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Back From the Doctor Posted: 05-01-07 18:10pm
Alyvia has a viral infection. She has two
ulcers in the back of her throat. The
doctor said it wasn't a direct
result of teething, but because she is
teething, she's sticking her fingers in
her mouth and got the infection.
I have to give her a combination of
children's tylenol (she said infant's is
too strong... does that sound right to
anyone? ),
children's benadryl, and mylanta. I mix a
teaspoon of each together and give her
half a teaspoon every 6-8 hours.
Apparently the tylenol is for fever, the
benadryl is for her other symptoms, and
the mylanta is for her poor throat so she
doesn't stop eating and drinking.
If she's still running a fever by .friday,
I have to bring her back in.
My poor baby girl!
oh, and for the record: her bottom right
tooth has completely broken the surface,
and her bottom left tooth is starting to
push through a little bit too. So she's
working on 2 at once.
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Bridget
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Posted: 05-01-07 18:19pm
poor little aly! i hope she gets better
quick!
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HcoBrunette06
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we use mylanta for reflux flair ups.
please please get mylanta cherry supreme,
which is aluminum free. the other mylantas
contain aluminum-which is a toxic metal,
the "safe" amounts are very controversial,
but its best to avoid it if you can,
especially if you are vaxing, she gets
enough aluminum from vaxes.
hope she gets better soon!
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Posted: 05-01-07 18:50pm
Both of Ava's came out too and it's coming
out more and more every day. Wait a
couple of days and check it.
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Posted: 05-01-07 21:08pm
Thanks for the positive vibes, ladies! My
poor girl definitely needs them. She's
never sick, so seeing her
feeling bad is hard for me.
Thanks for the warning, .nat! Do you know
how long aluminum stays in one's system?
She had vacs at her 6 month appointment,
and won't have more until she turns a
year. We bought the regular mylanta
(didn't see this post until after we'd
gotten home) because the doc recommended
it. Well actually, what she recommended
was the plain flavor, since the tylenol
and benadryl would both be cherry
flavored. But she didn't mention the
supreme kind at all so we just grabbed the
regular kind. Do you have any links for me
to read up on aluminum intake or could you
quote some for me?
.terra: yeah, one just
broke the surface. You can see it a tiny
bit, but it's not really out yet. I'll
definitely snap pics when there's
something to show! She doesn't let me look
at it hardly at all - I have to make her
laugh to get a look at her gums.
aluminum is a known toxic metal. it builds
up in the body over time. Traces Gi
specifically said she prescribes the
supreme mylanta to babies with reflux
because of aluminum toxcicity. i have
found many doctors shrug this off and say
its not a big deal (like our regular
ped-she was clueless), but i have read
quite a few studies on metal toxcicity and
even our GI agrees.
Aww, poor .aly. I hope she feels better
soon!
as for the tylenol....I don't know why
infants tylenol would be stronger than
childrens tylenol, but infants tylenol is
"concentrated" where Children's is not
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Posted: 05-01-07 21:41pm
Thanks for the links, .nat. I'm a bit
confused now, though. The information
mentioned that we take in aluminum in our
water, from using aluminum foil, from
drinking products in aluminum cans,
excessive use of antacids, etc...
I'm not sure if they mentioned how common
this condition is in normal, every-day
people without renal problems. I'm not
saying I want to knowingly put my child in
danger of this toxicity, but is she really
in danger of developing a reaction of some
sort from taking a mixed medicine over the
course of a day or two? (.i'm not arguing,
.i'm genuinely curious.)
I guess my question is, as often as people
use these products: antacids, foil, drinks
in aluminum cans, etc... are there any
statistics on what percentage of people
develop this toxicity? Or did the
information you provide mention it and I
missed it?
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Posted: 05-01-07 21:43pm
hopefulmjz
wrote:
Aww, poor .aly. I hope she
feels better soon!
as for the tylenol....I don't know why
infants tylenol would be stronger than
childrens tylenol, but infants tylenol is
"concentrated" where Children's is
not
oh, maybe that was it! Thank you, .mandi!
That makes sense. The doctor wanted us to
mix the three medications together, so
maybe a tablespoon of concentrated tylenol
would be stronger than a tablespoon of
children's - since you give infant's in
drops and children's in a cup.
Thanks for the links, .nat.
I'm a bit confused now, though. The
information mentioned that we take in
aluminum in our water, from using aluminum
foil, from drinking products in aluminum
cans, excessive use of antacids, etc...
I'm not sure if they mentioned how common
this condition is in normal, every-day
people without renal problems. I'm not
saying I want to knowingly put my child in
danger of this toxicity, but is she really
in danger of developing a reaction of some
sort from taking a mixed medicine over the
course of a day or two? (.i'm not arguing,
.i'm genuinely curious.)
