candida in children

[Guest guest]

Has anyone tried treating a child for Candida? I have a 10 year old who just

doesn't have the energy a child should have. When she was 3-5 years old, she was

on an antibiotic for about 3 weeks of every month for that entire time for

recurrent ear infections. She has recently greatly reduced her dairy intake and

somewhat reduced her gluten intake.

I am waiting for Kolorex and KandidaPlex to arrive for myself. Both are

antifungals. I also ordered Culturelle for a probiotic. I am wondering if I

would give her different doses of the antifungals than an adult would receive. I

also am unsure if I can convince her to go on a sugar free diet. She has always

had quite the sweet tooth. We rarely have sweets in the house, but she also

isn't at home 100% of her time.

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

Dear Olif!

It sounds a great deal that your daughter might have candida. I was a

candida child my self and you certainly should treat her because it might

get worse.

Consider giving her probiotics and whey. That's how I was treated also

reduce sugar and yeast products as much as you can

Candida some times makes children weaker but also it might be that your

daughter is quiet by nature

Please feel free to ask me anything

Best wishes to your family

Janna

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much, Janna! I do have some more questions for you.

" Consider giving her probiotics and whey. "

I am afraid to try whey, because I have high IgG levels for both casein and

whey. I was a colicky baby, and my daughter was too. I suspect that she might

have a problem with whey. Is there a substitute, and what is the whey for- more

protein in the diet? She is pretty good at eating meat for protein. She won't

eat eggs, but recently started eating sausage with breakfast, instead of

cereals.

Can you possibly recommend a brand for a dairy free, liquid probiotic? I know

some are better than others.

Also, is there a natural antifungal that isn't in a capsule? She has a hard time

swallowing pills.

" Candida some times makes children weaker but also it might be that your

daughter is quiet by nature "

I have always been worried, because she is actually naturally very outgoing. She

has never been very athletically inclined, although she tries. She does take a

martial arts class with me and occasionally wants to sit down because she gets

too tired. We homeschool, so it isn't like she is drained from being at school

all day. She doesn't run very fast either. Today I asked her if she runs as fast

as she can in softball after she hits the ball. She said, " It depends how much

energy I have. " Softball is not a high energy game! I really think she shouldn't

feel fatigued during that or during an hour and a half karate class. She doesn't

take naps during the day, but she does sleep about 10 hours a night. That might

be okay for a 10 year old though. She is starting puberty, too, so she will

probably sleep a lot for a while.

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

I also forgot to mention that my daughter also seems to catch anything going

around. Well, she and I share it, while dh and ds have immune systems apparently

built with steel. :-)

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

Solgar makes a children's probiotic, I can't remember the name right

now, but I think it is in a powder form.

Keen

Re: Re: candida in children

Thank you so much, Janna! I do have some more questions for you.

" Consider giving her probiotics and whey. "

I am afraid to try whey, because I have high IgG levels for both casein

and whey. I was a colicky baby, and my daughter was too. I suspect that

she might have a problem with whey. Is there a substitute, and what is

the whey for- more protein in the diet? She is pretty good at eating

meat for protein. She won't eat eggs, but recently started eating

sausage with breakfast, instead of cereals.

Can you possibly recommend a brand for a dairy free, liquid probiotic? I

know some are better than others.

Also, is there a natural antifungal that isn't in a capsule? She has a

hard time swallowing pills.

" Candida some times makes children weaker but also it might be that your

daughter is quiet by nature "

I have always been worried, because she is actually naturally very

outgoing. She has never been very athletically inclined, although she

tries. She does take a martial arts class with me and occasionally wants

to sit down because she gets too tired. We homeschool, so it isn't like

she is drained from being at school all day. She doesn't run very fast

either. Today I asked her if she runs as fast as she can in softball

after she hits the ball. She said, " It depends how much energy I have. "

Softball is not a high energy game! I really think she shouldn't feel

fatigued during that or during an hour and a half karate class. She

doesn't take naps during the day, but she does sleep about 10 hours a

night. That might be okay for a 10 year old though. She is starting

puberty, too, so she will probably sleep a lot for a while.

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

Makes sense - you both have candida overgrowth due to a lowered immune system.

You need to boost your immune system and then you will start to recover.

Keen

Re: Re: candida in children

I also forgot to mention that my daughter also seems to catch anything going

around. Well, she and I share it, while dh and ds have immune systems apparently

built with steel. :-)

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

" You need to boost your immune system and then you will start to recover. "

Thanks, Keen. And do you think the diet, anitfungal, and probiotic is all that

is needed to boost the immunity, or should I be trying something else? We both

do take cod liver oil, and I take vitamin C. I should try finding a vitamin C

she can take as well.

