child using antibiotics for ear infection

September 26, 2008

My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate potassium) for

ten days because of ear infection.Unfortunatly I gave him the medicine, feeling

kind of guilty because I wish we could have found another alternative solution

but anyway..so my question is:

Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers where I can get

information about how to rebuild my son's " good bacteria " that have been afected

with the antibiotic or any special diet that I should put him in after his

treatment with antibiotics?

thanks in advance

Rebeca

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote:

robin koloms <rkoloms

Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago; though they

are " unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive process for a family farm).

Robin

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

wrote:

admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are not imported,

but haven't had any success.

Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-dried

tomatoes? Thanks!

September 27, 2008

Hi Rebeca,

We use probiotics to counter antibiotics - can get them at any health

food/natural food store. They're the good flora in yogurt, but in the

billions rather than hundreds, like in common yogurt. We take them also

when we have colds, tummy issues, etc. - just to get bodies balanced

again with the good stuff to fight off any illnesses. We have a powder

we use for our almost-4-year-old, and mix it into whatever drink he

wants. He loves it. For the grown-ups in the house, we have capsules.

Ours are all vegetarian, though I'm not sure all are, so be sure to

check - and they have to be kept in the fridge, so they'll be in a

fridge in the vitamin/supplement section of the store.

As far as diet, I'm not a dietician and don't know of a good site - but

I'd up antioxidants (dark berries, etc.) and make an effort to eat a

whole foods diet - whole grains not white, fresh fruits and veggies,

nuts, beans, less sugar and caffeine and less ideal fatty stuff, and

focus on organics as much as possible. You know, the diet we all wish

we ate every day since it makes us feel so good? :-) And I've also

heard good things about mullien oil and garlic oil drops in the ears for

infections - but I don't know the protocol on that, so you might check

with a homeopath/herbalist or even the folks in the health food store

supplement section.

Best of luck. There is just no stress equal to the stress of helping

our kids get better from something like this!!!

Take care,

Lorraine

On

Behalf Of Rebeca Llasaca

Friday, September 26, 2008 2:29 PM

Re: child using antibiotics for ear infection

My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate

potassium) for ten days because of ear infection.Unfortunatly I gave him

the medicine, feeling kind of guilty because I wish we could have found

another alternative solution but anyway..so my question is:

Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers where I

can get information about how to rebuild my son's " good bacteria " that

have been afected with the antibiotic or any special diet that I should

put him in after his treatment with antibiotics?

thanks in advance

Rebeca

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT)

<rkoloms%40> com> wrote:

robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT) <rkoloms%40> com>

Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro <%40> ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago; though they are

" unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive process for a family

farm).

Robin

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai

l.com> wrote:

admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are not

imported, but haven't had any success.

Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-dried

tomatoes? Thanks!

September 27, 2008

Rebeca,

Acidophilus is one of the best ways to get good bacteria back into the

system. There are some that are shelf stable and some that need to be in the

fridge. As far as the diet is concerned. think about whole foods. Meaning

reducing or eliminating refined foods, limiting sugar and white flour. As many

veggies and fruits, nuts, whole grains and beans. Very basic. Lots of water.

If

you want a holistic approach, look for a naturpath or homeopath to help you.

Good luck.

Laura

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September 27, 2008

Don't beat yourself up!!! I have read that doctors are much less likely to

prescribe antibiotics for ear infections, so this may have been necessary.

Give you son lots of yoghurt, make sure that it is real yoghut with live

cultures. Cranberries and blueberries are also good (sounds like a smoothie to

me!)

Robin

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, Rebeca Llasaca <rllasaca wrote:

Rebeca Llasaca <rllasaca

Re: child using antibiotics for ear infection

Friday, September 26, 2008, 4:28 PM

My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate potassium) for

ten days because of ear infection.Unfortuna tly I gave him the medicine, feeling

kind of guilty because I wish we could have found another alternative solution

but anyway..so my question is:

Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers where I can get

information about how to rebuild my son's " good bacteria " that have been afected

with the antibiotic or any special diet that I should put him in after his

treatment with antibiotics?

thanks in advance

Rebeca

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote:

robin koloms <rkoloms >

Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago; though they are

" unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive process for a family farm).

Robin

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqma i l.com>

wrote:

admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqma i l.com>

Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are not imported,

but haven't had any success.

Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-dried

tomatoes? Thanks!

