Re: help! my son will starve himself before taknig enzymes or supplements

[Guest guest]

Think SMALL volume...it goes down quicker if there is less to consume.

I mix my guys supplements in a small custard bowl, add a little honey to

take off the edge and then add enough to make a wet paste (not too sticky,

not too wet). It is approximately less than one teaspoon (depends on the

time of day). It took about two weeks and now it is a no-fuss routine.

help! my son will starve himself before taknig enzymes or

supplements

My 4.5 year-old high-functioning PDD/NOS son is all but refusing his enzymes

and supplements. We tell him he has to take them before he eats, but it can

take up to 30-45 minutes to sit there with him. We usually mix them in some

juice and give him another small glass of juice to alternate sips with. the

other night he went to bed hungry. Now he is complying but with a lot of effort

on our part. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the process

easier?

[Guest guest]

Find his motivator so he gets rewarded for taking the supplements (of

course, making them as bearable as possible)-my daughter will do

almost anything to get a present! Since he's high-functioning and 4

start explaining why he takes them-point out how they will make him

feel better, how things he really wants to do will go better, etc.

Get him involved in the process of getting the vitamins ready. These

things worked with my high functioning daughter. Also, punishing him

by not letting him eat might backfire as you're messing with his

eating instead of getting him to take his supplements.

Best Wishes!

Becky

> My 4.5 year-old high-functioning PDD/NOS son is all but refusing

his enzymes and supplements. We tell him he has to take them before

he eats, but it can take up to 30-45 minutes to sit there with him.

We usually mix them in some juice and give him another small glass of

juice to alternate sips with. the other night he went to bed

hungry. Now he is complying but with a lot of effort on our part.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the process easier?

[Guest guest]

We had this same issue back in June when we were

starting supplements. I actually started supplemetns

and then quit for a few weeks out of frustration. My

son is 5 and is also high-functioning PDD/NOS.

At first my strategy was to add the supplements to his

favorite drink thinking. I also tried to dilute the

taste by putting a lot of juice in his cup. We had

this same issue back in June when we were starting

supplements. I actually started supplemetns and then

quit for a few weeks out of frustration. My son is 5

and is also high-functioning PDD/NOS.

At first, my strategy was to add the supplements to

his favorite drink thinking. I also tried to dilute

the taste by putting a lot of juice in his cup. Then

I tried just putting it in a little juice to get it

down more quickly. Then I tried smoothies and he

wouldn't drink those either because he said they

tasted bad.

So then I gave up because it was driving me crazy! So

on my second attempt at supplements, I tried to think

of things that he liked that had a strong taste. He

loves mustard and peanut butter and jelly and ketchup

and all of these worked well.

Now that we have more supplements, he has an almond

butter mixture at the start of every meal. We mix all

the powders (from the capsules) with almond butter and

adding a bit of honey on top and a little drop of

jelly. We have been able to drop the jelly but he

still needs a little bit of honey on it. It takes a

while to get this all mixed up in the morning wtih a

lot of supplements (like 15 different powders) but for

the other meals it is quick because their are only 5

capsules. For breakfast it ends up being about 3-4

spoon sizes in his bowl and at other meals it's just

about 1 spoon size. Sometimes I have to add just a

little unrefined cocunut oil if i'm at the bottome of

the almond butter jar and it's really sticky. He

takes one mixture in his lunchbox to school.

We use liquids for supplements he is supposed to take

between meals on an empty stomach (for us that's amino

acids and saccharomyces boulardi)i. I mix them with

some cranberry juice (unsweetened and not from

concentrate), water and stevia (either powder or

liquid drops). I put his drink in one of those cups

that has the twist on lid with a straw that can fold

down for no spill and fold up to drink. It's easy to

take on the go in that cup and they also can't see

that there maybe a few things little things floating

in their drink. On a day that I'm on the ball and

remember to make it before I pick him up from

kindergarten, he is very thirsty after school and

drinks it in the car on the drive home.

I also let him have a little cup of cranberry juice,

water, and stevia right before bed with his liquid

supplements. He has a few sips after each supplement

to get the taste out of his mouth.

