I had a look at one green tea at the supermarket this afternoon, just
out of curiosity. It said it was 100% green tea and was very low in
caffeine. Wasn't a decaffeinated one.

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> there is a wide variance in how much is in tea, there are decafe teas
> though, Lee
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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.
>>>
>>> Except that the ER Dr. told her to lay off of the caffeine. Are
>>> there tannins in grapes? She has some small packages of apple
>>> slices and grapes. Very few grapes in each one though. Maybe 3 or
>>> 4.
>>
>> If there is I would imagine grapes are contraindicated for diarrhoea
>> so it would defeat the purpose? I don't think there is much caffeine
>> in tea and I doubt Angela likes it really strong?
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