Re: My 2 boys have candida, any mums with experience? :)

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Hi Tina,

You have a lot of information in your post, but I will try to tackle it as best

I can. In future, could you break some of it up into different posts? Thanks -

it helps us a lot!

Your son sounds a lot like my son when I finally found Bee's diet.

Hyperactivity and chronic diarrhea were some of his worst symptoms. When I

brought him to the doctor for the diarrhea, the first thing he told me to do was

to increase his fat intake, which made me do more research on diet and that's

when I found Bee.

I think the best thing you can do for both of your children is to put them on

Bee's diet. It's not the easiest thing to do, but it is well worth the results.

My son's diarrhea went away after just a few weeks. His behaviour also improved

tremendously. My son will be 6 years old next month and has been on Bee's diet

since he was 3.5. I don't ever plan on taking him off.

I know it is difficult (and is probably more difficult in your situation living

in India right now) but it is do-able. When we first put our on son on the

diet, he was like a drug addict in rehab. His cravings for sugar were so strong.

He would literally climb up into the cupboards and eat dried pasta just to get

the sugar. He'd eat candy off the ground outside or off the floor in the

grocery store. He was wild! It didn't last very long (a couple of weeks), but

we were able to get him to eat the foods he needed to eat. We had been

vegetarian prior to starting Bee's diet, so meat and eggs were a foreign concept

to him and it took him a while to get used to the new tastes and textures.

What we did, was rid our entire house of the no-no foods. We took it very

seriously and made sure that our house was our 'safe-haven' from outside

influences and the no-no foods. It also makes it easier to not be tempted when

you feel too tired to cook or when cravings set in.

I think you should put both of your children on this diet. For the younger one,

you can purée meats and the allowed veggies together with butter and broth until

you get it to the right consistency. You could also try giving him Bee's egg

drink. I would caution you on making it sweet, even with stevia, because it

might encourage his sweet tooth. You want to retrain your kids' taste buds so

that they prefer savoury flavours over sweet ones.

In the beginning, you will probably get a lot of protest, but if you are

persistent enough, they will eventually come around. Try to involve your

children (the older one, anyway) in the food decisions. Ask *him* to decide

what you prepare for dinner. But only give him a choice of two things: like

eggs or meatballs. If he wants eggs, get him to help you crack them. If he

wants meatballs, ask him to help you roll them into balls. And then encourage,

encourage, encourage! Say things like: " These are going to be the BEST

eggs/meatballs EVER! I can't WAIT to eat these. " When kids are involved in the

decisions and can feel proud of what they are accomplishing, it really helps

them to develop good habits. A sticker chart (perhaps along with a small toy at

the end of a week) of healthy eating might also be helpful.

In the beginning, feed them foods on Bee's diet that they enjoy eating (like the

eggs you mentioned) and gradually add in new things. When we first started, I

would make tiny meatballs and keep them in the freezer for when I made things my

son wouldn't eat. But I used them as plan B. I would first serve the new food

and if he absolutely didn't like it, he either had the choice of an egg or

meatball. Pretty soon, I didn't need to offer the favourites and he happily

eats most of what I put in front of him. It's process. It won't happen

overnight.

It's totally fine for your son to have two eggs at a time. My son once ate 6

eggs at one meal!

You don't want to be giving your family herbal teas for their diarrhea because

they are diuretic (meaning it will make them lose more fluid). Plain water is

better if you can't the right salt. I don't know anything about black salt to

say whether or not it's a good substitute. Definitely don't give them honey

since it is sugar.

I have a lot more ideas and suggestions, but maybe this is enough for now to get

you started. I hope this helps!

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> Hi everyone!

> My name is Tina, I am 25 years old, I am from Norway but live in Australia

(but are in India at the moment)

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> I have 2 boys, I think they have a yeast problem as well (I took the test for

children reccomended on this page)

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> Mathew is 3, he has had diarrhea pretty much since he was born, he ask for

food constantly, sucks a lot, short attention span, can get hyper active, get

sleepy quickly, does not act himself if he eats unhealthy (sugar) (has had one

cource of antibiotics when he was 7 months old)

> His diarrehea got a lot better when I did not feed him any milk, sugar and

gave him more veggies and meat. But his diarrhea seem to be back again now after

we have been travelling for a while (and it also looks like he is not digesting

his food properly, its like a mix of food bits and diarrhea)! I am trying to

feed him veggeies and meat, but he only wants carbs like rice...nuts,

potatoes... Do you have any ideas what I can do in this situation? How to make

him eat vegetables? He loves eggs, is 2 eggs too much for breakfast?

>

> Jaron is 18 months old, he had colic first 6 weeks of his life, then at about

3 months he was so happy and satisfied for almoust 2 months, since then he has

been so unsettled, cries a lot, nappy rashes, does not like heat, did not want

to eat food untill just recently (2-3 months ago) so he pretty much only had

milk and some fruit (I breasfed to 13 months and then formula) But i realised

that formula made him get diarrhea so I started to give him cows milk, which he

tolerated, but now he seem to get diarrhea everyday and are also not digesting

his food properly. I would like the recepie how to make your own formula but the

page has been coming up as error(?) I am not sure if I can make it here in

India, but is there any other fluids that I can give him in his bottle that has

a slight sweet taste and are healthy? He is happy with anything really, we give

him coconut water sometimes...

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> He also does not want to eat vegetables or meat, only eggs and rice at the

moment, and some chickpea bread...

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> Any mums that have any experience with children and candida? ...and how to

make them gradually eat healthy?

>

> If my son is 3 years old, does that mean he will only need to be on this

program for 3 months:)?

