European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Helping the Medicine go Down by Catherine Deangelis and Frank a. Oski Baltimore Sun How can i get my 2-year-old to first of All approach him with the expectation that hell take the Medicine without a fuss. Tell him it s something to make him better but Don t say that it s Candy for liquid medicines use a plastic syringe which you can gel from your doctor or pharmacist rather than a spoon. It prevents spillage and it s also easier to get a precise measurement of the Medicine. Have the child sit or stand up and gently squirt the Medicine onto the floor of the Mouth either under or or top of the Tongue beyond the Teeth or gum line. Don t squirt it into the Back of the Throat As that might cause choking. Squirting too much at once also can cause choking. A slow steady flow or several Small squirts should do the trick. If the Medicine has a bad taste try the following tips. You might want to test them on yourself. 0 dilute the Medicine with chocolate syrup or a Strong Flavoured juice. 9 keep the Medicine cold to reduce the flavor have the child suck on a Popsicle before and after taking the Medicine to rinse the taste from his Mouth. If the Medicine is in Pill form crush it and mix it with a spoonful of applesauce or Jelly that can be swallowed in one gulp chewing brings out the bad taste. Offer the child something he likes to drink after taking the Medicine to rinse the taste from his Mouth. Begin anew who a positive attitude  next dose. What is an umbilical hernia an umbilical hernia is a have f Betly Button that bulges when an infant or child cries or strains a Small round opening exists in the abdominal Wall Muscles at the site of the Navel. During fetal life the umbilical Cord blood vessels pass through this opening which normally closes after birth. Umbilical hernias Are very common they Aren t pain and most close spontaneously if the hernia is Large if Loop of intestine gets stuck in the opening which happens Only occasionally or if the hernia persists past Ages 7 to 10yit should be repaired surgically. Some clinicians believe surgery