steele mama
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Grayton Kid has Strep! He was home yesterday with the meds. 
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The Flu!
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Thanks for your insight on the probiotics. I'm going thru a phase where I'm not actually eating a very good diet right now, so it would be irresponsible of me to have too much of an opinion. However, I would say the Flinstone vit's. are loaded with sugar and I believe there are probably better choices. Something from a healthfood store and some guidance. And yes, if they (or any of us) eat a balanced diet, there is no need.I don't know if probiotics boost your overall immune system (I doubt it). They are great if you have a bacterial overgrowth in the gut with a nasty bug like Clostridium dificil after a course of antibiotics. But in general we all have a perfectly balanced zoo of gut flora and probiotics don't do much one way or the other. Also, I googled the brand that was mentioned above and those things are roughly 95 cents per capsule! Now, that is expensive when you consider you could eat half a container of plain old yogurt and get just as much of the friendly bacteria. Vitamins are great for kids but may be overkill if your little ones eat a well-balanced diet. A Flintstone a day is not a bad idea. They sure as heck don't need megadoses of anything or herbs to accelerate growth, focus, etc.
My 15 y.o. son eats absolutely no vegetables at all, not even potatoes; only meat, meat, and more meat. I worry so much about him having no dietary fiber, roughage, etc. I'm hoping some girlfriend will turn him on to better diet choices one day.
Cheering472
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Not an expert on this so someone else correct me if need be...Since you can't get him to eat the roughage would it help to give him fiber supplements? There are natural fiber capsules you can get. At least it would help ease some of that meat out of his system. I feel for you, my sone hated all vegetables too. Good luck.
bsmart
brain
Grayton Kid has Strep! He was home yesterday with the meds.
Oh no! That is far worse than the flu in my opinion because it comes with an upset stomach too, right?
steele mama
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I don't know if he has been sick at his stomach. I asked him last night what he was drinking and he said "fluids".
Mainly you get a fever and ache all over, plus the sore throat.I got strep throat a few years ago. And when they say it is the worst sore throat you'll ever have, they mean it. It does come with a high fever and aches, but no stomach problems for me. I thought I could whip it and stayed in bed for a day or 2 (I felt so bad, I couldn't do anything else). Then when I could no longer swallow a sip of liquid (which was very scary), I knew it was time to go to the ER (it was the wk-end, of course). I had a fever of 103 and the ER dr. scolded me and said I should never let my temp get that high again. It was truly one of the sickest times in my life, I believe.I don't know if he has been sick at his stomach. I asked him last night what he was drinking and he said "fluids".
I hope GK feels better soon!
And Bsmart too!!
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kathydwells
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Bsmart....I hope you feel better real soon.
GK, you too. I know it is no funn having strepthroat...I have had it many times in my life.
Hugs and love to both of you!!!
Get well soon!
GK, you too. I know it is no funn having strepthroat...I have had it many times in my life.
Hugs and love to both of you!!!
Get well soon!
30A Skunkape
Skunky
It is worse than the flu because you can develop fatal heart disease!:shock:
Ocean Lover
bean
Really!!???
I think you either get strep or you don't. We've never had it. Sam had scarlet fever in kindergarten but that's it. We make up for it with sinus infections.:roll:
Hope GK feels better soon!!!
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cOULD YOU EXPAND FOR US, PLEASE?? A few details?Maybe that's why the ER dr. yelled at me. (He coulda told me tho.)