I can get it down but he vomits it back up. It is for his Asthma (Redipred). The doctor told me some kids just have a really good vomit reflex and to just keep giving it to him again every time he spits it up. He gets so upset and stressed I am starting to wonder if I may be doing more harm than good. All that screaming and heavey breathing sometimes triggers an attack. Any help you can give would be great?
2007-02-18 09:54:11 · 5 answers · asked by blahblahblah 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
if he is 4, he should be able to take singular, or zyrtec like my son. they are chewable and he eats them with no problem.
you can try the flavorings, or put it in chocolate milk and make sure he drinks it.
when my younger son was a baby, they thought he had
a problem and put him on this awful tasting and smelling med that he threw up. i decided as a parent, it wasn't worth it and i wasn't going to give it to him anymore. his problem stopped on its own a few mos later and i didn't have months of stress and turmoil. sometimes you have to make decisions against doctors orders for the sake of your child. you are the parent. doctors can say what will work but they don't have to shove the meds down your child's throat. go with your gut. ask for another asthma medication. mine also can take pulmicort respules (by nebulizer) or albuterol if needed. there has to be another solution.
this medication solution is NOT working for your family. i would demand another option or change docs.
2007-02-19 02:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by joeys 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it from a person who can't swallow pills and crushes them up, NEVER PUT IT IN MILK! For some reason, milk enhances the flavour of almost any medicine. If you want a great way to do it, put it in some V-8 or other carrot based juice. It pretty much eliminates the flavour if you mix it with quite a bit of the juice.
2016-05-24 03:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors say your not supposed to do this but it might work as long as you can still measure it correctly. Lem him see you put chocolate syrup in the syringe first and then put in the medicine, tell him to get the chocolate out he has to tke the medicine first. Or give him a popsicle to suck on after to keep his through from getting that gag reflux. Hope this helps.
2007-02-18 14:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by Baby Julie due 5/12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Victoria. If it is the flavor that is causing him to gag and throw it back up, try having flavor added at the pharmacy (most major ones have it - Walgreens, Wal-Mart, etc.). If you can't get flavor added, ask the pharmacist if it can be added to his juice. That is what I do with my daughter's Zyrtec. She doesn't notice the difference. Good luck!
2007-02-18 11:49:02 · answer #4 · answered by Ophylia72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Pharmacies like walgreens they sell medicine flavoring..
it makes the medcine taste slightly good [never tried it]
maybe he just fdosent like the taste..
maybe you can mix it up with his water or something.
2007-02-18 10:16:44 · answer #5 · answered by Victoria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