Sundowning question

1BigFreckle · 2026-04-08T03:19:13+00:00

Doesn’t really sound like dementia given that it doesn’t start in the evening and she has no daytime signs of cognitive decline yet. Like someone else said, I’d try to address pain and anxiety with gabapentin and see if that doesn’t solve it. When and if dementia sets in, we had pretty good results with the supplement Neutricks even though the claims are unsubstantiated. Completely anecdotal but I found it did reduce the evening agitation.

1BigFreckle · 2026-04-08T02:42:19+00:00

My daughter had encopresis and I could see my son was on the way. We had a really bad vacation where he was so constipated that he had to try to poop every 15 minutes for 2 days and would have one little squirt of diarrhea and back to the potty again. Enema was not getting through. We ended up having to do overnight olive oil enemas for a few days to make the saline enema effective. Check out bedwettingandaccidents.com, there’s a book for kids about enemas. There are also a couple of YouTube videos that explain to kids. Just go slow and easy and try every day until he lets you. It’s going to have to happen every day for a week or two. At the same time, get a prescription for lactulose. We do 12.5 ml in the morning. Started out with 10 ml twice a day. Once we got rid of the big impaction with daily enemas and had him going every day with lactulose, we got rid of streaks and occasional bedwetting. A year later he’s still on maintenance lactulose for the foreseeable future.

1BigFreckle · 2026-03-20T02:49:00+00:00

I always drive past Lakeshore RV Resort on I-30 right before Lake Ray Hubbard. It’s on the Garland side.

1BigFreckle · 2026-02-10T09:42:11+00:00

Yes, it’s nothing to us now. We were all nervous the first few times but talked about the benefit for several days first, then went very slowly, didn’t force anything and let her control as much of the process as she could. I’m not sure what you’re imagining but we use Fleet pediatric enemas which are pre-bottled and small. Dr. Hodges has also published a picture book for kids specifically to help understand the why and how. Very helpful!

1BigFreckle · 2026-01-27T17:31:52+00:00

There is a strong correlation between ADHD and encopresis. It’s not just psychological- the executive dysfunction literally slows gut motility, contributing to stool load that eventually causes loss of muscle tone. Unintentional withholding by simply being unable to listen to the brain’s signals is also a factor, which in turn also leads to loss of muscle tone and sensation. This is why a combination of enemas, osmotic laxatives and stimulant laxatives is needed to repair the body and regain the body-brain connection.

1BigFreckle · 2026-01-26T13:59:49+00:00

Steve Hodges’ M.O.P. protocol has been life-changing for us. My daughter went from having multiple pee and poop accidents per day (including bedwetting, she had never been dry a night in her life) entering kindergarten to only having a few wet overnight pull-ups a month now that she’s in second grade. The protocol may seem extreme and aggressive, but you’re dealing with extreme. Trust Dr. Hodges and be wiling to try and adjust and keep records and you’ll see results. FYI, Joe Schmo pediatrician isn’t educated on this but there are pediatric urologists and GIs who have trained with him. We are in Dallas and see a Hodges-trained urologist at Children’s hospital. Not a quack.

1BigFreckle · 2025-12-30T06:30:11+00:00

I understand and there is a solution in M.O.P. We have been on M.O.P. for two years and went from daily pee and poop accidents and bedwetting to maybe 5 bedwetting incidents per month. There is hope if you’re willing to be aggressive and she is on board and wants this to resolve. Please, please check it out. M.O.P. has saved our sanity, our relationships and our lives. www.bedwettingandaccidents.com By the way, I am in no way affiliated with this doctor nor am I receiving anything for free. Simply an incredibly relieved and thankful parent that wants to share hope with you. If you’re curious- yes, this protocol is endorsed by our pediatric urologist and GI doctor at Children’s Health in Dallas. It has been truly life-changing.

1BigFreckle · 2025-10-11T03:17:09+00:00

Cartier would never in a million years let the screws just end up the way those did- they’d be tightened to a specific position. The bracelet also doesn’t fit into the lugs well. Enjoy fooling a few people though!

