Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 There are alot of illnesses floating around my daughter's school. (I am sure we can all relate). thanks goodness my daughter is fine now, but does anyone out there give their child medicine for an illness (such as a bad cold) with a fever? Or is the best remedy just vitamin C and chicken soup? Just curious how illnesses are treated. I am a great believer of alternative medicine - so if anyone has some helpful hints .. would appreciate it. Thanks Claudette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Claudette, This was posted a while back: Hello; you haven't been on the list long enough. Once Patti gave these legal cold remedies that work wonders. The cayenne pepper has become a classic with hot chicken broth and lemon. It's amazing how it clears up your whole system and since they are very congested the " spicyness " doesn't seem to bother anyone here. I just copy and pasted from the lyris old archives. Hope it helps. Patti, you've been a lifesaver! , mom to 4.5ASD and , 2NT SCD since nov 15 2003 COLD REMEDIES Most of these would not work if you're avoiding honey.... but here goes..... Ginger and honey make a wonderful cough " syrup " ..... you can use regular powdered ginger like you use for baking. Add about 1/4 teaspoon to 2 Tablespoons of honey..... mix well and then give one teaspoon or less at a time. Fresh carrot juice with a small chunk of fresh ginger and a little fresh garlic in it would be very healing..... but dilute, dilute!! May have a strong taste. Fresh lemon juice in water, heated up.... sweetened w/ honey is great for colds and sore throats. Just keep the liquids up for that cough. A little cayenne pepper and garlic added to SCD chicken soup would be great, too..... especially if you can't do honey right now. Cayenne opens up the small capillaries in the body and helps relieve pain.... and battles infection. I think it helps loosen up the tight chest congestion. Let fever run if you can........ let it do it's job. Unless a fever is VERY high...... and for a child as young as Hannah, pedicatricians don't consider even 104 to be all that high (but call YOUR doc to ask).... you should not try to suppress it because it's battling the virus. I only give Tylenol if there is pain involved.... headache, sore throat.... that is just unbearable. There seem to be drawbacks to using either Tylenol (bad for kids w/ autism) or ibuprofen (very bad for the gut)..... so best to avoid both of these. Someone posted the other day about peppermint oil for fever.... but I didn't save the post. Tepid baths..... or sponge baths.... can work well to cool down a high fever..... but unless it's really raging high, you should think of fever as your friend. SUDDEN HIGH FEVERS can be a danger sign for something like meningicoccal disease so don't mess around with that.... call the doctor!! > out there give their child medicine for an illness > (such as a bad cold) with a fever? > Or is the best remedy just vitamin C and chicken soup? > > Just curious how illnesses are treated. > I am a great believer of alternative medicine - so if anyone > has some helpful hints .. would appreciate it. > > Thanks Claudette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Sheila - Yes, I have not been with the group long. I appreciate the list. Thanks for replying Claudette > Hi Claudette, > > This was posted a while back: > > Hello; you haven't been on the list long enough. Once Patti gave > these legal cold remedies that work wonders. The cayenne pepper has > become a classic with hot chicken broth and lemon. It's amazing how > it clears up your whole system and since they are very congested > the " spicyness " doesn't seem to bother anyone here. I just copy and > pasted from the lyris old archives. Hope it helps. Patti, you've been > a lifesaver! > > , mom to 4.5ASD and , 2NT SCD since nov 15 2003 > > COLD REMEDIES > > Most of these would not work if you're avoiding honey.... but here > goes..... > > Ginger and honey make a wonderful cough " syrup " ..... you can use > regular powdered ginger like you use for baking. Add about 1/4 > teaspoon to 2 Tablespoons of honey..... mix well and then give one > teaspoon or less at a time. > > Fresh carrot juice with a small chunk of fresh ginger and a little > fresh garlic in it would be very healing..... but dilute, dilute!! > May have a strong taste. > > Fresh lemon juice in water, heated up.... sweetened w/ honey is great > for colds and sore throats. > > Just keep the liquids up for that cough. > > A little cayenne pepper and garlic added to SCD chicken soup would be > great, too..... especially if you can't do honey right now. Cayenne > opens up the small capillaries in the body and helps relieve pain.... > and battles infection. I think it helps loosen up the tight chest > congestion. > > Let fever run if you can........ let it do it's job. Unless a fever > is VERY high...... and for a child as young as Hannah, pedicatricians > don't consider even 104 to be all that high (but call YOUR doc to > ask).... you should not try to suppress it because it's battling the > virus. I only give Tylenol if there is pain involved.... headache, > sore throat.... that is just unbearable. There seem to be drawbacks > to using either Tylenol (bad for kids w/ autism) or ibuprofen (very > bad for the gut)..... so best to avoid both of these. Someone posted > the other day about peppermint oil for fever.... but I didn't save > the post. Tepid baths..... or sponge baths.... can work well to cool > down a high fever..... but unless it's really raging high, you should > think of fever as your friend. SUDDEN HIGH FEVERS can be a danger > sign for something like meningicoccal disease so don't mess around > with that.... call the doctor!! > > > > > > > > out there give their child medicine for an illness > > (such as a bad cold) with a fever? > > Or is the best remedy just vitamin C and chicken soup? > > > > Just curious how illnesses are treated. > > I am a great believer of alternative medicine - so if anyone > > has some helpful hints .. would appreciate it. > > > > Thanks Claudette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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