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\n Related: <\/span>Jinger Reveals What Was ‘Not Necessarily Healthy’ About Growing Up Duggar<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJinger Duggar has been honest about the challenges of growing up in the TLC spotlight \u2014 and of breaking free from the conservative teachings of her childhood. Jinger is one of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar\u2019s 19 children who were raised as followers of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a fundamentalist organization founded by [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI was like, \u2018OK, this is time for pain meds,’\u201d Jinger recalled. \u201cSo I had a bottle of kids chewable ibuprofen [and] I gave her two tablets, which is her dose. And she took that and I wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeremy remarked that offering the ibuprofen was \u201ca lot\u201d for Jinger, who said, \u201cI don\u2019t like doing medicine. I\u2019m anti-medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Felicity was apparently \u201cin so much pain\u201d that she asked her mom for \u201cthe whole bottle\u201d of ibuprofen. Jinger asked if any of the wedding guests happened to be a doctor, to no avail.<\/p>\n\n![\"Jinger](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jinger-Duggar-Explains-Why-Shes-Anti-Medicine.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Jinger Duggar<\/span> Courtesy Jinger Duggar\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cAll the people at the wedding told me, \u2018I think you should take her to the ER,\u2019 because her eardrum may have burst or something,\u201d Jinger continued. \u201cI looked up the symptoms she was having on ChatGPT and it said to take her to the ER right away. And the symptoms, like, even after being on meds, the pain did not go away for an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeremy ultimately took Felicity to the ER, clarifying that Jinger isn\u2019t \u201cso crunchy\u201d that she\u2019s \u201cagainst modern medicine\u201d entirely. However, the incident sparked a discussion because the ER doctors wanted to give Felicity an antibiotic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey wanted to give it to her right away,\u201d Jinger said. \u201cAnd then I was thinking about it and I was like, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t want her to have an antibiotic because those can really just mess up your gut.\u2019 \u2026 Especially before flu season, all of that, where you\u2019re gonna be encountering more sicknesses, you do not want your good bacteria getting cleared out too.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Related: <\/span>Jinger Duggar Addresses Rumors Her Oldest Children Are \u2018Disabled\u2019<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJinger Duggar responded to online speculation that her children are \u201cdisabled\u201d after followers questioned why she does not feature them on social media. During a Thursday, April 3, Instagram Story Q&A session, Duggar, 31, was asked if one of her daughters was \u201cdisabled in some way\u201d in a request to see more family photos. \u201cI\u2019ve [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, children\u2019s ear infections can clear up without the help of antibiotics, and \u201cwatchful waiting\u201d can be done before seeking other treatment options. If recommended by a healthcare professional, however, \u201cit\u2019s important to take the antibiotic as directed even after symptoms improve. Not taking all the medicine can cause the infection to return.\u201d<\/p>\nAfter a few days, Felicity wasn\u2019t complaining about any pain, so Jinger asked her \u201cvery crunchy\u201d friend Audrey Roloff<\/strong> for advice. Audrey, 34, recommended ear drops that have \u201cworked like a charm\u201d for her and husband Jeremy Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s kids. According to Jinger, the drops already seemed to be helping Felicity.<\/p>\nJeremy pointed out that Jinger\u2019s family had \u201ca different approach to medicine\u201d than he did growing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t by any means \u2018crunchy,\u2019 but my mom wasn\u2019t just throwing Tylenol on all of us,\u201d Jeremy said. \u201cBut you have, like, an aversion to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jinger explained that her parents, Jim Bob<\/strong> and Michelle Duggar<\/strong>, weren\u2019t totally against medicine despite their other strict religious beliefs. (The Duggar family followed the teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles<\/a>, with conservative guidelines about modest dressing, birth control<\/a> and more lifestyle choices.)<\/p>\n\u201cI remember Tylenol and ibuprofen were common for us to use,\u201d Jinger said. \u201cBut beyond that, we would not do a ton of medicine. \u2026 No one was on medications for anything. And I think, you know, we were fairly healthy, [but] we didn\u2019t eat super healthy foods.