Probiotic with Strep strand - OK to give?

[Lena_Dmom]

My son has been given an additional probiotic - Multi-Flora by Kirkman's. When I reviewed it closely, it has 1.1 billion Streptococcus thermophilus... I brought it up with the doctor but got "...Usually, it is not a problem. They are obviously related but are not the same. In very sensitive kids we avoid the S. Thermophilus but most kids have been fine. Try it and see. If you are uncomfortable, order the Lactobacillus Duo."

 

What are your thoughts, experienced parents? The probiotic he is on now is "Detox Support" by Klaire Labs and it is strep-free... The Multi-Flora is an additional since he's going to be on abx for 2 months it seems like and has issues with yeast (major!)

 

Thank you

Lena

[kim]

Lena,

 

I think there are mixed feelings on that here as well. I think the "do not use" might outweigh the "ok's" (just my impression from memeory).

 

Here are a couple of things that I copied, when I started to look at this before. Our brand contains it. It seemed to make digestive issues more uncomfortable, but didn't obviously increase anything in the "neuro." area. Also, seems many parents on another forum felt biotin was a helpful addition for yeast treatment.

 

 

http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/St...us_thermophilus

 

Streptococcus thermophilus is a gram-positive bacterium; the cell wall is composed of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuranic acid (NAM), which is bond by ether bonds

 

 

http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/St...us_thermophilus

 

By sequencing the S. thermophilus genome, factors (which explain the non-pathogenic characteristics of S. thermophilus) have been observed. Nearly 10% of S. thermophilus genes are inactive or pseudogenes, which are caused by frame-shift, deletion, and or mutation of genes. Many virulent related genes (VRGs) that contribute to virulence of pathogenic streptococci are either not present or present as pseudogenes in S. thermophilus. [Virulence determinants such as pnemococcal surface protein A and C (PspA and C), pnemococcal manganese ABC transporter lipoprotein PsaA, IgA proteases, and choline binding proteins are inactivated in S. thermophilus.]

 

and

 

Furthermore, S. thermophilus lacks genes or contain pseudogenes expressing surface protein (excluding lipoproteins); pathogenic streptococci use these surface proteins to adhere to mucosal surfaces and evade host defense mechanisms. [surface protein such as sortase-anchored surface proteins, an important virulence factor of pathogenic streptococci, is not present on the surface of S. thermophilus.]