Re: OT: Help with diarrhea

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Watery diarrhea is always a flag for me. I'd say get him to the pediatrician

only to determine the severity of dehydration. It can be hard to balance out so

to speak once dehydrated to a certain degree. Myself I'd stop the yeast

treatment, just my opinion. My son went through this twice, around the same time

in the spring in two consecutive years. They tested for Giardia. No positives,

but lime Gatorade was about the only thing he had for about a week.

OT: Help with diarrhea

My son (3.1, 35 lbs) is in his 3rd day of horrible diarrhea. He has

had loose stools for almost a week but it is getting worse - like

water - not better. He is drinking 3-4 cups of water a day (about a

1/4 cup every 1/2 hour) and eating almost nothing. He is exhausted

but nottotally out of it (I would be listless if I had it as bad as

he has...)

I am alternating 1) 1/2 tsp Nystatin with 2 drops GSE and 2) water

w/1 cuturelle and 1 Probiogold every 3-4 hours so he gets each 2-3

times a day. He has been on both of these for several months before

all this started and I thought this would help. I have removed all

other vitamins and minerals and have not changed anything in his

diet or supplements for at least 3 weeks.

Am I making this worse by giving him Nystatin/GSE and probiotics?

Does anyone have any other suggestions or do I just continue to wait

this out?

TIA,

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> My son (3.1, 35 lbs) is in his 3rd day of horrible diarrhea. He has

> had loose stools for almost a week but it is getting worse - like

> water - not better. He is drinking 3-4 cups of water a day (about a

> 1/4 cup every 1/2 hour) and eating almost nothing. He is exhausted

> but nottotally out of it (I would be listless if I had it as bad as

> he has...)

For my son, this sounds like it would be bacteria or intolerance to a

supplement.

>

> I am alternating 1) 1/2 tsp Nystatin with 2 drops GSE and 2) water

> w/1 cuturelle and 1 Probiogold every 3-4 hours so he gets each 2-3

> times a day. He has been on both of these for several months before

> all this started and I thought this would help.

Remove the GSE, because if it is bacteria, it sounds like the GSE has killed all

the yeast and is now allowing bad bacteria to

overgrow. I had this problem with my son, yes it is very nasty.

Dana