Monday, November 2, 2009

[epilepsy] Learning to swallow pills

 

When my oldest son (no epilepsy) was small (3-4 years old), he had to take some awful-tasting medicine. It was bad enough that the doctor suggested we give him Starburst candy with it to help cover the taste. Anyway, after he was done with the medicine, I started practicing with him how to swallow small foods (cheerios, peas, etc.) so he wouldn't have to take that "yucky medicine" any more, and he could get pills instead. I did the same thing with my other son, and by the time they were 5, we had the doctor prescribe pills. Just a suggestion if you think your child can understand that they have to chew their food the rest of the time...

Dawn, mom to:
Joshua (9/15/1997, microphthalmia/phpv/blind left eye with prosthetic/asthma) and
Jonathon (10/28/1998, type 1 <insulin-dependent> diabetes/epilepsy/migraine)

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