Re: EYE infection for my baby going on 3 days....now both infected this

[Guest guest]

If you're still nursing, breastmilk can do wonders to clear up eye infections!

Good luck,

Ellen

8.5. y/o dd. dx'ed w. Crohn's. SCD since 5/28/06

[Guest guest]

Hi Ellen and Josie!

I adopted all my little wonders. I did try the protocol to get my own

breast milk but it was too hard on my stomach. So I use raw goat

milk. I put that in his eyes and it finally kicked in when I saw him

this am. He is back to seeing without guck! Thanks for all the help

though! I posted here because I know Antiobiotics is NOT alowed on

the diet so I was looking for alternatives and I got lots of help!

One hayy mom!

Cheers!

Pamela

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> If you're still nursing, breastmilk can do wonders to clear up eye

infections!

>

> Good luck,

>

> Ellen

> 8.5. y/o dd. dx'ed w. Crohn's. SCD since 5/28/06

>

>

[Guest guest]

<<I posted here because I know Antiobiotics is NOT alowed on

the diet>>

Pamela,

Antibiotics are not necessarily illegal on SCD. We do try to avoid them whenever

possible, of course.

Elaine knew that medications of various kinds are needed at times, and she was

quick to state that we must give whatever medication the child absolutely must

have, regardless of traces of illegals, if they could not be avoided.

If a child needs to take antibiotics, we can take steps to try getting the

medication without added starches and sugars.... and of course, keep

supplementing with acidophilus and/or SCD yogurt to offset the " wipe out " effect

some antibiotics can have on gut flora.

Elaine has a list of antibiotics on her website that are " safer " .... in that

they are not as likely to trigger overgrowth of clostridia, for example. Look on

www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info , in the " Knowledge Base " , under " Clostridium

Difficile " .

We can always bring that list to the doctor and ask if any of the safer

alternatives can be used. But, sometimes a specific infection must be treated

with a med that targets that bacteria... so it's not always possible.

Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that antibiotics are not " illegal " on SCD.

Patti

[Guest guest]

Ok thanks Patti! Well it is illegal for me then! After more than

100x on it because of strep throat I can honestly say it did more

harm than good! My kids will not be exposed to the stuff Like I

was. My doctor feels antibiotics is WAY overused! He has good

alternative ideas that made me realize antiboitics is not the only

solution.

Thanks!

Pamela

>

> <<I posted here because I know Antiobiotics is NOT alowed on

> the diet>>

>

> Pamela,

>

> Antibiotics are not necessarily illegal on SCD. We do try to avoid

them whenever possible, of course.

>

> Elaine knew that medications of various kinds are needed at times,

and she was quick to state that we must give whatever medication the

child absolutely must have, regardless of traces of illegals, if

they could not be avoided.

>

> If a child needs to take antibiotics, we can take steps to try

getting the medication without added starches and sugars.... and of

course, keep supplementing with acidophilus and/or SCD yogurt to

offset the " wipe out " effect some antibiotics can have on gut flora.

>

> Elaine has a list of antibiotics on her website that

are " safer " .... in that they are not as likely to trigger overgrowth

of clostridia, for example. Look on

www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info , in the " Knowledge Base " ,

under " Clostridium Difficile " .

>

> We can always bring that list to the doctor and ask if any of the

safer alternatives can be used. But, sometimes a specific infection

must be treated with a med that targets that bacteria... so it's not

always possible.

>

> Anyway, I just wanted to clarify that antibiotics are

not " illegal " on SCD.

>

>

> Patti

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pamela,

I'm with YOU! I also had strep many, many, many times as a kid and had lots of

problems as a result of antibiotics... including now being allergic to

penicillin. Thankfully, most of the time (this was back in the '60's), I got

penicillin shots, rather than taking it orally... so they did not completely

wipe out my gut.

Today, I avoid taking them, or giving them to my kids whenever possible.... so

yeah, they are " illegal " in my personal book, too. Only used as an absolute last

resort. It about killed me to have to allow them to give my daughter antibiotics

after her spinal cord surgery four years ago... but no way around that one. At

least they were given by IV.

Just wanted to be sure no one else on the list got the message that they were

technically illegal on SCD. You never know... this list is so huge... and many

people read it but never post. I'm acting as a temporary moderator right now,

while Sheila is on vacation, so I have to respond from that perspective.

Patti

Re: EYE infection for my baby going on 3 days....now

both infected this

Ok thanks Patti! Well it is illegal for me then! After more than

100x on it because of strep throat I can honestly say it did more

harm than good! My kids will not be exposed to the stuff Like I

was. My doctor feels antibiotics is WAY overused! He has good

alternative ideas that made me realize antiboitics is not the only

solution.

Thanks!

Pamela

[Guest guest]

I may have missed something in this thread; I've been out of town.

But aren't the anti-biotics given for eye infections topical (eye

drops) and therefore not an issue for SCD?

, mom to

[Guest guest]

" I may have missed something in this thread; I've been out of town.

But aren't the anti-biotics given for eye infections topical (eye

drops) and therefore not an issue for SCD? "

I am thinking along the same lines as .

When my son has had eye infections, we've been given little bottles of

opthamalic antibiotic solution.

And the drops go right into the eyes. (Not necessarily an easy thing

to do.) But they are not swallowed. So, it should not mess the gut

up like oral antibiotics.

Jody

mom to -7 and -9

SCD 1/03