As others have recommended I talked to him about what

we were doing and why. He needs to know 'why' for

everything just like I did when I was his age (it's

payback time!)

Hope this helps and good luck!

- (so happy to have found this group 4 days

ago!)

IThen I tried smoothies and he wouldn't drink those

either because he said they tasted bad.

So then I gave up because it was driving me crazy! So

on my second attempt at supplements, I tried to think

of things that he liked that had a strong taste. He

loves mustard and peanut butter and jelly and ketchup

and all of these worked well.

Now that we have more supplements, he has an almond

butter mixture at the start of every meal. We mix all

the powders (from the capsules) with almond butter and

adding a bit of honey on top and a little drop of

jelly. We have been able to drop the jelly but he

still needs a little bit of honey on it. It takes a

while to get this all mixed up in the morning wtih a

lot of supplements (like 15 different powders) but for

the other meals it is quick because their are only 5

capsules. For breakfast it ends up being about 3-4

spoon sizes in his bowl and at other meals it's just

about 1 spoon size. Sometimes I have to add just a

little unrefined cocunut oil if i'm at the bottome of

the almond butter jar and it's really sticky. He

takes one mixture in his lunchbox to school.

We use liquids for supplements he is supposed to take

between meals on an empty stomach (for us that's amino

acids and saccharomyces boulardi)i. I mix them with

some cranberry juice (unsweetened and not from

concentrate), water and stevia (either powder or

liquid drops). I put his drink in one of those cups

that has the twist on lid with a straw that can fold

down for no spill and fold up to drink. It's easy to

take on the go in that cup and they also can't see

that there maybe a few things little things floating

in their drink. On a day that I'm on the ball and

remember to make it before I pick him up from

kindergarten, he is very thirsty after school and

drinks it in the car on the drive home.

I also let him have a little cup of cranberry juice,

water, and stevia right before bed with his liquid

supplements. He has a few sips after each supplement

to get the taste out of his mouth.

As others have recommended I talked to him about what

we were doing and why. He needs to know 'why' for

everything just like I did when I was his age (it's

payback time!)

Hope this helps and good luck!

- (so happy to have found this group 4 days

ago!)

--- Deanne Vizurraga <dvizurraga@...> wrote:

> My 4.5 year-old high-functioning PDD/NOS son is all

> but refusing his enzymes and supplements. We tell

> him he has to take them before he eats, but it can

> take up to 30-45 minutes to sit there with him. We

> usually mix them in some juice and give him another

> small glass of juice to alternate sips with. the

> other night he went to bed hungry. Now he is

> complying but with a lot of effort on our part.

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the

> process easier?

>

>

>

=====

Contact info for -Ouren - 650-322-6891

[Guest guest]

Did he tell you why he does not want to take them anymore?

My son did the same at one point but he had stomch pain and had

associated the enzymes and supplements with his pain.

> My 4.5 year-old high-functioning PDD/NOS son is all but refusing

his enzymes and supplements. We tell him he has to take them before

he eats, but it can take up to 30-45 minutes to sit there with him.

We usually mix them in some juice and give him another small glass of

juice to alternate sips with. the other night he went to bed

hungry. Now he is complying but with a lot of effort on our part.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the process easier?

[Guest guest]

I mix my daughter's enzymes (1 cap Zyme Prime, 1 cap AFP Peptizyde)

with chocolate and freeze. I start with good chocolate (half a bar

or 125 grams for 28 doses), melt it with a few drops of water in the

microwave until just melted, stir until smooth, let it cool a bit,

then add the powders and mix well. I make enough for a week, and cut

them into little one-inch squares and freeze, and my DD has no

trouble eating one at the beginning of each meal.

Good luck.

Debbie in France

> My 4.5 year-old high-functioning PDD/NOS son is all but refusing

his enzymes and supplements. We tell him he has to take them before

he eats, but it can take up to 30-45 minutes to sit there with him.

We usually mix them in some juice and give him another small glass

of juice to alternate sips with. the other night he went to bed

hungry. Now he is complying but with a lot of effort on our part.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make the process easier?