No honey to babies less than 1 years old.

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No honey to babies less than 1 years old.

 

Infants younger than 1 year old are at risk of infant botulism from eating

honey because of their gastric juices are not as acidic as an older child's or

adult. Infant botulism is a rare but serious form of food poisoning.

When ingested by an infant, these bacteria make a toxin that can cause

infant botulism. In 1979 it was discovered that honey actually contained,

naturally, the spores of the botulism bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. These

spores

are everywhere in nature, but especially in soils and on everything that

ultimately comes from soil. Bees tending flowers inadvertently carry the spores

to the hive and they get into the honey.When ingested by an infant, these

bacteria make a toxin that can cause infant botulism.

Study:http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/9/2/282.pdf

Infant botulism affects a baby's nervous system and can result in death.

Signs and symptoms of infant botulism include:

* Persistent constipation

* Floppy arms, legs and neck

* Weak cry due to muscle weakness

* Weak sucking and poor feeding

* Tired all the time (lethargy)

If a child is sick/vomiting and they needs fluids to prevent dehydration -

Gerber makes a nice dye free hydration formula that tastes like apple juice -

it has the correct concentration of salt electrolytes for replacement of the

salts lost from vomiting with a small amount of glucose that gets the

electrolytes into the cells.

However if they are dehydrated - dry mouth - no tears -no urine - tenting

skin - lethargy - they need medical management quickly.

Val Mokides

4healthykids.info

 

 

In a message dated 2/18/2008 10:03:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

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Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:10 am (PST)

Are there any thoughts on giving 6 or 7 month old babies honey to

sweeten liquids when they are sick to get them to drink them. and

prevent dehydration. Honey does have some medicinal properties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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