Anyone who may have found this blog who is also the parent of a cancer patient knows about Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprip a.k.a. Septra. Septra is an antibiotic which is prescribed to cancer patients to take 3 days per week as a preventative measure against pneumonia. These parents would also know that there is currently a shortage of the liquid version and that the drug, as of September/October 2017 is only available in pill form, at least in Southern Ontario. Not really a problem if you have an older child, but if you have a toddler, then it becomes a bit more difficult.
We bought a pill crusher to crush the Septra pill into a powder, and then we have to mix it in with E's food. The problem is that the pill is apparently quite bitter after being crushed and it causes the food to have an off-taste, which means he doesn't want to eat it. E still mostly eats baby food due to an aversion to textures, so we've tried sneaking it in to his pablum, his meats & veggies, and his fruit. Nothing has really worked so far. He always tastes the pill.
I recently found the secret to getting him to eat food with the crushed pill: applesauce. I don't know if it's the taste, the acidity, or whether it's just a little less processed than baby food fruit, but he eats it without problem. If anyone happens to be reading who is also the parent of a young cancer patient, I hope this advice can be of some help.
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