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Children Forced Into Cell-Like School Seclusion Rooms Posted by: "Kathy" vanokat kathvan2003 Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:28 am (PST) Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Children Forced Into Cell-Like School Seclusion RoomsBy Chip Created 2008-12-17 22:36 Children Forced Into Cell-Like School Seclusion Rooms [1]By Ashley Fantz | CNN.com [2]A few weeks before 13-year-old Jonathan King killed himself, he told his parents that his teachers had put him in "time-out.""We thought that meant go sit in the corner and be quiet for a few minutes," Tina King said, tears washing her face as she remembered the child she called "our baby ... a good kid."But time-out in the boy's north Georgia special education school was spent in something akin to a prison cell -- a concrete room latched from the outside, its tiny window obscured by a piece of paper.Called a seclusion room, it's where in November 2004, Jonathan hanged himself with a cord a teacher gave him to hold up his pants. Watch Jonathan's parents on their son's death [3] An attorney representing the school has denied any wrongdoing.Seclusion rooms, sometimes called time-out rooms, are used across the nation, generally for special needs children. Critics say that along with the death of Jonathan, many mentally disabled and autistic children have been injured or traumatized.Few states have laws on using seclusion rooms, though 24 states have written guidelines, according to a 2007 study conducted by a Clemson University researcher.Texas, which was included in that study, has stopped using seclusion and restraint. Georgia has just begun to draft guidelines, four years after Jonathan's death.Based on conversations with officials in 22 states with written guidelines, seclusion is intended as a last resort when other attempts to calm a child have failed or when a student is hurting himself or others.Michigan requires that a child held in seclusion have constant supervision from an instructor trained specifically in special education, and that confinement not exceed 15 minutes.Connecticut education spokesman Tom Murphy said "time-out rooms" were used sparingly and were "usually small rooms with padding on the walls."Only Vermont tracks how many children are kept in seclusion from year to year, though two other states, Minnesota and New Mexico, say they have been using the rooms less frequently in recent years.Don't Miss* Parents press for autism insurance coverage* Autism efforts go global at U.N. forumDr. Veronica Garcia, New Mexico's education secretary, said her state had found more sophisticated and better ways to solve behavior problems. Garcia, whose brother is autistic, said, "The idea of confining a child in a room repeatedly and as punishment, that's an ethics violation I would never tolerate."But researchers say that the rooms, in some cases, are being misused and that children are suffering.Public schools in the United States are now educating more than half a million more students with disabilities than they did a decade ago, according to the National Education Association."Teachers aren't trained to handle that," said Dr. Roger Pierangelo, executive director of the National Association of Special Education Teachers."When you have an out-of-control student threatening your class -- it's not right and it can be very damaging -- but seclusion is used as a 'quick fix' in many cases."Former Rhode Island special education superintendent Leslie Ryan told CNN that she thought she was helping a disabled fifth-grader by keeping him in a "chill room" in the basement of a public elementary school that was later deemed a fire hazard."All I know is I tried to help this boy, and I had very few options," Ryan said. After the public learned of the room, she resigned from her post with the department but remains with the school.School records do not indicate why Jonathan King was repeatedly confined to the concrete room or what, if any, positive outcome was expected.His parents say they don't recognize the boy described in records as one who liked to kick and punch his classmates. They have launched a wrongful death lawsuit against the school -- the Alpine Program in Gainesville -- which has denied any wrongdoing. A Georgia judge is expected to rule soon on whether the case can be brought before a jury.Jonathan's parents say the boy had been diagnosed since kindergarten with severe depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But his father remembers him as a boy who was happy when he sang in the church choir."He was a hugger, liked to go fishing with me and run after me saying, 'Daddy, when are we going to the lake?' " Don King said.King said that he wanted to know if there were similar situations in other schools and that critics of seclusion rooms fear there could be."Jonathan's case is the worst of the worst, but it should be a warning. It's reasonable to think that it could happen in all the other schools that use seclusion on disabled children -- largely