Son Throws up When He Drinks Certain Juices.

I would stop giving him juice. Juice is not healthy for kids or adults for that matter. My pediatrician is really against juice for kids. I also think that if you don't get them used to drinking water at an early age it will be difficult to get them to drink water later -- they will always want high calorie sweet drinks. I give my son juice here and there but it is usually when we go out to eat as a special treat and I don't buy it for home.

I'd stop giving him that juice -- and perhaps all juice, or at least water it down. He may be reacting to the cherry juice, or just to all the sugar that is in juice (look at the labels -- even if it is natural sugar, it's still sugar, and too much can make you sick). He may suck it down so fast that it makes him sick, or he just drinks too much of it and it makes him sick. My older son did that one time -- I had a little juice left, so I filled up three juice cups (half juice, half water), and I expected him to suck one down like he always did, leave one for his little brother, and drink part of the third and stop when he was full or satiated. Wrong! I came back in the room a few minutes later, and he had drunk two and a half cups! He threw up within a couple of minutes after that -- his stomach was just too full!

perhaps an allergy, but something you should quit giving it to him. Why does it really matter... just stop giving him cherry. I havent had coconut in 49 years and it never hurt me or drew concern. Why do you seem drawn to keep giving it to him? Do you like Cherry? I say, A., dont stress or worry about it, just stop giving him cherry!!

Jeeze, just STOP giving him anything with cherries in it and leave it at that! There are 20 other Juicy Juice flavors to choose from! Dont' keep trying it and wondering if it will just go away, you could send him into Anaphylaxis shock!!
Kids can have a reaction to all kinds of foods and drinks and some are eventually outgrown, but this seems pretty severe. Just leave the cherries alone form here on out. It's not like it's necessary for him to have cherries!

My daughter drinks watered down apple juice and when I couldn't get a hold of our normal brand I bought juicy juice instead. She threw up and had explosive diarrhea while she was drinking that juice. It took me a day or two to realize that was the only change that could be causing such a violent reaction. Maybe it's not cherries but the brand of juice. The "juice" my daughter drinks is 90-95% water with a splash of juice for flavor and it caused her problems. I think your best bet is to just not give it to him and if you feel strongly about him drinking cherry juice maybe you can find another brand to try. Good luck.

just wondering, if it makes him throw up why do you keep giving it to him? no one likes to throw up. avoid the juice for a while when hes around 2 talk to your doc about having him allergy tested

I can totally relate. My daughter has issues with strawberry flavor. We figured it out after she threw up a couple times after eating a strawberry nutrigrain bar. The kicker is that she can eat real strawberries with no problem. It also isn't the red dye in her case because the strawberry/kiwi kool-aid cooler is green and it made her throw up. We just avoid any candy, suckers, drinks or food with strawberry. She is now old enough that she knows not to eat it. She sometimes has a better memory than me! We have tried to give her stuff occasionally to see if she has grown out of it, but now she is 5 and she doesn't want to throw up so she won't even try to see if still causes problems. My advice would be to try giving him the real cherry and see if pukes. Honestly it is the only way to figure it out. If he doesn't, then just avoid that juice or see what else is in the juice that could be causing the problem. Good Luck!!

Our youngest son had a problem with any red drinks when he was about that age. I think it may have been the dye or something. He's 12 now and doesn't have a problem, so he obviously grew out of it.

My daughter throws up after drinking Crystal Light, I think it is the acidity of the drink. Do you think it is possible that your son is having a reaction to the acidity in the cherry juice?

Whoaw. You think Splenda, or any other artificial sweetener is healthy? They are far from it. I would never consider giving any child (much less an adult) a product w/ any type of artificial sweetener in it. My goodness, Kool Aid consumption would be a much greater concern than sugar. Sugar occurs naturally, and is not toxic. As someone that has experienced very adverse reactions to very small amounts of artificial sweeteners, I can tell you they are all not good or safe for consumption. Frankly, in our house, foods w/ added processed sugar is rarely consumed to minimize yeast in the body, not because it's that unhealthy. If you go whole as much as possible, you don't have to worry much.

