My son ho was born premature at 26 weeks keeps getting bronchiolitis and impetigo. what can i do to help?
My son who was born premature at 26 weeks last august has gone through a series of bronchiolitis. He was hospitalized on two occasions. Even as i write he is very weezy and mucusy. To make matters worse he also has impetigo which keeps re-appearing. He has gone through a course of co-amoxyclav and that temporarely cleared the skin, but now after a week red patches are showing up again. I realy dont fancy giving him a coctail of antibiotics, as his immune system is pretty weak. He is fully breastfed, is there anything i can take or give him to streangthen his immune system and cure his ailments? any alternative therapy?
I would really appreciate some serious answers . thank you
During my years of research for Ear ache prevention, I found that repeated allergies, sinus, and ear aches are the result of a "weakened immune system" mainly due to "antibiotic overuse." Antibiotics kill good and bad bacteria in the colon resulting in poor digestion and impaired absorption of nutrients. So even when I gave my son a healthy diet and vitamin supplements, he was still having chronic ear aches /infections and sinusitis, because he was not absorbing needed nutrients to keep immune system healthy and strong. Kids with allergies usually have underlying absorption and digestion problems.
In addition to impairing the absorption of nutrients, antibiotics impair the mucosa (the inner lining of the small intestines) so toxins that should normally exit the body, get absorbed into the blood stream instead. Toxins in the blood stream can cause various allergic reactions such as hives, body aches, sneezing, itching, and a runny nose. Runny noses and fluid buildup provide the breeding ground for bacterial sinus infections and ear aches / ear pain.
The first step toward long-term healing of earaches is to supplement with Lactobacillus Acidophilus ( friendly flora ), which is a good bacteria that will repair the mucosa by replenishing the natural balance of friendly flora in the colon that the antibiotics has destroyed. Acidophilus boosts the immune system and helps prevent ear aches and sinus infections.
Other factors that wear down the immune system are:
* Stress
* Poor diet
* Lack of sleep
* Food allergies
* Food additives
* Food preservatives
* Environmental toxins
* Toxins from protein digestion
There are thousands of man-made chemicals today that did not exist a hundred years ago. Today our children’s immune systems are overloaded with toxins and have to work harder to remove them. Working overtime causes the immune system to run out of essential elements (necessary oils and enzymes), which are the fuel it needs to carry on. When your tank is out of gas, you fill it up, right? And likewise, our immune system is no different. It needs fuel in order to remove toxins and prevent earaches.
To fuel up we need "basic building blocks" called "amino acids" (protein) and "essential oils" (omega 3) to strengthen the immune system and heal chronic diseases. Toxic overload without regular refueling will cause the immune system and the liver to burn out. The end result is low "immune system function", thus chronic ear aches and sinus infections. For more info on supplements follow this link Boost Immune System
Cutting back on processed foods that have toxic food additives and preservatives can make a huge difference in the health of your child and help allievate earaches / sinus infections. Replace processed foods with whole fruits, grains, and vegetables. You will be surprised how much better your child will feel. In addition, attention span will improve and hyperactivity will be diminished.
One of the most common processed foods to eliminate is white sugar. Excess dietary sugar is toxic to the body and promotes fungal infections in the gut, ear, nose, and throat. Many chronic earaches and sinus problems are actually fungal infections. An effective remedy to prevent fungal sinus infections is an All-Natural Sugar substitute that is safe for kids called Xylitol. In fact, Xylitol used as a nasal spray (called xlear) actually prevents infections by making your cells slippery so the bacteria can’t attach to cell walls. For more info on eliminating toxins follow this link Eliminate Toxins.
The goal to long-term healing is to get the immune system strong again.
* First, by improving digestion using natural digestive enzymes thus improving absorption of nutrients.
* Second, is to identify and remove allergens. Research shows that the vast majority of kids with chronic earaches & sinus infections are allergic to wheat, dairy, and beef. So eliminating or reducing these foods will help bring healing. Alternative food choices are yogurt, soymilk, lactaid milk, rice, oats, and etc.
* Third, limiting or eliminating proteins from cow products and replacing them with easily digestible proteins such as yogurt, and beans. Also, protein powder drinks chock full of essential and nonessential amino acids that do not need to be digested only absorbed, are very important. For instance, the amino acids Lysine, methionine, Tryptophan, and phenylalanine are needed by the immune system to produce antibodies. Since amino acids are the basic building blocks of all cells, then lack thereof equals lower T-Cell count and the end result is chronic ear aches, sinusitis and allergies.
1. Allergic kids usually have problems digesting proteins especially proteins from cows. Why? Cows have four stomachs and we don’t! Allergic children lack “protease”, which is an enzyme needed for protein digestion.
2. In addition, allergic kids have trouble removing