[blparent] stomach flu

Thu Oct 27 19:42:50 UTC 2011

Dawson just got over a cold and I mixed the plane Pedi alight with water and
gave it to him in a rubber straw sippy cup and that seemed to go down pretty
well.  They have flavored Pedi alight but it has a lot of junk in it to
flavor it.  You could always mix the Pedi alight with one part apple juice
depending on the age of the child but again it's the sugar you got to be
careful of.  If you do have to give something with sugar just to get fluids
in because times get desperate when kids are sick, I'd just make sure and
brush baby's teeth or wipe gums after so that sugars are not lingering on
teeth and gums.

Erin

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:22 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] stomach flu

Pedialyte does taste pretty nasty.  Does diet root beer contain Aspartame
(NutraSweet?)

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Michael Baldwin" <mbaldwin at gpcom.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:06 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] stomach flu

> We actually had this discussion a while back. We were advised to give 
> our child diet root beer one time, and a few members called our doctor 
> a quack and such. If someone has the energy, they can look at the list
archives.
> But
> as I did, if you compare the ingredients in diet root beer to 
> Pedialyte, you will find that the diet root beer is actually a better 
> option for the kid.
> Especially if they have diarrhea. Sugar can make diarrhea worse, and 
> pedialyte's own website says that it has sugar in it, and diet root 
> beer does not. The diet root beer also has the sodium, salt, which is 
> basically the minerals that the child gets from pedialyte. And if you 
> have ever tasted pedialyte, you will understand why most kids won't 
> drink the stuff.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:37
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stomach flu
>
> I've gotten the pops at Walgreen's Pharmacy, but they're probably 
> available at any fair-sized drugstore.  The nice thing about them is 
> that a sick child will suck on the frozen pop when she might not drink 
> fluids from a bottle or cup.  The pops definitely taste better than 
> liquid electrolyte solutions, probably because of added sugar and 
> flavorings.  But when you need to get fluids in, you do the best you 
> can.
>
> Soda for a baby?  I never heard anything like that before!
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
> compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and 
> tolerant of the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will 
> have been all of these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, 
> American scientist
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:12 AM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] stomach flu
>
>> Keep pumping the fluids as I'm sure you're doing and avoid sugar 
>> beverages.
>> I even had a nurse once tell me to give my baby soda which was stupid 
>> advice which my lactation nurse seconded for sure.  I've never heard 
>> of those frozen electrolyte pops Joe Elizabeth, where can I find 
>> those?  That's an awesome idea!
>>
>> Erin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Nikki Fugett-Dobens
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:53 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] stomach flu
>>
>> My daughter had the stomach flu once.  I called my pediatrician right 
>> away, because I had no idea what to do.  She said it took a while for 
>> dehydration, at least 12 hours.  She said to wait a few hours before 
>> giving her liquid, basically to make sure her stomach is empty.  Ifit 
>> has been 5-6 hours, and he hasn't vomited, start with a water and go 
>> from there.  I would do this, if he has kept throwing up what you 
>> have given him.  If he's still throwing up today, I would call your 
>> doctor, or ifthere's a high fever.  Also, as a warning, his appetite 
>> might take a few days to become normal again.  I hope he feels better
soon!
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chad Allen
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 12:42 AM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blparent] stomach flu
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> My son came home with a stomach flu today.
>>
>> He threw up twice in two hours. I forget how often vomiting needs to 
>> happen before dehydration becomes a concern.
>>
>> I know it's not twice in two hours but if he continues, when do you 
>> go to the emergency room?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Chad
>>
>>
>>
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