because the use of seclusion goes so unchecked," said Jane Hudson, an attorney with the National Disability Rights Network."This is one of those most unregulated, unresearched areas I've come across," said Joseph Ryan, a Clemson University special education researcher who has worked in schools for disabled kids and co-authored a study on the use of seclusion."You have very little oversight in schools of these rooms -- first because the general public doesn't really even know they exist," he said.There is no national database tracking seclusion incidents in schools, though many have been described in media reports, lawsuits, disability advocacy groups' investigations and on blogs catering to parents who say their child had been held in seclusion.Disability Rights California, a federally funded watchdog group, found that teachers dragged children into seclusion rooms they could not leave. In one case, they found a retarded 8-year-old had been locked alone in a seclusion room in a northeast California elementary school for at least 31 days in a year."What we found outrageous was that we went to the schools and asked to see the rooms and were denied," said Leslie Morrison, a psychiatric nurse and attorney who led the 2007 investigation that substantiated at least six cases of abuse involving seclusion in public schools."It took a lot of fighting to eventually get in to see where these children were held."CNN asked every school official interviewed if a reporter could visit a seclusion room and was denied every time.In other instances of alleged abuse:• A Tennessee mother alleged in a federal suit against the Learn Center in Clinton that her 51-pound 9-year-old autistic son was bruised when school instructors used their body weight on his legs and torso to hold him down before putting him in a "quiet room" for four hours. Principal Gary Houck of the Learn Center, which serves disabled children, said lawyers have advised him not to discuss the case.• Eight-year-old Isabel Loeffler, who has autism, was held down by her teachers and confined in a storage closet where she pulled out her hair and wet her pants at her Dallas County, Iowa, elementary school. Last year, a judge found that the school had violated the girl's rights. "What we're talking about is trauma," said her father, Doug Loeffler. "She spent hours in wet clothes, crying to be let out." Waukee school district attorney Matt Novak told CNN that the school has denied any wrongdoing.• A mentally retarded 14-year-old in Killeen, Texas, died from his teachers pressing on his chest in an effort to restrain him in 2001. Texas passed a law to limit both restraint and seclusion in schools because the two methods are often used together.Federal law requires that schools develop behavioral plans for students with disabilities. These plans are supposed to explicitly explain behavior problems and methods the teacher is allowed to use to stop it, including using music to calm a child or allowing a student to take a break from schoolwork.A behavioral plan for Jonathan King, provided to CNN by the Kings' attorney, shows that Jonathan was confined in the seclusion room on 15 separate days for infractions ranging from cursing and threatening other students to physically striking classmates.Howard "Sandy" Addis, the director of the Pioneer education agency which oversees Alpine, said that the room where Jonathan died is no longer in use. Citing the ongoing litigation, he declined to answer questions about the King case but defended the use of seclusion for "an emergency safety situation."The Alpine Program's attorney, Phil Hartley, said Jonathan's actions leading up to his suicide did not suggest the boy was "serious" about killing himself. Jonathan's actions were an "effort to get attention," Hartley said."This is a program designed for students with severe emotional disabilities and problems," he said. "It is a program which frequently deals with students who use various methods of getting attention, avoiding work."A substitute employee placed in charge of watching the room on the day Jonathan died said in an affidavit that he had no training in the use of seclusion, and didn't know Jonathan had threatened suicide weeks earlier.advertisementThe Kings say they would have removed their son from the school if they knew he was being held in seclusion, or that he had expressed a desire to hurt himself."We would have home schooled him or taken him to another psychologist," said Don King. "If we would have known, our boy would have never been in that room. He would still be alive."-------------------------Source URL: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/38319 Links:[1] http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html[2] http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html[3] http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/17/seclusion.rooms/index.html#cnnSTCVideoPray to God, do the right thing, and let Him worry about and take care of the details! http://www.so-fab.comBe AWARE, the terrorists are the government so there will be no surveillance of that group...I do not want to be a Global Citizen,I want to be a FREE AMERICAN. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 3. 7 Reasons Not to Dismiss Statin-Caused Pain Posted by: "Clare@GOOGLE MAIL" theclaremcharris theclaremcharris Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:44 pm (PST) Blank7 Reasons Not to Dismiss Statin-Caused PainMuscle pain can often be treated, and might signal a more serious health issuehttp://health.usnews.com/articles/health/heart/2008/07/23/7-reasons-not-to-dismiss-statin-caused-pain.htmlREAD THE ENTIRE THING on line and some comments as well.Personally I think STATINS should be BANNED and prescribers .... well I best not say what I think should happen to 'blind' prescribers, I may get myself in serious trouble!Clare in TazBy Adam Voiland Posted July 23, 2008Most people who take statins suffer no side effects from the cholesterol-lowering drugs. A small but significant number, however, develop mild to crushing muscle pain. In rare cases, the drugs can lead to permanent muscle damage, kidney problems, and death. Doctors disagree about the frequency of statin-induced muscle pain; clinical trials put the number at around 3 percent, though some doctors estimate that as many as 10 to 15 percent of statin patients are affected to some degree. Are you among them? Here are seven reasons not to dismiss the discomfort as a harmless symptom of age:1. Your doctor might. There's evidence in the medical literature that patients on statins don't report any more muscle pain than those on a placebo, which causes many doctors to disregard any complaints. One 2007 study showed that when patients suggested a link between their pain and statin use, nearly half of doctors dismissed the possibility. Also, some hospitals offer financial incentives to doctors who keep their patients' cholesterol levels low, which encourages them to overlook side effects, says Beatrice Golomb, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine and the lead investigator behind a research project that tracks the side effects of statins.2. Mild pain might be just the beginning. "Every patient who starts statins should monitor mild muscle pain," says Ronald Krauss, an expert on cholesterol and senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. "The mild pain can lead to more severe damage down the line," he says. There's a blood test available that can determine the extent of muscle damage.3. Slight prescription changes might solve the problem. As my colleague Avery Comarow has reported, taking a lower dose or an alternative brand can make all the difference.4. For some patients, the benefits of statins may not outweigh the risks. Though there's strong evidence that middle-aged men at a high risk of heart problems—who have diabetes, for example—survive longer on a statin, the evidence is hardly as robust for other patient populations, most notably women. Other risk factors that people should weigh in deciding on treatment: age, smoking history, blood pressure, HDL levels, and a family history of early heart disease.5. You may have a genetic predisposition to statin-related side effects. There's growing understanding that specific genetic variants put people at a high risk of developing statin-induced side effects. Just today, researchers published a study in the New England Journal of Medicine that shows a strong link between a genetic variant called SLCO1B1 and adverse effects associated with simvastatin (Zocor). It's already known that statin intolerance tends to run in families. In the future, research such as this will likely allow doctors to tailor treatment more effectively.6. There's quality of life to consider. For some people, statins can take a real toll on quality of life. Not being able to walk down the stairs without pain, say, or participate in cherished hobbies can put people experiencing strong adverse effects of statins into quite a funk that can lead to depression or other health problems. Athletes, for example, have a particularly hard time adjusting to statins, says Golomb. Some decide that reducing their heart risk isn't worth a diminished quality of life, she notes.7. There are alternatives to statins. Statins can dramatically decrease cholesterol levels, but they're not the only option. Lifestyle changes, including the right diet, exercise regime, and dietary supplements, can also reduce LDL cholesterol levels.Please help stop email address harvesting and subsequent spamming & protect your family, friends and yourself.Use BCC when sending to multiple email addresses and also delete old email addresses BEFORE forwarding on emails. Thank you. Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 4. Win people to your way of thinking Posted by: "AsianWoman" i_asianwoman i_asianwoman Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:15 pm (PST) Win people to your way of thinkingThe only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it. Show respect for the other person's opinions. Never say, "You're wrong." If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically. Begin in a friendly way. Get the other person saying "yes, yes" immediately. Let the other person do a great deal of the talking. Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers. Try honestly to see things from the other person's point of view. Be sympathetic with the other person's ideas and desires. Appeal to the nobler motives. Dramatize your ideas. Throw down a challenge. Dale Carnegie Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) 5a. The 'W' in Christmas - OT Posted by: "Clare@GOOGLE MAIL" theclaremcharris theclaremcharris Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:50 am (PST) BlankThe "W" in Christmas Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas. My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant." I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise. So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row-center stage -- held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love." The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small, quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down -- totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W." The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W.." Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our festivities. For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: "C H R I S T W A S L O V E" And, I believe, He still is. Amazed in His presence...Humbled by His love. May each of you have a Merry Christmas as you reflect on His Amazing Love for us...Have a blessed day!When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith SEES the invisible, BELIEVES the incredible and RECEIVES the impossible!Please help stop email address harvesting and subsequent spamming & protect your family, friends and yourself.Use BCC when sending to multiple email addresses and also delete old email addresses BEFORE forwarding on emails. Thank you. Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 5b. Re: The 'W' in Christmas - OT Posted by: "jean white" free2wait free2wait Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:15 am (PST) That was lovely. Thank you.--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Clare@GOOGLE MAIL <theclaremcharris > wrote:Clare@GOOGLE MAIL <theclaremcharris > The 'W' in Christmas - OTUndisclosed-Recipient Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 3:49 AM The "W" in Christmas Each December, I vowed to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back on nonessential obligations -- extensive card writing, endless baking, decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the true meaning of Christmas. My son, Nicholas, was in kindergarten that year. It was an exciting season for a six-year-old. For weeks, he'd been memorizing songs for his school's "Winter Pageant." I didn't have the heart to tell him I'd be working the night of the production. Unwilling to miss his shining moment, I spoke with his teacher. She assured me there'd be a dress rehearsal the morning of the presentation. All parents unable to attend that evening were welcome to come then. Fortunately, Nicholas seemed happy with the compromise. So, the morning of the dress rehearsal, I filed in ten minutes early, found a spot on the cafeteria floor and sat down. Around the room, I saw several other parents quietly scampering to their seats. As I waited, the students were led into the room. Each class, accompanied by their teacher, sat cross-legged on the floor. Then, each group, one by one, rose to perform their song. Because the public school system had long stopped referring to the holiday as Christmas," I didn't expect anything other than fun, commercial entertainment - songs of reindeer, Santa Claus, snowflakes and good cheer. So, when my son's class rose to sing, "Christmas Love," I was slightly taken aback by its bold title. Nicholas was aglow, as were all of his classmates, adorned in fuzzy mittens, red sweaters, and bright snowcaps upon their heads. Those in the front row-center stage -- held up large letters, one by one, to spell out the title of the song. As the class would sing "C is for Christmas," a child would hold up the letter C. Then, "H is for Happy," and on and on, until each child holding up his portion had presented the complete message, "Christmas Love." The performance was going smoothly, until suddenly, we noticed her; a small, quiet, girl in the front row holding the letter "M" upside down -- totally unaware her letter "M" appeared as a "W." The audience of 1st through 6th graders snickered at this little one's mistake. But she had no idea they were laughing at her, so she stood tall, proudly holding her "W.." Although many teachers tried to shush the children, the laughter continued until the last letter was raised, and we all saw it together. A hush came over the audience and eyes began to widen. In that instant, we understood the reason we were there, why we celebrated the holiday in the first place, why even in the chaos, there was a purpose for our festivities. For when the last letter was held high, the message read loud and clear: "C H R I S T W A S L O V E" And, I believe, He still is. Amazed in His presence...Humbled by His love. May each of you have a Merry Christmas as you reflect on His Amazing Love for us...Have a blessed day! When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith SEES the invisible, BELIEVES the incredible and RECEIVES the impossible! Please help stop email address harvesting and subsequent spamming & protect your family, friends and yourself.Use BCC when sending to multiple email addresses and also delete old email addresses BEFORE forwarding on emails. Thank you. Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 6a. Amid milk scare, China’s elite eat all-organic Posted by: "Viviane Lerner" vivlerner vlerner2002 Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:28 am (PST) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26874854/Amid milk scare, China’s elite eat all-organicGovernment outlet provides safe, special food for the nation’s leadersChina's top officials are privy to a safe, secure food supply from a special government outfit. Ng Han Guan / pool via AP fileupdated 11:29 a.m. HT, Wed., Sept. 24, 2008BEIJING - While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow.And it’s all supplied by a special government outfit that provides all-organic goods from farms working under the strictest guidelines.That secure food supply stands in stark contrast to the frustrations of ordinary citizens who have faced recurring food scandals  vegetables with harmful pesticide residue, fish tainted with a cancer- causing chemical, eggs colored with industrial dye, fake liquor causing blindness or death, holiday pastries with bacteria-laden filling.Now that the country’s most reputable dairies have been found selling baby formula and other milk products tainted with an industrial chemical that can cause kidney stones and kidney failure, many Chinese don’t know what to buy. Tens of thousands of children have been sickened and four babies have died.Citizens' outrageKnowing that their leaders do not face these problems has made some people angry.“Food safety is a high priority for children and families of government officials, so are normal citizens less entitled to safe food?� asked Zhong Lixun, feeding her 7-month-old grandson baby formula after he got checked for kidney stones at Beijing Children’s Hospital.The State Council Central Government Offices Special Food Supply Center is specifically designed to avoid the problems troubling the general population.“We all know that average production facilities use large quantities of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Antibiotics and hormones are commonly used in raising livestock and poultry. Farmed aquatic products are contaminated by various kinds of water pollution,� the center’s director, Zhu Yonglan, said in a speech earlier this year.“It goes without saying that these are harmful when consumed by humans,� Zhu told executives at supplier Shandong Ke’er Biological Medical Technology Development Co., which posted it on its Web site.Zhu’s speech has been widely circulated by Chinese Internet users on blogs and forums in recent days, with many expressing outrage that top government officials have a separate  and safer  food supply than the public.The special food center enforces strict standards on suppliers like Shandong Ke’er, which makes health supplements designed to boost immunity and energy. Foods must be organic, not genetically modified and meet international food standards, said a manager in the center’s product department, who only gave her surname, Zhang.The reason: its A-list clientele of government officials and retirees of vice minister rank or higher.It’s not unusual for China’s leadership to have a special food supply; the practice stretches back thousands of years to farms providing ingredients for lavish imperial meals or the greasy, spicy dishes favored by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong.'Nation A' vs. everyone elseThe former Soviet Union’s ruling classes also ate food that was unavailable to the masses. In North Korea, where withering famines have seen tens of thousands starve over the past 13 years, leader Kim Jong Il is a gourmet known for his love of lobster, shark’s fin soup and sushi. His former private chef has said Kim keeps an extensive collection of vintage French wines.Set up in 2004, China’s Special Food Supply Center is almost as secretive as its high-end clientele, whose precise number is unclear, but includes hundreds of top political leaders, their families and retired cadres. Much of the information on its Web site was removed after media inquiries and interview requests this week.Goods deemed to meet the highest standards are stamped with the label “Nation A,� which stands for “top end, irreplaceable, the best,� according to the Web site. Those products are for senior politicians or government offices and not released to the general consumer market, said a customer service agent surnamed Dong.Rice