Re: How to tame the yeast beast - was Pica increasing

[Guest guest]

I chimed in on a post about Pica recently. My son has been chewing

his clothing non stop in the last couple of weeks. He was exhibiting

none of his usual yeast like behavior, not too hyper, no real sensory

seeking stuff, rolling on the carpet etc, not too much carb cravings.

But this chewing thing kept getting worse. We had changed his

vitamin formula (but only in the last week or so) with Brainchild

Nutritionals to a strawberry flavored one, because he was not

complying too well anymore with the non flavored. Then recently the

giddiness started the crazy running, we started GSE and this all

stopped, but not the chewing. Don't know what the heck they were using

for flavoring but it made our boy a nut, the yeast beast, which is

usually not a big problem for us, was crazy. This really surprised us

because we had skipped a week of chelation for the holidays, which

usually helps any yeast to subside for him. We increased his zinc to

well beyond what even Andy recommends. So I do not think it was a zinc

deficiency. We stopped the flavored formula too.

Someone said to me that my son is 3 1/2 it could be molar related

teething. I suppose this is possible. Is it possible for the signs

of yeast to change in your child? Could this chewing thing be the way

yeast is now manifesting itself? We stopped giving the strawberry

formula, and the giddiness stopped. But the chewing has continued for

days after we stopped the new formula and returned to the old. I

thought maybe it was a phenol issue with the strawberry, but our son

has taken NN strawberry flavored CLO for 2 years with no problems or

reaction. Also, the chewing predated the use of the strawberry formula.

We give 2000 mcg of biotin twice a day, we give GSE, one drop three

times a day, and try to keep him on a low sugar diet. We give Candex

at night, and Candidase, about one to two capsules per day, as needed.

What else can we do to tame the yeast beast? We give about 200

billion cfus of probiotics as well. Has anyone encountered sudden non

stop chewing like this before? It is so bad that his clothes become

drenched, and chewed on until there are almost holes in it.

Could it be something other than yeast? Would appreciate any advice

or thoughts on this. It seems there is always some new problem, and

this is the latest for us.

Thanks. Irene

[Guest guest]

How long have u been giving the candex? My son did the same thing with that

supplement. Just a thought.

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On Dec 27, 2008, at 8:40 AM, " iflow97 " <iflow97@...> wrote:

I chimed in on a post about Pica recently. My son has been chewing

his clothing non stop in the last couple of weeks. He was exhibiting

none of his usual yeast like behavior, not too hyper, no real sensory

seeking stuff, rolling on the carpet etc, not too much carb cravings.

But this chewing thing kept getting worse. We had changed his

vitamin formula (but only in the last week or so) with Brainchild

Nutritionals to a strawberry flavored one, because he was not

complying too well anymore with the non flavored. Then recently the

giddiness started the crazy running, we started GSE and this all

stopped, but not the chewing. Don't know what the heck they were using

for flavoring but it made our boy a nut, the yeast beast, which is

usually not a big problem for us, was crazy. This really surprised us

because we had skipped a week of chelation for the holidays, which

usually helps any yeast to subside for him. We increased his zinc to

well beyond what even Andy recommends. So I do not think it was a zinc

deficiency. We stopped the flavored formula too.

Someone said to me that my son is 3 1/2 it could be molar related

teething. I suppose this is possible. Is it possible for the signs

of yeast to change in your child? Could this chewing thing be the way

yeast is now manifesting itself? We stopped giving the strawberry

formula, and the giddiness stopped. But the chewing has continued for

days after we stopped the new formula and returned to the old. I

thought maybe it was a phenol issue with the strawberry, but our son

has taken NN strawberry flavored CLO for 2 years with no problems or

reaction. Also, the chewing predated the use of the strawberry formula.

We give 2000 mcg of biotin twice a day, we give GSE, one drop three

times a day, and try to keep him on a low sugar diet. We give Candex

at night, and Candidase, about one to two capsules per day, as needed.

What else can we do to tame the yeast beast? We give about 200

billion cfus of probiotics as well. Has anyone encountered sudden non

stop chewing like this before? It is so bad that his clothes become

drenched, and chewed on until there are almost holes in it.

Could it be something other than yeast? Would appreciate any advice

or thoughts on this. It seems there is always some new problem, and

this is the latest for us.

Thanks. Irene

[Guest guest]

>>We had changed his

> vitamin formula (but only in the last week or so) with Brainchild

> Nutritionals to a strawberry flavored one, because he was not

> complying too well anymore with the non flavored.

Strawberries and strawberry flavor would have been nasty for my son.

>>Is it possible for the signs

> of yeast to change in your child?

This happened with my son, and also with me personally. At the

beginning of biomedical, yeast caused one set of symptoms. As

biomedical progressed, yeast caused other symptoms, then other

symptoms. So yes, yeast symptoms change over time.

>>Could this chewing thing be the way

> yeast is now manifesting itself?

Right now, my kids chew on things when they have a yeast issue.

> We give 2000 mcg of biotin twice a day, we give GSE, one drop three

> times a day, and try to keep him on a low sugar diet. We give Candex

> at night, and Candidase, about one to two capsules per day, as needed.

> What else can we do to tame the yeast beast?

I would increase the biotin and/or the GSE.

Dana