Comments on: Mycoplasma, Strep, and Antibiotics, Oh My!

By: jazzynana

jazzynana — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:47:26 +0000

Here’s a suggestion to help you! Any time you go on an antibiotic prescription–you have just about put down your immune system. Those drugs are not discriminating and pretty much destroy your body’s basic defenses, along with the current invader making you ill. Do yourself a favor and put your kids/yourself on acidophilus for twice as many days as you were on the antibiotic. And if your kid has chronic “otitis media” otherwise known as ear infections, keep them on acidophilus all winter long! You will be pleasantly shocked at the results you’ll get.

Lots of choices out there now with the new yogurt products–Activia, Dannon, Yoplait all have immune boosting products and contain organisms meant to boost your immune system. If you just can’t stand the taste of yogurt, go to your health food store and buy it in chewable tablets or capsules–and keep it in the frig or the helpful organisms die! By all means do not let your dr. put anyone in your family on 3 consecutive rounds of antibiotics without doing this in-between. I’ve read about people dying because there was nothing left that could help them because they used too much of a good thing!
A-C-I-D-O-P-H-I-L-U-S–go get some!

By: JHS

JHS — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:58:41 +0000

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By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:17:26 +0000

Oh, we’ve had our share of it too – I get to kid with my wife that she was able to spend all of Mother’s Day in bed… of course she was in the fetal position with a bucket by her pillow.

None the less, I tell everyone she got her dream Mother’s Day gift!

By: Chief Family Officer

Chief Family Officer — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:13:37 +0000

Wow, that’s a lot going on. And I think you’re right, illnesses increase in proportion to the number of kids in the house. I’m actually impressed that you and your wife are still healthy!

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:49:14 +0000

We’re in the same boat this spring as well. Just when you think you shouldn’t have to worry about this stuff because it warming up outside, whamm-o.

Our 3 kids have been trading ear infections, pneumonia and a nasty cough for the last 4 weeks. Now our eldest seems to have picked up a stomach bug last night… Nothing like changing sheets and running a load of wash at 3 in the morning.

We’re one behind you in numbers but it still makes for many sleepless nights.