Re: probiotics, culturelle, and enzymes

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We tend to give culturelle or other probiotics last thing before bed, sometimes

with fruit if one of the kids is a little hungry but otherwise on an empty-ish

stomach.

We give enzumes a little before the meal 15-20 minutes or as they're starting to

eat. Some people open the capsule and sprinkle it on food just before they eat

it but our kids take capsules.

Aloe drink or gel capsules work for treating gut pain here, as does eliminating

gluten.

Enzymes can cause a die off effect. Could the behaviors be die off? Sounds like

it. Many parents have written about die off here before, can you search for it?

Perhaps if you can share your older son's history with enzymes, which enzymes,

what time of day/empty stomach/with meal etc, what dosage,

chewable/capsule/sprinkled on food other group members can chime in with advice.

Good luck.

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> I am a little confused, as always. It seems that I have read that these things

have to be taken separately from one another. Why? and how do you space them

out? What time of day is the best for each one. Also, can they be put in juice

of food or will they just make everything nasty tasting?

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> I have an older son who is nonverbal and a mystery. He is a gut kid, and I am

still trying to find answers for him. We have tried enzymes several times, but

they always cause behaviors. Yesterday I added culturelle back to his

supplements and he had a behavioral episode last night. This week I tried

pineapple/mango juice instead of trying enzymes again and he seemed to be doing

well until last night. Could it be the pineapple juice? He is having some

problems with stomach pain again. Maybe I need to try slippery elm again. That

worked for gut pain before. Any suggestions?

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> Drissia

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