Chewing

January 2, 2006

For my son, chewing on things was from yeast overgrowth and phenol

intolerance. He chewed completely through all his 3T and 4T shirts.

For my daughter, she'll lick and mouth things when she has yeast,

also, and it can also be from nausea or an intolerance to a supplement

or food - have you started any new interventions?

Amy

>

> Why would a child start licking their hands, and chewing on things,

> like their blanket when they're lyeing down?

> Does that mean anything?

>

January 2, 2006

My son chewed all sorts of things. Zinc really helped these 'chewies'

for us.

.

January 3, 2006

.... " and can't get to sleep

at night (witness, I am posting this at approximately midnight, he

ate a bunch of potato chips this evening at a friend's and even

w/.5mg melatonin we are STILL UP, with him loudly reciting

P.D.Eastman books.) "

Sorry, I can't help it...I know you all need your sleep but I can just hear your

little son, " Go,

dogs, GO! The light is green now...A DOG PARTY! WHAT a dog party!!... " LOL

Peace,

Kathy E.

January 4, 2006

>

> Why would a child start licking their hands, and chewing on things,

> like their blanket when they're lyeing down?

> Does that mean anything?

It is commonly associated with zinc deficiency.

For my #3, it meant he had eaten a food or supplement he did not

tolerate, or he had a yeast overgrowth issue.

Dana

January 6, 2006

>

> I give him one 20 mg kirkman zinc capsule in the morning, and one at

lunch.

> If it's from yeast, the Nystatin should help it?

Nystatin is effective for certain strains of yeast. If the yeast he

has is one of those strains, Nystatin should help.

Dana

January 6, 2006

Well, todat is day #5 on Nystatin, and it hasn't changed his sleeping at

night at all yet. I think the die-off is getting better, his cheeks aren't

nearly as pink, and he doeasn't get as hot. His poop is still quite soft.

Thanks. Amber.

On 1/6/06, danasview <danasview@...> wrote:

>

> >

> > I give him one 20 mg kirkman zinc capsule in the morning, and one at

> lunch.

> > If it's from yeast, the Nystatin should help it?

>

> Nystatin is effective for certain strains of yeast. If the yeast he

> has is one of those strains, Nystatin should help.

>

> Dana

>

November 5, 2007

On Jul 5, 9:06am, " carolynsuelowerychattanooga " wrote:

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} all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even=20

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} anxiety thing?

Chewy tubes:

http://www.chewytubes.com/chewytubes/chewytubes.php

My son used to use them, now that he's older we've switched

to the more spocially accceptable gum.

I'm a chewer as well, and I couldn't tell you exactly the cause.

Bam's OT thinks it's a sensory issue, it might also be anxiety.

Wlla

November 5, 2007

used to chew things, too! She still does, actually! She has nibbled off pieces of the TV remote! She was a thumb sucker for a very long time - even though she stopped during school hours, she would suck her thumb before she went to sleep at night. She said she doesn't do that any more.

Deb

In a message dated 11/5/2007 7:15:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sue@... writes:

Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell phone, all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an anxiety thing?Sue>> A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know what it was or where to get it?>

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November 5, 2007

Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell phone,

all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even

describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an

anxiety thing?

Sue

>

> A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like

that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know what it

was or where to get it?

>

November 5, 2007

I am not sure what it is but our son does not have the OCD diagnosis, and our doctor's lump it into our 'asperger's diagnosis.' Our son is medicated for anxiety (and OCD---pretty sure----even though he is not 'diagnosed with it') yet he still does it all----it is more like a tick to me? It is something he would LIKE to not do, but does, and we won't talk our HIS fingernails (or lack there-of either-----)---we are just happy he is to them and finally off his toes (smile......)....progress?!????!

Ruthie

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Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell phone, all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an anxiety thing?Sue>> A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know what it was or where to get it?>

November 5, 2007

Not sure if it was from me or not, but I think I had shared the idea that I got from a conference this summer---Carol Kranowitz----to take fish tank tubing (thickness you prefer), cut it to a length you want---like 4-6" punch a hole in it with a hot nail (or some other tool you have----big enough to put a key chain through---a key chain that has the spiral plastic key ring attached, or one you can use a string (like a name tag you pull out to swipe)---attach it to that; hook it to their belt loop), and they can use that to chew on when they need to (and hide it in their pocket when not, etc.)

Ruthie

( ) chewing

A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know what it was or where to get it?

November 5, 2007

Hi Ruthie - I totally relate to the fingers vs. toes issue. I couldn't decide where to post it though - under most embarrassing or here.

We were at CiCi's pizza buffet on a crowded Saturday night in summer, and before you know it, ds was chewing his toenails - right there at the table. After that, I can't remember anything really embarrassing me anymore! And there have been a few things that came close...

As much as he chews on his fingernails, he will not put anything else in his mouth. And he is on Luvox for anxiety and ocd symptoms - it changed our world for us. Instead of going through a nightly ritual of reassuring him that all the animals, one by one, were locked in their cages at the zoo (we live 20 miles from the zoo), and all the doors and windows were locked as well as the ones in the cars as well as at grandparents houses, etc. You get the picture.

