Hey everyone,
we have been at the beach for the past 2 weeks, back into town now and checking in.
Poor old Kai (21 months) has started his treatment for Blastocystis hominis which unfortunately involves giving him antibiotics. It really sucks as the herbal treatment is 100% effective and gentle, but he can't tolerate the salicylates, so we have to do antiobiotics which are not effective but the next best option. Also he has never been on antibiotics before and I haven't whilst pregnant eith him something that I always held on to as a fantastic thing he had going for him
After antibiotics he will be on a gentle anti-microbal called Lauricidin for 3 motnhs to mop up all the blastocysts (eggs) which are highly resistant to the antibiotics. Lauricidin is a fatty acid derived from coconut.
We are on Day 5 of antibiotics at the moment and he is also taking probiotics between meals 4 times a day. He is also onLactoferrin which is for immune support and is dairy drevied but he can tolerate it... it starves the parasite of iron, as well as 1000mg Vit C per day for now and continuing a week after the antibiotics are stopped. He also takes many other supps that are unrelated to the parasite treatment but all promote long term gut healing. He is also still on reflux meds, so all the supplements, meds and timings for giving them are pretty crazy and time consuming now right now but I am holding the fort, its only another week and the antibiotics will be done with and all will be a bit easier. It is very hard to administer them to him as they taste nasty - no additives or flavour and needs alot of maple syrup to be added and mixed, then syringed into his mouth with hubby making sure he doesn't spit it out.
Unfortunately both my boys have picked up a virus and have fever and are listless, it is horrible but I have to continue with the antibiotics. After talking with my naturopath we have decided to give him 250mg of Vit C every hour for until he develops loose stools (they are not painful for them)- this will tell us that his body has had hit his requirement and then hold that dose minus 500mg and split into 4 times a day until he is better, then go back down to the 1000mg per day dosage for a week after he is better.
Jukta:
She has terrible tummy pains,wind and diarrhoea that soaks into the nappy with undigested food bits through it.
How long ago did she start probiotics? What you described above can be part of a normal die-off and adjustment period to starting probiotics. It usually takes a few days to build up to tummy cramps and loose stools, and disappears within a week if you just take the dosage down a little and give a little more time for her body to adjust. It means they are working well. So don't dispair.
Can you email or call your practicioner that prescribed them to get some reassurance?
