sugar-free antibiotics taste horrid and DS will NOT take them

[lizbet316]

is anyone else fed up with this silly trend that the NHS only supply sugar free antibiotics - they all taste really foul and the one DS is supposed to be taking at the moment (trimethoprim) is so disgusting I have been unable to hide the taste in anything
I mean, does it really matter if a sick kid gets lots of sugar in their medicine? surely it's better than them not taking it at all
(I have tried the syringe thing but he just spits it out across the room)
Hellllppppp!!!!

how old is he?

is he old enough to bribe?

yes i totally agree
stupid rule - they taste vile and dbabies will not take them
i would rather give sugar than sorbitol any day

you can ask for the sugar version

sugar is needed in small does to replensih white blood cells which is what u need when you are ill!

i had to moan and get another script

mom in boots she said they were ALL sugar free

they can't be all sugar free. surely some people have sorbitol allergies?

who knows!

Some are available with sugar but this one isn't
I rang every chemist in our town and then rang the National Prescribing Authority who said this one isn't available in the UK in a sugared recipe
DS is 2.3 and has a will of iron....sigh...

Stick an equal amount of honey in the bottle, shake well each time you use is, and give twice the volume dose?

Or Chocolate in one hand, medecine in the other?

Mix it with a large spoonful of chocolate ice cream? That's worked for us in the past, DD was dissapointed she ONLY got to take it 4x/day!