and might be a good option as it will still have some so not a big change
like decafe might be to the taste, Lee
"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>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.
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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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?
>>
>>