The No FakeMed collective warns parents against alternative “medicine”

When you become a parent, you are a bit like a chicken facing a knife – you don’t understand how it works. Alright then! A newborn does not come with an instruction manualand understanding how it works is sometimes downright complicated.

Is ahead cry of the child, his pains, his sufferingsin the face of feelings of lack of responses from nursing staff or the feeling of not being taken seriously for some patients, but also due to the shortage of qualified nursing staff, a large number of parents are now turning to “medicinal” alternatives , who are doctors in name only.

In a column published in the newspaper Le Figaroa group of doctors, pediatricians, midwives, physiotherapists, nurses of children, or even gynecologists warn parents and future parents of the excesses of these practices, which can, in addition to being useless, prove dangerous for the child. .

Osteopathy, aromatherapy, tongue puller and amber necklace: the dangers for the little ones

The forum denounces four main elements which are appreciated by parents and which are based on little or no scientific resources: osteopathy sessions for babies, aromatherapythe section of the tongue brake in children to facilitate breastfeeding and wear the amber necklace to soothe the pain of teething in the little ones.

Despite all these precepts, very popular among young parents looking for answers and solutions to calm the ailments of their children and among the professionals who propose them, the No FakeMed collective explains point by point how they can be at most completely useless and serve an activity of slightly dishonest professionals, at worst turn out to be even dangerous to the health of the child, which can lead to dramatic complications.

FakeMed are increasingly popular, even among children

Many doctors and healthcare professionals, particularly those of the No FakeMed collective, note an increase in the power of these practices and the number of patients who want to turn to these “alternative” and alternative medicines.

The reasons for their choice are theirs when it comes to their health, but when it comes to children, it can be more dangerous. Some doctors wear out trying to popularize the principles of medicine, yet they find themselves at the center of waves of harassment by enthusiasts of these practices, as in the case of the emergency pediatrician. To be or not Toubibknown for his eponymous Facebook page, and also for his book Emergencies or non-emergencies – Pediatric survival manual.

In recent days, the doctor explains that he had to close the comments under the forum post of the Figaro which he claims, due to the virulence of the social network users’ responses.

The Fake drugs perinatally still have long days ahead of them, and this is worrying. Of course, patients who turn to these practices, even more so for young parents, do so for many reasons: feelings of non-listening on the part of caregivers, fear of pharmaceutical companies, for some followers of conspiracy theories, or simply curiosity towards new practices… The reasons are many and there are plenty of them.

But this forum, signed by health professionals who take the time to alert, disseminate, inform, all with the aim of treating and avoiding bad care, shows that the drift towards these alternative practices is not only the patient’s fear of not be heard and believed by a healthcare professional whose job it is. It is also the entry into force of a thriving business, populated by people without medical training who allow themselves to give diagnoses and miraculous solutions to exhausted parents ready to do anything to alleviate the ailments of their newborn.

As the No FakeMed collective advises and recalls at the end of the forum, when addressing parents they were tempted to resort to some of these practices:

Your baby will grow and flourish, carrying his share of hardship, you will be exhausted, you will want to scream, cry, but most of all bring him the best. Childcare, if needed, should be done by health and early childhood professionals. All other proposals are just “fake medicines”, and this has to stop.

Do not hesitate to contact your doctor if you have any medical questions regarding your child’s health.

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