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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 . Thanks! |
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![]() "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... 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? |
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On 9/20/2011 8:23 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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 . Thanks! It is very possible that the diarrhea is from the antibiotics. The strong ones often kill the good bacteria in the colon. If that is the case, yogurt is what is recommended. To avoid high carbs, look for one of the Greek yogurts. Fage brand is fairly low in carbs. They have one that is 0% fat. If you want to sweeten it, use a tablespoon of jam or preserves. Don't use sugar-free jam if it contains any sweeteners that have sugar alcohols as they can make the diarrhea worse. The most important thing is to keep her hydrated. Lots of clear fluids. Water, tea (the tannin in strong tea can sooth an upset stomach), Crystal Light, clear broths, sugar-free jello (watch for sugar alcohols). If you can find a sugar-free sports drink, like Gatorade, that will help replace electrolites. I don't know if they make Pedialite without a lot of sugar. If she is still running high fevers and can't hold down Tylenol, put her in the bath tub with warm (cooler than normal bath temp, but not cool) water and pour it over her body with a bowl or large cup. That will help cool her down. And, Julie, I am being kind in giving you some advice. Please do not come back and tell me why you can't follow it. I'm really more interest in your child getting well than I am in your excuses. Thanks. -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south Texas Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does. |
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Ozgirl wrote:
"Julie Bove" wrote in message ... 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. As for the ear infections, I don't know why they say that but they all seem to. Angela was once at the ER where the Dr. said she had a raging ear infection but he did nothing about it. I think that was the time she wound up going to my ENT who did prescribe something. For the ear infection prior they only gave her drops for pain which did nothing at all. I think she made three trips to the Dr. before they would prescribe something. They always think it will resolve in its own. The thing I have had that I have sometimes gotten to resolve is a fungal infection in the ear. Sometimes if I catch it right away and keep treating it with half rubbing alcohol and half white vinegar I can kill it. But only sometimes. Sometimes it just makes it worse by keeping it slightly at bay and then as soon as I stop using the drops it rapidly mulitplies. I am going out to buy her some rice cakes. She will need something in her lunch. I hope, hope, hope she can go to school tomorrow! |
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Janet Wilder wrote:
On 9/20/2011 8:23 PM, Julie Bove wrote: 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 . Thanks! It is very possible that the diarrhea is from the antibiotics. The strong ones often kill the good bacteria in the colon. If that is the case, yogurt is what is recommended. To avoid high carbs, look for one of the Greek yogurts. Fage brand is fairly low in carbs. They have one that is 0% fat. If you want to sweeten it, use a tablespoon of jam or preserves. Don't use sugar-free jam if it contains any sweeteners that have sugar alcohols as they can make the diarrhea worse. She will not eat Greek. I bought some once. It almost made her vomit. She couldn't bring herself to swallow it. She also won't eat jam or preserves. The only thing like that I ever keep in the house is some sugar free strawberry and since I eat it on peanut butter sandwiches it wouldn't be safe for her to eat. I don't worry about cross contamination with it because she has never shown an interest in eating it. She won't eat anything with pieces of fruit in it. There are no sugar alcohols in this stuff. But I also can't get any more because the health food store closed about an hour ago. The most important thing is to keep her hydrated. Lots of clear fluids. Water, tea (the tannin in strong tea can sooth an upset stomach), Crystal Light, clear broths, sugar-free jello (watch for sugar alcohols). If you can find a sugar-free sports drink, like Gatorade, that will help replace electrolites. I don't know if they make Pedialite without a lot of sugar. She does have sugar free sports drinks. Won't eat Jell-O and the only tea she will drink is green. I do have broth though. If she is still running high fevers and can't hold down Tylenol, put her in the bath tub with warm (cooler than normal bath temp, but not cool) water and pour it over her body with a bowl or large cup. That will help cool her down. She doesn't have a high fever. At least I don't think so. And, Julie, I am being kind in giving you some advice. Please do not come back and tell me why you can't follow it. I'm really more interest in your child getting well than I am in your excuses. Thanks. Sorry, I already did. That's just how I am. |
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![]() "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... Ozgirl wrote: "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Julie Bove wrote:
snip So what do you eat when you have diarrhea? Assuming you normally eat low carb . Thanks! I just take OTC Immodium. For dogs, the usual recommendation is white rice mixed with a bit of some kind of plain, comparatively low fat meat, such as cooked and drained ground beef or chicken. |
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In article , "Julie Bove"
wrote: Metformin Metformin may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe, do not go away, go away and come back, or do not begin for some time after you begin taking metformin: diarrhea bloating stomach pain gas constipation unpleasant metallic taste in mouth heartburn headache sneezing cough runny nose flushing of the skin nail changes muscle pain |
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![]() "Ozgirl" wrote in message ... "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... Ozgirl wrote: "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... 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. I've been giving her those too. |
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![]() "Janet" wrote in message ... Julie Bove wrote: snip So what do you eat when you have diarrhea? Assuming you normally eat low carb . Thanks! I just take OTC Immodium. She has been taking that but as of yesterday it was severe. So far so good on that front today but she has terrible stomach pains. At least we know it isn't her appendix because that has been removed. For dogs, the usual recommendation is white rice mixed with a bit of some kind of plain, comparatively low fat meat, such as cooked and drained ground beef or chicken. |
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as you know i try to eat moderate carb, to the healthy and more complex...
