Which probiotic

[Catt75]

Which of the Kirkman Labs probiotic should I use for a 15 month old?

[Catt75]

anyone?

[WuWei]

Do you nurse? Do you/baby have any food allergies/intolerances?

Why are you supplementing probiotics? (what issues are you trying to address)


Pat

[Catt75]

I am nursing. DD is allergic to dairy, wheat, oats and egg.
She also has eczema.

[WuWei]

Are you keeping a food journal? It sounds like there are more foods which YOU are reacting to, perhaps. Generally, it is the mama's leaky gut which baby has difficulty with. Baby gets probiotics from your milk. I always recommend whole food probiotics.

Are you doing any Bubbies sauerkraut or water kefir, fermented vegetables, coconut yogurt? Cabbage products help with stomach acid which helps improved bio-availability of nutrients which help to open detox pathways.

Where to start? Help 101

But, a lot of mamas use the Kirkman's hypoallergenic probiotics. http://www.mothering.com/discussions...n#post11109661
Here's a link to the Kirkman Labs hypoallergenic probiotic. http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/...0_Spec042.html
http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/[e-mail]

But you want bifidum bacteria, predominantly.

http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15120

Kefir, a traditional fermented drink, is generally used as a weaning food. The researchers found that it has "friendly" bacteria that may function in obstructing the pathway involved in allergic responses.

This milk drink also prevented the antigens found in food to pass through the intestinal wall.

http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/fsc/bulletin-ff-free

Russians give their babies milk kefir diluted with water when they're as young as 4 months old.


"Milk kefir and soymilk kefir may be considered among the more promising food components in terms of preventing food allergy and enhancement of mucosal resistance to gastrointestinal pathogen infection."
http://allergy.immunodefence.com/200...lp-f.html#more


'Feeding babies kefir may help to protect against some food allergies.'
ETA: http://www.bio-medicine.org/biology-...ergies-3993-1/


Found this informative old thread about how not to have an allergic child.


Pat

[Catt75]

I live in Canada so I don't know that I can get the bubbies, nor have I been succesful in locating water kefir grains.

Thank you for all the information.

[WuWei]

Check here for kefir grains: http://www.mothering.com/discussions...d.php?t=517191

And here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kefir_making/


Pat

[WantRice]

Originally Posted by Catt75

I live in Canada so I don't know that I can get the bubbies, nor have I been succesful in locating water kefir grains.

Thank you for all the information.

This may be too late but you can definitely get Bubbies in Canada. Places like Whole Foods or other grocery stories with a good organic/natural selection will carry it in the refrigerator section, usually somewhere near the yogurts.