Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Other than water, what can I give my daughter that would be a good way of keeping her from dehydration. She has diarrhea and is now vomiting. Would ginger tea be good? I'd like her to eat because she is so thin and has had so many sickness due to many things... It is ridiculous. This is her first year at school and I know that has a lot to do with it. I try my best to feed her right. Anyway thanks for input. Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Diluted apple juice herbal remedies , " Lisa F. " <malica98@p...> wrote: > > Other than water, what can I give my daughter that would be a good way of > keeping her from dehydration. She has diarrhea and is now vomiting. Would > ginger tea be good? I'd like her to eat because she is so thin and has had > so many sickness due to many things... It is ridiculous. This is her first > year at school and I know that has a lot to do with it. I try my best to > feed her right. > > Anyway thanks for input. > > Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 > Diluted apple juice If the child is very deficient, even diluted apple juice might be too cooling for her system. For most immediate care she needs to have her electrolytes put back into balance. There's a drink sold in the drug stores specially for doing this in infants and children. Its been years since I've been in one of those places and I haven't a clue what the exact ingredients are. I imagine there are some " artificial " flavorings etc. Perhaps there's a healthier product to be found in health food stores for rebalancing an infant or child's electrolytes? What my grandmother would have fed us would be salty warm chicken broth, very simple with no additional flavorings to upset our stomach. As the child gains her strength nutritive herbs like seaweeds can be added. Grandmothers from another culture might suggest a simple miso soup. There are many varieties of miso. Mugi miso is made of barley, soybeans, sea salt, water, and a bit of miso bacteria starter. Its a good one to eat during the winter or during an illness but I imagine the best miso would be the one you can find. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2005 Report Share Posted February 28, 2005 Running a search enegine I found a couple sites that give recipes for homemade Pedialyte, the drink sold in drug stores for balancing an infant or child's electrolytes. This is one of them <http://www.cockatiel.org/tips/pedialyte.html> I have no personal experience with this recipe's effectiveness. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 It depends upon how severely dehydrated they are. If the child simply doesn't like water, diluted apple juice is a good way to get fluids into them. About the Miso - I'd be careful feeding a child soy. The chicken broth sounds like a good approach. herbal remedies , " hyldemoer " <hyldemoer> wrote: > > > > Diluted apple juice > > If the child is very deficient, even diluted apple juice might be too > cooling for her system. > For most immediate care she needs to have her electrolytes put back > into balance. > > There's a drink sold in the drug stores specially for doing this in > infants and children. Its been years since I've been in one of those > places and I haven't a clue what the exact ingredients are. I imagine > there are some " artificial " flavorings etc. > > Perhaps there's a healthier product to be found in health food stores > for rebalancing an infant or child's electrolytes? > > What my grandmother would have fed us would be salty warm chicken > broth, very simple with no additional flavorings to upset our > stomach. > As the child gains her strength nutritive herbs like seaweeds can > be added. > > Grandmothers from another culture might suggest a simple miso soup. > There are many varieties of miso. Mugi miso is made of barley, > soybeans, sea salt, water, and a bit of miso bacteria starter. Its a > good one to eat during the winter or during an illness but I imagine the > best miso would be the one you can find. > > Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 <snip> > About the Miso - I'd be careful feeding a child > soy. How so? Allergies? In miso the protease inhibitors of soy have been dealt with by fermentation. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I agree that fermented soy is better than any other variety. From what I have been reading, the oriental cultures consume far less soy than we have heard they do. I've also read that their soy products are developed differently than from what is available in the U.S. Most likely even the fermented soy in the miso is genetically modified. On a small scale, no problem, but if is to be used long- term to help with dehydration (as a regular substitute for water) then personally, I would prefer to find another option. herbal remedies , " hyldemoer " <hyldemoer> wrote: > > > <snip> > > About the Miso - I'd be careful feeding a child > > soy. > > How so? > Allergies? > > In miso the protease inhibitors of soy have been > dealt with by fermentation. > > Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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