Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 More zinc, his weight plus 20mg and make sure he's getting calcium. Address yeast, which also increases mouthing. > > My son's PICA has been increasing quite a bit lately. We have changed > his zinc levels to see if that helps. We have tried to put in positive > and/ or negative reinforcers - all to no avail. It is reaching levels > that I consider unsafe. Any suggestions on things I should be > checking? Supplements? > > Thanks > > Martha > ____________________________________________________________ > Need cash? Click to get a cash advance. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1hEQRDygj8CvexQZX7dSA23CtctY3s\ c4Pd03YkpJwCWboIt/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 What kind of zinc are you giving? Are you giving probiotics? PICA increasing Posted by: " ochsefraimson@... " ochsefraimson@... chezmaoe Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:58 am (PST) My son's PICA has been increasing quite a bit lately. We have changed his zinc levels to see if that helps. We have tried to put in positive and/ or negative reinforcers - all to no avail. It is reaching levels that I consider unsafe. Any suggestions on things I should be checking? Supplements? Thanks Martha ------------------------------------------------------------ Airline Tickets Click to find airline tickets for your next trip. http://tagline.excite.com/fc/BK72PcZauUKCxWN78LMM5TSzCq5yZYWUslxmh6ZDcFr2LgYi9kE\ ETW/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 My son is 13. He gets 40 mg zinc in the morning and 40 mg in the evening. We have done some yeast treatments and plan on returning to them again. He also gets NAC, B12 shots, multi vitamin, cal/mag, probiotics, enzymes, vit D and I am sure that I have forgot some others. I had backed off on many of the supplements these last 6 weeks and am slowly rebuilding. So far - yeast and possible low levels of ferritin and / or zinc have been what people suggested. Anything else that we might be missing? Thanks Martha ____________________________________________________________ Live the good life! Click now for great retirement planning assistance! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1hgiIgCLgcuuclOFCrG1mngbd6rVSN\ v2DWI5cCZdE02dpq9/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 My son has started mouthing a lot lately too. His behavior consists mostly of chewing and biting his clothes, sometimes his hand. Usually this is attributable to zinc deficiency at our house. I have upped his zinc from 50 mg to 70 mg, and he only weighs 31 lbs, this is 20 mg over what Andy recommends. The zinc does not seem to be helping. He is on daily anti fungals, and his behavior does not seem to be otherwise " yeasty " . We have never had chewing like this before when he has had bad yeast, usually we get sensory seeking behaviors and giddiness. He has none of this, also his carb cravings are way down. So I can't think this is yeast. We did have to stop his calcium supplement recently, as it was making him crazy. We have yet to reintroduce it. Could this be the cause? Anything else? Thanks. Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 usually when yeast gets down parasites take over and thats what causes mouthing because yeast keeps check on parasites.Use wormwood and cloves it will go away. From: iflow97 <iflow97@...> Subject: [ ] RE: PICA increasing Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 11:20 AM My son has started mouthing a lot lately too. His behavior consists mostly of chewing and biting his clothes, sometimes his hand. Usually this is attributable to zinc deficiency at our house. I have upped his zinc from 50 mg to 70 mg, and he only weighs 31 lbs, this is 20 mg over what Andy recommends. The zinc does not seem to be helping. He is on daily anti fungals, and his behavior does not seem to be otherwise " yeasty " . We have never had chewing like this before when he has had bad yeast, usually we get sensory seeking behaviors and giddiness. He has none of this, also his carb cravings are way down. So I can't think this is yeast. We did have to stop his calcium supplement recently, as it was making him crazy. We have yet to reintroduce it. Could this be the cause? Anything else? Thanks. Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 How old is he? Any chance he has molars coming in? S S Re: PICA increasing Posted by: " iflow97 " iflow97@... iflow97 Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:20 am (PST) My son has started mouthing a lot lately too. His behavior consists mostly of chewing and biting his clothes, sometimes his hand. Usually this is attributable to zinc deficiency at our house. I have upped his zinc from 50 mg to 70 mg, and he only weighs 31 lbs, this is 20 mg over what Andy recommends. The zinc does not seem to be helping. He is on daily anti fungals, and his behavior does not seem to be otherwise " yeasty " . We have never had chewing like this before when he has had bad yeast, usually we get sensory seeking behaviors and giddiness. He has none of this, also his carb cravings are way down. So I can't think this is yeast. We did have to stop his calcium supplement recently, as it was making him crazy. We have yet to reintroduce it. Could this be the cause? Anything else? Thanks. Irene ------------------------------------------------------------ Massage Therapy School Click here to find a massage therapy school near you. http://tagline.excite.com/fc/BK72PcZZhhDQnpwWFFL3evXE2VC8r7PjdXbE4VQK8VZ39k3YaYK\ p4c/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 We are going throught the same type of thing- My son was eating the Christmas tree, leaves from bushes and his all time favorite paper and books. I am about to lose my mind. It has never been this bad before. From: iflow97 <iflow97@...> Subject: [ ] RE: PICA increasing Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2008, 11:20 AM My son has started mouthing a lot lately too. His behavior consists mostly of chewing and biting his clothes, sometimes his hand. Usually this is attributable to zinc deficiency at our house. I have upped his zinc from 50 mg to 70 mg, and he only weighs 31 lbs, this is 20 mg over what Andy recommends. The zinc does not seem to be helping. He is on daily anti fungals, and his behavior does not seem to be otherwise " yeasty " . We have never had chewing like this before when he has had bad yeast, usually we get sensory seeking behaviors and giddiness. He has none of this, also his carb cravings are way down. So I can't think this is yeast. We did have to stop his calcium supplement recently, as it was making him crazy. We have yet to reintroduce it. Could this be the cause? Anything else? Thanks. Irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 > > My son has started mouthing a lot lately too. His behavior consists > mostly of chewing and biting his clothes, sometimes his hand. Usually > this is attributable to zinc deficiency at our house. I have upped > his zinc from 50 mg to 70 mg, and he only weighs 31 lbs, this is 20 mg > over what Andy recommends. The zinc does not seem to be helping. Zinc deficiency does cause this for some kids. At my house, it was caused by intolerance and yeast overgrowth. >> He > is on daily anti fungals, and his behavior does not seem to be > otherwise " yeasty " . At my house, yeasty behavior changed over time. You can try increasing the yeast protocol, see if that helps. >>We have never had chewing like this before when > he has had bad yeast, usually we get sensory seeking behaviors and > giddiness. He has none of this, also his carb cravings are way down. > So I can't think this is yeast. We did have to stop his calcium > supplement recently, as it was making him crazy. We have yet to > reintroduce it. Could this be the cause? Anything else? It might be the calcium. Certain supps did cause this. But if you are certain it is not zinc deficiency or yeast, then consider intolerance to something. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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