Medicine and Non RSS Child

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I have a problem with my non-RSS daughter and medicine. Whenever

she needs to take medicine for something (right now she has a

horrible cough) she throws up. She tries to take the medicine,

swallows it, and about 30 seconds later vomits. We have tried

taking medicine from a spoon, a syringe and mixed with grape juice.

She does throw up easily. She threw up last night just from

coughing.

Becca is 4 1/2 years old. Any ideas?

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 1/2 year old twins

[Guest guest]

My non RSS daughter was exactly like this. It was horrible as she often had

fevers as a baby (or so it seemed to this panicky " first time " mom). I ended

up using suppositories. It was the only way I could get Tylenol into her. It

is actually really easy to do with babies. I would just lie her on her back

and insert the suppository. It worked like a charm. Of course back then (she

just turned 15) we didn't have all the fancy thermometers we do now and I

use to do her temperature anally as well. So I was use to working " in that

area " ! LOL Becca I see is 4 1/2 years old, so have you tried the chewables?

The good news is they do grow out of this. She still detests taking medicine

and if it's liquid I hear her gagging away but it stays down!

Debby

Medicine and Non RSS Child

> Hi all,

>

> I have a problem with my non-RSS daughter and medicine. Whenever

> she needs to take medicine for something (right now she has a

> horrible cough) she throws up. She tries to take the medicine,

> swallows it, and about 30 seconds later vomits. We have tried

> taking medicine from a spoon, a syringe and mixed with grape juice.

> She does throw up easily. She threw up last night just from

> coughing.

>

> Becca is 4 1/2 years old. Any ideas?

>

> Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 1/2 year old twins

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Does your daughter have anything in her stomach before giving her the

medicine? Maybe toast, milk or something. Also ask your pharmacist

if there is anything they can add to it for the flavoring. I had the

same problem with my daughter and what I do sometimes is give her a

little then water or juice or pediasure and then finish it off and

another drink. I wish I could be of more suggestions or help.

Good luck

B

4 1/2 RSS and Kelli 2 Non RSS

> Hi all,

>

> I have a problem with my non-RSS daughter and medicine. Whenever

> she needs to take medicine for something (right now she has a

> horrible cough) she throws up. She tries to take the medicine,

> swallows it, and about 30 seconds later vomits. We have tried

> taking medicine from a spoon, a syringe and mixed with grape juice.

> She does throw up easily. She threw up last night just from

> coughing.

>

> Becca is 4 1/2 years old. Any ideas?

>

> Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 1/2 year old twins

[Guest guest]

We have the same problem with our non-RSS son, Tyler. Major gag

reflux. As an infant, it was horrendous, as a toddler even worse --

took 2 of us holding him down, prying his jaw open, and him using

his tongue to sweep and push back out the medicines.

If the medicines were antibiotics for ear infections, etc. - we now

resort to a shot. Sounds horrible, but it is over quickly, and in

every case but one, it worked.

Now, with Tylenol, Motrin, etc. we give him " options. " Because of a

history of febrile seizures (6 or 7 of them but none since he was 5

or 6 years old) -- he HAS to take the meds.

He can take it by chewable (these are great, and you can Cough and

Cold and plain Tylenol or Motrin ones); by liquid; or in the case of

fever reduction, Mom can put the medicine in your bottom.

Sadly, with the fever, he actually chooses the bottom sometimes

(Feverall suppositories). The chewable ones are the best.

For situations that he can't get a shot for (bad insect bite

infection), we resorted to Coca Cola as a bribery. He takes the

medicine and gets a glass of Coca Cola right afterwards to wash the

taste away (doesn't normally get Coke in our house).

I hope one piece of info in this hodge podge of advice will work for

you. I know how frustrating it can be, as you beg and plead and

they spit it all up.

Salem

> Hi all,

>

> I have a problem with my non-RSS daughter and medicine. Whenever

> she needs to take medicine for something (right now she has a

> horrible cough) she throws up. She tries to take the medicine,

> swallows it, and about 30 seconds later vomits. We have tried

> taking medicine from a spoon, a syringe and mixed with grape

juice.

> She does throw up easily. She threw up last night just from

> coughing.

>

> Becca is 4 1/2 years old. Any ideas?

>

> Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 4 1/2 year old

twins

[Guest guest]

Judith,

Have you tried some of the new meds that dissolve in the mouth in

seconds without chewing? I don't know which ones there are exactly,

but I know we have used this version of Zofran with Max when he

cannot tolerate oral meds due to vomiting. We put the tablet under

his tongue and it is absorbed that way. I know there are over the

counter meds like this, too.

Jodi Z.