Re: Eczema- or whatever it is... and supplementing Probiotics...

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Amber,

Congratulations for being persistent and for trusting your observations and

intuitive sense.

Sometimes I think being a " warrior mama " is one of the more important things

you can do for your kids.

I like the UAS Labs brand of probiotics, in capsules for adults it is the

DDS Plus one, they also have a kid's formula that is a powder. I've found the

powder needs to be mixed with a bit of water so it makes a paste, then add

more water or other (unsweetened!) liquid if you want to make it go down

easier.

If your son was brave, the oil of oregano could help, but most of the

products available OTC are really wimpy. North American Herb & Spice brand is

the

only OTC one I've seen worth using. The one I use for patients is only

available through practitioners and it is STRONG.

The thing I've seen with a top quality O of O is that the body will

rebalance itself without experiencing candida die off.

I'm guessing you'll not go the Nystatin or Dyflucan route, the

pharmaceutical drugs. They can be VERY hard on the liver and do cause die off

which can

be miserable.

Have you ever used Olive Leaf Extract? I don't know whether it would work

for candida, but it wouldn't be so strong (and objectionable) and you might

have a better chance of getting it into your son.

Best wishes and Blessings,

beth

beth Buchele HMC*

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952-933-6068

and Menomonie, WI

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In a message dated 1/7/2008 12:37:14 P.M. Central Standard Time,

scottambertyler@... writes:

My son has always had sensitive skin, and small amounts of eczema to

deal with since he was little.

The Doctor's cure for the eczema????

Eucerine (sp?) Lotion and steroid cream.

Mineral Oil and Steroids.

I wouldn't do either.

I finally got a doctor to hold his horses a minute, PUT AWAY the

prescription pad where he was about to write it out for a heavy

steroid cream, and take a minute to do a simple SKIN SCRAPE, this was

a few days ago.

Such a test was deemed " unnecessary " to previous doctors because they

were so confident that their prescription would take care

of " whatever it is " because there " is no actual cause to eczema " .

And they felt that the SIDE EFFECTS were not that big of a deal.

I practically had to beg for the skin scrape anyway.

The results showed YEAST in my 5 year old's " eczema " . His rash was

not horrible, but not getting better- or would get better only to

come back later.

SO I AM WRITING BECAUSE

I started him on PROBIOTICS about a month ago (before the skin test

due to suspicion, and his picky eating habits). This little guy

CRAVES bread and sugar- His skin has always gotten worse when he eats

what he craves.

Yeast would make sense because the 'eczema' started when he was

young, no too long after a bout of about 15 Ear Infections within a

12 month stretch.

Being my first child, I listened to the doc. He was given antibiotic

after antibiotic as a baby, and the drugs got stronger and stronger

to " take care " of each infection. His poor little system was KNOCKED

OUT- if only I knew then what I know now!!! (I finally pulled him

out of his bleach and Lysol infested daycare and since he only had

two ear infections as a toddler.)

Now he is five. He has had Cod Liver Oil on a regular basis for the

last couple years. He's been on Juice Plus+ for about 6 months now,

and I started him on 1 teaspoon of Primadophilus Children Powder Plus

NutraFlora scFOS (the only children's formula at our co-op) about a

month ago.

He simply refuses any good Kombutcha, Villi, CSY, Kefir, etc- so I'm

wondering if I have him on the right supplement for probiotics, and

if I am giving the proper dosage (currently the recommended dose per

his age) for his condition, or if I should be giving him a bit

more???

Those of you with experience in probiotic supplements- I would be

very grateful for your input with this situation. I've always done

it the food way for myself, so am open to advice on the supplement

issue. (Keep in mind, though, that our budget doesn't allow for

anything too pricey).

Thanks in advance!

Amber Kaiser

La Crosse WI area

www.JRemedies.com