RE: Pulmicort and Intro SCD

June 12, 2006

Hi everyone. I was just reading a post about trying to wean off of

prednisone because it can cause the gut flora to go out of balance. My son

and I are just about to start the SCD. He has been diagnosed with reactive

airway disease and our allergist has him using Pulmicort (inhaled steroid)

once a day. He says this is to prevent scarring in the lungs which can

happen with babies because we can't monitor their airflow. He does NOT

currently have any symptoms of RAD. I am thinking about staying off the

medication for a month or so and then reintroducing it later after he has

had a chance to heal a bit. Any advice or comments? I would hate for this

" unnecessary " medication to impede our progress.

Thank you,

Tammy Gallo

Spencer 25 months

June 13, 2006

Tammy,

I am not a doctor and this is not advice or a recommendation. I am

just going to share what we have seen when using oral inhaled steriods.

My son has asthma (I have RAD). When his asthma was really flaring

1.5 years ago, we tried numerous things to no avail. We tried

Singulair, which worked fabulously, except for the horrible side

effects (long story). So, we stopped it. We tried a low dose of oral

inhaled steroids and within a coupel of days he developed thrush.

My son cannot tolerate any inhaled steroids without it affecting the

yeast, which he had been free of for well over a year before this

episode. It brought it back- and fast.

What we have learned since then is that Quercetin works on the same

pathways that Singulair does without the nasty side effects. Both of

my boys take MSM, which got them off of antihistamines and and

I have been taking Quercetin. (I had never been able to find a drug

that I could tolerate to help with the RAD.)

Are there any " natural " or " alternative " doctors in your area that you

could take your son to see?

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03

June 13, 2006

Tammy,

From an SCD standpoint, we are only concerned about what goes into the

intestinal tract.... " down the hatch " , so to speak. If this med is inhaled, you

can continue with it. It won't impede progress. You may find that he eventually

becomes so much healthier that he doesn't NEED it.... and then you could wean it

away. I hope that happens. For the time being, don't worry about this one. The

other references to steroid medications were ones that were being taken orally.

Best wishes... and welcome!

Patti