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Calpol Warning!!!
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My 7 month old son has been getting the occassional doze of calpol to help him sleep because of teething.It was after this he started havingnight terrors. We didn't make a connection and I thought he was just getting them because I had as a child. It wasn't til we went to the HV she told us about the e numbers in calpol that have been giving children nightmares if taken last thing at night!!! She said doctors are starting to refuse to prescribe it yet it is still available for 2 month old babies over the counter!!! The e number E122 is the worst but when I looked up all 5 on the bottle they all said unsuitable for children!!!!!
Carmoisine (E122)
Carmoisine is an artificial, red food colouring. A research study published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in September 2007 showed that a mixture of artificial food colourings including carmoisine and one food preservative, could affect hyperactive behaviour in susceptible children.
Under EC guidelines, medicines should carry a warning that carmoisine ???????may cause allergic reactions???????. Foods and drinks carry no such warning, despite been consumed in much greater quantities.
Carmoisine is used in a wide variety of sweets, soft drinks and other food and drink products, and also crops up in children's medicines.
Carmoisine is banned from all foods and drinks for the under threes, but is still used in some medicines for the under threes.
Carmoisine is banned in the USA and other countries, but permitted for use in the UK.
Carmoisine (E122)
Carmoisine is an artificial, red food colouring. A research study published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in September 2007 showed that a mixture of artificial food colourings including carmoisine and one food preservative, could affect hyperactive behaviour in susceptible children.
Under EC guidelines, medicines should carry a warning that carmoisine ???????may cause allergic reactions???????. Foods and drinks carry no such warning, despite been consumed in much greater quantities.
Carmoisine is used in a wide variety of sweets, soft drinks and other food and drink products, and also crops up in children's medicines.
Carmoisine is banned from all foods and drinks for the under threes, but is still used in some medicines for the under threes.
Carmoisine is banned in the USA and other countries, but permitted for use in the UK.
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Grace has been having some and she has started to full on cry in her sleep. She doesn't wake up and it has only been the last few nights since she started having it.
Could be a coincidence but I will keep an eye on it.
[Modified by: mez123 on November 06, 2008 12:22 AM]
The info you've copied and pasted states itself it may cause reactions in "susceptible" children - obv Ollie isnt susceptible to it.
My cousin was reactionable to E numbers, which meant he couldnt have the majority of food on sale to the general public. It was a nightmare for my Auntie to find anything he could have, and he was never the same as the other kids at school because he couldnt eat school dinners, or have snacks etc like all the other children did. But he was also diagnosed with a mild case of ADHD and the E numbers aggrivated it.
Its another version of BPA in bottles - it wouldnt be sold if it hadn't been passed as safe for children. Children's medicines (and other items) have to go through very stringent procedures to be classified as safe for them.
If we follwed all the guidelines and new research we wouldnt be doing anything (not saying dont follow any of it though) - for eg the new rules about tea and coffee during pregnancy - not allowed more than 4 cups of tea a day or you'll have a small baby - i must have had about 20 teas a day when preg with Ollie and he came out at 9lb 2oz! Boy am I glad I drank that much!
Sorry I don't want this to sounds offensive to anyone, but I wont be following this new research, beause it doesnt really apply to my child.For the next child I would only give what the doc prescribed anyway (its free then afterall!) so wouldn't have any problem with it....
xxx
However I do find it strange that pretty much all baby jars of food dont have any colourings or flavourings, yet its apparently ok to put them in childrens medicines!
However, i know lucas has been having bad night terrors alot nic so maybe its worth you changing his medicine to something similar or stop giving him it before bed time and see if it makes a difference for him.
Either way i hope he stops having them so much bless him.
charlie x
popped over from preg. forum. I'm a children's emergency nurse and use 'calpol' many times a day and have never seen a reaction.
I think you have to think about why you are giving the calpol. If the child has a temperature that itself can cause bad dreams and listless sleep. When baby's are ill/ teething they may have a change in routine that can also cause them to be irritable at night time.
If you are worried about the colouring etc. why not buy the brand own version of paracetamol. It does exactly the same thing - just is not pink and might not taste as nice!
Hope this helps
But, I will buy a shops own brand in future as they are as good. Its clever marketing by calpol that we all think its the only option when there are loads of parecetemols out there.
Mind you, just a thought. Could the E numbers be part of the reason Nathan did perk up so well? Maybe a sugar rush when he cant eat anything is what he needed? (only wondering, no facts there at all. The only fact is that no matter how many times I wash my hands today I still seem to smell like vomit!)
i have been using calpol with anne since she was 3 months old and she is now 2 and a half and i have not had any problems.
becki.xx
saying that everything makes lewis hyper lol
Type in google search "aspartame dangers" and read to your hearts content.
Good luck!