"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> OT: Bad Idea: Gummy children's multivitamins!
>
> Gummy multivitamins? If it were the case, never in my house.
>
> Unless under lock and key, dispensed by parents, I could
> picture kids eating them like the famous candy and terribly
> vitamin overdosing!
>
> Maybe if it's a low RDA multivitamin not a one-a-day
> supplement.
>
> I do realize it's an OK delivery system if they can't swallow
> pills.
>
> They stopped short of "Gummy Bears" but it still seemed close
> enough to bother me.
>
> I took chewable Flinstones vitamins for a brief while when I
> noticed they decomposed at a fast rate.
>
> I now take Centrum 50+ berry chewable "horsepill" supplement
> (100+% RDA).
>
> I still wouldn't give my kids multivitamins without a doctor's
> approval of amounts and age/growth needs.
>
> The only acceptable exception would be if they ate at
> McDonalds tor BK hree times a day. Not under MY roof.
>
> </rant>
>
> Andy


That could be said for anything sweet, from children's cough syrup to
childrens aspirin. That's why there are parents, child-proof containers, and
a KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN warning prominently displayed on the bottles
of those types of things.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> OT: Bad Idea: Gummy children's multivitamins!
>>
>> Gummy multivitamins? If it were the case, never in my house.
>>
>> Unless under lock and key, dispensed by parents, I could
>> picture kids eating them like the famous candy and terribly
>> vitamin overdosing!
>>
>> Maybe if it's a low RDA multivitamin not a one-a-day
>> supplement.
>>
>> I do realize it's an OK delivery system if they can't swallow
>> pills.
>>
>> They stopped short of "Gummy Bears" but it still seemed close
>> enough to bother me.
>>
>> I took chewable Flinstones vitamins for a brief while when I
>> noticed they decomposed at a fast rate.
>>
>> I now take Centrum 50+ berry chewable "horsepill" supplement
>> (100+% RDA).
>>
>> I still wouldn't give my kids multivitamins without a doctor's
>> approval of amounts and age/growth needs.
>>
>> The only acceptable exception would be if they ate at
>> McDonalds tor BK hree times a day. Not under MY roof.
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> That could be said for anything sweet, from children's cough syrup to
> childrens aspirin. That's why there are parents, child-proof containers,
> and a KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN warning prominently displayed on the
> bottles of those types of things.

Why do they even make children's aspirin when children can't take it any
more? I remember taking it when I was a kid and I loved the taste of it.
They should call it low dose aspirin or something.

The other thing that gets me are those damned "childproof" caps. I remember
when they first came out with them. The neighbor brought one to our house
because she couldn't open it. Neither could we! So she jokingly said she
was going to call the 5 year old down the street. She did. He came up. He
opened it right up. I have always handed the bottle to Angela when I
couldn't open it. She always could. I finally had to shell out money for a
device that will open them. Some of my larger bottles seem to have a
problem with the inner seal coming slightly loose or something. Again,
Angela can open them. But if she's not here, I have to use the device.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...


"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> OT: Bad Idea: Gummy children's multivitamins!
>>
>> Gummy multivitamins? If it were the case, never in my house.
>>
>> Unless under lock and key, dispensed by parents, I could
>> picture kids eating them like the famous candy and terribly
>> vitamin overdosing!
>>
>> Maybe if it's a low RDA multivitamin not a one-a-day
>> supplement.
>>
>> I do realize it's an OK delivery system if they can't swallow
>> pills.
>>
>> They stopped short of "Gummy Bears" but it still seemed close
>> enough to bother me.
>>
>> I took chewable Flinstones vitamins for a brief while when I
>> noticed they decomposed at a fast rate.
>>
>> I now take Centrum 50+ berry chewable "horsepill" supplement
>> (100+% RDA).
>>
>> I still wouldn't give my kids multivitamins without a doctor's
>> approval of amounts and age/growth needs.
>>
>> The only acceptable exception would be if they ate at
>> McDonalds tor BK hree times a day. Not under MY roof.
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Andy
>
>
> That could be said for anything sweet, from children's cough syrup to
> childrens aspirin. That's why there are parents, child-proof containers,
> and a KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN warning prominently displayed on the
> bottles of those types of things.

