"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Ozgirl wrote:
>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Angela is sick. I don't know what is going on. She restarted the
>>> Metformin and is now up to 2 pills per day. Will up it to 3
>>> tomorrow. That will be 1,500.
>>>
>>> It started with diarrhea but I don't really think this is from the
>>> Metformin because she took that dose for many days with no problem.
>>> She was also very tired, cranky and had an ear ache, sore throat and
>>> runny nose
>>>
>>> She already had a Drs. appointment for the follow-up on her hand/arm
>>> twitch which had resolved. So we mentioned the other symptoms.
>>>
>>> Dr. said she had a slightly red and swollen ear and wasn't going to
>>> do anything about it. Said that things like this resolve on their
>>> own in kids her age. I pointed out that the last ear infection did
>>> not resolve itself. It started in May and kept going until June!
>>>
>>> So she prescribed Azytrhromycin but said not to give it to her
>>> unless
>>> she got a fever. I did anyway. But not right away. I waited 2
>>> days
>>> until she was screaming with ear pain. I didn't actually take her
>>> temperature because I still do not have an accurate thermometer and
>>> refuse to keep buying them. I have bought dozens over the years.
>>> They will show us with a fever and then we will go to the Dr. and be
>>> found to have a normal temperature. Or they show us with no fever
>>> and the Dr. says we have one! Anyway she went from feeling chilled
>>> (it was a warm day) to sweating (and by then it had cooled off). She
>>> felt hot to the touch. So that was on Sunday. She was also
>>> sleeping a lot. I had to wake her. And she was going to bed early.
>>> Neither thing is like her.
>>>
>>> She missed school on Friday. I didn't really believe she was sick
>>> at
>>> first. She said she had diarrhea and complained of the ear, throat
>>> and runny nose. Got right back in bed and ate nothing that day but a
>>> few bites of cereal and only because I told her she had to eat
>>> something. Since then she has eaten little. Was having one bout of
>>> diarrhea a
>>> day. Seemed to resolve with a store brand Imodium. But then late
>>> last night she got up from bed, almost crying from stomach pain.
>>> Severe diarrhea! Took the maximum dose of the store brand Imodium
>>> which is 4 pills. First 2, then 1 then another 1. She stayed up,
>>> hovering over a bowl not sure which way she was going to get sick. I
>>> finally gave her a can of diet ginger ale and then she felt a bit
>>> better. I debated taking her to the Dr. again today but so far no
>>> diarrhea.
>>> However she says she does feel sick to her stomach.
>>>
>>> Her Endo. is not in on Tuesdays. Apparently he is there early in
>>> the
>>> morning for some kind of appointment but then he leaves. I don't
>>> know if he does surgery or what but he does not answer calls today.
>>> So I didn't bother trying to call to see if this stomach stuff could
>>> be from the Metformin. But the family practitioner she saw didn't
>>> seem to think so. Her pediatrician was booked up so she saw another
>>> Dr. She really hasn't been eating much. She had some gluten free
>>> fish
>>> sticks for breakfast and I made her a small amount of plain white
>>> rice for lunch. Neither of these things are low carb, I know. We
>>> may have some yogurt. Not sure but if we do it will be the flavored
>>> kind. She won't eat plain. I am not sure about giving her toast.
>>> She can't eat regular bread. Normally she eats some made of corn
>>> flour which would be bad. I just got the new order. There is some
>>> made of tapioca. Would that work for her problem? I do have a few
>>> slices of some mixed grain, high fiber stuff. I know that would be
>>> bad. We do have all kinds of applesauce. No bananas in the house.
>>> I do have a couple of chicken breasts I could cook, plenty of canned
>>> chicken, chicken broth and also rice pasta.
>>>
>>> At this point I think I am going to worry less about carbs and just
>>> try to get her well. Because of her missing 3 days of school she
>>> is
>>> now flunking history because she missed a test. They are making it
>>> super hard this year for kids who are absent to make up work! Her
>>> math teacher was putting their assignments online but then she
>>> suddenly stopped. So I don't know if she was sick or what. Angela
>>> said tons of kids have been sick.
>>>
>>> So what do you eat when you have diarrhea? Assuming you normally
>>> eat
>>> low carb .
>>
>> My mother always gave us grated apple. FWIW none of my kids, even as
>> teenagers have ever thrown off an ear infection by themselves. My 16
>> year old has had two in the past few months with a heavy cold. Every
>> cold we seem to get lately comes with upset stomach as well. Avoid
>> yoghurt, toast should be ok. Things like milk products and fats often
>> make stomach upsets worse and more prolonged. I usually stop all
>> medications when I have upset stomach as well.
>>
>> Before antibiotics ear infections often led to mastoiditis. Why would
>> a doctor think that process has changed?
>
> I wasn't sure about the yogurt because they usually tell her to eat it
> with the antibiotics.

Which is ok usually but with diarrhoea it can exacerbate it. I like
probiotic capsules.