help -- need the yeast experts!

April 27, 2002

Okay -- We've not had a fun few weeks here.

To recap, got a horrible double ear infection.

Dummy me went ahead with the Zithromax antibiotic

which really seemed to mess up her gut. She was

showing signs of major ketosis -- so we lowered her

ratio from 3.4 to 3.2. I also started, very slowly,

some acidopholus.

Throughout the awful ear infection, we had gone 10

days seizure-free, but the ear infection was preceded

by a major seizure that required Diastat.

Before, after and during the Zithromax, her gut has

seemed very screwed up. She's thrown up periodically

and makes this loud gagging sound that is either

followed up by heaving, vomiting or a seizure. This

is scary, because this is the place we were in two

years ago when she went status.

Anyway, the day after I started the acidopholus, the

night seizures came back. At first it was 1-2/mild

ones/night. Last night and the night before, the

entire night was filled with seizures and yesterday

and today she's had one in the daytime, which is rare

for her.

I really don't think it's the ratio drop, because her

ketones are still showing stronger than ever -- large

in the morning and " black " at nighttime.

I stopped the acidopholus two days ago. I know I've

read on this list that some kids have problems with a

yeast die-off that causes seizures -- I'm assuming

this is something you work through and are better when

you get to the other side.

I'm kind of at a loss as to what to do. I'm not sure

if it's the acidopholus or if I should have stopped

it, but it was the only thing " new. " Also, her gut

seems to be in horrid shape (when she's having

seizures, you could practically hear her stomach

rumbling in the other room). Besides acidopholus,

what else could I do?

Any thoughts out there?--D

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