Oral Chelation Treatments

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> Chelation still scares me. My son is sometimes irritable, stimmy and spacy,

> like he has been for the last several days, but I don't know if that warrants

> chelation. What if he's just reacting to foods I can't put a finger on, or

> phenols? What if he's just acting that way because he has terrible gut

> dysbiosis which isn't straightening out on the probiotics he's taking. I just

> really am hoping for some other answer to his problems. I dread the thought

> of chelation. I can't imagine how on earth I'd wake him several times a night

> for something which I hear tastes awful. How do you do that? And my son

> totally and absolutely freaks out when blood is drawn. How many times would

> his blood have to be drawn, between the prechelation tests and during

> chelation?

> Debbie

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> Just to put your mind at ease - chelation doesn't involve blood

> tests. Yippee! The testing is by hair, urine or stool. And waking

> up at night is harder on the parents than the kids, who usually go

> right back to sleep. I don't know about the taste as my son swallows

> the (stinky) capsules. However, if the powder can be made to taste

> ok, I'm sure Kirkman's will find a way. Also, there are DMSA

> suppositories, according some autism-mercury listmates.

>

In regards to oral chelation treatments, as mentioned above, my daughter (age 3)

is

currently on this treatment to remove mercury and arsenic out of her system. It

is

not hard at all to administer. The capsules can be opened up and sprinkled on

soft

food, such as applesauce (if tolerated) or mashed potatoes or mixed in with a

spoonful of fruit juice. Some doctors do use suppositories (Dr. Mercola in

Schaumburg, IL), while others recommend a low dose, low frequency treatment (Dr.

Hauser in Oak Park, IL). We have been under the care of Dr. Hauser and he has my

daughter taking one 100 mg pill per day for 30 days straight. Then, her urine

will be

re-tested to see if another cycle will be needed. If you find a doctor that

strictly

follows the DAN protocol for administering DMSA (which is a bit more aggressive

than

the way we are doing it) then, depending on the doctor, several blood tests MAY

be

necessary in order to monitor for liver or kidney damage.

I am not telling you this in order to confuse you or discourage you. I just want

you

to know that there is more than one way to administer chelation treatments to

children and you will need to find a doctor that you can trust in this. Always

be

sure to do research, and ask questions before beginning ANY type of treatment.

Please

e-mail me directly if you have any questions regarding this.

Blessings,

Vicky in IL

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