Help!! Tips for giving panadol to 1yo - he HATES it!!

[Plinky]

Hi all,

My poor little monkey is really sick atm and we're trying to give him panadol to help him sleep and feel a bit better. BUT, he's having none of it. Doesn't matter how we try to give it to him, he spits it out and either spews or tries to spew.

I'm at my wits end, I just want to help him but he won't take it I've tried a syringe into his mouth, mixed with water, mixed with grape juice, on its own out of the little measuring cup...nothing works. Does anyone have any tips? Please?!!

[*Efjay*]

You know I have 2 kids who are like this.. What works for me...... Fizzy drink. Like Fanta or creaming soda. Just a little but enough to get the dose in & down!

[Michelle71]

Nurofen Mine don't particularly like the taste of panadol but will happily take nurofen.

[krysalyss]

The baby panadol and the childrens panadol are different flavours so he might be ok with one and not the other. DS always was ok with the baby stuff but not the kids. But the kids one has a different dosage as it has a different strength so if you do change make sure you check the amount to give for the weight. We also liked the babies because it was more concentrated so we only had to get a small amount in.

[nickle730]

My DS (5) has always vomited on contact with Panadol and he can't have Nurofen. If he really needs the Paracetamol I use PR Panadol. Erm... that's per rectal. Make sure you use lube and be gentle. Available over the counter at the chemist. We don't use it very often and if we do he is usually so lethargic and unwell or febrile that he doesn't care.

[Life is Good]

DS won't take Panadol either. Have you tried Dymadon? It is also just paracetamol, but has an orange flavour (similar to nurofen). Our DS quite likes it. Failing that, one way to get/keep it down is to get someone to help you so that straight after you inject it into his mouth, you squeeze his cheeks...that way he can't spit it out and has to swallow. Sounds mean, but it depends on how desperate you are and in how much pain he is (we had to do this when giving DS his reflux medication). Good luck.

[mumof3sons]

I have the same trouble with both my sons. Panadol is so bad tasting for them, they throw up straight away. I have had to use Nurofen, the unconcentrated panadol (childrens panadol) has a better taste but the artifial sweetner in it give DS2 severe runny bum so I dont use it. You can try using there favorite cake and allowing the cake to soak up the medicine. But sometimes all I can do is a wet cloth to cool them down and put life on hold to give lots of cuddles.

[Lily Dust]

I ended up going with Nurofen cause DD hates panadol too. I do however find panadol brings her temp down better and when we HAVE to use it she thinks its a great game to suck it off a spoon instead of the syringe. Many less dramas in this house now she will do that, worth a try, perhaps? Good luck

[grub17]

DS won't take Panadol either. Have you tried Dymadon? It is also just paracetamol, but has an orange flavour (similar to nurofen). Our DS quite likes it.

Us too. DS hates Panadol and won't take... never would since he was about 4 months and getting his first teeth. But he's happy to take Dymadon or Nurofen.

[*Efjay*]

they need to make a panadol patch!

[Junglemum]

We too vomit at our place with panadol but have no probs with dymadon. It's exactly the same pharmaceutical, ie. Paracetamol, but has a much nicer flavour. It's in a purple box at the pharmacy.

I also find letting them hold the syringe can sometimes help.

[*Belle*]

my kids spew out the panadol too, they however will take nurofen by syringe, it tastes like strawberry DD1 says. It works better on my kids, but everyone is different, I cant take nurofen as im asthmatic, be careful if your kid is asthmatic xxx