What fruit is good for my infant son?<\/p>\n
Dear Dr. Donya,<\/p>\n
I need your advice on the following:<\/p>\n
* Is it all right to allow my 17-month-old baby to have juice
\nearly in the morning before his breakfast?<\/p>\n
* Can I give him a ripe banana? How about its vitamin content?
\nPreviously, a doctor advised me not to give him any fruit other
\nthan bananas.<\/p>\n
* How long should chicken, pork and beef meats be steamed so that
\nthe vitamin and mineral content will not be lost?<\/p>\n
* Once, when I took my baby to the doctor, I overheard that a
\ntwo-year-old girl needed an X-ray because the doctor suspected
\nfood had entered her lung. How does this happen?<\/p>\n
-- Kim C.<\/p>\n
Dear Kim,<\/p>\n
* Juice is good for us. It is all right for your baby to have it
\nas long as it does not fill him up and he still eats breakfast.<\/p>\n
* Bananas have vitamin C and potassium, so, yes, you can give him
\na ripe banana. If your son is not allergic to other fruits there
\nis no reason to avoid them, and I would suggest you include them.<\/p>\n
* Foods need to be cooked, by methods such as steaming, but I
\ncan't give you exact times. Typically, small portions can be
\ncooked within 10 minutes to 15 minutes and the vitamins and
\nminerals will be preserved.<\/p>\n
* Yes, it can happen. Young children can inhale small objects
\nlike peanuts or candy into the airway.<\/p>\n
-- Dr. Donya<\/p>\n
Dear Dr Donya,<\/p>\n
My sons, aged 3.5 years and 1.5 years, both had their Hib
\n(influenza) immunization at two and four months of age. I
\nunderstand that Hib should be given at two months, four months
\nand six months.<\/p>\n
I hounded the doctors (not only one doctor) as to why a third
\ndose was not given at six months. Their reply was that there was
\na controversy as to whether Hib should be given again at six
\nmonths.<\/p>\n
-- Lina<\/p>\n
Dear Lina,<\/p>\n
It depends on what kind of vaccine you get. There are three
\ndifferent products; HbOC (HIBITITER) and PRP-T (ActHIB). The
\nprimary series of doses should be given at two months, four
\nmonths and six months, and the booster at 12 months to 15 months.
\nHowever, for the PRP-OMP (PedvaxHIB), two doses of the primary
\nseries can be given at two months and four months and booster
\nbetween 12 months to 15 months. When possible, the vaccine
\nproduct used for the first dose should be used for subsequent
\ndoses in children younger than 12 months.<\/p>\n
A booster is recommended at 12 months to 15 months of age, or
\nas soon as possible thereafter, and any vaccine product is
\nacceptable for this dose, regardless of the vaccine previously
\nreceived by the child. The efficacy of the combination vaccine
\nafter three doses has been calculated to be 98.8 percent.<\/p>\n
There was a study of 91 cases of invasive disease due to H
\ninfluenza, of which 41 were serotype b. However, compliance with
\nthe vaccine schedule was only 74 percent, and most cases of
\ninvasive Hib disease occur in nonimmunized children. This
\nsuggests that invasive Hib disease cases \"are not a vaccine
\nfailure but a failure to vaccinate\".<\/p>\n
-- Dr. Donya<\/p>\n
Dear Dr. Donya,<\/p>\n
I am 27 years old, currently living in Maryland in the United
\nStates, and have had a problem with chronic constipation for
\neight years.<\/p>\n
Starting at about the age of 15, I would stop myself whenever
\nI had the urge to go to the bathroom. I did not realize that I
\nwas making my problem worse and, eventually, I was only able to
\nuse the bathroom once or twice a week.<\/p>\n
I recently began taking a herbal diet product, and my
\nregularity improved during the first 30 days to 45 days. I went
\nto the bathroom every day and the process was smooth.<\/p>\n
But now I'm back to square one. I go every day but my bowel
\nmovements are not good. I still have very bad gastric trouble and
\nbloating.<\/p>\n
I am also taking a protein drink mix and flora fiber, cell
\nactivator, aminogen and multivitamin every day and drink around
\n50 ounces of water. I also started going to the gym every day for
\nthe past week. Yesterday I did a good cardio exercise and in the
\nmorning the bowel movement was good.<\/p>\n
I think my skin is very dry because of this problem. What
\nshould I do?<\/p>\n
-- Kavitha<\/p>\n
Dear Kavitha,<\/p>\n
I think you are on the right track with starting to exercise
\nbecause it will help stimulate the bodily functions.<\/p>\n
As for using the herbal product, it is the same as you
\nincreasing your fiber foods, green and yellow vegetables and
\nfresh fruits; oranges, watermelon, papaya, pineapple, apples,
\nprunes and bananas.<\/p>\n
A tip is to drink two glasses of warm water when you wake up
\nin the morning. I would also recommend drinking at least two
\nliters of water a day, as water will also help with your dry
\nskin.<\/p>\n
There also may be a genetic connection to your problem. See a
\ndermatologist who will be able to diagnose what is right to treat
\nyour condition.<\/p>\n
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