Re: been on Famvir now for about a week anHelp...our son got very sick last night...

July 19, 2008

Hi -

My youngest son had a lot of gut problems. From 2 weeks after he was born until

he was 18months old, he would wake every 20 min to an hour, maybe at best an

hour & a half, screaming in pain. They thought reflux but the meds never helped

him. The protocol resolved it rather rapidly. He responded very well and

very rapidly to Diflucan. I think he had mild esophageal yeast and that his

lining was inflammed in reaction to it. I get the same (I think, since it

resolves on antifungals), and it is painful. And it can easily be mistaken as

heart burn/reflux, look like it on a scope, and respond slightly to heartburn

meds.

I also have a lot of gut and stomach problems, and I'm prone to gastritis. That

is inflammation of the stomach, it's very painful, hard to eat, and when it

really flares, it will make me vomit. I also cannot digest well when this is

going on either - and if this is the same with your child, he may not absorb

nutrients very well with chronic inflammation, either. Resolve one, and the

other will improve.

The only thing that has ever completely resolved the pain in my stomach over the

last two years is liquid Benedryl (dye-free only). I sip about 1/4 tsp when I

start feeling the sensation, and I'll add more in half an hour if it isn't

better. When the gastritis is acute (and yes, it will go up the esophagus and

feels a lot like really wicked heart burn), I may have to take 1/4 - 1/2 tsp

every hour all day for a couple of days until it eases up, but since I catch it

early now, it no longer gets severe.

I would urge you to try this for a few days. It really sounds like there is

something very inflammatory going on. If so, any med or food could aggrevate

it. If the Famvir could be irritating it, you can give the 1/4 tsp Benedryl

about 20 minutes prior to giving the meds. But the antivirals can go a very

long towards cooling off the immune system, which in turn would help gastritis

and IBS.

Gosh - reading that, I really think it may be gastritis. Does he have a lot of

stomach pain after he eats - just under the ribs? And does it worsen when it's

time to move into the intestines? I could be wrong since there's not much

detail... just sounds very similar.

HTH- please lemme know. No harm will come from the Benedryl, and the tiny doses

will keep from affecting him (either very sleepy or very hyper).

been on Famvir now for about a week anHelp...our son got very

sick last night...

Our son has been on Famvir now for about a week and a half. He ahs

been very responding to it very well. He had a runny nose and a couple

days of grouchiness and whining, but other than that, nothing big or

bad...last ight when we put him to bed he seemed king of inclined to

sit up, he didn't want to lay down...tht always worries me sa to acid

reflux since Matt is a kid with BAD cut troubles - think Inflamatory

Bowel Disease bad. We lett him look t books and eventually he fell

asleep about 10 pm...at one am we heard crying. I rushed in and there

was vomit everywhere. My son doesn't eat very much bc everything causes

him so much pain...he ate the same dinner last night sa always two

pieces of chicken...he does not want to eat anything. He is skin and

bones and we are scared to death. Can Famvir make a child nauseous?

Golberg seemst o think that everything will be okay sooner or later,

but our son's gut is such a mess and he looks like a starving child -

other kids with this diagnosis do NOT look like Matt. PLEASE - if

there are any GUT KID parents - please advise us on how and what your

kid could eat and handle...and if this protocol helped or not. Di

July 19, 2008

I, too, suffer like with stomach issues. I have had to cut out all

fried foods and those high in fat (ribs, full-fat dairy, etc.), and it has

helped immensely (I would spend hours vomiting, and ended up in the ER twice

before I figured it out). When I do have issues, I have a homeopathic remedy

that works wonders and in just a few minutes (silicea 30 c is the one that

works for me). I tend to have the worse problems during times of high stress

(like a few months ago when my grandma was dying AND my son was in a major

regression, not the usual stress of my full life). Simple digestive enzymes

help, as well. I love whole grains and broccoli, but they usually leave me

doubled over in pain without either enzymes or silicea.

I worked with a homeopath to heal my son's gut.

We're in San Diego and a lot of our friends have been sick with either a

stomach bug or a cold. Maybe your son is sick and it's not related to the

Famvir?

Kristy

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Subject: Re: been on Famvir now for about a week anHelp...our son got

very sick last night...

Hi -

My youngest son had a lot of gut problems. From 2 weeks after he was born

until he was 18months old, he would wake every 20 min to an hour, maybe at

best an hour & a half, screaming in pain. They thought reflux but the meds

never helped him. The protocol resolved it rather rapidly. He

responded very well and very rapidly to Diflucan. I think he had mild

esophageal yeast and that his lining was inflammed in reaction to it. I get

the same (I think, since it resolves on antifungals), and it is painful.

And it can easily be mistaken as heart burn/reflux, look like it on a scope,

and respond slightly to heartburn meds.

I also have a lot of gut and stomach problems, and I'm prone to gastritis.

That is inflammation of the stomach, it's very painful, hard to eat, and

when it really flares, it will make me vomit. I also cannot digest well

when this is going on either - and if this is the same with your child, he

may not absorb nutrients very well with chronic inflammation, either.

Resolve one, and the other will improve.

The only thing that has ever completely resolved the pain in my stomach over

the last two years is liquid Benedryl (dye-free only). I sip about 1/4 tsp

when I start feeling the sensation, and I'll add more in half an hour if it

isn't better. When the gastritis is acute (and yes, it will go up the

esophagus and feels a lot like really wicked heart burn), I may have to take

1/4 - 1/2 tsp every hour all day for a couple of days until it eases up, but

since I catch it early now, it no longer gets severe.

I would urge you to try this for a few days. It really sounds like there is

something very inflammatory going on. If so, any med or food could

aggrevate it. If the Famvir could be irritating it, you can give the 1/4 tsp

Benedryl about 20 minutes prior to giving the meds. But the antivirals can

go a very long towards cooling off the immune system, which in turn would

help gastritis and IBS.

Gosh - reading that, I really think it may be gastritis. Does he have a lot

of stomach pain after he eats - just under the ribs? And does it worsen

when it's time to move into the intestines? I could be wrong since there's

not much detail... just sounds very similar.

HTH- please lemme know. No harm will come from the Benedryl, and the tiny

doses will keep from affecting him (either very sleepy or very hyper).

been on Famvir now for about a week anHelp...our son got