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n Jinger Duggar<\/span> Courtesy Jinger Duggar\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cAll the people at the wedding told me, \u2018I think you should take her to the ER,\u2019 because her eardrum may have burst or something,\u201d Jinger continued. \u201cI looked up the symptoms she was having on ChatGPT and it said to take her to the ER right away. And the symptoms, like, even after being on meds, the pain did not go away for an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeremy ultimately took Felicity to the ER, clarifying that Jinger isn\u2019t \u201cso crunchy\u201d that she\u2019s \u201cagainst modern medicine\u201d entirely. However, the incident sparked a discussion because the ER doctors wanted to give Felicity an antibiotic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey wanted to give it to her right away,\u201d Jinger said. \u201cAnd then I was thinking about it and I was like, \u2018Oh, I don\u2019t want her to have an antibiotic because those can really just mess up your gut.\u2019 \u2026 Especially before flu season, all of that, where you\u2019re gonna be encountering more sicknesses, you do not want your good bacteria getting cleared out too.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\n Related: <\/span>Jinger Duggar Addresses Rumors Her Oldest Children Are \u2018Disabled\u2019<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJinger Duggar responded to online speculation that her children are \u201cdisabled\u201d after followers questioned why she does not feature them on social media. During a Thursday, April 3, Instagram Story Q&A session, Duggar, 31, was asked if one of her daughters was \u201cdisabled in some way\u201d in a request to see more family photos. \u201cI\u2019ve [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, children\u2019s ear infections can clear up without the help of antibiotics, and \u201cwatchful waiting\u201d can be done before seeking other treatment options. If recommended by a healthcare professional, however, \u201cit\u2019s important to take the antibiotic as directed even after symptoms improve. Not taking all the medicine can cause the infection to return.\u201d<\/p>\nAfter a few days, Felicity wasn\u2019t complaining about any pain, so Jinger asked her \u201cvery crunchy\u201d friend Audrey Roloff<\/strong> for advice. Audrey, 34, recommended ear drops that have \u201cworked like a charm\u201d for her and husband Jeremy Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s kids. According to Jinger, the drops already seemed to be helping Felicity.<\/p>\nJeremy pointed out that Jinger\u2019s family had \u201ca different approach to medicine\u201d than he did growing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t by any means \u2018crunchy,\u2019 but my mom wasn\u2019t just throwing Tylenol on all of us,\u201d Jeremy said. \u201cBut you have, like, an aversion to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jinger explained that her parents, Jim Bob<\/strong> and Michelle Duggar<\/strong>, weren\u2019t totally against medicine despite their other strict religious beliefs. (The Duggar family followed the teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles<\/a>, with conservative guidelines about modest dressing, birth control<\/a> and more lifestyle choices.)<\/p>\n\u201cI remember Tylenol and ibuprofen were common for us to use,\u201d Jinger said. \u201cBut beyond that, we would not do a ton of medicine. \u2026 No one was on medications for anything. And I think, you know, we were fairly healthy, [but] we didn\u2019t eat super healthy foods.\u201d<\/p>\n
After a few days, Felicity wasn\u2019t complaining about any pain, so Jinger asked her \u201cvery crunchy\u201d friend Audrey Roloff<\/strong> for advice. Audrey, 34, recommended ear drops that have \u201cworked like a charm\u201d for her and husband Jeremy Roloff<\/strong>\u2018s kids. According to Jinger, the drops already seemed to be helping Felicity.<\/p>\n Jeremy pointed out that Jinger\u2019s family had \u201ca different approach to medicine\u201d than he did growing up.<\/p>\n \u201cWe weren\u2019t by any means \u2018crunchy,\u2019 but my mom wasn\u2019t just throwing Tylenol on all of us,\u201d Jeremy said. \u201cBut you have, like, an aversion to it.\u201d<\/p>\n Jinger explained that her parents, Jim Bob<\/strong> and Michelle Duggar<\/strong>, weren\u2019t totally against medicine despite their other strict religious beliefs. (The Duggar family followed the teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles<\/a>, with conservative guidelines about modest dressing, birth control<\/a> and more lifestyle choices.)<\/p>\n \u201cI remember Tylenol and ibuprofen were common for us to use,\u201d Jinger said. \u201cBut beyond that, we would not do a ton of medicine. \u2026 No one was on medications for anything. And I think, you know, we were fairly healthy, [but] we didn\u2019t eat super healthy foods.\u201d<\/p>\n
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