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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Natural Remedies / Natural Remedy to Dangerous Baby Teething Gels

Natural Remedy to Dangerous Baby Teething Gels

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

teething remedyThe FDA has issued a third warning about benzocaine, the active ingredient in baby teething gels like Anbesol and Baby Orajel.

Under certain conditions, benzocaine can trigger a rare and sometimes fatal blood condition called methemoglobinemia which causes dangerously low oxygen levels in the blood with resulting symptoms of ashen, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips and fingernail beds, shortness of breath, headache, light-headedness and rapid heart rate possible.

Problems with benzocaine were first announced in 2006 and since then, 29 cases of methemoglobinemia have been reported 19 of which were in children and 15 of those in children under 2.

Another warning for the active ingredient in baby teething gels occurred in 2011.

The scary symptoms triggered by benzocaine in baby teething gels can occur within minutes or even hours. Methemoglobinemia can occur the first time the product is used or much later after several uses even when the child appeared fine previously.

Of course, if your child experiences any of these symptoms, you should seek medical help immediately.

A better course of action would be to avoid use of these dangerous baby teething gels and utilize non-toxic teething remedies that are safe and effective with no risk of fatal blood conditions.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a chilled teething ring or gently massaging your child’s gums with your finger as alternative ways to provide relief.

While these methods may seem safer, I personally didn’t want my children chomping on plastic. Chewing on a synthetic substance might introduce another chemical danger like BPA to their vulnerable little bodies. Swapping one chemical cocktail (teething gels) for another (plastic) isn’t a smart idea.

Massaging the gums does help but is not always practical. For example, if you are trying to get your baby to sleep and (s)he won’t lie still due to teething discomfort, this approach is not going to work!

Homeopathy as a Teething Remedy

In cases where you just need fast help with teething pain, try homeopathic baby calming tablets. These tiny white pills are sweetened with lactose, a sugar abundant in breastmilk. No white sugar or artificial anything is added.

They also dissolve with no chewing, so even babies with no teeth can easily take them. As a bonus, homeopathic teething pills are quite inexpensive like many homeopathic remedies I’ve used.

I can’t tell you how many times I had a crying, fussy child in discomfort from teething pain who calmed down and went to sleep within minutes of having a couple of these tiny homeopathic pills placed under the tongue!

My husband and I used to call this homeopathic teething remedy “magic pills” because of how amazingly fast and effective they were.  For any homeopathy doubters out there, the effect is not placebo either. A baby who is still nonverbal wouldn’t even know what this meant!

So skip the dangerous, over the counter gels and other teething remedies containing benzocaine and other toxic chemicals to soothe your irritable child.

Try homeopathy instead. Hopefully, you will be as delighted as we were with the nontoxic, effective results!

It’s certainly worth a shot!

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

 

Source

FDA Warns About Benzocaine in Baby Teething Gels

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (74)

  1. Kris

    Aug 20, 2017 at 5:27 pm

    Major recall of teething tablets
    cnn.com/2017/04/14/health/hylands-teething-tablet-fda-recall-bn/index.html

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  2. leah

    May 23, 2017 at 5:00 am

    Clove oil is wonderful for teething and for tooth aches for all ages – it numbs instantly. You can get “Gumomille” which is a blend of oils that include clove oil. You can also get straight clove oil and dilute slightly in coconut oil. It takes just a drop! Taste on your tongue first to see if its too strong.

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  3. Selina

    Nov 2, 2016 at 1:48 am

    With the new FDA statement about Hyland’s teething tablets which led to them stopping production, I am wondering if you have any other recommendations for teething. I appreciate the time you put into sharing your thoughts.

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth

    Mar 17, 2016 at 3:06 am

    You might want to do proper research before claiming a recall, Hyland’s clearly states on their site they have never been recalled and explain how medically extracted belladonna has been used for 100s of years and has no negative side effects, it’s also approved by many doctors pediatricians and the fda

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