[tri-med] Re: Diarrhea

Nope, no antibiotics.  Will try bananas.  Thanks! :)

Jennifer, mom to Arwen, 7; Elanor (t18), 5; caregiver to Joe (cerebral palsy 
& spastic displaysia), 26 & Eric (cerebral palsy & seizure disorder), 19; 
and wife to Andrew

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jwaite" <jwaite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 11:38 AM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: Diarrhea


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jennifer Vanderbeek" <Phil46@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> any suggestions for diarrhea?
>> Eric has had diarrhea for 3 or 4 days and the doctor won't return our
> calls
>> so that we can make an appointment or speak to a nurse.  We can't give 
>> any
>> OTC meds without dr.'s order, and he's tube fed.
>
> Is he on antibiotics?
> If so 'acidophilus (sp?) is good.  OTC stuff. It's live/active bacteria to
> restore a stripped of the 'good bacteria' system.
> Same as yogurt with live/active cultures.
>
> Bananas (can they go in the tube pureed?) are a stool firmer.
>
> Michelle mom to Alex (17, partial trisomy 14 mosaic) and Molly (14)
> MichiganUSA
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