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> I have always tried to make my children eat healthy, but as soon as we visit

someone they get honey breads, bisquits, cakes, chips etc etc, and it is nearly

impossible to keep them away from it..It's so hard to say no if all the other

children eat chips or lollies, and my kids go into feeding fenzy as they are not

used to this kind of food... (and there is birthday parties all the time too:)

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> Is it really possible to keep a young child on this program? I can't just keep

my children at home all the time, what about day care?

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> I have one more question?

> Does anyone know what you are supposed to feed someone that has bacteria

caused diarrhea? And what fluids? My 2 boys pluss hubby have the runs at the

moment..

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> I read on this page about the eloctrolyte, but I can't find seasalt or

himmalayan somewhere so we have to order.. can I make this drink with indian

black salt??

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> I am giving them an antidiarrhoea tea at the moment with a tiny bit of honey

(to make them drink it) it contains only herbs (Hilde Hemmes Herbals) Does

anyone know if that is suitable? What about coconut water, it is said to be the

best electrolyte drink?

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> Thankyou for your help:)

>

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> Hi everyone!

> My name is Tina, I am 25 years old, I am from Norway but live in Australia

(but are in India at the moment)

+++Hi Tina,

helped you with this, so I just want you to know that you shouldn't buy

Himalayan salt. Also some people cannot tolerate lemons for awhile so they

shouldn't have the Electrolyte Drink. However, they can add ocean sea salt to

water instead.

Second, please be sure you read two important articles so you know what you need

to do and why:

How to Successfully Overcome Candida:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro2.php

Curing Candida, How to Get Started:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

For encouragement and inspiration see these wonderful Success Stories by members

of this group:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/index.php

Here's a couple of fabulous Success Stories by about her own son, her

sister's son and another boy:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/ss80a.php

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/success/ss80b.php

The best in health, Bee

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Hi !

Thankyou so much for taking time answering my questions:)

I will try to not write too much in one post, I understand that is easier for

you!!

I want to aim on putting my boys on this diet eventually, but since I am so

tired and weak myself at the moment I thought maybe put them on this diet when I

am getting a little better!! (I am working on going onto this program too) But

definately start going towards it, like no sugars, dairy, more fats less

carbs,more veggies etc...

It's inspiring to hear that your son is healthy now and thrives on this program

What do you do about birthday parties (with all the sugars etc) visiting friends

and school? (lunchbox)

Does he know what he is 'allowed' to eat and not?

Does he not eat eny fruits still after being on the program for this long?

After putting my boys on this program, (after lets say 6 months time) can I

slowly add some foods? (Brown rice, 1 fruit a day etc)

I have so many questions:)

But I will leave it at that for now!!

Have a good night, Tina

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Hi Tina,

I understand you're not at home and being in India must be tough because you

can't get the foods you want. I think you could start doing for them what you

are doing for yourself - eliminating the sugar and dairy along with more fats

while they are at home. Then, if you are out and they get some sugar, don't

worry too much about it for now.

By the time you get back to Australia, they'll be somewhat used to not having

those things at home and you can go ahead and start them on the proper program.

There's no reason you can't start introducing healthy foods to them now even if

you're perfect on the program.

We are invited to so few birthday parties that I don't worry about it. He went

to one last year besides his own. We live in Sweden and people generally have

'family' birthday parties (I imagine it is like this in Norway as well) and

since we don't have any family here, we don't have many parties to go to. But I

understand that for some families, birthday parties can be almost a weekly

thing. Since your children are so young, I would suggest that you make them

'treats' to bring with you. No one will be offended if you tell them your kids

have 'allergies' so they can only eat what you make for them.

Something you can make is lemon curd and substitute the sugar with some stevia.

Google recipes online for that. There's a certain technique to making lemon

curd.

My son does know what he can and can't eat. But then, he's been doing this for

most of his life. I prepare his lunch at daycare and the teachers ensure that

he only eats his own lunch. He went to his friend's house the other day and his

little friend offered him some grapes. The mother knows of the diet situation

and she said that without prompting, my son refused the grapes and had water

instead.

We need to keep fairly strict to the diet because when we don't, my son's autism

symptoms sneak back. I do believe that this might be a life-long thing and that

he will have to remain quite strict forever, but it is possible that other

children will do okay having higher carb veggies like carrots or pumpkin (common

in Australia) as well as some rice from time to time. The fructose in fruit is

one of the worst sugars to have. It acts the same way as alcohol in the body,

so it is best to avoid those as much as you can. High fat dairy (Greek yogurt

and double cream) might be a better option for them once they have cured their

candida.

I also don't think that the 'one month for every year' thing works with children

under a certain age. By that I mean that I don't think that 3 or 4 months is

long enough for a 3 year old child to regain health. Try not to think of this

program as having an 'end.' You will likely find that as time goes on, you

won't want to go back to eating how you used to eat because it will be clear to

you that those foods are the very things that made you sick in the first place.

Let me know if you have more questions. I'm happy to help!

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>

> Hi !

>

> Thankyou so much for taking time answering my questions:)

> I will try to not write too much in one post, I understand that is easier for

you!!

>

> I want to aim on putting my boys on this diet eventually, but since I am so

tired and weak myself at the moment I thought maybe put them on this diet when I

am getting a little better!! (I am working on going onto this program too) But

definately start going towards it, like no sugars, dairy, more fats less

carbs,more veggies etc...

>

> It's inspiring to hear that your son is healthy now and thrives on this

program

>

> What do you do about birthday parties (with all the sugars etc) visiting

friends and school? (lunchbox)

>

> Does he know what he is 'allowed' to eat and not?

>

> Does he not eat eny fruits still after being on the program for this long?

>

> After putting my boys on this program, (after lets say 6 months time) can I

slowly add some foods? (Brown rice, 1 fruit a day etc)

>

> I have so many questions:)

> But I will leave it at that for now!!

>

> Have a good night, Tina

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