Re: Re: Firmed stools when on antibiotics for an ear infection

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From: Suzanne

Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:27 PM

To: mb12 valtrex

Subject: Re: Firmed stools when on antibiotics for an ear infection

Do you mean that your kids have been on a probiotic? I would not suggest using antibiotics for clearing up something like unformed stools. There is a reason that your child is not having formed stool and I would suggest getting to the actual cause, not covering the problem with using an antibiotic. Long-term use of antibiotics will only set yourself up for yeast and bacteria, which can eventually lead to leaky gut. Unformed stool will seem like nothing when you end up having severe gut issues. I would suggest treating yeast with something like grapefruit seed, bacteria with something like goldenseal, and a good probiotic. Antibiotics are never a good idea for gut kids. Also, be sure that your ear infection is bacterial before opting for antibiotics. Most ear infections are viral and do not respond to antibiotics anyway. Garlic oil in the ear would be more effective and won't disrupt the gut.Dr. Suzanne Fleeson-DaSilvawww.fcchiropracticcenter.com > > >> > > My 3.5 year old daughter has chronic loose stools. I've been trying a lot> > of things with her with diet.> > >> > > Her stools go from mushy or liquidy to well-formed and fully digested> > when she is on antibiotics to treat an ear infection (last year, she was on> > an antibiotic twice for an ear infection).> > >> > > She is autistic and non-verbal and cannot tell me what's going on with> > her.> > >> > > Right now, I'm trying everything I can to firm up the stools again but> > I'm just getting mushy, poorly formed stools. SCD and GFCF and probiotics> > are doing nothing for the stools. We've also been trying enzymes, but to no> > avail. They were firm again in late November for a while, but that was just> > after she had been on the antibiotics for an ear infection. Weeks after> > that, her BMs degraded back to the usual mush, sometimes not fully digested> > even with enzymes.> > >> > > Has anyone else seen this in their child? How should we approach this?> > >> >> > > >>