Yeast killers and Probiotics( was Re: Dr Usman Phone Consultation

May 10, 2005

Yeast killers and probiotics are both very important IMO

Yeast killers do exactly what they say, they get the yeast by zapping

it directly. Probiotics don't kill yeast directly but are the good

bacteria required to crowd out the bad bugs that are growing in our

childrens guts.

An approach, which is meant to enhance the activity of your yeast

killer, is to give digestive enzymes (we use Candex last thing at

night, on an empty stomach) that are supposed to crack open the case

of the yeast, to expose it to the yeast killers. Works really well

for us.

Also useful is Saccharomyces bourlardii - brewers yeast - which is

supposed to be harmless but very effective at crowding out the bad

yeast. Effective if you can get your kid to take it, that is

There's lots of conflicting adavice about when to adminster

probiotics and yeast killers. With probiotics, the challenge is to

get those good bugs to the lower gut where they are needed intact,

without being denautured by stomach acid etc. many of us find our

kids are still deficinet ijn the good bugs after years and years of

supplementation with probiotics I've read that Probiotics are

more likely to " stick " if given close to food. I've also read its

best to give yeast killers and probiotics away from each other during

the day - can't remember the details. We try yo do this, with some

success.

Elaine Gotschall argues that the best way to get probiotics to stick

is to give live yoghurt, as detailed in her book " breaking the

Visciuos cycle " I'm still to chicken to give my extremely casein

sentive boy the full-blown yoghurt, but do feel intuitively this is

the way to go.

Oh dear, this has turned into a long email. Gotta go educate that

son of mine...he was 8 at the weeken, BTW

Sharon

> Do people use probiotics without first treating the yeast problems

or use them both at the same time? Alternatively should they be used

one before the other. New to all this and not sure what works best?

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