Regular bloodwork or other tests while on antibiotics

[mama2alex]

I'm concered because Alex continues to have occasional diarrhea even though we've lowered the Azith to 375mg/day. I read in Saving Sammy that they regularly did CBC with differential to "track how his bowels were doing." Is anyone else doing testing to see if the antibiotics are having any negative effects? I'm going to have the DAN doc check for yeast, but is there something else we should be testing for?

 

He's on a lot of stuff to fight the yeast, so I'm not sure whether that's what's going on.

[peglem]

I'm concered because Alex continues to have occasional diarrhea even though we've lowered the Azith to 375mg/day. I read in Saving Sammy that they regularly did CBC with differential to "track how his bowels were doing." Is anyone else doing testing to see if the antibiotics are having any negative effects? I'm going to have the DAN doc check for yeast, but is there something else we should be testing for?

 

He's on a lot of stuff to fight the yeast, so I'm not sure whether that's what's going on.

My pediatrician does a full metabolic panel every 6 months- pays careful attention to liver enzymes in particular. And since we're doing a draw anyway, if there is anything else we're concerned about we check that too.

[KeithandElizabeth]

My son has had this problem all of his life until we began giving high dose probiotics. He is now on antibiotics and takes 400 billion units of probiotics, under the care of a nutritionist. He no longer has any bowel issues.

 

Another idea is to add 1 tablespoon of bentonite into a smoothie. This really helps, but I would do this hours away from taking the antibiotic.

 

Elizabeth

[sf_mom]

We are also using bentonite clay under the supervision of a nutritionist. 1/2 cup in the morning and 1/2 cup in the evening plus high dose probiotics. It really, really helps to firm things up and we have not had a single complaint of stomach ache since starting....

[lyme_mom]

I'm concered because Alex continues to have occasional diarrhea even though we've lowered the Azith to 375mg/day. I read in Saving Sammy that they regularly did CBC with differential to "track how his bowels were doing." Is anyone else doing testing to see if the antibiotics are having any negative effects? I'm going to have the DAN doc check for yeast, but is there something else we should be testing for?

 

He's on a lot of stuff to fight the yeast, so I'm not sure whether that's what's going on.

The important thing they check is the liver to make sure the antibiotics are not elevating the liver enzymes. I forgot the three character code for this test. It starts with an A.

[ShannonOtown]

I know many on this forum use Magnesium for tics... If you are using too high of a dose, this can cause loose stools.

[mama2alex]

Thanks! This is what I'll ask for.

 

I'm concered because Alex continues to have occasional diarrhea even though we've lowered the Azith to 375mg/day. I read in Saving Sammy that they regularly did CBC with differential to "track how his bowels were doing." Is anyone else doing testing to see if the antibiotics are having any negative effects? I'm going to have the DAN doc check for yeast, but is there something else we should be testing for?

 

He's on a lot of stuff to fight the yeast, so I'm not sure whether that's what's going on.

My pediatrician does a full metabolic panel every 6 months- pays careful attention to liver enzymes in particular. And since we're doing a draw anyway, if there is anything else we're concerned about we check that too.

[mama2alex]

Could this be a cause of diarrhea? I'm assuming the full metabolic panel that Peglem mentioned includes the test that checks liver enzymes.

 

I'm concered because Alex continues to have occasional diarrhea even though we've lowered the Azith to 375mg/day. I read in Saving Sammy that they regularly did CBC with differential to "track how his bowels were doing." Is anyone else doing testing to see if the antibiotics are having any negative effects? I'm going to have the DAN doc check for yeast, but is there something else we should be testing for?

 

He's on a lot of stuff to fight the yeast, so I'm not sure whether that's what's going on.

The important thing they check is the liver to make sure the antibiotics are not elevating the liver enzymes. I forgot the three character code for this test. It starts with an A.

[mama2alex]

Elizabeth and Wendy,

 

These are interesting ideas. I'm going to look into the bentonite clay and maybe up his probiotics a little more.

 

Here's something I found on bentonite clay, in case anyone else reading this is interested:

 

"When bentonite clay absorbs water and swells up, it is stretched open like a highly porous sponge. Toxins are drawn into these spaces through electrical attraction and bound. In fact, according to the Canadian Journal of Microbiology (2), bentonite clay can reportedly absorb pathogenic viruses, as well as herbicides and pesticides. The bentonite is eventually eliminated from the body with the toxins bound to its multiple surfaces.

 

Bentonite clay and diarrhea

In his book "The Clay Cure" (3), Ran Knishinsky discusses how diarrhea can be remedied through the use of bentonite clay because of its ability to bind stools. Bentonite clay can take effect right away by binding to irritants in the gastrointestinal tract. It's a good idea to mix the bentonite clay with 1 cup of applesauce, which not only makes the clay more palatable, but also adds pectin, which is another binding agent."

 

My son has had this problem all of his life until we began giving high dose probiotics. He is now on antibiotics and takes 400 billion units of probiotics, under the care of a nutritionist. He no longer has any bowel issues.

 

Another idea is to add 1 tablespoon of bentonite into a smoothie. This really helps, but I would do this hours away from taking the antibiotic.

 

Elizabeth