Re: Digestive Disturbances- Natural Remedies

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Re: Digestive Disturbances- Natural Remedies

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[Guest guest]

Beth - Yes, these are all great ideas! Dr. Dumont is an

pediatric GI at Loyola Children's Hospital, and he is also the

Director of their Integrative Medicine Dept. He came to the MAGIC

convention 2 and 3 years ago, and spoke. He was asked to discuss

possible natural remedies for the various RSS/SGA GI problems.

I remember ginger and peppermint being discussed. He did admit,

unfortunately, that he had yet to find any natural remedy that would

help RSS/SGA kids with the following though: appetite increase,

severe reflux or delayed gastric emptying. I talked to him

afterwards about the constipation thing. Unfortunately for us, he

felt that 's constipation was too severe due to her severe

delayed emptying to be helped by natural remedies (although clearly

he still recommended the high fiber, etc). I was bummed on that one.

He talked about when an RSS/SGA child is at risk, when their weight

is truly not just thin but in trouble, that those are the times

where " integrative medicine " truly comes into play -- where the

combination of pharmaceutical meds and natural meds can be at the

biggest benefit.

I really liked listening to him, as he seemed to encompass the

entire RSS/SGA child. My daughter now loves peppermint tea, and

ginger is a must whenever she has any kind of tummy ache. I

probably should be better about giving these to her on a regular

basis.

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> For those children experiencing bloating, gas and other digestive

> disturbances consider the many benefits of spices such as ginger,

> fennel, cinnamon, nutmeg, chamomile and peppermint.

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> They can all be made into a tea. I use a combination of raw grated

> ginger and fennel for my daughter (1 teaspoon of each in about 3

> cups of water). Our doctor started 9 months ago on this

> tea combination and it works really well.

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> I will post separately a more detailed overview of a clinical

> analysis for each of these remedies.

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> 1. Ginger soothes nausea, motion sickness and other stomach upset;

> relieves morning sickness, eliminates intestinal gas, and relaxes

> and soothes the intestinal tract and encourages bile flow.

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> 2. Fennel can be useful for indigestion and spasms of the digestive

> tract.

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> 3. Cinnamon supports digestive function.

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> 4. Nutmeg for nausea and vomiting, indigestion and diarrhea.

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> 5. Peppermint is soothing to the digestive tract and relieves

> symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

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> Beth

[Guest guest]

Beth,

Thank you for mentioning possible natural remedies - I use several natural

remedies for various things. However, as someone who suffers from severe reflux

and delayed gastric emptying, I have to mention that peppermint can actually

make these conditions worse. Cinnamon could also have negative effects, if

taken in a large enough dose, as can as any other naturally " spicy " food item.

I had read this previously, but learned it was true through my personal

experiences.

in Alaska

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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:34:45 -0000

Subject: Digestive Disturbances- Natural Remedies

For those children experiencing bloating, gas and other digestive

disturbances consider the many benefits of spices such as ginger,

fennel, cinnamon, nutmeg, chamomile and peppermint.

They can all be made into a tea. I use a combination of raw grated

ginger and fennel for my daughter (1 teaspoon of each in about 3

cups of water). Our doctor started 9 months ago on this

tea combination and it works really well.

I will post separately a more detailed overview of a clinical

analysis for each of these remedies.

1. Ginger soothes nausea, motion sickness and other stomach upset;

relieves morning sickness, eliminates intestinal gas, and relaxes

and soothes the intestinal tract and encourages bile flow.

2. Fennel can be useful for indigestion and spasms of the digestive

tract.

3. Cinnamon supports digestive function.

4. Nutmeg for nausea and vomiting, indigestion and diarrhea.

5. Peppermint is soothing to the digestive tract and relieves

symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Beth

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