~yeast~ ear infections and such

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Someone on teh list was talking abotu ear infections and yeast (PID list) I was

rereading this AWESOME book by Leo Galland,MD called SuperImmunity for Kids....

and came across this and thought I would share it with you all. it is a little

long, but well worth the read... excuse any typos, because I am just going to

type and send... the interesting part aboutyeast is in the part after Bacterial

infections-- he talks about a boy(Fred) that he helped that had an ear infection

that cleared up... well you'll see.... ...I thought of you and Abby in teh

first set of bullets--- do you hink the heavy doses of antibiotics could be

causing some of her tummy pain? Have you tried probiotics?

" Bacterial Infections

Ear infections

Among toddlers, these are the most common infections, Middle-ear infections need

to be treated aggressively with antibiotics to prevent meningitis.

Unfortunately, though, antibiotics kill bacteria indiscriminatelyly, including

good bacteria in teh mouth and intestines. These good bacteria prevent the

growth of such undesirable organisms as yeast, which, when it grows unchecked,

can have some unpleasant consequences for a child.

a.. Yeast overgrowth can cause thrush, a throat infection, or a skin infection

that looks like a diaper rash.

b.. The child may become allergic to the intestinal yeast Candida albicans.

candida allergy can cause a wide varity of symptoms, from congestion to eczema.

c.. A constant allergic inflammation in teh intestinal tract can create

digestive disturbances such as gas and a general feeling of being bloated, and

abdominal pain, constipation, or diarrhea.

d.. A yeast allergy may lead to other food allergies. Normally, the intestines

keep out potential allergens such as food proteins, but a yeast filled intestine

becomes porous, allowing allergens to pass into the body. Allergies to yeasts

and molds in food may develop, including the yeast in bread and crackers and the

natural yeast on fruits, nuts and seeds, on dried fruits such as raisins, and in

commercial fruit juices. (The more " natural " a food is, the more likely it is

to contain yeast. If you leave a bottle of apple cider without preservatives at

room temperature for 24 hours, it will begin to ferment) Vinegar, as a yeast

by-product, can provoke an allergic reaction in a yeast sensitive child, as can

fermented soy sauce.

Food yeasts don't grow in the body--they are not the same as Candida, the body

yeast. But they can cause allergic reactions in yeast-=sensitive children.

.....................

a.. Candida albicans can produce toxic substances. C. Orian Truss, an Alabama

physician, has speculated that these toxins may enter the bloodstream to create

disturbances in oter parts of the body.............Truss's observations are

controversial, but in my own practice I hav had such good results with his

treatment methods that I consider using them on all sick children who have been

given several courses of antibiotics or who have become ill after one course

(7-10 days) of antibiotics.

For example, when I saw Fred, he had spent 1/3 of his young life taking

antibiotics, but he had never been able to recover completely from a series of

ear infections. His nose and chest were constantly congested. Fred had been a

healthy newborn and was fed breast milk and formaula. at 5 mos he started on

solid foods, and at 6 mos he had his first ear infection. He appeared to

respond well to a course of antibiotics, but two months later his ear became

infected again, and from hen on his infection recurred every month. Drainage

tubes in his ears slowed the rate of recurrence to every other month, but

oterwise made no improvement.

I confirmed my suspicion of Candida allergy by injecting a small dose of Candida

extract intot he skin of Fred's arm. This is a common technique for assessing

immune response. Fred, like other allergic people, developed an itchy red patch

at te injection site in just 10 minutes. Since his condition was serious, I

recommended the following serious measures:

a.. A diet low in sugar and in foods containing yeast and molds......because

vinegar ws also out, he couldn;t eat mustard, mayo or catsup. Because milk

contains lactose, a sugar, he was limited to 1 cup a day. and because fruit

contains sugar, he could only have it twice a day.

b.. We eliminated yeast containing vitamins adn cut out all cereals containing

malt. malt is a product of the fermentation of grains with yeast.....

c.. Nystatin, a medication hat kills yeast, and a freeze=dried mixture of

lactobacillus bacteria to build up the levels of normal, yeast controlling

bacteria in his intestinal tract were prescribed.

Within two weeks, Fred's ear congestion was practically gone. But he hated his

diet and was starting to think abou how to cheat on it. Since he made so much

progress, we gradually libeeeralized his diet, restricting only sugar. At the

same time, we began giving him supplements of EFAs, zinc and vitamins A and C. "

There is a lot more in the book-- but this made me think about whoever asked

about te yeast coming out of their child's ear.. I also wondr abot ph's

recurrent ear/sinus infections. We use probiotics... btu I may try his other

tips...

hope this wasn;t tooo long for you all

pattie

[Guest guest]

Pattie,

This explanation makes it easy for me to understand why they included the

yeast " control " in the allergy tests they did for Autumn at NJH. I thought

it was odd, but to them it was standard procedure. I guess since she didn't

react, she has no yeast allergy. It doesn't really explain her constant ear

infections, but it's still nice information to have.

Thanks!

Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 6), Autumn, age 4 (IgG def., asthma,

chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan (9 months)