Guest guest Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Ok, one more question.....for now. My son went to see Dr. Rao for his second visit on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I was really sick with a cold and had to send the hubby alone. Well, not alone....our 13 year old went along to take notes. LOL Anyway, the doctor sent Mike home with a bag full of supplements (I'll keep my commentary to myself here about how I feel about the fact that they just filled a bag and charged my clueless husband who thought they were giving him samples and were charging him for the visit). Anyway, that's not really important. What's done is done, and now I've got a hundred dollar bag of supplements. I'm going to talk to our pediatrician next week about what we've got and what to take, but I have a question about one supplement in particular (the most costly one, of course), and whether anyone here has given it to their child and the side effects. It's called Speak, and I read some interesting things about it (hard to find unbiased accounts, though), but what concerns me is that they list loose stools as a side effect. I absolutely won't start this supplement without first talking to my pediatrician, because 's already got loose stools, and I don't want to make that worse. Anyway, I was hoping maybe a few people here had experience with it and had opinions one way or another. The other things in the bag (that I'm just going through now as I type) are Folinic Acid, Zinc, Bio-D-Mulsion drops, and Arctic Cod Liver Oil. The only other thing they did while they were there (with regards to supplements) was to show Mike how to give a b12 injection. Although I was thankful that he left there feeling secure about doing those injections, I was sad that after three glorious days of solid poop (which has been unheard of here in the past 6 months), 's poop was a nasty shade of black and very sandy and mushy after that experience. Anyone have any thoughts about whether the b12 is going to make his loose stools even worse? I know you are not medical professionals. As I mentioned, I'm going to be seeking out the advice of my trusted pediatrician before giving ANYTHING, but I just was hoping to get your thoughts on anything you've personally had experience with. Thanks! Serena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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