Re: keto diet and strep throat

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We are RIGHT where you are!!! Just finished the third round of antibiotics for

a strep that showed up 6 weeks ago. I am so frustrated! Our kids already deal

with enough. The doc figures is a carrier now and wanted to nuke the

strep so it wouldn't just keep recurring all summer.

Our frustration is that all this is wreaking havoc with ketones, and therefore

seizure control, AND we are so desperate to get our kiddo out of the drunken

medication overload she's on right now. But the illness counts as one change,

the antibiotics count as a second, and of course it is unreasonable to add a

third change of AEDs/diet to fine-tune for better control and fewer side

effects.

I'll be eager to read the replies that come for this...must set my Yahoo to

no-mail though as we are headed out of town for a couple of weeks.

Good luck...I hope you can break out of this cycle too!

Rose-Marie, mom to , age 6, the Strep Queen

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Hi ,

told me that she definitely sees kids getting sick more frequently when

on higher ratios for a long period.... at a point where their body is really

needing to have the ratio lowered. You might want to mention it to her and see

what she thinks. I know there is a correlation.

I used to get strep all the time as a kid..... in the fifth grade, I definitely

spent more time home sick than in class. My uncle was a naturopathic doctor

(unusual back in the mid-60's) and told my parents a number of things to try.

For one thing, he said not to run me right in to the doctor for antibiotics at

the first sign of a sore throat.... and not to give me aspirin (there was no

Tylenol in those days) to reduce the fever but to let the fever run up and do

it's job to burn out the bacteria. Now... that's not easy to do with a seizure

kid.... if he tends to have seizures with fever (Katera does, although hers

usually only occur when the fever is just beginning). I think it makes sense in

theory, for the average kid.... a fever is a defense mechanism the body is

trying to use and if we keep suppressing it, we aren't letting the immune system

work. The body also needs a chance to develop it's resistance to a bug

naturally. He also told my parents to eliminate milk products from my diet while

I was sick..... and that milk creates mucous in the throat area which the strep

germs thrive on.....and to throw away my toothbrush and buy a new one. The next

time I got strep, they waited an extra two days and let my fever run (watching

to make sure it didn't go over 104).... cooling me down just with cool sponge

baths and then took me in for penicillin, which was given by injection, as I

recall (ouch!). I didn't get strep again for almost 30 years (had it once 7 yrs

ago). I know that letting the fever run may not be an option but I just thought

I'd let you know my experience.

None of my four kids have ever had strep but I think if they did, I would try

using olive leaf extract as a supplement.... and gargling with colloidal silver

(let me know if you need to know where to find this stuff). Also, using coconut

oil as a fat source for a Keto Kid would be a good choice because of it's

anti-viral, anti-bacterial qualities. Remember that repeated course of

anti-biotics really messes up the digestive tract and that you need to replace

the good bacteria in the gut with a pro-biotic (acidophilus, etc) once they are

all done taking the medication. The healthy good bacteria balance in the gut

supports the immune system.

Hope you can get it under control. Remember.... lots of Vitamin C and fresh

garlic, too! You could probably make a Keto chicken soup and add garlic to it.

Gargling with very warm salt water (can he gargle?) helps with the owie throat

and creates a hostile environment for the strep bugs, too.

Patti

keto diet and strep throat

Good morning!

woke up this morning with another sore throat. He has already had

strep throat three times this spring, so I know that is what it is again.

Does the keto diet reduce the immune system that much? He has been on the

diet for two years, one month. Instead of getting dressed for school, he

got dressed and came out to the kitchen and announced, " I got dressed for a

doctor's appointment. " This is getting to be too routine. How do we stop

the cycle???

--'s mom

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& Sene wrote:

> Good morning!

> woke up this morning with another sore throat. He has already

> had

> strep throat three times this spring, so I know that is what it is

> again.

> Does the keto diet reduce the immune system that much? He has been on

> the

> diet for two years, one month. Instead of getting dressed for school,

> he

> got dressed and came out to the kitchen and announced, " I got dressed

> for a

> doctor's appointment. " This is getting to be too routine. How do we

> stop

> the cycle???

What are you using for a multivitamin?

michelle

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We've been on the diet 5+ years. In our case, Jake has never been

" healthier. " I think he's had strep twice in all that time, and zero ear

infections. (He's 6 yrs old). When he does have strep, he ends up in the

ER w/ seizures....and to treat it we give him one big shot of

penicillin....then we avoid oral meds, extra carbs, etc. It's a big shot,

it hurts, but it has worked for us.

Someone asked about what vitamins you use.... we started w/ Polyvisol, then

went to Unicap M, where we've stayed. Have tried and dropped Bugs because

of aspartame. Have tried more " natural " vitamins that many others use, but

they made Jake sick to his stomach. Unicap M seems to be fine. I crush the

tablet.

So....I would argue that no, at least for my kid, he has been his healthiest

on the diet and I feel that it in no was has compromised his immune system.

I can count on one hand the number of times he's actually been " sick. "

Barb Swoyer, Jake's mom

keto diet and strep throat

> Good morning!

> woke up this morning with another sore throat. He has already had

> strep throat three times this spring, so I know that is what it is again.

> Does the keto diet reduce the immune system that much? He has been on the

> diet for two years, one month. Instead of getting dressed for school, he

> got dressed and came out to the kitchen and announced, " I got dressed for

a

> doctor's appointment. " This is getting to be too routine. How do we stop

> the cycle???

> --'s mom

>

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[Guest guest]

Well, one thing (advice for everyone) is to get rid of his toothbrush

now and get another new one after antibiotic treatment is done. That

way there is no risk of re-infection.

Jenn

& Sene wrote:

> Good morning!

> woke up this morning with another sore throat. He has already

> had

> strep throat three times this spring, so I know that is what it is

> again.

> Does the keto diet reduce the immune system that much? He has been on

> the

> diet for two years, one month. Instead of getting dressed for school,

> he

> got dressed and came out to the kitchen and announced, " I got dressed

> for a

> doctor's appointment. " This is getting to be too routine. How do we

> stop

> the cycle???

> --'s mom

>

>

> " The Ketogenic Diet....a realistic treatment option, NOT just a last

> resort! "

>

> List is for parent to parent support only.

> It is important to get medical advice from a

> professional keto team!

> Subscribe: ketogenic-subscribe

> Unsubscribe: ketogenic-unsubscribe

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