September 27, 2008

There are many options for probiotics. Ideally, you should be on them

all the time since so much of what we encounter every day reduces our

good flora (stress, sugar, poor diet, etc.). How old is your son?

They make a ton of products for little one that come in chewables or

powders. Udo's Choice has an infant/toddler powder that I add to my

11 month old's smoothies. Check your local natural food store and

make sure they are keeping them refrigerated (you should, too). You

want to look for the highest number of viable organisms you can find

(you'll see anywhere from 1 billion up to 35 or 40 billion). You also

want to find the broadest spectrum, meaning the most variety of

flora. Some only include one type but others will include as many as

14 varieties. Also include everyday foods with probiotics such as soy

yogurt. (it will say " live active cultures " or " probiotics " on the

container.)

For the future, it is really helpful to have kids see a chiropractor.

It really reduces, and sometimes eliminates, ear infections. I'm not

sure of the complete facts, but it has something to do with keeping

the body in alignment thereby allowing the ears to drain properly.

Good luck!

, Rebeca Llasaca <rllasaca

wrote:

>

> My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate

potassium) for ten days because of ear infection.Unfortunatly I gave

him the medicine, feeling kind of guilty because I wish we could have

found another alternative solution but anyway..so my question is:

> Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers

where I can get information about how to rebuild my son's " good

bacteria " that have been afected with the antibiotic or any special

diet that I should put him in after his treatment with antibiotics?

> thanks in advance

>

> Rebeca

>

> --- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote:

> robin koloms <rkoloms

> Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

>

> Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

>

I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago;

though they are " unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive

process for a family farm).

>

> Robin

>

> --- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai

l.com> wrote:

>

> admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

>

> Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

>

> @gro ups.com

>

> Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

>

> I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are

not imported, but haven't had any success.

>

> Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-

dried tomatoes? Thanks!

>

September 27, 2008

My daughter is 6, and we have been dealing with ear infections since late 2.

We were told she had hearing damage from scarring and fluid. (her hearing

is fine now.) We tried Everything under the sun, including garlic drops,

antibiotics, put in ear tubes and removed adnoids. Nothing worked. Even

the tubes fell out only after 3 months when they were supposed to last 1

year. We turned to a homeopathic doctor who recommended removing all dairy

and sugar from her diet, putting her on several immune boosting supplements,

and we added a non-dairy powdered probiotic we found at whole foods. I

thought we ate healthy until this happened, but we have done a complete

overhaul of our diets. As long as I fix her meals and she doesn't eat any

refined sugar or dairy, she is fine. But there have been times when she has

gone to grandma's and drank gatorade for 2 days straight, then come home

crying about her ear infections (I think grandma finally got the picture).

About the antibiotics, I have always been told to give them a good,

refrigerated, probiotic that has all the strains in it. I have heard

different theories as to when to give it to them (at night so the little

buggies can work while he is sleeping, or in the morning on an empty

stomach, or with food). I put the probiotic in her smoothies I make in the

morning, so I know it will get taken.

Oh, if the ear infections continue, I would recommend investing some money

in an ear ease. http://www.earease.com/ It is like a plastic ear cover

that can be filled with warm water, and my daughter swears it is the only

thing that makes the pain go away. And we have tried warm wash cloths, even

putting a cooked onion over her ear (homeopathic remedy).

Good luck!

<shelly

Shelly

<shelly

_____

On

Behalf Of Rebeca Llasaca

Friday, September 26, 2008 4:29 PM

Re: child using antibiotics for ear infection

My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate potassium)

for ten days because of ear infection.Unfortunatly I gave him the medicine,

feeling kind of guilty because I wish we could have found another

alternative solution but anyway..so my question is:

Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers where I can

get information about how to rebuild my son's " good bacteria " that have been

afected with the antibiotic or any special diet that I should put him in

after his treatment with antibiotics?

thanks in advance

Rebeca

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT)

<rkoloms%40> com> wrote:

robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT) <rkoloms%40> com>

Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro <%40> ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago; though they are

" unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive process for a family farm).

Robin

--- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

wrote:

admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

@gro ups.com

Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are not

imported, but haven't had any success.

Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-dried

tomatoes? Thanks!

September 29, 2008

I used to get ear infections for what I feel was all the time - but it

probably wasn't as much as that. My mom used to just warm olive oil

and put a few drops into my ear I think you can use the food grade,

but it is also sold in the pharmacy/first aid section as sweet oil.