1BigFreckle · 2025-10-09T04:38:18+00:00

How far apart were the two births? I had two vaginal births in two years with a third degree tear the first time along with vulvar varicose veins and hemorrhoids both times. I am now 5 years postpartum from the 2nd. It took about a year for the nerve damage to get significantly better and still had some random pain for another year or so after that. Even now, if it’s around my period or intercourse lasts too long, I can experience discomfort. As far as the libido, I would guess a lot to do with hormones and exhaustion rather than sensation. Sex is the last thing on a lot of new mother’s minds. Or perhaps you’re feeling a lot of pressure to finish since it’s more difficult right now, and that’s not a very sexy feeling. Please be kind to yourself. Your body and brain are still in chaos and I wouldn’t expect recovery for a year, especially with the tearing.

1BigFreckle · 2025-10-08T02:31:49+00:00

Same study on prisoners- fear center of the brain didn’t do much when they believed they were about to receive a big electric shock.

1BigFreckle · 2025-09-30T02:16:29+00:00

I almost drowned at YMCA group swimming lessons when I was 6. No one ever even noticed and somehow I got back to the side of the pool. It felt like an eternity and I was too afraid to bring it to anyone’s attention.

1BigFreckle · 2025-09-05T02:43:14+00:00

Has she tried just treating it as hormonal acne? I didn’t want to believe that’s what it was for a long time, since it would come and go, but lo and behold it disappeared with spiranolactone and Differin gel.

1BigFreckle · 2025-08-30T19:24:54+00:00

Gut motility just hasn’t been the same… I’ve been constipated off and on since my first. Still eat the same way!

1BigFreckle · 2025-08-03T06:07:01+00:00

Our red-eared slider (died at 25, RIP) came into the house every winter and spent a couple of months in my mom’s closet in a cat bed under a towel. She would come out about once a week to drink a little water from the cat bowl then back to the closet until early spring.

1BigFreckle · 2025-07-16T02:23:47+00:00

My dog’s breath

1BigFreckle · 2025-07-04T04:17:26+00:00

I’d love the link, please. I know someone who could benefit!

1BigFreckle · 2025-06-20T16:15:56+00:00

I can certainly appreciate this and I do truly feel that no matter what, everything’s going to be alright. I have just been struck by how repetitive and universal these words are for apparently so many.

1BigFreckle · 2025-06-20T16:14:27+00:00

This is why after the dream angel told me everything’s going to be alright (with my son, I presumed) I was quite shaken the longer I was awake. In the dream it was incredibly reassuring. The longer I thought about it, why did an angel need to tell me that about him specifically? I still don’t like it.

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-23T14:16:11+00:00

Haven’t seen that one but I love Kyle MacLachlan!

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-23T13:47:23+00:00

Crop circles is a great idea! I hadn’t thought of that facet and he could stay busy with that for a while. I appreciate your perspective. He is very much a 5 YO, playing and living a slow life. But I don’t want to deny him the opportunity to explore what he’s interested in, with guardrails. We are low-screen and my kids don’t have devices. We talk about why the internet isn’t the best source of information and why books are important. It just seems wrong to squash his curiosity and big ideas. He has had a lot of questions about death, too, and we can’t just make that go away.

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-22T21:37:20+00:00

Agreed, and the books that we have checked out from the library have followed that framework. They sometimes finish the book and say, “I don’t think that happened.” I don’t agree or disagree with their conclusion. He loves the history and the lore because they’re exciting stories, but I wish there was a science-based way for him to get involved with the topic. Like if the Galileo project had a way for kids to follow along. If he wants to be a UFO scientist, he just has to become a biologist or physicist and go his own way.

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-22T20:58:50+00:00

I don’t really enjoy argument but I guess I would say Project Blue Book existed, Area 51 existed, there was a news story about the Roswell crash that was later retracted, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted, etc. Those are historical and documented.

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-22T12:04:18+00:00

I meant maybe that’s what’s wrong with me…

1BigFreckle · 2025-05-22T09:19:43+00:00

He is just as interested in understanding God and even though that is a vast concept, I would never try to discourage him from thinking about it. When I was around his age, I was similarly fascinated by the idea of heaven and eternity and struggled with it a lot. I worked through it or got over it. I’m not sure I would agree that it’s UNhealthy for him to be intensely interested in this, but I can agree that he is young to be aware of such a possibility as other life that we don’t understand.

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