Re: Alternative to Amoxicillin Needed GFCF

April 8, 2008

How long is one supposed to take the amoxicillin, according to the directions? Do you risk building up resistance if you discontinue early?

Interestingly (another subject, unrelated to CD), "flapping" is sometimes a symptom of a certain kind of liver damage. It doesn't sound as if this relates to your son's condition, but it caught my attention. Just interesting, nothing more.

H.

In a message dated 4/8/08 12:17:07 PM, lily3031@... writes:

We are on day 7 of the antibiotics, the pink eye is gone and I am

going to discontinue the antibiotics.

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April 8, 2008

Hi,

This link may help you find a gluten free antibiotic.

It seems as if the source, ie company producing the

antibiotic plays a big part in whether it is gluten

free or not. I hope your son starts feeling better.

http://homepage.mac.com/sholland/celiac/GFmedlist.pdf

Shyra

--- lily3031 <lily3031@...> wrote:

> Hello all..

>

> Amoxicillin was prescribed by my pediatrician for my

> sons pink eye

> and ear infection. it dawned on me that it might

> have gluten in it,

> but it's just one thing after the other and I am

> desperate for his

> ear infections to clear up. They have blocked his

> hearing before and

> it seems he doesnt go long without getting another

> one(despite tube

> placement too!)

>

> We are on day 7 of the antibiotics, the pink eye is

> gone and I am

> going to discontinue the antibiotics. I know for

> sure now that it

> contains gluten, I'm annoyed because hes been GFCF

> since October and

> it's made a HUGE difference. I ALWAYS investigate

> all ingredients but

> like I said I'm at a loss with these ear infections.

> They are keeping

> him from excelling to his full potential, and I dont

> know how to

> treat them otherwise. It's exhausting being

> skeptical of every single

> thing esp. when I feel like I'm the only one in my

> family that

> really " gets " what a difference it makes for him and

> always feel like

> I have to constantly defend it. They all acknowledge

> how far he's

> come, but they dont think about how hard sticking to

> this diet is

> (instead Ive heard them- my husbands family- talk

> about how rigid I

> am about the diet behind my back and had my mo in

> law leave me print

> outs of the diet guidelines even though she only

> sees him like once

> every 2 months-as if I dont kill myself researching

> every single day)

> and also how my son who never flaps and goes months

> without stimming

> at all- starts flapping after exposure..Nothing for

> months to

> flapping and stimming!! Not to mention how isloating

> it is to have

> therapy for him 25 hours a week for which I HAVE to

> be here in the

> house with my typically developing 10 month old son

> who is super

> happy and social but doesnt get opportunity to enjoy

> all of the fun

> things the bay area has to offer for him..

>

> Anyway if anyone can give me advice to alternatives

> you use to treat

> ear infections, pink eye etc. thats GFCF. I also

> learned(not

> suprisingly that erythromycin also contains gluten.

> Wonderful I've

> been giving that to my 10 mo old for the last couple

> of days..

>

> **Thanks for letting me vent, everyone has hard

> days..My usually even

> tempered little boy is especially fussy which doesnt

> help matters..I

> feel guilty because I know gluten is to blame..DAMN!

>

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April 8, 2008

There is a brand of amox. that is GF; we used it when my little guy

had a neverending ear infection this past winter. Teva is the

manufacturer, I believe. I'm not finding info about it being CF or

not, but my 15mo isn't exactly helping me search. Maybe your dr would

call in a new script for the last 3 days so you could get him on the

GF one at least? Anyway, when my little guy was sick, we did garlic

oil in the ears and chiropractic care, but he couldn't shake the

infection until we did the amox. The pharmacist at our walgreens was

great about checking for us and they put a gluten free note in his

records for any future prescriptions.

Here's a list:

http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/list.htm

I hope you're able to find something that works, as that all sounds

really frustrating.

-

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:39 AM, lily3031 <lily3031@...> wrote:

>

> Hello all..

>

> Amoxicillin was prescribed by my pediatrician for my sons pink eye

> and ear infection. it dawned on me that it might have gluten in it,

> but it's just one thing after the other and I am desperate for his

> ear infections to clear up. They have blocked his hearing before and

> it seems he doesnt go long without getting another one(despite tube

> placement too!)