I think mine were also related to dairy (but then my parents also

smoked when I was a kid, which also gives children the risk of ear

infections). My mom was at least good about not having sugar and we

had an organic garden (my grandpa's) from where we got all of our

veggies until we moved away when I was about 10.

My son used to get ear infections, but when we figured out the dairy,

he stopped having them. We were told to just ride it out, give I think

motrin (maybe it was tylenol) to ease the pain. We did give him the

antibiotics once because it was a handful of days before we were

flying to see family, and we thought it was better to ease his

discomfort on the plane. His doc said that was fine (they don't like

to prescribe anything you don't actually need).

Of course, we do yogurt with the antibiotics, as others have suggested

already. I can't add to their advice other than I agree with them.

Missie

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:44 AM, shelly sellars

<shelly wrote:

> My daughter is 6, and we have been dealing with ear infections since late 2.

> We were told she had hearing damage from scarring and fluid. (her hearing

> is fine now.) We tried Everything under the sun, including garlic drops,

> antibiotics, put in ear tubes and removed adnoids. Nothing worked. Even

> the tubes fell out only after 3 months when they were supposed to last 1

> year. We turned to a homeopathic doctor who recommended removing all dairy

> and sugar from her diet, putting her on several immune boosting supplements,

> and we added a non-dairy powdered probiotic we found at whole foods. I

> thought we ate healthy until this happened, but we have done a complete

> overhaul of our diets. As long as I fix her meals and she doesn't eat any

> refined sugar or dairy, she is fine. But there have been times when she has

> gone to grandma's and drank gatorade for 2 days straight, then come home

> crying about her ear infections (I think grandma finally got the picture).

>

> About the antibiotics, I have always been told to give them a good,

> refrigerated, probiotic that has all the strains in it. I have heard

> different theories as to when to give it to them (at night so the little

> buggies can work while he is sleeping, or in the morning on an empty

> stomach, or with food). I put the probiotic in her smoothies I make in the

> morning, so I know it will get taken.

>

> Oh, if the ear infections continue, I would recommend investing some money

> in an ear ease. http://www.earease.com/ It is like a plastic ear cover

> that can be filled with warm water, and my daughter swears it is the only

> thing that makes the pain go away. And we have tried warm wash cloths, even

> putting a cooked onion over her ear (homeopathic remedy).

>

> Good luck!

>

> <shelly

> Shelly

> <shelly

>

> _____

>

> On

> Behalf Of Rebeca Llasaca

> Friday, September 26, 2008 4:29 PM

>

> Re: child using antibiotics for ear infection

>

> My child has been using antibiotics (Amoxcicillin and clavulanate potassium)

> for ten days because of ear infection.Unfortunatly I gave him the medicine,

> feeling kind of guilty because I wish we could have found another

> alternative solution but anyway..so my question is:

> Could you please let me know any kind of treatment or resourcers where I can

> get information about how to rebuild my son's " good bacteria " that have been

> afected with the antibiotic or any special diet that I should put him in

> after his treatment with antibiotics?

> thanks in advance

>

> Rebeca

>

> --- On Fri, 9/26/08, robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT)

> <rkoloms%40> com> wrote:

> robin koloms <rkoloms (AT) (DOT) <rkoloms%40> com>

> Re: Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

> @gro <%40> ups.com

> Friday, September 26, 2008, 1:04 PM

>

> I have seen these at the farmers' markets in chicago; though they are

> " unsprayed " not certified organic (an expensive process for a family farm).

>

> Robin

>

> --- On Fri, 9/26/08, admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

> wrote:

>

> admartin5@embarqmai l.com <admartin5@embarqmai l.com>

>

> Looking for Domestic Sundried Tomatoes

>

> @gro ups.com

>

> Friday, September 26, 2008, 10:10 AM

>

> I've looked high and low for organic sun-dried tomatoes that are not

> imported, but haven't had any success.

>

> Does anyone know where I can buy domestically- grown, organic sun-dried

> tomatoes? Thanks!

>

September 30, 2008

My son is two years old. And thanks for your replays friends.

Rebeca

--- On Sat, 9/27/08, food4u1575 <dana.sommers wrote:

food4u1575 <dana.sommers

Re: child using antibiotics for ear infection

Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:28 AM

There are many options for probiotics. Ideally, you should be on

them