mastic gum, wasRe: Virus - Pain in Intestines?

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This is the brand we use....I am told that the chios is important...

http://www.vitacost.com/productResults.aspx?

Ntk=products & ss=1 & Ntt=mastica

hope this helps.

Ronni

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> > We use mastic gum for H plylori....better and easier on tummy

than

> > antibiotics...which create another set of problems....

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> I am about to check that out - unsure if I already have, but always

> willing to " look again. " -would be good info to have on hand for

> sure....thanks

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> also, antibiotics...ugh, my older boys took antibiotics for ear

> infections as babies/toddlers (felt like we were at the dr every

two

> weeks for something, for quite a while there, double ugh)

>

> ....when my older girl was little & had earaches, we tried

> more " homey " cures, hot packs, sweet oil come to mind....No ins-

cash

> pay for drs (I did so like not having to mess with insurance

> issues !!)

>

> , overall, she seemed to recover faster, do better, had

> less " recurring " earaches....I also had a " sparse " knowledge then

> about not using antibiotics indiscriminately....

>

> since then,the last two kids have never taken antibiotics (tho' I

> took an antibiotic for mastitis while nursing & it kicked our

butts,

> so I keep that in mind with my 3yo), and there are a couple

isolated

> moments for my older girl...promptly followed by probiotic -

> acidophilus, and food - yogurts,no sugar,etc.....

>

> thanks again

> elizabeth

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