Hello All-
I would like to hear about everyone's experiences with probiotics for their dc and themselves. I've been having a hard time finding out good info on this and thought this may be the best way to share info. and for me to increase my knowledge. I couldn't find any sticky on this. So please please feel free to redirect me.
Brand of product,
type of probiotic i.e. bifidous etc.,
dairy/dairy-free,
target age for consumption
how do you take it and how much
are you happy with it
links to info.
A little HX on our probiotic use:
I started taking Acidophilus and also giving to ds when he was a newborn, once I discovered he had eczema (it started in his diaper area). At that time I was eating yogurt daily and keifer a lot because I really love that stuff. Anyway once I figured out dairy was causing reactions, we stopped daily and Acidophilus because of a dairy base, so that was stopped shortly after we started.
For numerous months now he takes Natren Bifido Factor, a non-dairy refridgerated bifidious, a capsule poured into a little water, he drinks it down very easily and the taste does not bother him at all. I'm not really sure how much of a difference it makes in balancing his gut flora because I can't see his gut flora, ykwim? I wonder if there is something better I should give him? I do know avoiding his food triggers is what I can tell makes a difference in his eczema flare ups.
I take flax supplements but not any probiotics yet. I would like to know some good brands for adults b/c I don't really want to take one that doesn't work, ykwim?
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DS' HX of eczema:
DS was EBF for first 8 months.
Noticed ds' eczema around 6 wks of age. Started in diaper area as bright red. I won't go into detail here about figuring things out and poor advise from dr's.
From 2-5 months of age I was doing various elimination diets to try to figure out his triggers to what I was eating. His eczema gradually spread to stomach, back and legs.
I really figured out his major allergens and eliminated them when he was 5 months old. On rare occasion I may eat something with an allergen in it (dairy, wheat, rice, etc etc).
His skin started to clear up by the time he was 6 months old and by 7 months old his skin looked wonderful.
From 8 months old to present (currently 13 months old) ds has been eating solid food in addition to being breastfeed. I have found more food triggers and eczema flares up off and on. I think this is when it started to spread to his face. He has never itched his ezcema. The eczema now starts out first on his face, neck, scalp, back, stomach and patches on legs--in that order depending on severity of reaction. Always more red on face.
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So please please share any info and/or your experiences with me. Sorry for the novel--Thanks!
I would like to hear about everyone's experiences with probiotics for their dc and themselves. I've been having a hard time finding out good info on this and thought this may be the best way to share info. and for me to increase my knowledge. I couldn't find any sticky on this. So please please feel free to redirect me.
Brand of product,
type of probiotic i.e. bifidous etc.,
dairy/dairy-free,
target age for consumption
how do you take it and how much
are you happy with it
links to info.
A little HX on our probiotic use:
I started taking Acidophilus and also giving to ds when he was a newborn, once I discovered he had eczema (it started in his diaper area). At that time I was eating yogurt daily and keifer a lot because I really love that stuff. Anyway once I figured out dairy was causing reactions, we stopped daily and Acidophilus because of a dairy base, so that was stopped shortly after we started.
For numerous months now he takes Natren Bifido Factor, a non-dairy refridgerated bifidious, a capsule poured into a little water, he drinks it down very easily and the taste does not bother him at all. I'm not really sure how much of a difference it makes in balancing his gut flora because I can't see his gut flora, ykwim? I wonder if there is something better I should give him? I do know avoiding his food triggers is what I can tell makes a difference in his eczema flare ups.
I take flax supplements but not any probiotics yet. I would like to know some good brands for adults b/c I don't really want to take one that doesn't work, ykwim?
-------------------
DS' HX of eczema:
DS was EBF for first 8 months.
Noticed ds' eczema around 6 wks of age. Started in diaper area as bright red. I won't go into detail here about figuring things out and poor advise from dr's.
From 2-5 months of age I was doing various elimination diets to try to figure out his triggers to what I was eating. His eczema gradually spread to stomach, back and legs.
I really figured out his major allergens and eliminated them when he was 5 months old. On rare occasion I may eat something with an allergen in it (dairy, wheat, rice, etc etc).
His skin started to clear up by the time he was 6 months old and by 7 months old his skin looked wonderful.
From 8 months old to present (currently 13 months old) ds has been eating solid food in addition to being breastfeed. I have found more food triggers and eczema flares up off and on. I think this is when it started to spread to his face. He has never itched his ezcema. The eczema now starts out first on his face, neck, scalp, back, stomach and patches on legs--in that order depending on severity of reaction. Always more red on face.
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So please please share any info and/or your experiences with me. Sorry for the novel--Thanks!
: now and my environmental allergies are better too now that i eat meat(i was a long time strict vegetarian). i will be excited to see what probiotics can do. yeah, i would wonder too about the probiotics your little ones are taking and if it's okay for them to have the b. adolescentis strain. i also saw that it has fructose in it which i'm sure makes it yummy for the kiddos but i do wonder about that too.
: a whole lot of info to sift through if you don't really have lots of knowledge, while at the same time entertaining an babe on the run ykwim? but i really need to get on the ball with this stuff and heal my and ds' gut. i thought about posting to htg but feel i really need to learn more before i do. sorry mamas for the vent. 
gradually i do feel i am learning.
