Nystatin Dosages

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Celia

Shaw's book suggests a dose of 400,000 units (ie 4 ml) for

children up to age 8 and for age 8-12 doses 50% higher. Bruce Semon's

chapter in Shaw's book suggests a much higher dose:- if 1/8 tsp is

500,000 units, he suggests 1/8 tsp eight times in the day (or 1/4 tsp

4 times).

Our gp prescribed the nystatin because I asked for it - so I specified

the dosage. is only 3 so I wasn't too happy about having very

high doses anyway. I think your son is older (?)

Maybe your gp could talk to Mike Tettenborn (or his clinic) on the

phone and see what dose they would suggest.

Alternatively you could try using the nystatin at a slightly higher

dose (say 6ml) and add an OTC antifungal like Biocare's Micropryl or

Biocidin drops -see www.biobotanicalresearch.com

(these are available in the UK from Health Interlink and are quite

effective because they are anti-bacterial in action as well).

Good luck

Caroline

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Deb wrote:

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> Hopefully someone can help me out. I saw on another forum that you

can > use Nystatin Powder diluted with Sterile Water and use it as a

Nasal > Spray to help rid your Sinuses of Candida and help with

headaches. I went to my doctor yesterday and he put me on Nystatin

Tablets 500K 1 x 3 times a day. He also said he had never heard of

diluting powder as a > Nasal Spray. He called the Pharmacy and they

told him about this > powder which he prescribed for me......Nystatin

Topical Powder 15 > Grams. Is this what you use to spray up your

nose? Or is this like > Baby Powder for Rashes?

==>Hi Deb, Welcome to our group. Even though topical powder is

supposed to be used for skin problems such as diaper rash, I don't

believe it would hurt you to mix it with water and use it in your

nose. However, your pharmacist should be able to find the correct

nystatin powder, which is not topical. Here's how to do a nystatin

snizzle:

==>Nystatin snizzle: First you will need to buy an infant nasal

syringe. Mix 1/4 teaspoon nystatin powder (or use 1/4 teaspoon of

nystatin suspension) into 2 ounces of warm purified water (to body

temperature). Suck up the solution to fill the bulb syringe. While

leaning forward over the sink, with your face pointing down, not up,

and with a towel nearby, insert the bulb syringe into the right

nostril (not the left one!). Gently squeeze the solution well back

into the nose. Hold your breath; do not breathe in while squeezing.

Gently blow out onto a tissue. Then sniffle strongly to clear up the

solution remaining in the very back of the nose. Then do the same

thing with the left nostril.

==>You can also use a good ocean sea salt in water for a snizzle -

see " Sinus Treatments " in the files.

> Also, should I take 3 of these pills a day or start off more

slowly? > My doctor has never given Nystatin for Candida before but

he said he > was willing to try me on it.

==>When you have symptoms of candida in any area of the body it

indicates candida is present in the intestines, and it must also be

treated in order to get well. The diet is the most important aspect

of getting control over candida. If you do not treat candida in your

intestines your symptoms will keep returning time after time.

==>You may find that taking nystatin pills will cause more symptoms,

esp. digestive, and an increase in other symptoms, along with " die-

off " symptoms and reactions, particularly when you haven't started on

the diet first. Please read my article " How to Successfully Overcome

Candida " to understand how and why the diet is so important.

==>Direct treatment of your sinuses may give you some temporary

relief but it will not cure the problem unless you do the entire

candida program. You need to start on the diet first. After you have

it down pat, then start on nystatin. Taking nystatin before the diet

is like getting the cart before the horse. Even then you might need

to cut back on the amount of nystatin so you can tolerate the

symptoms. Nystatin powder is better than the pills, because the pills

contain binders and fillers making it harder to break down. Also you

can start taking powder in smaller doses, i.e. even 1/16th of a

teaspoon. See my article in the files on Nystatin to understand more

about it.

==>Candida overgrowth starts in the intestines, and it puts out

toxins that are mainly alcohol. This causes severe headaches,

migraines, and other related symptoms such as brain fog,

disorientation, etc. This is why the entire candida program is

necessary in order to get well. The program I recommend helps the

body do its job of healing, repair and rebuilding. There are no

quick fixes, unfortunately. That is what doctors provide, and they

only treat symptoms, not causes.

Do get back to us after you have read the relevant articles.

Educating yourself is the key, so you totally understand what you are

up against.

I wish you the very best Deb,

Bee