Cod liver oil.....PU! - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

shue · 08-28-2004, 08:49 PM

We are giving my 3 1/2 year old daughter 1 T. of cod liver oil/day. SHe has autism and we have recently begun biomedical intervention and CLO is just one several things the allergist/MD has "prescribed."
Anyway, since we began with the fish oil, gone is my sweet smelling baby girl. She emits this fishy smell now, I think from her very pores! Her scalp definately smells like the fish oil. A small price to pay, if all these vitamins, etc. help her, but does anyone have any suggestions as to how to mask the smell? I've tried the old baby lotion behind the ears and even directly in her scalp, but to no avail.
Thanks.

Kime · 08-29-2004, 03:03 PM

Wow! Maybe she could take less cod liver oil and replace part of it with something like Essential Balance by Omega Nutrition which has nut and seed oils in it for the 3's and 6's. That is what we do, plus we use Coromega for the fish oil which tastes good, it's emulsified and in little packets and it tastes like orange sherbet. Our doctor just has anyone who has an objection to fish oil, such as people who are vegetarian, take the Essential Balance. Or maybe if you switched brands. Carlson's lemon cod liver oil isn't really fishy at all. Good luck with the biochemical treatment, we are doing the same with our son for schizophrenia and it is going pretty well except that he doesn't always comply with the diet so we have to keep an eye on him. (He is 17) I'd like to put in a good word for vitamin C. I'm sure that you are giving her vitamin C, but have you tried finding her bowel tolerance level to see if that helps her? I know that would be more tricky with such a young child, but as long as we keep our son up close to bowel tolerance levels his socialization is much better than when it falls to a lower level. He starts acting as if he were alone and not around other people when he isn't getting enough, which I know can be an autistic symptom.

shue · 08-29-2004, 04:59 PM

Thanks for the input. I've heard good things about coromega. That is interesting about the C. Her lab results are just tricking in, we have an appt. with the MD on 9/7, but according to what I have received so far, she is deficient in C, which seems impossible since all she eats is fruit and all she drinks is juice. I am curious to see what he says. What does "Bowel Tolerance Level" mean?

Miriam7 · 08-29-2004, 05:07 PM

I tried that orange flavored Coromega...wow was that stuff bad! Tasted like...I'm not sure...rotten oranges? There is no way I could take that every day! Guess it goes to show you how people have different tastes.

I have discovered FISOL brand fish oil. It is enteric coated, so it doesn't dissolve until it gets past your stomach (to the intestines). My family and I have been taking it for a few months now, I take three tablets a day. None of us have ever had any fishy aftertaste, no heartburn or burping. It is a wonderful product. You can buy it online at most of the vitamin shops...just do a search for FISOL and you'll find it.

Good luck to you.

shue · 08-29-2004, 05:47 PM

Thanks, LOL.
She has not learned to take a pill, so we are stuck with the delightful liquid.