Re: Diarrhea questions - urgent

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Do you have a BS tester??? If so, then I would test him. Pedialyte is not

enough to keep 's BSLs up, but does have severe hypo-g

according to the Drs. Is Colin eating?? Will he eat any of the components of

the BRAT diet?? A day or two of this will usually help firm things up.

Hope this helps!

Pat

[Guest guest]

No, I don't have a tester and he isn't interested in eating at all.

He is going pee now so I don't think he is dehydrated. He has 15 oz.

of Pedialyte in him. Maybe I'll try some Peptamen Jr.

> Hi ,

>

> Do you have a BS tester??? If so, then I would test him. Pedialyte

is not

> enough to keep 's BSLs up, but does have severe

hypo-g

> according to the Drs. Is Colin eating?? Will he eat any of the

components of

> the BRAT diet?? A day or two of this will usually help firm things

up.

>

> Hope this helps!

> Pat

[Guest guest]

,

You should try mixing half Pedialyte and half Peptamen, Jr. and see

how Colin tolerates it. If that is too much, then go to 3/4

Pedialyte. He needs the Peptamen and the sugars and proteins in it

to keep his blood sugar up.

Also, when he does feel like eating, the BRAT diet is okay for a

day, but then you have to add some fat to his diet. Fat slows down

the metabolism so things don't just go right through him. I learned

this the hard way. My daughter once had a stomach bug like this and

she was so dehydrated and sick. I could not understand because she

was eating the foods on the BRAT diet. The doctor told me that I

had to add fats to help her digestion. She said to give her butter,

chicken, and eggs because of the fat in them. It worked!

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Jodi. I've been giving him a half and half mix and he hasn't

had another bout, so hopefully he is on the mend. I will try the

BRAT diet as soon as he is up to eating again.

>

> ,

>

> You should try mixing half Pedialyte and half Peptamen, Jr. and

see

> how Colin tolerates it. If that is too much, then go to 3/4

> Pedialyte. He needs the Peptamen and the sugars and proteins in

it

> to keep his blood sugar up.

>

> Also, when he does feel like eating, the BRAT diet is okay for a

> day, but then you have to add some fat to his diet. Fat slows

down

> the metabolism so things don't just go right through him. I

learned

> this the hard way. My daughter once had a stomach bug like this

and

> she was so dehydrated and sick. I could not understand because

she

> was eating the foods on the BRAT diet. The doctor told me that I

> had to add fats to help her digestion. She said to give her

butter,

> chicken, and eggs because of the fat in them. It worked!

>

> Jodi Z