Charcoal?

[beeskneesmommy]

Can someone please enlighten me re: charcoal? This is to rid the body of toxins shed by dying bacteria while on abx? Does this assist w/decreasing herx? Where is it purchased, is it completely safe and what would be the dosage for a 5 yr. old, 45 pounder? Should it be administered spearately from abx/food/ probiotics? Thanks!

[SSS]

Hi- I sometimes use charcoal when dd is having significant die off- and it really does help at times.

I have a bottle of MMS PRO Activated charcoal, but you can get it anywhere, health food stores, whole foods, Internet.

My dd is 45 pounds- I only give 1 capsule at a time, and not every day- it can be constipating, and turn stools dark- make sure to keep bowels moving.

Must be taken a solid 2 hours away from any other supplement or medication (before and after)

or it will just absorb it.

It also helps me when I'm questioning her erratic behavior, and I'm wondering:

Is this die off?

Give the charcoal and see improvement/calming down, then yes.

It is not a magic pill, but there can be all kinds of nasty stuff in there that needs to be bound up and escorted out.

[LNN]

We've used 4-6 pills at a time. But yes, it needs to be taken away from everything else. Think of it as microscopic sponges that absorb everything. You can get it at any local health food store and probably CVS. Walmart used to carry it but didn't the last time I checked.

 

here's an article that might be helpful http://www.alsearsmd.com/tag/activated-charcoal/

 

But S&S is right. I can be binding. Lots of liquids, fiber or psyllium husk capsules or magnesium to keep transit times regular. Some people prefer using bentonite clay for the same purpose. You can buy liquid clay from any health food store but how you get someone to drink it is beyond me. You can also get clay capsules which was far easier for us. No magic pill for us either, but does help bind toxins and I'm sure bad times could've been worse without it.