Yeast with no history of antibiotics?

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My 2 year old has been on Nystatin since September. His Dr. prescribed it

when I went to him with info on yeast and autism. The doctor opted not to

test first, and I regretfully didn't push him to. I was anxious to see if we

could help him--we'd had a really bad summer. Anyway, we gave it a try and

in 48 hours we saw dramatic improvement. It was like the fog lifted. He

took out toys from a basket ( for the first time in months) and examined

each one and played with them a little as if seeing them for the first time.

He later wanted to go outside and played in the sandbox for the first time

since the spring. He has continued on the nystatin and is doing well.

But here's the thing: He had never had an antibiotic in his life. He has

been inordinately healthy, in my opinion. (He had his first ear infection

last month so unfortunately the streak has been broken.) Can you get an

intestinal yeast infection without repeated antibiotic use? Could the " fog

lifting " be attributed to the GFCF diet kicking in? He had been GFCF for

about a month at that point. Maybe it took that long for the gluten to get

out of his system.

I think that after the holidays I will take him off the nystatin and then

test for yeast.

I'm just curious--Is there anyone else out there with an autistic child who

has not been sick and on antibiotics a lot?

Thanks,