Why do they even make children's aspirin when children can't take it any
more? I remember taking it when I was a kid and I loved the taste of it.
They should call it low dose aspirin or something.
*****************
Who says children can't take it? Your quack who did the tests you sent to
another country?

They DO call it low dose aspirin. Maybe *your* child can't take it, but
many can. And yes, they make it in chewable form. I remember "baby
aspirin" tasting like Tang. (Always hated that stuff so I sure didn't want
to eat it.)

I, for one, have trouble with large pills or tablets. I'll chew a regular
(somewhat bitter) tablet aspirin and chase it with a glass of water.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>
>
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> OT: Bad Idea: Gummy children's multivitamins!
>>>
>>> Gummy multivitamins? If it were the case, never in my house.
>>>
>>> Unless under lock and key, dispensed by parents, I could
>>> picture kids eating them like the famous candy and terribly
>>> vitamin overdosing!
>>>
>>> Maybe if it's a low RDA multivitamin not a one-a-day
>>> supplement.
>>>
>>> I do realize it's an OK delivery system if they can't swallow
>>> pills.
>>>
>>> They stopped short of "Gummy Bears" but it still seemed close
>>> enough to bother me.
>>>
>>> I took chewable Flinstones vitamins for a brief while when I
>>> noticed they decomposed at a fast rate.
>>>
>>> I now take Centrum 50+ berry chewable "horsepill" supplement
>>> (100+% RDA).
>>>
>>> I still wouldn't give my kids multivitamins without a doctor's
>>> approval of amounts and age/growth needs.
>>>
>>> The only acceptable exception would be if they ate at
>>> McDonalds tor BK hree times a day. Not under MY roof.
>>>
>>> </rant>
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>> That could be said for anything sweet, from children's cough syrup to
>> childrens aspirin. That's why there are parents, child-proof containers,
>> and a KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN warning prominently displayed on the
>> bottles of those types of things.
>
> Why do they even make children's aspirin when children can't take it any
> more? I remember taking it when I was a kid and I loved the taste of it.
> They should call it low dose aspirin or something.
> *****************
> Who says children can't take it? Your quack who did the tests you sent to
> another country?
>
> They DO call it low dose aspirin. Maybe *your* child can't take it, but
> many can. And yes, they make it in chewable form. I remember "baby
> aspirin" tasting like Tang. (Always hated that stuff so I sure didn't
> want to eat it.)
>
> I, for one, have trouble with large pills or tablets. I'll chew a regular
> (somewhat bitter) tablet aspirin and chase it with a glass of water.
>
> Jill

Again you are not keeping up with the times Children under the age of 12
must not take it because they can get Reyes syndrome from it! That has been
standard for many years.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message ...

> Why do they even make children's aspirin when children can't take it any
> more? I remember taking it when I was a kid and I loved the taste of it.
> They should call it low dose aspirin or something.
> *****************
> Who says children can't take it? Your quack who did the tests you sent to
> another country?
>
> They DO call it low dose aspirin. Maybe *your* child can't take it, but
> many can. And yes, they make it in chewable form. I remember "baby
> aspirin" tasting like Tang. (Always hated that stuff so I sure didn't
> want to eat it.)
>
> I, for one, have trouble with large pills or tablets. I'll chew a regular
> (somewhat bitter) tablet aspirin and chase it with a glass of water.
>
> Jill

Again you are not keeping up with the times Children under the age of 12
must not take it because they can get Reyes syndrome from it! That has been
standard for many years.
***************

Bullshit. My mother gave me and my brothers baby aspirin throughout our
childhood years. We never developed any "syndromes". It lowered a fever if
we had one. Eased aches and pains. It made us feel better. And we're
still here, without any syndromes or allergies or any of that crap.

I think you need to stop reading what you *think* are reliable medical
sources online and ask a real doctor. Not some quack who is going to tell
you send hair samples for analysis. You're the one being duped by the
pseudo medical quackery society.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> I, for one, have trouble with large pills or tablets. I'll chew a regular
> (somewhat bitter) tablet aspirin and chase it with a glass of water.
>
> Jill


Someone mentioned chewing a regular aspirin when you have a tickle in your
throat that you can't get rid of too, it does seem to work. I agree that
they're a bit bitter, but not terrible like some pills are.

Cheri