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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".
>
> Thanks but there is no way I could get her to eat blueberries. She
> likes them as much as I do which is not at all.

I think you either like them or not. Fresh blueberries I will always
bypass them if there is an alternative, frozen on the other hand I
really like.