i have a 6 year that has 5 stitches in her tongue can't get her to drink or take her pain meds, what can we do

Answer 1

Hey I just had a thought. What if you get her a squirt bottle. Where she can squirt her drinks to the back of her mouth and swallow. You could do the same with cream soups. We used this after having major dental surgery to keep the pieces out of the stitches in the gums. Seem like this would work great for her too. I bought one that looked like a mustard condiment bottle mine was by Rubbermaid. NO STRAWS! Can cause the wound to bleed.

I do have a comment. When my sister was a little girl she split her tongue like a fork. Her tongue wouldn't heal she kept busting it open. The hospital wouldn't put stitches in her tongue for some reason. Odd thing happened. We went on vacation and swam in the ocean. The salt water must have went into her mouth as the next day it was totally closed.

I wonder if you did put some oral gel on her tongue if this would help you get her meds in and I wonder if she would be willing to swish with salt water and spit it out.



I pray she heals quickly. Poor darling.

Answer 2

Your child is probably disliking the stitches and avoids eating or drinking. Try a straw for liquids. Also, Numzit for teething can be applied MINIMALLY to the area where the stitches are to give her pain relief. Crush up the pill in a baby spoon with honey and put on the area away from the stitches. Try milk shakes through a straw. Your child will eventually eat and the problem will get resolved once she is hungry enough. Right now it HURTS, mom. Try liquid Tylenol for pain relief. Your child will survive, hon.

Answer 3

Good day!

The case of your kid is quite psychological because of her fear to take any medicine. She is perhaps anxious of the taste of the med or even the smell of it. But you really have to urge her to take medicine for the best of her health. But our friends here in yahoo answers are also right. We sometimes need to trick kids by combining the med with their favorite food and drinks.

With respect to the best and safe pain medicine particularly for dental problems, I'll recommend you OraMD to fight bacteria away quickly to stop the pain and to prevent bad bacteria to stay in the mouth.

Answer 4

A little oral gel to numb it long enough to take her meds and drink something might help her. Chloroseptic spray helps with pain too but not as effective.

Answer 5

try a popsicle to soothe her first. If she can take that then try the liquid pain meds, otherwise try a dish of ice cream with the meds in it

Answer 6

Call your pediatrician...see if they can prescribe pain "lollipops". They give these to children sometimes after tonsillectomies. They also may have a slight numbing effect on that area of her tongue. After that has kicked in, she may be more apt to drink fluids for you.

Answer 7

Try getting her to suck on a piece of ice before time for her meds or dinner.

Answer 8

ouch. what she do do to get it on her tongue. this is what my mother did to me
she would crush up the med
give it to me like with applesause or with my fav drink
try doing stuff like this. if it come to the point with the doctor your doctor should know what to do

Answer 9

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Answer 10

if its a pill crush up or liquid put it in a drink or food... you have to trick kids to take meds...