>

> We are on day 7 of the antibiotics, the pink eye is gone and I am

> going to discontinue the antibiotics. I know for sure now that it

> contains gluten, I'm annoyed because hes been GFCF since October and

> it's made a HUGE difference. I ALWAYS investigate all ingredients but

> like I said I'm at a loss with these ear infections. They are keeping

> him from excelling to his full potential, and I dont know how to

> treat them otherwise. It's exhausting being skeptical of every single

> thing esp. when I feel like I'm the only one in my family that

> really " gets " what a difference it makes for him and always feel like

> I have to constantly defend it. They all acknowledge how far he's

> come, but they dont think about how hard sticking to this diet is

> (instead Ive heard them- my husbands family- talk about how rigid I

> am about the diet behind my back and had my mo in law leave me print

> outs of the diet guidelines even though she only sees him like once

> every 2 months-as if I dont kill myself researching every single day)

> and also how my son who never flaps and goes months without stimming

> at all- starts flapping after exposure..Nothing for months to

> flapping and stimming!! Not to mention how isloating it is to have

> therapy for him 25 hours a week for which I HAVE to be here in the

> house with my typically developing 10 month old son who is super

> happy and social but doesnt get opportunity to enjoy all of the fun

> things the bay area has to offer for him..

>

> Anyway if anyone can give me advice to alternatives you use to treat

> ear infections, pink eye etc. thats GFCF. I also learned(not

> suprisingly that erythromycin also contains gluten. Wonderful I've

> been giving that to my 10 mo old for the last couple of days..

>

> **Thanks for letting me vent, everyone has hard days..My usually even

> tempered little boy is especially fussy which doesnt help matters..I

> feel guilty because I know gluten is to blame..DAMN!

>

April 11, 2008

I had a sinus infection a couple of years ago and had an allergic

reaction to the amox. after a few days so they switched me to

something else. Sorry I can't find what it was anywhere in the

medicine cabinet but if I do find it I will let you know. Maybe the gf

alternatives will work for you anyway.

On 4/8/08, <beznadan@...> wrote:

> There is a brand of amox. that is GF; we used it when my little guy

> had a neverending ear infection this past winter. Teva is the

> manufacturer, I believe. I'm not finding info about it being CF or

> not, but my 15mo isn't exactly helping me search. Maybe your dr would

> call in a new script for the last 3 days so you could get him on the

> GF one at least? Anyway, when my little guy was sick, we did garlic

> oil in the ears and chiropractic care, but he couldn't shake the

> infection until we did the amox. The pharmacist at our walgreens was

> great about checking for us and they put a gluten free note in his

> records for any future prescriptions.

> Here's a list:

> http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/list.htm

> I hope you're able to find something that works, as that all sounds

> really frustrating.

> -

>

> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 11:39 AM, lily3031 <lily3031@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hello all..

> >

> > Amoxicillin was prescribed by my pediatrician for my sons pink eye

> > and ear infection. it dawned on me that it might have gluten in it,

> > but it's just one thing after the other and I am desperate for his

> > ear infections to clear up. They have blocked his hearing before and

> > it seems he doesnt go long without getting another one(despite tube

> > placement too!)

> >

> > We are on day 7 of the antibiotics, the pink eye is gone and I am

> > going to discontinue the antibiotics. I know for sure now that it

> > contains gluten, I'm annoyed because hes been GFCF since October and

> > it's made a HUGE difference. I ALWAYS investigate all ingredients but

> > like I said I'm at a loss with these ear infections. They are keeping

> > him from excelling to his full potential, and I dont know how to

> > treat them otherwise. It's exhausting being skeptical of every single

> > thing esp. when I feel like I'm the only one in my family that

> > really " gets " what a difference it makes for him and always feel like

> > I have to constantly defend it. They all acknowledge how far he's

> > come, but they dont think about how hard sticking to this diet is

> > (instead Ive heard them- my husbands family- talk about how rigid I

> > am about the diet behind my back and had my mo in law leave me print

> > outs of the diet guidelines even though she only sees him like once

> > every 2 months-as if I dont kill myself researching every single day)

> > and also how my son who never flaps and goes months without stimming

> > at all- starts flapping after exposure..Nothing for months to

> > flapping and stimming!! Not to mention how isloating it is to have

> > therapy for him 25 hours a week for which I HAVE to be here in the

> > house with my typically developing 10 month old son who is super

> > happy and social but doesnt get opportunity to enjoy all of the fun

> > things the bay area has to offer for him..

> >

> > Anyway if anyone can give me advice to alternatives you use to treat

> > ear infections, pink eye etc. thats GFCF. I also learned(not

> > suprisingly that erythromycin also contains gluten. Wonderful I've

> > been giving that to my 10 mo old for the last couple of days..

> >

> > **Thanks for letting me vent, everyone has hard days..My usually even

> > tempered little boy is especially fussy which doesnt help matters..I

> > feel guilty because I know gluten is to blame..DAMN!

> >

>

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April 11, 2008

I was prescribed amoxycillin seven years ago for my first and only sinus infection. I was told later that it may have been the trigger for another autoimmune disease that is life-long, extremely serious, very definitely life-threatening. Or -- it may not have been.

H.

In a message dated 4/10/08 9:33:06 PM, l@... writes: