Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 It may be a good time to see if she could learn to swallow pills... for the motivation that she won't have to taste the medicine. Telling her if she can " put it in her tummy " by swallowing (model it for her with your meds or a Tylenol)... my kids shocked me at age 4 & 2 1/2 ... they were sick of the nasty tasting meds, and I just happened to casually mention this, and they blew my mind by trying it right then and there. I was real perky and casual about it. But when my oldest picked up a pill and swallowed it right then and there, I went nuts, screaming and jumping up and down, which my 2 1/2 year old thought was funny and wanted to do too, which he did. You could even get hubby to " watch " you do it, have him get all excited that you did it, and see if that motivates her to try too. Just a thought. I would never have thought my kids would do it, so I throw that out there for others to try too. Try with any acceptable pill... an acidophilus, whatever may be a right size - before you go thru the trouble of getting an antibiotic in pill form only to find that she won't/can't do it yet. Be sure to give Acidophilus - especially with those bad gut infections. Just be sure to give it two hours prior or after (I prefer after) you give antibiotics, or the antibiotic may kill the good acidophilus. Also, giving gelatin (I boil chickens w/their bones, or beef bones & oxtails with onions, celery, carrots, bay leaf, thyme for chicken or beef broth w/gelatin - the store-bought does not have gelatin) either in food form or capsule is supposed to help the GI, and certainly won't hurt... I tried it for myself during some bad tummy upset periods and do think it may have helped. Doesn't hurt, though, and actually makes great roasts, soups, etc. You can actually nourish a child ok for a day or two if their stomach is real upset and they won't eat... providing you can get them to drink it or eat it as 'soup'. I wonder why the only time I've ever had UTIs was during and right after an initial strep throat infection. I don't know anything about e coli though, bless your heart! --- we3philipsons <we3philipsons@...> wrote: > Hi folks. > > Our 4yo girl was dx with a UTI a week and a half > ago, for which the > gave us Sulfameth-trimeth/ grape flavored (gen. > Bactrim). Then dd and > I went to visit my mother out-of-state because hubby > was laid-out with > an upper respiratory infection (as was I), but I was > ambulatory enough > to drive us away to get some help. > > Back to the bactrim...Well, no-way, no-how would she > take the stuff. > Sooo.. after returning home, I called drs office and > asked for another > anti-biotic and discovered our daughter also has a > strep infection, as > well as an e coli infection. > > The drs. office prescribed AMox-Clav (gen. > Augmentin). She drank this > just fine. Unfortunately, 12 hours after starting > this dd began to > have diarrhea. Not just loose stools, but straight > water. This has > gone on for three days. (Projectile diarrhea!) > > I've called the drs. again and we're going to try > the bactrim again, > without flavors this time. > > Any thoughts on this? I think we've been living with > strep for a long > time--might be related to her low-grade fevers. > > AND we're visiting a ped. > immunologist/allergist/researcher tomorrow, > armed with a notebook of research and a request > for the tests. > Hopefully we'll move forward on this! > > Shanna Philipson > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 There is a ton of info on this group about strep issues. Do a search for past messeges on strep and do one for Pandas' (this is a strep related thing also. I can tell you alot about UTI as I used to have it constantly and I can also tell you that the first course of bactrim they gave me has never worked to clear it up and I'd always be back in for some kind of other anti-biotic...and I'd be back again several times a year until I learned the following. UTI infections usually are e-coli infections that keep happening because the child has a yeast infection that encourages growth of the e-coli...and they have a lack of healthy bacteria in the body (ie acidophilus type products at the health food store or live cultures in yogurt..but, make sure that you get low sugar -no corn syrup and only fruit flavored yogurt as sugar feeds the bacteria. And avoid cranberry juice with a high sugar content. Then find a good MD who is also versed in natural medicine-they are usually more willing to prescribe long term courses of anti-fungal/ anti-yeast drugs such as Diflucan. She needs a long term course of this...not just a one day pill as is so often given. I've found a product that I had used to help treat my own UTI's. Though, I seldom feel like I'm getting one anymore. I don't know how this would work for a child though. So, I'll let you ask your doc. It was just a mixture that includes Uva Ursi and a few other ingredients that discourage e-coli and then I take cranberry pills and high vitamin C. Remember that antibiotics are what give yeast infections in the first place. Though, sometimes they are necessary...always insist that a doctor give something for yeast after a course of them. --- In , " we3philipsons " <we3philipsons@...