Treating Children for Candida/Yeast

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #90 on: July 05, 2009, 11:07:52 PM » by Lovn my boys

Great info here! Some questions...

If being enterically coated is important to keep the good guys alive 'til they get to the intestine, how do you get probiotics into a 5yo? (I've tried the teensy tiny Shaklee 'pearls' and he spits them out no matter how I 'camo' them Huh

). Specifically, I'm wondering about TTU.

I've read the differences between the BeeYoutiful yeast package and the Threelac yeast program, but I'm not knowledgeable to really understand the differences (other than the full threelac program is more than double the price of BeeYoutifuls Shocked

). Does anyone have a recommendation on which is better? This would be for me and two of my ds (10,5).

Finally, this site was helpful to me in determining the severity of each person's candida overgrowth:
http://www.candidasupport.org/tests.html

Thanks so much for sharing your research and experience!

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #91 on: July 10, 2009, 11:35:01 AM » by Lovn my boys

In case anyone else comes back here....
I called BeeYoutiful and was told that breaking apart the TTU capsule and sprinkling the powder onto pizza, in applesauce, or whatever has proven to be helpful for their little ones. Apparently the good guys still get into the intestines, just not as many of them, since they can't all make it through the hostile stomach. FWIW

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #92 on: July 10, 2009, 02:34:29 PM » by orcuttranch

Quote from: Lovn my boys on July 05, 2009, 11:07:52 PM

We were talking on another thread about when to take probiotics and someone posted this.

http://www.welltellme.com/discuss/index.php/topic,21241.msg232478.html#msg232478

She had found some quotes from different doctors. The one that struck me the most was the one that said that an empty stomach has a very acidic environment (1.5 to 2.5) and that the probiotics need a ph of 4.0 to survive. A full stomach has a ph of between 4.0 and 6.0. So if you are trying to get probiotics into a child without the coating on the pills, it seems the best way to get the most living probiotics into the digestive tract would be to sprinkle them on the last few bites of food at the end of a meal? The quotes also suggested having them drink skim milk with them - gives the probiotics "food" to grow on, and doing a little 2 or 3 times a day rather than a lot once a day.

HTH

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #93 on: July 25, 2009, 09:33:35 AM » by WI Cheesehead

This is late, but I've found my 6 yo has an easier time taking pills if they're put in applesauce. That seems to make it slide down easier.

I've heard both sides of the story, that you're supposed to take probiotics with food or take it at least 15 minutes before or after eating. Then there are the probiotics themselves who have the directions. Some say with, some say without. ?? It's quite confusing.

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #94 on: July 25, 2009, 07:20:52 PM » by Lovn my boys

Thanks for the advice

. I've been dutifully giving my 5yo Yeast Assassin & TTU (we've stabilized at 1/2 a capsule 2xday, just after a meal) plus using Miracle Salve externally on his rashes. After nearly 2 mos. of minimal results, his rash is finally clearing up.

When I forget to give him the internal combo for a day or two, but remember Miracle, the rash begins to worsen. When I forget Miracle for a day or two, but remember YA and TTU (even if it's just 1xday), the rash begins to worsen. It seems that YA, TTU, and Miracle are all working in concert to clear this up.

FWIW, my 5yo loves to take the powder mixed in with a dab of honey mustard dressing. My 8yo tolerates that mix, but we found out today that greek dressing is preferable to him. (A cankor? sore that will not go away started getting better after just a couple 1/2 doses of YA & TTU, plus some peroxide applied at night).

Now, if we can just get back to 'regular' year structure and be done with all the summer fun activities that tend to be laden with sweets Tongue

, I think we'll be in good shape.

Thanks again for all your help. Cheesy

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #95 on: July 25, 2009, 09:39:54 PM » by WI Cheesehead

I thought that YA was only for teens and adults?? Maybe I'm wrong. My 15 yo, DH and I are taking Now brand Candida Clear with a probiotic every day (also several other things, including cranberry). I'm not giving them to the kids, although, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I could give them the probiotics in the applesauce (6 yo and 10 yo - who just learned to swallow small pills). We're all on the diet, more or less, though. The 10 yo is totally addicted to sugar! Before this diet, he would beg for candy every time we went out, or soda, or slushie! Roll Eyes

Now, he knows better. The 6 yo was developing warts on his hand and toes. Someone recommended giving him Now brand Allibiotic. That's how we got him to take pills. We put it in the applesauce, and he reminds us every day. After just a week, they started lessening and they're down significantly now. It's nice to actually visually see the results. With the candida, it's kind of hard to see results, because I never had anything severe, except the severe lethargy. That has gotten better, thank God! Once we went off of things, ie, sugar, milk (still do cheese), grains, when my DD would accidentally have some, she would get sick. Anyways, I think the diet will be a semi-permanent thing. Although I might look for gluten free pasta, to be able to have spaghetti again!

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #96 on: September 27, 2009, 11:30:04 AM » by 4myhoonie

brown rice pasta is good but kinda pricey, about $3.50 a pound at our local grocery store. they make rotini too. it's Tinkanyada brand, i think! also, in season spaghetti squash is candida diet friendly. HTH

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Re: Treating Children for Candida/Yeast
« Reply #97 on: September 28, 2009, 10:56:01 AM » by pljammie

I found rice noodles at Wal-Mart the other day. They weren't brown rice though. Also, I get plain rice noodles for very cheap at a Korean store near here...

just some other ideas

J

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