Re: Recovering from antibiotics

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It sounds like you're going about it right. At that age, it depends on what

they're willing to eat! I've broken down and let my kids get those sweet kefir

drinks, etc. after antibiotics, just in case there was something still alive in

them, probiotic-wise. Now my daughter will eat sauerkraut but my son thinks

it's weird and yucky.

The salt-fermented lactobacillus lasts in the gut for about a month while the

dairy/whey kind lasts for a week or less, so if he's willing to eat some

sauerkraut or fermented beets or carrots, that might help.

You can buy online s.boulardii supplements. I keep them around now for just in

case and the kids take some whenever they get a sick stomach. It kills off a

lot of bad bacteria and candida in the gut, and also protects it from toxins

they give off. My kids just chew up the capsules - the s.boulardii has a

pleasant, yeasty taste.

Re: the ear infection. Once my kids had a contagious one that was passed from

one kid to another. Otherwise, I think a lot of time they start when the kids

get water in their ears from bathing. If he's had these before or is worried

about another one, try either using the hair dryer to dry out his ears or using

those eardrops for swimmers.

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> My four-year-old is just wrapping up a 10-day antibiotic regimen (not by my

choice!) for an ear infection.

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> I've been giving him raw yogurt, kombucha (about 4 oz./day), and a Klaire Labs

Vital-10 capsule daily. What else can I do to help his system recover? Can

someone explain how much the antibiotics have wiped out?

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> Thank you in advance,

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[Guest guest]

For myself, I've noticed that if I eat refined carbs I get ear aches within a

few hours. I've also noticed that high dose (2-3g) ascorbic acid

eliminates/prevents this.

You should also be aware that treating ear infection with antibiotics is a trap.

Several studies has demonstrated a higher recurrence rate after treatment with

antibiotics compared to placebo. Here is one example:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19567910

Thus I would make sure the child is getting plenty of vitamin A, D and C as

these are all strongly protective against ear infection.

Cheers,

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> > My four-year-old is just wrapping up a 10-day antibiotic regimen (not by my

choice!) for an ear infection.

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> > I've been giving him raw yogurt, kombucha (about 4 oz./day), and a Klaire

Labs Vital-10 capsule daily. What else can I do to help his system recover? Can

someone explain how much the antibiotics have wiped out?

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> > Thank you in advance,

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[Guest guest]

That's interesting about the carbs. I've read in dogs the carbs can create a

yeast infection in their ears.

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> > > My four-year-old is just wrapping up a 10-day antibiotic regimen (not by

my choice!) for an ear infection.

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> > > I've been giving him raw yogurt, kombucha (about 4 oz./day), and a Klaire

Labs Vital-10 capsule daily. What else can I do to help his system recover? Can

someone explain how much the antibiotics have wiped out?

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