Guest guest Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 We have often bought the dairy-free kind of Bio-K, which is liquid and easy to mix into smoothies. http://www.biokplus.com/en/ Heather 2009/9/10 nataliebrejcha <nataliebrejcha > > > For those of you that currently give your children probiotics, in what form > are you doing that? I give my daughter a small glass of Kefir most mornings > but would love to do something more. She's only 2 so can't yet swallow a > supplement. > I would love to see what others do though... > Thanks, > Natalie > > > <%40>, robin > koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > > > Medscape August 12, 2009: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/707328 > > > > With all the hype about the upcoming flu epidemic, and the pros and cons > of vaccination, how can we protect our children and ourselves? > > > > According to the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study > reported in the August issue of PEDIATRICS, probiotics may be useful to > prevent cold and influenza-like symptoms in children. > > > > Of 326 healthy children three to five years old, 104 were randomly > assigned to receive placebo, 110 received _Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM_ > and 112 received a combination of _L acidophilus NCFM_ and _Bifidobacterium > animalis subsp lactis Bi-07_. The children were treated twice daily for 6 > months. > > > > Compared with the placebo group, the groups receiving single and > combination probiotics fared significantly better in several ways. > > > > The difference in rates of fever, coughing, etc. were compared with > placebo: > > > > Single probiotic: > > > > Fever: 53% less > > Coughing: 41.4% less > > Rhinorrhea (runny nose): 28.2% less > > > > Combination probiotics: > > > > Fever: 72.7% less > > Coughing: 62.1% less > > Rhinorrhea: 58.8% less > > > > Children who received the probiotic were sick for a shorter period of > time - - 32% shorter with the single probiotic and 48% shorter with the > combination. > > > > Antibiotic use was 68.4% lower for the children who received the single > probiotic and 84.2% lower for those getting the combination. > > > > " Daily dietary probiotic supplementation for 6 months was a safe > effective way to reduce fever, rhinorrhea, and cough incidence and duration > and antibiotic prescription incidence, as well as the number of missed > school days attributable to illness, for children 3 to 5 years of age, " the > study authors write. " No notable adverse events were attributed to study > probiotic strains. " > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 We started giving our son a probiotic recently, my mom talked with the Herbal Pharmacist and he suggested a children's chewable probiotic as well as IntestiNew (haven't tried the second part of that yet, but it might be helping with other issues) I found a vegan chewable one - They say that is milk free and vegetarian (and I don't see anything listed that is animal source- it says NO Gluten, NO yeast, NO wheat, NO milk or milk derivatives NO lactose, NO soy, NO eggs NO grapefruit, NO artifical color NO artificial flavor No sodium. It has: Lactobacillus Blend (Lactobacillus Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Bifdus)Sucrose, Fructose, Vegetable cellulose, Vegetable stearic acid, silica, banana (fruit), Natural flavors, Vegetable magnesium stearate. It's not cultured on milk, but on soy. Says it contains 1 billion active cultures in one wafer. The brand is American Health -Chewable Acidophilus with Bifidus, Milk Free Natural Banana flavor (They also had blueberry and strawberry). I got it from my co-op, but I " m sure you could probably have it ordered from a health food store/vitamin shop if they didn't carry it. I only paid around $4 for it, so it's cheap. It's also REALLY sweet (at least to my tastes, but my son LOVES it, but he's always been good about taking chewable vites) Here's what the label/brand looks like (though we have banana, not strawberry): http://www.drugstore.com/qxp41634_333181_sespider/american_health/chewable_acido\ philus_with_bifidus_strawberry_wafers.htm HTH Missie On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 9:06 PM, nataliebrejcha <nataliebrejchawrote: > > > For those of you that currently give your children probiotics, in what form > are you doing that? I give my daughter a small glass of Kefir most mornings > but would love to do something more. She's only 2 so can't yet swallow a > supplement. > I would love to see what others do though... > Thanks, > Natalie > > > <%40>, robin > koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > > > Medscape August 12, 2009: http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/707328 > > > > With all the hype about the upcoming flu epidemic, and the pros and cons > of vaccination, how can we protect our children and ourselves? > > > > According to the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study > reported in the August issue of PEDIATRICS, probiotics may be useful to > prevent cold and influenza-like symptoms in children. > > > > Of 326 healthy children three to five years old, 104 were randomly > assigned to receive placebo, 110 received _Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM_ > and 112 received a combination of _L acidophilus NCFM_ and _Bifidobacterium > animalis subsp lactis Bi-07_. The children were treated twice daily for 6 > months. > > > > Compared with the placebo group, the groups receiving single and > combination probiotics fared significantly better in several ways. > > > > The difference in rates of fever, coughing, etc. were compared with > placebo: > > > > Single probiotic: > > > > Fever: 53% less > > Coughing: 41.4% less > > Rhinorrhea (runny nose): 28.2% less > > > > Combination probiotics: > > > > Fever: 72.7% less > > Coughing: 62.1% less > > Rhinorrhea: 58.8% less > > > > Children who received the probiotic were sick for a shorter period of > time - - 32% shorter with the single probiotic and 48% shorter with the > combination. > > > > Antibiotic use was 68.4% lower for the children who received the single > probiotic and 84.2% lower for those getting the combination. > > > > " Daily dietary probiotic supplementation for 6 months was a safe > effective way to reduce fever, rhinorrhea, and cough incidence and duration > and antibiotic prescription incidence, as well as the number of missed > school days attributable to illness, for children 3 to 5 years of age, " the > study authors write. " No notable adverse events were attributed to study > probiotic strains. " > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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