lbs and so on. It's best to

disolve it in a full cup of water but you can mix it in a small amount of

water and give it my medicine syringe then follow it with some sort of drink,

preferably water. You can give it right before attending an event where the

person may accidentally ingest something they're allergic to or within an

hour of the reaction. You want to use this very sparingly since using it too

often can over alkalize the body and throw off other minerals. But it's a

very effective cure for an accute food allergy reaction. It's even stopped

an anaphlactic reaction for me once.

I've also heard the panothenic acid (not sure if I'm spelling it right), one

of the B vitamins, can stop an allergic reaction. One of my friends used

this once to stop an anaphlactic reaction her son had while the paramedics

were on the way and it worked wonders.

Gaylen