but when i am in this situation often its something to go down there and collect the ick... rice, which for me would be brown, warm tapioca pudding, and warm jello... also remember to keep her hydrated, truth is its almost more important to get the liquids in than make the stool... also watch her electrolights, but if she is carb sensitive she won't probably do well with a banana, Lee "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... 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 . Thanks! |
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I can't remember for sure julie, if she will eat brown rice, get some of
that cooked in chicken broth, then put in some of that shredded chicken she lkes and if she likes gravy sauces one of those gluton free jobs stir it up and give her to eat in small amounts... and just warm not hot or too cool, Lee "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... Julie Bove wrote: snip So what do you eat when you have diarrhea? Assuming you normally eat low carb . Thanks! I just take OTC Immodium. She has been taking that but as of yesterday it was severe. So far so good on that front today but she has terrible stomach pains. At least we know it isn't her appendix because that has been removed. For dogs, the usual recommendation is white rice mixed with a bit of some kind of plain, comparatively low fat meat, such as cooked and drained ground beef or chicken. |
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![]() "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... I can't remember for sure julie, if she will eat brown rice, get some of that cooked in chicken broth, then put in some of that shredded chicken she lkes and if she likes gravy sauces one of those gluton free jobs stir it up and give her to eat in small amounts... and just warm not hot or too cool, Lee She usually won't eat brown rice but we have tried a mix recently that is white, brown and vegetables. Not good for now I know. We were just in the ER. The Dr. thinks it is gastritis. I will have to look up the term. She was given some Maalox with Lidocaine in it and it took her pain level (on a scale of 1 to 10) from a 9 to a 1. Her labs all came back normal. BG was 75. He told me to stop the antibiotic because her ears look clear now. And to back the Metformin off to 500 mg for a few days then increase it. If the D comes back I need to call the Endo. He prescribed Protonix for 2 weeks. I hope she doesn't need to go on that all the time because all of those types of meds made me very sick. Increased my GERD something fierce and caused migraines and bizarre dreams. But perhaps she will need the med only for 2 weeks. He said for her not to eat spicy foods and no caffeine. She said that she doesn't eat spicy foods but I'm not so sure about that. Yesterday she wanted some steak for dinner. It is a Sukiyaki cut so it cooks in just a minute or three. Then I put a little drizzle of Heinz 57 on it, mixed it through and served it. She had it with the rice and veggies. I don't think I've ever eaten Heinz 57 but I think it is spicy. I could be wrong though. |
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![]() "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... as you know i try to eat moderate carb, to the healthy and more complex... but when i am in this situation often its something to go down there and collect the ick... rice, which for me would be brown, warm tapioca pudding, and warm jello... also remember to keep her hydrated, truth is its almost more important to get the liquids in than make the stool... also watch her electrolights, but if she is carb sensitive she won't probably do well with a banana, Lee I was in such a hurry to leave and get to the store that I totally forgot to give her the meds. All I gave her for dinner was a small bowl of rice pasta. I didn't have any white rice in the house. This was imported from Italy so I couldn't read all of it. But it said something about adding the germ back in. And it was 2g of fiber per serving which seemed to be less than the brown rice pasta we had. At the store I bought her rice cakes, rice crackers, rice chips and some white rice bread. Because she needed to eat with the meds I gave her a sandwich of thinly sliced chicken breast on the plain white rice bread, toasted. She loved it! But I told her she could not be eating that sort of bread all the time because it has the same amount of carbs as regular wheat bread. It didn't seem to raise her BG though because she tested at 75 at the ER. Now I am cranky because I didn't think to bring any food or my meds to the ER. I should have had my bedtime snack 38 minutes ago but I didn't. And I won't get the food for a while because I took my Carafate when I first came in and it takes an hour before I can eat. I just hope I don't go hypo before then. My numbers were down prior to and after dinner. Not too low but much down from what they had been running. |
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![]() "Storrmmee" wrote in message ... I can't remember for sure julie, if she will eat brown rice, get some of that cooked in chicken broth, then put in some of that shredded chicken she lkes and if she likes gravy sauces one of those gluton free jobs stir it up and give her to eat in small amounts... and just warm not hot or too cool, Lee I read that brown rice has the same glycemic load as white. May as well go for the white if using rice at all - in my experience most kids prefer white rice. I was told years ago that there are (amongst other things) 3 food items that pretty much most people can tolerate when allergic and they are rice, pears and lamb. I think more liquid intake is needed if you are running to the toilet frequently. If it has settled down to only needing to go after eating then in my opinion liquids can be lessened a bit. My 20 year old had the trots recently and I urged him to keep drinking and he said nah, liquid makes liquid ![]() "Julie Bove" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... Julie Bove wrote: snip So what do you eat when you have diarrhea? Assuming you normally eat low carb . Thanks! I just take OTC Immodium. She has been taking that but as of yesterday it was severe. So far so good on that front today but she has terrible stomach pains. At least we know it isn't her appendix because that has been removed. For dogs, the usual recommendation is white rice mixed with a bit of some kind of plain, comparatively low fat meat, such as cooked and drained ground beef or chicken. |
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