Re: Pulling out eye lashes

[Guest guest]

You may want to check his calcium levels. My little guy used to poke at his

eyes when calcium was low.

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> I am a newbie to this list but have been reading the posts like crazy for the

past few weeks. We could really use some great advice as well.

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> Our son started pulling out his eye lashes 3 weeks ago...it started as a

stress response but now he does it throughout the day. Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated!

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> We also had his HHV6 levels tested and they came back at 2.89 (normal was

between 0.9 and 1.1) along with a negative response for antibodies to chicken

pox (even though he was vaccinated and should have them). We are thinking of

starting Valtrex. Is this the best route? He has been on monolauren for 4

months already.

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> We had been on GFCF for over a year but changed to the SCD diet last week when

we found more yeast and bacteria in his stool. We haven't had his iron or zinc

levels tested (these may be unrelated to pulling out the lashes) but we are

planning on asking for them when we see the DAN Dr this week. Any other tests

we should ask for?

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> Thanks.

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[Guest guest]

How high were your son's HHV-6 titers?

Dave

> >

> > I am a newbie to this list but have been reading the posts like crazy for

the past few weeks. We could really use some great advice as well.

> >

> > Our son started pulling out his eye lashes 3 weeks ago...it started as a

stress response but now he does it throughout the day. Any suggestions would be

greatly appreciated!

> >

> > We also had his HHV6 levels tested and they came back at 2.89 (normal was

between 0.9 and 1.1) along with a negative response for antibodies to chicken

pox (even though he was vaccinated and should have them). We are thinking of

starting Valtrex. Is this the best route? He has been on monolauren for 4

months already.

> >

> > We had been on GFCF for over a year but changed to the SCD diet last week

when we found more yeast and bacteria in his stool. We haven't had his iron or

zinc levels tested (these may be unrelated to pulling out the lashes) but we are

planning on asking for them when we see the DAN Dr this week. Any other tests

we should ask for?

> >

> > Thanks.

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