Then one night after tucking him into bed, we realized it wasn't talking as long to get him to bed, because he quit asking about so many animals and windows, and doors. And it's been great ever since!

trish

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of BRYAN DOLEZALSent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: Re: ( ) Re: chewing

I am not sure what it is but our son does not have the OCD diagnosis, and our doctor's lump it into our 'asperger's diagnosis.' Our son is medicated for anxiety (and OCD---pretty sure----even though he is not 'diagnosed with it') yet he still does it all----it is more like a tick to me? It is something he would LIKE to not do, but does, and we won't talk our HIS fingernails (or lack there-of either-----)---we are just happy he is to them and finally off his toes (smile......)....progress?!????!

Ruthie

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Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell phone, all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an anxiety thing?Sue>> A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know what it was or where to get it?>

November 5, 2007

My son too. He is 7. He chews holes in his shirts, bites this

fingernails, and typically reminds me of a toddler if he does not have

gum. I don't mean that to sound horrible about my son, its just that

when I think 9-23 month old child I think hide anything they can hurt

their mouth with or swallow. Yes, he chews legos, cars, kinects, star

wars men/weapons etc. And he has literaly been a thumb sucker since he

grew arms inutero. Seriously every ultrasound I had, he had his thumb

in his mouth, and funny thing is, its the same thumb he sucks to this

day. lol. however, he does not suck his thumb at school (and his

teacher knows that if she sees him sucking his thumb she is to give him

cool off time and call me immediately (start for his tantrums). luckily

so far no calls.

debmetsfan@... wrote:

>

> used to chew things, too! She still does, actually! She has

> nibbled off pieces of the TV remote! She was a thumb sucker for a

> very long time - even though she stopped during school hours, she

> would suck her thumb before she went to sleep at night. She said she

> doesn't do that any more.

>

> Deb

>

> In a message dated 11/5/2007 7:15:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> sue@... writes:

>

> Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell

> phone,

> all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even

> describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an

> anxiety thing?

>

> Sue

> >

> > A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like

> that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know

> what it

> was or where to get it?

> >

>

> Debbie Salerno

> Maine Coon Rescue

> Board Member

> DNA Manager

> Eastern Regional Director

> Vice President

> www.mainecoonrescue.net

>

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November 5, 2007

That's funny - we could see sucking on her thumb on the ultrasounds, too! It was a hard habit for her to break. She did it since she was 6 weeks old - it helped her to sleep through the night!

Deb

In a message dated 11/6/2007 12:57:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, aschristensen@... writes:

My son too. He is 7. He chews holes in his shirts, bites this fingernails, and typically reminds me of a toddler if he does not have gum. I don't mean that to sound horrible about my son, its just that when I think 9-23 month old child I think hide anything they can hurt their mouth with or swallow. Yes, he chews legos, cars, kinects, star wars men/weapons etc. And he has literaly been a thumb sucker since he grew arms inutero. Seriously every ultrasound I had, he had his thumb in his mouth, and funny thing is, its the same thumb he sucks to this day. lol. however, he does not suck his thumb at school (and his teacher knows that if she sees him sucking his thumb she is to give him cool off time and call me immediately (start for his tantrums). luckily so far no calls.debmetsfanaol wrote:>> used to chew things, too! She still does, actually! She has > nibbled off pieces of the TV remote! She was a thumb sucker for a > very long time - even though she stopped during school hours, she > would suck her thumb before she went to sleep at night. She said she > doesn't do that any more. > > Deb> > In a message dated 11/5/2007 7:15:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > suechasinglewisandclark writes:>> Is chewing a symptom? DS has eaten the antennas off of his cell> phone,> all our house phones, bitten the remote control, and we won't even> describe his fingernails and cuticles! Is this an OCD thing, or an> anxiety thing?>> Sue> >> > A while back someone had posted about a necklace or something like> that that a child could wear at school to chew on. Anyone know> what it> was or where to get it?> >>> > Debbie Salerno> Maine Coon Rescue> Board Member> DNA Manager> Eastern Regional Director> Vice President> www.mainecoonrescue.net>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> See what's new at AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170> and Make AOL Your > Homepage <http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169>.>

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November 6, 2007

lol too true. at six weeks old i decided to ignore the docs (babies

must sleep on their backs, blah blah blah) and as soon as i layed him

down on his tummy (he could hold his head up for 30 minutes at 4 weeks

old) he stuck his thumb in his mouth scrunched up (frog butt style) and

fell asleep for 4 hours. i tried it again that night, and low and

behold he slept for 9 hours without waking up. after that he would

scream bloody murder if he was layed on his back because for some reason

that he couldnt figure out, that thumb thing kept escaping from his

mouth. (seriously, you know that look where you can see the wheels

turning as they try to figure something out, he perfected it at 5 weeks

old. lol)

debmetsfan@... wrote:

>

> That's funny - we could see sucking on her thumb on the

> ultrasounds, too! It was a hard habit for her to break. She did it

> since she was 6 weeks old - it helped her to sleep through the night!

>

> Deb

>

> In a message dated 11/6/2007 12:57:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

> aschristensen@... writes:

>

> Debbie Salerno

> Maine Coon Rescue

> Board Member

> DNA Manager

> Eastern Regional Director

> Vice President

> www.mainecoonrescue.net

>

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November 6, 2007

LOL!! That's funny!

They are always changing their minds about which way to put them down. is 14 now; they told me back when she was an infant to roll up a blanket and put it behind her back so she could sleep on her side. But I think that mostly, she did sleep on her back! Thank goodness for the thumb! She wouldn't take any pacifiers!

Deb

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