Re: Amoxil-HELP PLEASE

[Guest guest]

> MY son just got back from his pediatrician. He has strep throat and

> was prescribed Amoxil. I just checked the archives and saw that

> someone had said that Amoxil has caseine in it!!!

Not all the strengths of amoxicillan have casein in them. Check

www.gfcfdiet.com , but I think it is the 125 that has the casein, not the

250. Even so, I don't use the regular formulations from the pharmacy

because they are filled with artificial colors and flavors and even natural

flavors (and no one ever seems to know what is in them.) The amoxil is bad

enough for their systems, I hate to add those red # 40 dyes, which really

can send them packing for another planet.

I had our doctor call the Hopewell Pharmacy at . They are a

compounding pharmacy and can make up a special suspension without anything

bad for our kids in it. Once the doctor calls in the prescription, you can

call them about your specific needs. They can overnight it to you.

If you really want to start the amox now, and are pretty sure it is the

strength with no casein, you could start it and order the compounded stuff

anyway. (But I'm not sure how that would work with insurance reimbursement)

Also, is this a confirmed case of strep? Did the rapid strep test, or two

day culture come up positive for group A strep? If it is not definitely

group A strep, the amox will not be effective. Also, if you let your child

fight it off for a few days after the infection starts (and delay the

antibiotics for a few days), he will have less of a chance of strep

recurring. I hated giving my older son the amox--he had a regression, but

has not been so bad these last few days.

If you read Dr. Mendelsohn's book, " How to raise a Healthy Child in Spite of

Your Doctor " , he doesn't even believe in giving antibiotics for strep. (I

know that this is totally against common medical practice, but since common

medical practice landed my kids in the situation they are in today, I

question everything common medical practice has to say.) I tried to avoid

antibiotics for my son's strep ear infection as long as I could, but there

came a point where I felt he was not in control of the infection, and I

threw in the towel and did the antibiotics.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Rosie, I just found something got from the GFCFdiet site:

Caution Ø : The Following antibiotic is not GF:

Kline Beecham 1-

Kline oral pink liquid amoxicillan 125 mg. per 5 ml. contains

lactose. Ø All other strengths do NOT contain Lactose or Gluten. Some

strengths of Amoxicillan contain a corn dextrin. If your child has a corn

sensitivity this may be a concern. Please verify this information with your

pharmacist.

__________________________

So if it is not the 125 mg. and you are not worried about the artificial

colors, etc. than I guess it is okay--but check anyway.

Best,

[Guest guest]

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I agree,

In fact my son's preschool slp read that antibiotics are

overprescribed and some dr more conservative with prescribing them.

My son always gets diarrhea from amoxcillin, and regresses more than

when he has the illness.

In GFCFKids@y..., Stein wrote:

>

> > MY son just got back from his pediatrician. He has strep throat

and

> > was prescribed Amoxil. I just checked the archives and saw that

> > someone had said that Amoxil has caseine in it!!!

>

> Not all the strengths of amoxicillan have casein in them. Check

> www.gfcfdiet.com , but I think it is the 125 that has the casein,

not the

> 250. Even so, I don't use the regular formulations from the

pharmacy

> because they are filled with artificial colors and flavors and even

natural

> flavors (and no one ever seems to know what is in them.) The

amoxil is bad

> enough for their systems, I hate to add those red # 40 dyes, which

really

> can send them packing for another planet.

>

> I had our doctor call the Hopewell Pharmacy at .

They are a

> compounding pharmacy and can make up a special suspension without

anything

> bad for our kids in it. Once the doctor calls in the prescription,

you can

> call them about your specific needs. They can overnight it to you.

>

> If you really want to start the amox now, and are pretty sure it is

the

> strength with no casein, you could start it and order the

compounded stuff

> anyway. (But I'm not sure how that would work with insurance

reimbursement)

>

> Also, is this a confirmed case of strep? Did the rapid strep test,

or two

> day culture come up positive for group A strep? If it is not

definitely

> group A strep, the amox will not be effective. Also, if you let

your child

> fight it off for a few days after the infection starts (and delay

the

> antibiotics for a few days), he will have less of a chance of strep

> recurring. I hated giving my older son the amox--he had a

regression, but

> has not been so bad these last few days.

>

> If you read Dr. Mendelsohn's book, " How to raise a Healthy Child in

Spite of

> Your Doctor " , he doesn't even believe in giving antibiotics for

strep. (I

> know that this is totally against common medical practice, but

since common

> medical practice landed my kids in the situation they are in today,

I

> question everything common medical practice has to say.) I tried

to avoid

> antibiotics for my son's strep ear infection as long as I could,

but there

> came a point where I felt he was not in control of the infection,

and I

> threw in the towel and did the antibiotics.

>

> Best,

>

>