Guest guest Posted November 5, 2002 Report Share Posted November 5, 2002 acidolpolus (SP?) is great. You really need to take in in the capsule form because the amount that you can get in yougart is not enough, you would need to eat yougart about 6 times a day to get a benifit of the bacteria. It is really important if he has had antibiotics. As soon as a course of antibiotics is done the coleny of bacteria in the intestines is wiped out and over ridden with the bad. He can take 3 capsules of it daily and with that get slippery elm which feeds the good bacteria in the gut. (This is prebiotics and probiotics) When he takes the capsules they need to be taken on a empty stomach and drunk with a big glass of water so that the HCL in the stomach does not break down the acidolpolus and it gets a chance to go to the intestine where it needs to go. He can take the slippery Elm 1 teaspoon 3 x per day, in yougart or a milk shake. Adding some flaxseed oil to the milk shake is also a good idea, about 15mls-30mls per day. Supplementing him with Vit E and A,D, and betacaratone is a good idea. You can use halibut oil (cod liver oil ) if he can handel it. I often rub Vit E and A capsules directly into my sons skin when I massage him, this way it will bypass the digestive system. I put it in a carrier oil like almond or wheatgerm. I also would supplemt him with omega 3s like fish oils, make sure it has higher DHA than EPA, ( Ithink) Another is magnesium, this seems to be short in CF people, I am sure others can tell you more. There is also a site called crataegus where they have some good information. Hope this helps > > > Hi > what are you studying at uni? Good luck, it is hard to juggle it all, in > this household the house work is the thing that gets neglected at exam > time. > > Herbs- I cook with alot of garlic, and when Ainslie was tiny I put > garlic in most of her vegie/meat/pasta meals, sometimes that baby had > horrible garlic breath but it worked. > > At present she takes flaxseed oil, chlorophyl (alfalfa) capsules, garlic > and horseradish tablets and a good multivitamin/mineral tablet. She has > always had a good multivitamin and vitamin E (the flaxseed capule > contains this now). > > Good luck with it all, but remember to keep your doctor informed of > what you are giving your son, or check with your pharmacist, as some > natural remedies can react with medications your doctor may prescribe. > > I work hard on nutrition and exercise with Ainslie, meat and chicken > that has no antibiotics or preservatives, lots of good fresh fruit and > vegies and try to limit the preservatives - tried to eliminate them > altogether but that became a very expensive exercise almost everything > available has some sort of preservative in it. > > Terri > from Hobart Tasmania > > > PLEASE do not post religious emails to the list. > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > The opinions and information exchanged on this list should > IN NO WAY > be construed as medical advice. > > PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE CHANGING ANY MEDICATIONS OR > TREATMENTS. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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