Re: Re: FW: Just a spoon full of non dairy ice cream makes the medicine go down

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I tried ice cream yesterday and he spit

it out. I think my next move will be the special cup. Then compounding... With

compounding, does anyone know what they add to it to mask the horrible taste?

He's on famvir. He's been on Valtrex in the past and it seems like they all

taste so bad, and the taste is so strong.

FW: Just a spoon full of non dairy ice cream makes the

medicine go down

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> > Tammy,

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> > This is how I got my son to take meds. I would mix the crushed medicine in

> > Mocha Mix non-dairy ice cream or sorbet and put it on a teaspoon. (The

> > Mocha Mix Ice Cream is in with the other ice creams at stores here.) Then I

> > would give it to my son and follow it with a water chaser. Frozen foods

> > tend to make your taste buds not as sensitive.

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> > When he was older this is how I taught him to take pills. I would cut the

> > pills into small pieces and surround them in the ice cream and put them on a

> > spoon. Once again follow it with a water chaser. Eventually when he was

> > ready, we eliminated the ice cream.

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> > Hope this helps!

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> > Marcia

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[Guest guest]

We use goat yogurt...

Kathy

Re: Re: FW: Just a spoon full of non dairy ice cream makes the

medicine go down

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I tried ice cream yesterday and he spit

it out. I think my next move will be the special cup. Then compounding... With

compounding, does anyone know what they add to it to mask the horrible taste?

He's on famvir. He's been on Valtrex in the past and it seems like they all

taste so bad, and the taste is so strong.

FW: Just a spoon full of non dairy ice cream makes the

medicine go down

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> > Tammy,

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> > This is how I got my son to take meds. I would mix the crushed medicine in

> > Mocha Mix non-dairy ice cream or sorbet and put it on a teaspoon. (The

> > Mocha Mix Ice Cream is in with the other ice creams at stores here.) Then I

> > would give it to my son and follow it with a water chaser. Frozen foods

> > tend to make your taste buds not as sensitive.

> >

> > When he was older this is how I taught him to take pills. I would cut the

> > pills into small pieces and surround them in the ice cream and put them on a

> > spoon. Once again follow it with a water chaser. Eventually when he was

> > ready, we eliminated the ice cream.

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> > Hope this helps!

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> > Marcia

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