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Cosmocol powder

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Rockstars · 24/05/2023 07:46

My DD is having to take a sachet of cosmocol diluted in water. She absolutely hates it and it is a real struggle for her to get it down. At times she is gagging and heaving and I am concerned she is going to be sick. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make this more palatable for her?

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Rockstars · 24/05/2023 13:07

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Coffeeandcatsforlife · 24/05/2023 23:28

Hi OP, my son was on cosmocol sachets for years (only recently weaned him off them) what dosage is your daughter needing? My son only had about a quarter of a sachet twice a day in water or sparkling water and he’s always drank it no problem. Maybe try smaller amounts of the sachet?

Rockstars · 25/05/2023 16:58

She has one sachet a day. We have tried syringing it into her with a capol syringe which she is tolerating better but it is still a struggle.

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Geminio · 25/05/2023 21:45

Hi @Rockstars , once you have mixed the sachet with water you can add it into something else. We currently add it to a cup of milk but have mixed it into thick yoghurt or a smoothie in the past.

LittleMrsPerfect · 25/05/2023 21:47

Mix in a hot chocolate powder, it will sweeten it and make it taste of chocolate or use squash to flavour the cosmocol.

LeanIntoChaos · 25/05/2023 21:56

Once you have put the water in, you can add anything.

Cosmacol has a lemony/limey flavour. Tropical squash works well.

It doesn't lose effectiveness if you freeze it....you can make it into lollipops

You can make jelly from it

Pop it in the fridge and get it cold and drink through a straw.

The water is doing the actual work, so you must add the 63ml to each sachet, but you can add more water to dilute the flavour a bit....but then they have to drink more volume.

If it's the lemony/limeness that she dislikes asked to be prescribed movicol paediatric plain.....it's unflavoured (still has that weird sugar/salt taste but not the artificial citrus). Then you can add other flavourings.

You can ask for the chocolate flavoured movicol. I think it looks like the seventh circle of hell, but works for some kids. Once you've made it up, you can use it on cereal.

I run a children's constipation clinic 😂 I probably have other tricks that I can't think of right now.

Good luck.... It's a bit gross but it's great medicine!

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