Re: Help-Daughter has severe stomach pain-all night

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> My daughter had severe stomach pain last night. I had given her

> Kirkmans Enzymes three times yesterday. At dinner time, she did not

> eat anything after I gave her one. This was the first day I had given

> it to her three times. Could the enzymes be causing the stomach pains?

Do they contain papain or bromelain? Some kids don't tolerate those.

Were they proteases? If so, they can address viruses if given on an

empty stomach, so it might be that. They can also clear out " gunk "

from the GI tract, which can cause problems if the child has an ulcer.

Dana

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> Yes -to both questions-do you think I should stop giving it to her?

Try a different enzyme that does not contain papain/bromelain. HNI

has several to consider

http://www.houstonni.com/

You can also check labels on Enzymedica products, they are available

at local health food stores.

Dana

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> Enzymes will attack the gut if there is no food present.

Proteases will debride *dead* tissue, so they are good at clearing out

the " gunk " if given on an empty stomach. If there is an ulcer

present, they can cause problems with that, because of the open sore

and surrounding dead tissue. If there is no ulcer, proteases work

very well on an empty stomach to address viruses, bad bacteria, and

" gunk " . Other types of enzymes work well for yeast if given on an

empty stomach.

Dana

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> My daughter had severe stomach pain last night. I had given her

> Kirkmans Enzymes three times yesterday. At dinner time, she did not

> eat anything after I gave her one. This was the first day I had given

> it to her three times. Could the enzymes be causing the stomach pains?

> Any thoughts what I could do to help her?

>

I'm just catching up on some of your posts.

Yesterday you wrote that her stomach feels hard. Does she still

have this symptom? If so, I would take her to a doctor for an

exam of her belly to rule out appendicitis or obstruction or

GI bleed, that sort of thing.

It might not be any of those things, but a hard, rigid belly is

a danger sign that should be checked out. And sounds like she

also has ongoing pain and has had fever recently. Is she having

regular BMs? If she has become more constipated than normal, or

has vomited, that would add to concern.

I would not give any activated charcoal or Motrin or other NSAIDs

until you get her checked out. Someone suggested plain chicken

broth, which sounds fine.

I don't mean to alarm you - she may not have anything serious, but

the hard belly is a concerning sign and should be checked by a doctor.

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p.s. I had stomach problems when I started certain enzymes (different

products than you are using). I had severe nausea rather than pain.

Even a sprinkle of enzymes caused problems. I had to fix my stomach

before I could use enzymes.