I guess my question is, as often as people
use these products: antacids, foil, drinks
in aluminum cans, etc... are there any
statistics on what percentage of people
develop this toxicity? Or did the
information you provide mention it and I
missed it?
laura, the issue is, aluminum builds up in
the body over time. aluminum is a toxic
metal. because we are exposed to so much
of it as it is, you should avoid anymore
aluminum at all costs, imo. i stick with
the mylanta supreme, because i rather be
safe than sorry. autistic kids (thats 1 in
150 children in the usa as of 2007) blood
tests are positive for metal toxcicity,
aluminum being one of them. many go
through metal detoxification, and if
caught early enough, a reversal of
symptoms can occur. this is just an
example of metal toxcicity.
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Posted: 05-02-07 09:32am
Nataliachick7
wrote:
AyaMiyaki
wrote:
Thanks for the links, .nat.
I'm a bit confused now, though. The
information mentioned that we take in
aluminum in our water, from using aluminum
foil, from drinking products in aluminum
cans, excessive use of antacids, etc...
I'm not sure if they mentioned how common
this condition is in normal, every-day
people without renal problems. I'm not
saying I want to knowingly put my child in
danger of this toxicity, but is she really
in danger of developing a reaction of some
sort from taking a mixed medicine over the
course of a day or two? (.i'm not arguing,
.i'm genuinely curious.)
I guess my question is, as often as people
use these products: antacids, foil, drinks
in aluminum cans, etc... are there any
statistics on what percentage of people
develop this toxicity? Or did the
information you provide mention it and I
missed it?
laura, the issue is, aluminum builds up in
the body over time. aluminum is a toxic
metal. because we are exposed to so much
of it as it is, you should avoid anymore
aluminum at all costs, imo. i stick with
the mylanta supreme, because i rather be
safe than sorry. autistic kids (thats 1 in
150 children in the usa as of 2007) blood
tests are positive for metal toxcicity,
aluminum being one of them. many go
through metal detoxification, and if
caught early enough, a reversal of
symptoms can occur. this is just an
example of metal
toxcicity.
Do you have a research article(s)
regarding Autistic children and metal
toxicity? I would like to read up on this.
I need to keep up on this stuff for my
job. Are you certain that all the kids
that were in the study tested positive for
metals or a statistically high percentage?
Just curious. I have heard of this before,
I just want to know the actual research
studies conducted regarding this.
Aww, poor .aly. I hope she
feels better soon!
as for the tylenol....I don't know why
infants tylenol would be stronger than
childrens tylenol, but infants tylenol is
"concentrated" where Children's is
not
I was going to say the same thing. When
we give our babies infants tylenol we give
them considerably less then we would if we
were giving children's...so a teaspoon of
concentrated would be way too much.
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:34am
poor little lady! I hope everything gets
better for her
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:37am
Aww bless her i hope she gets better soon.
my nephew had ulcers when he was teething
too, it's not fun being a baby hey
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Posted: 05-02-07 10:46am
that stinks! Hannah had that last week,
then Geneva got it at the end of the week.
then my husband got it. It was worst for
the baby. I only gave her the mylanta and
benadryl stuff a few times, since it is
just for comfort. I am sorry she has to
put up with that! It will be gone soon!
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:21am
Nataliachick7
wrote:
AyaMiyaki
wrote:
Thanks for the links, .nat.
I'm a bit confused now, though. The
information mentioned that we take in
aluminum in our water, from using aluminum
foil, from drinking products in aluminum
cans, excessive use of antacids, etc...
I'm not sure if they mentioned how common
this condition is in normal, every-day
people without renal problems. I'm not
saying I want to knowingly put my child in
danger of this toxicity, but is she really
in danger of developing a reaction of some
sort from taking a mixed medicine over the
course of a day or two? (.i'm not arguing,
.i'm genuinely curious.)
I guess my question is, as often as people
use these products: antacids, foil, drinks
in aluminum cans, etc... are there any
statistics on what percentage of people
develop this toxicity? Or did the
information you provide mention it and I
missed it?
laura, the issue is, aluminum builds up in
the body over time. aluminum is a toxic
metal. because we are exposed to so much
of it as it is, you should avoid anymore
aluminum at all costs, imo. i stick with
the mylanta supreme, because i rather be
safe than sorry. autistic kids (thats 1 in
150 children in the usa as of 2007) blood
tests are positive for metal toxcicity,
aluminum being one of them. many go
through metal detoxification, and if
caught early enough, a reversal of
symptoms can occur. this is just an
example of metal
toxcicity.
oh no, I understood that .nat! I was just
wondering if there were any statistics
that indicated how widespread this
condition is or maybe how many people out
of x will be affected. I hope that makes
sense.
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Posted: 05-02-07 11:30am
I'm sooo sorry .alyvia!!!! We love you and
will be thinking about you!!!!
),
children's benadryl, and mylanta. I mix a
teaspoon of each together and give her
half a teaspoon every 6-8 hours.
Apparently the tylenol is for fever, the
benadryl is for her other symptoms, and
the mylanta is for her poor throat so she
doesn't stop eating and drinking.
