Re: Bickford -

[Guest guest]

Hi. Bickford's website is: www.bickfordflavors.com.

Phone: 1-.

Hope that helps!

Tammy

> Hello,

> This is my first time to actually write.... I've been reading

comments and

> replies for a few months now.... Our son has been on the keto diet

for 4 1/2

> months now.... We had been giving him many supplements before the

diet started,

> but because of carbohydrate limitations and " concern " about how

these

> supplements may affect the diet outcome, were told to eliminate all

supplements except

> his multi-vitamin. Colton only gets 3 carbs per meal, and is on a

4:1

> ratio..... I have so many, many questions as we are vascillating

about whether to

> stay on the diet.... but this is a good place to start. We finally

began to wean

> his first medicine (carbitrol), but he had break-through seizures,

so we

> reintroduced it again two days ago.... disappointing, to say the

least. After

> reading so many messages, I'm wondering if these were " weaning "

seizures..... how

> do you know? We wonder about acidosis.... How can you tell if your

child has

> reached acidosis? We use urine sticks to check ketones.... Should

we use

> blood sticks? Our neuro doesn't use them, and she doesn't want us

to have our

> son's blood checked very often..... He takes depakote, carbitrol,

and keppra.

> He also takes a cacimix and carnitine.....

>

> Also, where does one find " bickford " flavorings? They are not

available in

> our local health food stores nor from the pharmacy.

>

> We don't have a keto support group. our hospital doesn't use one.

Really

> wish we had one.... Looks like this may be our best avenue.

>

> Thanks in advance to anyone who responds to any of our questions....

>

> , mom to Colton, age 13 (seizures began at age 10), possibly

related to

> undetected strep virus.....

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Tammy!

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