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Post by Tammy on Dec 13, 2005 0:25:29 GMT -5
Arm And Hammer makes a toothpaste that is ok.
I don't know about the dose amount for a toddler, check with your pediatrician, but regular Tylenol is ok. So is Motrin, but not Advil. Bayer aspirin is fine. You'll have to cut these down in size, but if you can't find any children's type, this may help.
Robitussin makes a sugar free cough syrup, but again, this is adult type. Dimetap cold and allergy for a runny nose.
Speaking of drugs, you should get a PDR (Physicians Desk Reference) for home. It lists all the inactive ingredients of prescription drugs. There were many times that the Dr thought a drug was ok, and when I got home and checked it myself, he missed something. The last time I checked, there wasn't any safe penicillin. Every type uses some kind of sugar in the base.
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Post by Tammy on Dec 13, 2005 10:46:29 GMT -5
I'm looking at a box of Arm & Hammer that I just bought. It is "PeroxiCare" It contains: Sodium Flouride, sodium bicarbonate, PEG/PPG-38?8 copolymer, PEG/PPG-116?66 copolymer, milled sodium percarbonate, silica, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium saccharin, flavor, water, sodium lauryl sulfate.
No sorbitol. The "whitening" type contained the same things, I just choose this one. So check it again, maybe it has changed, or maybe it's this area. If it's not the same in your area, try contacting The company to see if they will ship you some.
We used to crush Regina's meds and put them in pudding. We had no problem that way.
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Post by Tammy on Dec 13, 2005 10:52:46 GMT -5
Regina has VERY good teeth, just like Fred said. She has only ever had 1 cavity, and that was a very small one.
The only advantage to the arm & hammer toothpaste is the flouride, but it's probably not a big deal for these kids.
BUT watch those cleanings at the dentist. They always want to use products with sorbitol in them. They taste better to other people that way. They have to use a plain pummace for Regina, and none of their flouride products.
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Post by jenferg on Dec 13, 2005 22:25:09 GMT -5
all: Our doctor told us to give Bailey suppositories if ran a temp. Also, I have found a cold symptom med without sugar. I think the company makes more that doesn't have sugar in it also. The company is called NatraBio. It is located in Ferndale, WA. Hope this helps during the codl and fu season. Jen F.
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Post by Tammy on Dec 14, 2005 2:59:07 GMT -5
Kristen,
I don't really know about constipation. My daughter always has the opposite trouble. So maybe it'll just be a one time thing until his body gets totally adjusted to being fructose free. I would think the suppositories would be the thing for right now. Since their bodies seem to adapt for everything else (lack of vits, good teeth, etc) hopefully this won't be a problem for long.
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Post by Andra on Dec 15, 2005 16:04:38 GMT -5
Hi,
Here in Brazil, I bought a toothpaste called GEL DENTAL INFANTIL (Weleda) is OK to use. I don´t Know if you can find it in your country.
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Post by Cati on Dec 15, 2005 16:23:15 GMT -5
Hi, Here in Brazil, I bought a toothpaste called GEL DENTAL INFANTIL (Weleda) is OK to use. I don´t Know if you can find it in your country. We have toothpaste from Weleda in Germany, too. Every kind is without fructose. |
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Post by Andra on Dec 20, 2005 12:51:58 GMT -5
Hi, Here in Brazil, I bought a toothpaste called GEL DENTAL INFANTIL (Weleda) is OK to use. I don´t Know if you can find it in your country.  |
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Post by lisa on Jan 14, 2006 11:58:46 GMT -5
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Post by Tammy on Jan 14, 2006 12:51:52 GMT -5
The best thing to do with over-the-counter drugs is the same thing as with food. Arm yourself with reading glasses and go read labels in your local store. Some of the store brands are fine. Some of the name brands are fine. This will eliminate the agrivation of looking for something that may not be in your area, and you'll probably find things that are ok but you wouldn't have found if you didn't look. They make cough syrup, cough drops, pain killers, sinus relievers, cold and flu items, just about anything you want, that are sugar-free and ok. You just have to read the labels. Sitting here on your computer and then trying to find them in the store can be very frustrating. Just go look and see what is easily available in your area. You'll be surprised what you find. And if you don't find what you're looking for, ask the pharmacist what he has available to order for you. They have always been more than helpful for me.
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Post by andrea on Jan 14, 2006 13:59:24 GMT -5
Hi, Every medicaments that I have to give to my son, I manipulated them in a pharmacy of manipulation ( to pain, vitamin C, antibiotycs... :  Andréa |
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Post by lisa on Mar 5, 2007 2:18:16 GMT -5
Nate recently had a high fever due to an ear infection. Thank goodness it's taken so long to run across this problem!
I spent 30 minutes looking through ingredients with the pharmacist and we only came up with regular strength adult Tylenol as OK. When I got home he wouldn't take it, no matter what I tried to disguise it with. SF Marshmallows, yogurt, peanut butter, jelly, koolaid...nothing worked. We ended up waiting it out with a cool cloth until the antibiotic kicked in.
Anyone with young kids had success with a pain reliever? Even the suppositories I saw had polysorbate 80 in them which has been a problem for him in the past. I'm not sure if absorption that way would cause the same problem or not or if maybe the small amount would mean no or limited reaction anyway.
Thanks!
Lisa
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Post by Tammy on Mar 6, 2007 0:00:18 GMT -5
Lisa
It sounds like you tried everything I would have tried. I was lucky in that Regina would swallow any pills I gave her. And before she could swallow them, she would just chew them up. Yuk. She didn't seem to mind though.
Did you try crushing them and putting it into liquid? They did that when Regina was in the hosp so they could just put it in her GI tube. It dissolved somewhat. Even if just some did, it might have been better than none at all. I'm not sure, it might make it more potent quicker, which would maybe mean using a little less for little ones. I'd just check with the ped dr for the amount to use that way. Might be worth trying next time.
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