Here's a brief snippet about Splenda.

Splenda. Is It REALLY Sugar?

There is no question that sucralose starts off as a sugar molecule, it is what goes on in the factory that is concerning. Sucralose is a synthetic chemical that was originally cooked up in a laboratory. In the five step patented process of making sucralose, three chlorine molecules are added to a sucrose or sugar molecule. A sucrose molecule is a disaccharide that contains two single sugars bound together; glucose and fructose.

The chemical process to make sucralose alters the chemical composition of the sugar so much that it is somehow converted to a fructo-galactose molecule. This type of sugar molecule does not occur in nature and therefore your body does not possess the ability to properly metabolize it.

Below are just of few online resources which other moms may read to start educating themselves about this product and artificial sweeteners.
http://www.xylitolnow.com/splenda.html
http://www.drmercola.net/2009/04/dangers-of-splenda-and-s...
http://www.deepdownwellness.com/althealth/splendasymtoms....
http://www.healthegoods.com/product/splenda-side-effects-...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/0...

Sorry to go on so much, but this is one topic that I feel is worth speaking up about. I hope this info is helpful to at least one mom out there. Just cause the FDA approves it, doesn't mean it is safe. Not to mention, these products can actually cause most users to crave unhealthy foods. In turn, causing weight gain, or much worse health problems. If you don't think so, just try living without it for several weeks.

You seem to have answered your own question.

regardless of it it's an allergy, he obviously can not tolerate it, so don't give it to him anymore.

You can either call his doctor to talk about it or mention it to the doctor at your next regular visit.

My son can't have Ovaltine chocolate mix of all things, because he is sensitive (not allergic) to the malt in it.

Oh, and please don't give your 1 year old (or the 8yr old) koolaid when it's hot. It's basically sugar water with a little artificial flavoring. Sugar doesnt help hydrate and will actually do the opposite. Regular water is best. My 8 yr old son likes crystal light added to his water for flavor. It's artificial too, which I dont like much, but at least it's not full of sugar (which adds fat calories, rots teeth, etc). If your kids dont like water, regular juice is a much healthier choice and the sugar content is far lower than kool-aid :)

It could be the cherries, but it could be another ingredient in Juicy Juice. That stuff contains either corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup, and many people are allergic to corn (which, unfortunately, is in much of our processed food these days). I would suggest reading the labels of what he can and can't drink and do a process of elimination.

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I know that I personally cannot drink orange or grapefruit juice with out upsetting my stomach, not usually throwing up but definetly feeling like it. Apple and grape I can drink small amounts fine but if I drink a whole lot it bothers me. I would just stay away from cherry juice and juice that has cherry in it. Reintroduce it in 6 mos and see what happens. If it bothers him then I would talk to the dr. about food sensitivites and allergies.

It may be an intolerance (much like lactose intolerance, which is not an allergy to milk, but the body doesn't make lactase to digest the milk sugar...)

It is a common misconception that juice is good for kids (or adults). Juice isn't much better than koolaid. It's the sugar and reconstituted water from fruit. He'd be better off drinking water, and eating real fruit (not cherries, obviously), especially if his body is reacting this way.

As the other mom said, I think you answered your own question. Kuddos to you for the trial and error. I personally don't like kool-aid unless I sweeten it. I have personal issues with the artificial sugars and of course regualr sugar can cause other problems...joys of being a nurse and a mom! Anyway, he may or may not be allergic to the cherries. It could just be something in the juice. Do you give him juicy juice apple?? or other flavors? Sometimes it's the products in the specific brand. And of course, it could be cherries. I would avoid them for awhile, mention it to your doctor, and in another 6 or 7 months maybe introduce it again. Our bodies can change their allergic responses. Like with me, I like to drink bourbon and wine. Sometimes I have a reaction and start itching all over my face and sometimes I don't. I have no idea what it is. I can drink from the same container at different times and not have any problems. May be related to something I ate before, I don't know. I hope this helps and great job, Mom!