Something to ponder and think about our modern parenting and current western medical practices:
Food sensitivities and/or food allergies -> multiple ear infections
Multiple ear infections -> ear tube surgery with general anesthesia
Food sensitivities and/or food allergies -> GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) in babies and toddlers -> Diagnostic testing under general anesthesia
Formula Feeding instead of breastfeeding -> Increased Ear Infections
Juice in Baby Bottle -> Dental caries in babies and toddlers
Baby Laying Down or Sleeping with Baby Bottle of Formula, Juice, or Cow Milk instead of baby breastfeeding in mother's arms -> Dental Caries
Dental procedures on toddlers and preschoolers i.e. teeth removal due to dental caries -> Dental procedures done under general anesthesia
Retrospective Study: 2 or more general anethesias in young children = 17% rate of ADHD
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To seek best health, prospective parents should learn about the benefits of breastfeeding including common pitfalls and problems. Babies should be breastfed. If problems happen with breastfeeding, just as with every other baby-related medical challenge (and feeding problems are a medical challenge), expert help should be sought.
Parents should feed kids good food. Parents should learn to become aware of food reactions and sensitivities. Read the book Is This Your Child? by Doris Rapp MD.
If a child is having multiple ear infections, teach yourself about the link that some people have with consuming dairy products and becoming sick with ear infections. (Milk produces mucous.)
Ingesting some foods and drinks causes some people to have GERD. A dairy allergy can manifest itself as GERD in babies from their formula or in toddlers from drinking or eating dairy. Soy can also be an allergen that causes GERD.
If food is causing a body to have negative symptoms the best treatment is to avoid eating or drinking that food.
Whether there is a direct cause between general anesthesia and ADHD is something I cannot judge but the basic advice I gave here is a good idea to follow anyway, and it can't hurt.
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