How / when to give activated charcoal?

[momcap]

While waiting to see the LLMD I'm taking the advice of some parents here. I've upped DS7's probiotics to mega doses, and I got some activated charcoal. He's still on biaxin for 3 more days, then going to amoxicillin (because that's all I have left). He has been all over the board this past month while taking biaxin - good, bad, ugly. He's made MAJOR gains, like sleeping in his own room for the first time in 2 years. But he has also raged, which we haven't seen in a while, and has had some pretty brutal days of herxing. The last 3 days he's been HYPER (hypomanic?).

 

I'm wondering how and when do I give the charcoal? The bottle doesn't give much info. Should it be spaced out from antibiotics and given with the probiotics? Or will it absorb the probiotics? Will it interfere with the antibiotics? The bottle says not to take it with ANY medications!!? I asked about bentonite clay, but the lady said it tastes horrible. I can't get DS7 to take anything with a taste. He will swallow horse-pills rather than taste something liquid. Thanks for any advice.

[sf_mom]

You can take activated charcoal right before bed and do not be afraid to give him as many as 8. It should be two hours away from antibiotics.

 

With our twins we add Bentonite Clay (1/3 cup) to flavored Kefir (1/3 cup) and a little favored juice (1/3 cup) and they love it. The bentonite has a strange consistency but is almost tasteless and easily masked by Kefir. We give this with probiotics 850 Billion, first thing in morning. Antibiotics are 2 hours later and again before bed.

 

Older son drinks bentonite after school and before bed. We've upped his dose to 1 1/2 cups per day to see if we can't solve the urinary frequency.

 

Sounds like you had some herxing on the Biaxin. Rages/Hyper (hypomanic) moments. We have experienced both types of herx's after rotation of antibiotics. We recently experienced the hypomanic/dilated pupils moments and frequent urination from rotation 20 days ago and both symptoms are settling currently.

 

-Wendy

Edited January 22, 2011 by SF Mom

[philamom]

I give the bentonite clay (1-2 tbsp) mixed with applesauce/cinnamon on weekends. I'm considering adding some capsules as well. I try to separate probiotics-abx-bentonite clay 2 hours apart.

[momcap]

Okay, so at least 2 hours between abx, probiotics, or charcoal. Thanks!!!