fed by melted snow from Mt. Changbai, which straddles the China- North Korean border, gets a “Nation A� rating, according to the Web site.The center scours the country for purveyors in places famous for a particular product, said Zhang, the manager.These include fish from Hubei province  known traditionally as the “land of fish and rice�  tea from mountainous Yunnan province abutting Tibet, and beef and mutton from the Inner Mongolian steppes, according to Zhu’s speech.As for rice, some comes from the northeast, grown from seeds specially cultivated by experts from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said sales manager Wu Honghua of Chifeng Heiyupaozi Organic Agropastoral Development Co.It “has a very small output. It tastes very good. And it doesn’t involve genetic engineering,� said Wu.Wu said 90 percent of the rice goes to the Beidaihe Sanitorium  a seaside resort for retired party cadres. The remainder is sold on the market, he said, at $4 a pound  a price five times higher than regular organic rice and 15 times more than the price of ordinary rice.A brand of organic tea supplied to the center sells for $187 a pound. “It’s fresh and tender, smells good and has a bright color,� said Xia Dan, an employee of the Huiming Tea Co. in eastern Zhejiang province.CLICK FOR RELATED CONTENTChina imports banned amid scandalChina's milk scandal bares government failuresChina: 'Out of control' dairy system led to abuseThe latest food safety scandal began with tainted baby formula from one company, but widened to include products from 22 of China’s dairies. Countries as far away as Kenya and Colombia have banned or recalled Chinese dairy imports, while cakes, candies and other products made with milk products have come under suspicion.Since the scandal broke earlier this month, sales of Chinese milk have plummeted after top dairies Mengniu Dairy Group Co. and Yili Industrial Group Co. were found to have sold contaminated milk.Chinese looking for reassurance have turned to one company not named in any recalls  Sanyuan Foods Ltd.It proudly advertises that its milk is used for state banquets at the Great Hall of the People and has seen its sales triple in Beijing, while demand has outstripped supply in at least one province. And that’s despite the fact that its price  about $1.60 a quart  is 25 percent higher than other brands.=====In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 7a. alternative baby formulas? Posted by: "mommy2threelilboys" mommyon731 mommy2threelilboys Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:07 am (PST) Our son is undergoing tests right now. He quite possibly might havesomething called galactocemia. This means that he does not possessthe enzyme to break down the galactose in milk. If he has this thanhe will not be able to nurse or drink milk based formula. Right nowhe's drinking soy formula until we find out the results for sure. Iknow one thing for sure and that is that I don't want him drinking soyformula! Does anyone have any suggestions for alternative formulasthat are not milk or soy based? Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) 7b. Re: alternative baby formulas? Posted by: "Tony De Angelis" tntstuart tntstuart Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:23 am (PST) You may want to check out pure whey isolates (not concentrates). In isolates of whey all the casein and sugar components should be filtered out leaving eminently digestible peptides of whey plus components (immunoglobulins) similar ro the colostum from mother's first milk. It also may be possible to add enzymes to the formula that will help digest galactose. ( I have many healthy famiy members who used their own whey formula to start their children in life when their mother could not produce milk or adequate quantities of it.) Enzymedica is a company that specializes in producing digestive enzyme complexes. You probably will find them to be of great help in these matters. I have no connection with that company, so this is not an advertisement for them. Just a recommendation.--- On Fri, 12/19/08, mommy2threelilboys <mommyon731 > wrote:mommy2threelilboys <mommyon731 > alternative baby formulas? Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 11:07 AMOur son is undergoing tests right now. He quite possibly might havesomething called galactocemia. This means that he does not possessthe enzyme to break down the galactose in milk. If he has this thanhe will not be able to nurse or drink milk based formula. Right nowhe's drinking soy formula until we find out the results for sure. Iknow one thing for sure and that is that I don't want him drinking soyformula! Does anyone have any suggestions for alternative formulasthat are not milk or soy based? Back to top Reply to sender |Reply to group |Reply via web post Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity 6 New Members 3 New FilesVisit Your Group Health Memory Loss Are you at risk for Alzheimers? Ads on Learn more now. Reach customers searching for you. 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