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> Ozgirl wrote:
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Ozgirl wrote:
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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.
>
> Dried blueberries if you can get them. Or thaw out frozen blueberries
> and
> dry them over low heat.
>
> Strangely enough this works against diarrhea, while fresh blueberries
> are a
> remedy for constipation. This is the European Vaccinium myrtillus, I
> don't
> know if it holds for any of the 5 different North American species ...
>
> From the net:
> <quote>
> Reportedly, dried blueberries have a long history of use in Sweden as
> a
> treatment for diarrhea. Dr. Varro Tyler in his book, Herbs of Choice,
> recommends either chewing dried blueberries or making a tea by boiling
> crushed dried blueberries for about 10 minutes.
>
> The helpfulness of blueberries for diarrhea appears to be due to the
> fact
> that they contain tannins, which act as an astringent, contracting
> tissue
> and reducing inflammation and secretion of liquids and mucus.
> Blueberries
> also contain substances called anthocyanosides, which have
> antibacterial
> properties, as well as being a good source of antioxidants. Lastly,
> blueberries are another source of the soluble fiber pectin.
> </quote>
>
> There's a lot more out there, I searched for "dried blueberries
> diarrhea".

I like warmed up frozen blueberries over plain yoghurt as a "dessert"
snack. I don't particularly like fresh blueberries. If its the tannins
that are good then perhaps the green tea that Angela does like might be
good for part of her fluid intake.