> wrote: > > Hi folks. > > Our 4yo girl was dx with a UTI a week and a half ago, for which the > gave us Sulfameth-trimeth/ grape flavored (gen. Bactrim). Then dd and > I went to visit my mother out-of-state because hubby was laid-out with > an upper respiratory infection (as was I), but I was ambulatory enough > to drive us away to get some help. > > Back to the bactrim...Well, no-way, no-how would she take the stuff. > Sooo.. after returning home, I called drs office and asked for another > anti-biotic and discovered our daughter also has a strep infection, as > well as an e coli infection. > > The drs. office prescribed AMox-Clav (gen. Augmentin). She drank this > just fine. Unfortunately, 12 hours after starting this dd began to > have diarrhea. Not just loose stools, but straight water. This has > gone on for three days. (Projectile diarrhea!) > > I've called the drs. again and we're going to try the bactrim again, > without flavors this time. > > Any thoughts on this? I think we've been living with strep for a long > time--might be related to her low-grade fevers. > > AND we're visiting a ped. immunologist/allergist/researcher tomorrow, > armed with a notebook of research and a request for the tests. > Hopefully we'll move forward on this! > > Shanna Philipson > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2006 Report Share Posted March 21, 2006 Oh, yes. Also, I worry about a child having UTI because it is so painful. So, you didn't mention this. But , I hope that you are also asking for the pill that turns their urine orange but, relieves the pain on urination. I forget what it's called. --- In , " we3philipsons " <we3philipsons@...> wrote: > > Hi folks. > > Our 4yo girl was dx with a UTI a week and a half ago, for which the > gave us Sulfameth-trimeth/ grape flavored (gen. Bactrim). Then dd and > I went to visit my mother out-of-state because hubby was laid-out with > an upper respiratory infection (as was I), but I was ambulatory enough > to drive us away to get some help. > > Back to the bactrim...Well, no-way, no-how would she take the stuff. > Sooo.. after returning home, I called drs office and asked for another > anti-biotic and discovered our daughter also has a strep infection, as > well as an e coli infection. > > The drs. office prescribed AMox-Clav (gen. Augmentin). She drank this > just fine. Unfortunately, 12 hours after starting this dd began to > have diarrhea. Not just loose stools, but straight water. This has > gone on for three days. (Projectile diarrhea!) > > I've called the drs. again and we're going to try the bactrim again, > without flavors this time. > > Any thoughts on this? I think we've been living with strep for a long > time--might be related to her low-grade fevers. > > AND we're visiting a ped. immunologist/allergist/researcher tomorrow, > armed with a notebook of research and a request for the tests. > Hopefully we'll move forward on this! > > Shanna Philipson > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2006 Report Share Posted March 23, 2006 I think you need a new doctor. Augmentin really isn't prescribed for UTI infections anyways. I'm trying to think of the one that worked best for me and I can't remember because it's been so long since I needed one. It was a dual spectrum anti-biotic. I'll try to look it up. Be sure to add alot of probiotics and something to prevent yeast. If you can't get something prescription look over the counter for something like candida clear by NOW Brand.--Then adjust the dosage for a child. --- In , " we3philipsons " <we3philipsons@...> wrote: > > Hi folks. > > Our 4yo girl was dx with a UTI a week and a half ago, for which the > gave us Sulfameth-trimeth/ grape flavored (gen. Bactrim). Then dd and > I went to visit my mother out-of-state because hubby was laid-out with > an upper respiratory infection (as was I), but I was ambulatory enough > to drive us away to get some help. > > Back to the bactrim...Well, no-way, no-how would she take the stuff. > Sooo.. after returning home, I called drs office and asked for another > anti-biotic and discovered our daughter also has a strep infection, as > well as an e coli infection. > > The drs. office prescribed AMox-Clav (gen. Augmentin). She drank this > just fine. Unfortunately, 12 hours after starting this dd began to > have diarrhea. Not just loose stools, but straight water. This has > gone on for three days. (Projectile diarrhea!) > > I've called the drs. again and we're going to try the bactrim again, > without flavors this time. > > Any thoughts on this? I think we've been living with strep for a long > time--might be related to her low-grade fevers. > > AND we're visiting a ped. immunologist/allergist/researcher tomorrow, > armed with a notebook of research and a request for the tests. > Hopefully we'll move forward on this! > > Shanna Philipson > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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