New to forum, child with PANDAS

[mychatnoir]

Hi everyone,

 

My daughter was diagnoised with PANDAS 3 years ago. I was told when she was little that she was allergic to Penicillin, so she was never able to take augmentin. I recently had her tested for the Penicillin allergy and discovered that she is not allergic. Started on augmentin and are dealing with bad stomach aches. I appreciate all the information I have retrieved from this forum. It makes me hopeful.

 

Thanks

[philamom]

Hi,

Is she on any probiotics? Did the tummy aches start with the Augmentin, or prior?

 

I feel it very important to be on some type of probiotics while on antibiotics.

[Teri]

Augmenting is tough on the tummy for sure - I cannot handle that one. Make sure you are giving her a high quality probiotic!

[MomWithOCDSon]

We found that, unfortunately, it took a little bit of time for our son to "normalize" to the Augmentin; after that, it didn't bother his tummy as much. I echo what the others have said about a good probiotic, though; very important! If diarrhea is part of the problem, I'd recommend sach boulardi (Florastor is one name brand) in particular. It's known for being effective against that and because it is a "good" yeast, it is fairly impervious to antibiotics and isn't readily killed off while your child is also taking abx.

 

Good luck!