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

Hi Olif,

My dad has been sick with candidiasis for 15 years. He has tried

everything, but all the anti candida products he has tried have

upset his sensitive system. He can't even take probiotics. However

just recently he took a new approach after reading a publication by

a doctor who specialises in candida - it is quite simple: just focus

on building the strength of the spleen and immune system and let it

do the work for you. So by recommendation he is taking vitamin C,

enzymes, a B complex, additional B5 (morning) and B6 (night),

calcium, and magnesium every day. After 3 months of this, he is

finally feeling stronger, and clearer in the head.

As for candida in children, my parents and I all got sick at once

when we were living in a tropical area and using tank water. There

were high amounts of e-coli coming from the tank water. I was 5 at

the time. Luckily for me I wasnt drinking anywhere near as much

water as my parents (I preferred milk) so I didnt get really sick

like them, and I wasnt treated. But it did create a starting point

for me to later get sick with candida, after years of eating the

wrong foods as a teenager.

Cheers,

ita

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> " You need to boost your immune system and then you will start to

recover. "

>

> Thanks, Keen. And do you think the diet, anitfungal, and probiotic

is all that is needed to boost the immunity, or should I be trying

something else? We both do take cod liver oil, and I take vitamin C.

I should try finding a vitamin C she can take as well.

>

> Thanks,

> Olif

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My son is 4 years old and I have been struggling with his thinking

he had ADHD all along. I started him on Threelac in Feb. as well as

a fish oil supp. and Natural Calm (magnesium). He is 80% better and

still getting better everyday. The Threelac is a probiotic and very

safe for even babies. It's quite expensive, but sure beats going to

psychologists, nutritionists, occupational therap/ect..... I think

it runs about $50 for a month supply. A friend of mine said she

orders hers off of ebay for even cheaper than that. I order mine

from the Global Health Track web site. Hope this helps.

>

> Has anyone tried treating a child for Candida? I have a 10 year

old who just doesn't have the energy a child should have. When she

was 3-5 years old, she was on an antibiotic for about 3 weeks of

every month for that entire time for recurrent ear infections. She

has recently greatly reduced her dairy intake and somewhat reduced

her gluten intake.

>

> I am waiting for Kolorex and KandidaPlex to arrive for myself.

Both are antifungals. I also ordered Culturelle for a probiotic. I

am wondering if I would give her different doses of the antifungals

than an adult would receive. I also am unsure if I can convince her

to go on a sugar free diet. She has always had quite the sweet

tooth. We rarely have sweets in the house, but she also isn't at

home 100% of her time.

>

> Thanks,

> Olif

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Olif

There are many other things you can take to boost your immune system -

vitamin C is good, although you should always have Ester C as it is not

as acidic. There are various things that will help your immune system -

grape seed extract, procidin (which is made from grape seed and pine

extract, if I remember correctly), a good multivitamin, spirulina. Try

googling and see what else you can come up with.

Keen

Re: Re: candida in children

" You need to boost your immune system and then you will start to

recover. "

Thanks, Keen. And do you think the diet, anitfungal, and probiotic is

all that is needed to boost the immunity, or should I be trying

something else? We both do take cod liver oil, and I take vitamin C. I

should try finding a vitamin C she can take as well.

Thanks,

Olif

[Guest guest]

There is a group called " , " and many of the members there

are moms of autistic children.  Most of them are huge fans of Threelac (which,

personally, I would not use with my children!), but aside from that, they may

have some great tips for you.

Re: Candida in children

>

> My 7-year-old daughter is autistic and I am fairly confident that she

> has a yeast/candida issue (I struggle with it -- makes sense that she

> could have the same problem.) I've been reading a lot lately about

> the link between yeast overgrowth/toxicity and autism and want to get

> the little critters out of her.

>

> How can I tell if she really does have a yeast problem? Do I need to

> have her blood tested (as I did)? What are the treatment options?

> I go on the Candida diet when I believe I've got yeast, but altering

> my daughter's diet isn't really an option. I routinely take Diflucan

> if I need to be on antibiotics for any reason, but I don't like the

> thought of giving her a lot of medication. My daughter's regular

> pediatrician isn't much help in this area and our naturopath has

> become so prohibitively expensive that I'm hesitant to take her

> there.

>

> Any suggestions? ??

>

> Thanks!

>

> --Peggy

>

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[Guest guest]

It's spelled " threelac. "   Be sure to do lots of reseach before using this as

it's very expensive when used long-term.  McCarthy supposedly cured her

son's autism with it, so possibly pick up the book she wrote about it.

http://www.amazon.com/Louder-Than-Words-Mothers-Journey/dp/1433211777/ref=pd_bbs\

_1?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1210438860 & sr=8-1

I'm not sure why I'm so skeptical about that product.  I think the main reason

is that it advertises that no dietary changes are necessary, but as most with

candida know, that is not true.

Re: Candida in children

If you don't want to take her to a naturopath doctor, you can always

start to cure the candida at home with Treelac.

This stuff works great. For removing toxicity

you can buy claybaths and that will pull out a lot of toxic stuff without

medication.

For more info here is a good link about the yeast:

http://www.danasvie w.net/yeast. htm

Kris

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