Alternative to Children's Pepto

[Joette]

Hi Everyone,

I am looking for a more natural alternative to Children's Pepto. I only use it occasionally for my children for upset stomachs, usually after eating too much or too fast. However, I hate using it because of the inactive ingredients which include flavors, dyes, sugar etc. The active ingredient is calcium carbonate. I do have calcium supplements for the kids but they are calcium citrate. I did a quick search for alternatives but could not come up with anything. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.
Joette

[Jenn]

Hi Joette,

I found the homeopathic remedy ipecacuanha. It seems to work well for what you are talking about. I've never tryed it for when they have been actually sick (they haven't ben for a while knock on wood). But candied ginger or anything ginger works well soon but it's hard to get little ones used to how strong ginger is.

Jenn

[Pat]

Have you tried "Gripe Water" or "Tum-ease"? Or as Jenn said, anything ginger, ginger tea, ginger candy, ginger ale, ginger cookies, ginger snaps, fresh ginger. Ginger and a bit of fennel is all there is in the natural tum-ease and it ALWAYS helps. We'd did do a homeopathic when our son had fever 104, with diarrhea and vomiting for a few days. And it resolved it amazingly quickly.

Naomi Aldort, the homeopath is going to do a presentation on "Emergency/Acute Homeopathy" in November. I'll post details to the "Events" calendar once they are finalized.

We could also start a thread about "Acute Homeopathic" remedies for folks to create natural 'first aid kits'.

HTH, Pat

[Cara Yara]

Yes! Let's start a discussion on Acute Homeopathic remedies!

Cara