Guest guest Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi, My 6 year old son has been suggested the DMSA challenge test by the doctor. We are suggested to give DMSA every 4 hrs starting Friday till Sunday and then take the urine sample. Since my son will be taking the DMSA for the first time, what are the issues/problems which I need to watch out for? Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I agree with what said, if you want another opinion. TJ ________________________________ From: Ross <mrossgrp@...> Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 9:11:56 PM Subject: Re: [ ] DMSA challenge test Note that a DMSA urine challenge test may or may not show mercury or be very informative, even if your son is mercury-toxic. If there is any change in symptoms, either during the DMSA round or in the days following, this is confirmation in and of itself that mercury is present. No need to test the urine. The main concern is the dose. It should _not_ be above 1/8mg per pound per dose. Just to be clear, DMSA must be given every 4 hours throughout the night. Finally, DMSA is known to make yeast problems worse. gaurav_jain_lc wrote: > > Hi, > My 6 year old son has been suggested the DMSA challenge test by the > doctor. We are suggested to give DMSA every 4 hrs starting Friday till > Sunday and then take the urine sample. Since my son will be taking the > DMSA for the first time, what are the issues/problems which I need to > watch out for? > > Regards > > ------------------------------------ ======================================================= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Any reason why not a hair test? If you are going to do this, as said make sure the dose is 1/8mg per pound the entire round and collect the urine at the end of the round. And watch for or be ready to treat to yeast. Can't say these test are all that useful, especially if your looking for mercury. Jan > > Hi, > My 6 year old son has been suggested the DMSA challenge test by the doctor. We are suggested to give DMSA every 4 hrs starting Friday till Sunday and then take the urine sample. Since my son will be taking the DMSA for the first time, what are the issues/problems which I need to watch out for? > > Regards > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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