Chiropractic Healthiness

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Health Series.  North Atlantic Books.  Homeopathic Services, Berkeley, CA.  Also cow’s milk in diet may be a factor in infant ear infections.

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>Health Series.  North Atlantic Books.  Homeopathic Services, Berkeley, CA. > Also cow’s milk in diet may be a factor in infant ear infections.

FYI, new edition is out. Eliminating cow’s milk worked for my son. I never really believed much in food allergies, but I do now! Case in point, the waitress gave us butter mints with the check, my son saw them, of course wanted one (he’s 2.25 years old), we tried to dissuade him, but thought well maybe it was a small enough amount. No dice, runny nose for 4 or 5 days afterwards. Just remember, it’s not just cow’s *milk*, it’s all milk products. We have been told that most of the soy cheese, in fact, contains a milk protein, casein, and the ones that don’t aren’t very good tasting. We had tried simply removing milk from his diet, but it’s not effective, believe me. Remember to communicate the allergy completely when other people are preparing food for your affected children. If you say they’re allergic to milk, they very likely will not think twice about including butter, cheese, whey, lactose, etc., or something containing these. Gary

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 Stop ALL dairy products.

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Two suggestions: 1: an allergy test to establish if, as in our two year olds case, this is the problem. In his case his reccurent ear infections and subsequent courses of antibiotics ceased within two days of giving up cows milk and soya products. A homoeopath will often be able to combine this with prescribing a homoeopathic remedy to stimulate the childs imune system. 2: a visit to a cranial osteopath to check the state of the childs skull and inter-cranial structures. Tensions here result in poor drainage of the inner ear and sinuses. Good luck. Please contact me if more info required, as I am a practitoner as well as parent.

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>writes: >Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the >pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. >Thanks!

Have you considered the use of biologically active L-Salivarius supplements or acidophilus (live culture yogurt IF your little one doesn’t have a problem with dairy)?  That along with eliminating dairy has helped many.  If it is accute antibiotics might be appropriate as a beginning measure.  With my children though I found that antibiotics (if they worked – Amoxicilin didn’t work but a sulfa drug did) were very temporary and we had to do nutritional things like eliminating dairy and taking supplements.

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   >writes:    >>    >>Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear    >>infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the    >pediatrician    >>for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly    >>don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. Get the book "Childhood Ear Infections", by Michael Schmidt. It covers conventional and alternative treatments for childhood ear infections. If you can’t find the book locally, you can order it from Homeopathic Educational Services. Homeopathic Educational Services 2124 Kittredge St. Berkeley, CA 94704 Write for free catalog — Bernie Simon                    And when I fell on the floor I drank more

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The internet, and especially the, as you called it, "complementary medicine" movement, needs a lot more sensible people such as yourself. Your reply was terrific – and I agree with you 100%. Tim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >  The real problem is that the complaint >can be sudden, painful, acute and then, in my opinion, antibiotics are >the only answer to prevent a punctured ear drum and above all, to give >quick relief to your child who only knows that it’s in real pain (and >so are you with the broken nights!).   >I respect your wish to "go natural" absolutely, feel the >same way,  but occasionally first aid needs the sledgehammer of >allopathic medicine, which is one reason why I actually prefer the >term "complementary medicine" rather than "alternative" – feel each >has its place and could/should work together. The other small point >which sounds silly but is important is that small children have a >problem learning to blow their noses and tend to sniff which makes >matters twenty times worse. Good luck.

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>Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. >Thanks! >julie

This problem has run in our family as well.  My naturopath recommended avoiding dairy products and wheat.  It worked for us! JoDee — http://www.halcyon.com/discovry/discovry/index.html

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>> >Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear > >infections in my 15-month-old? > >julie >I would suggest chiropractic and homeopathy.

I can vouch for this – a friend of mine’s daughter got an ear infection with every tooth, and then recurrent tonsillitis once she had all her teeth, until at age six she was treated by a chiropractor. Only half a dozen sessions, and in four years since she has not had an ear infection or tonsillitis. The chiropractor explained that being born is rough on the neck and spine, and minor mis alignments can put pressure on the soft tissues in the throat and nasal passages, making them more prone to infection. (Also, making kids more generally grumpy or sensitive.) Once corrected, it’s corrected. For good. It’s worth trying before putting your child through a lifetime of not being able to eat what their friends are eating … Jenny PS My daughter has been having occasional chiropractic treatments, the first after she fell on her head at 2 and a half, and she loves it.

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> writes: >Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the > pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. >Thanks! >julie

I would suggest chiropractic and homeopathy. A pediatric chiropractor can make gentle adjustments to a baby/child that have a very good cure rate. The adjustments can be done in a mother’s arms and are very subtle in clearing spinal subluxations. The other option is to go to a homeopath. They will probably prescribe an acute remedy for the current infection, and a constitutional one for the child. An excellent book, Healing Childhood Ear Infections, covers alternative and conventional treatment including homeopathic, nutrition, allergy, acupressure, and herbal remedies.Available at http://www.yoga.com/raw/healing/store/hesprods.htm with other books on children’s health. — Best wishes, Shannon Brophy, Certified Midwife  For information on Yoga, Massage and Bodywork, and Natural Healing                  or to browse Holistic Products to order       visit the Roots & Wings Website at http://www.yoga.com

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. > Echinacea has worked for many.  Some preparations are available > for infants in liquid form.  One week on, one week off. > Liquid Light is a line of products specifically developed > for kids.  Call around herb shops to see which ones carry > it.  They make a few different products with echinacea > and have a fact sheet that tells which is the most > appropriate for the condition. > turf

I don’t know much about herbal or homoeopathic remedies for this but can only make suggestions, based on my experience with my 3 who are now 15, 17 and 20.  Many kids seem prone to this trouble, my own doctor said that mine had inherited what he calls my "lousy sinuses" very narrow, prone to clogging up. At 15 months they’re starting to meet a lot of other children and pick up infections very quickly – just wait ’til school starts!  The real problem is that the complaint can be sudden, painful, acute and then, in my opinion, antibiotics are the only answer to prevent a punctured ear drum and above all, to give quick relief to your child who only knows that it’s in real pain (and so are you with the broken nights!).  However, to try to prevent the problem I would suggest always covering his ears if there is the slightest hint of a cold wind which exacerbates sinus problems in the most spectacular way. If he swims, get him ear plugs.   If my children get head cold/sinus/chesty problems now I get them to inhale Friar’s Balsam in steaming water with a towel "tent" over their heads – helps a lot.  The problem with a small child is they can find that scarey, so you usually have to get in there with them!   All I can say is that all mine have had to have antibiotics at varying times for many illnesses and all are pretty good now, no rotting teeth or wrecked digestions.  I respect your wish to "go natural" absolutely, feel the same way,  but occasionally first aid needs the sledgehammer of allopathic medicine, which is one reason why I actually prefer the term "complementary medicine" rather than "alternative" – feel each has its place and could/should work together. The other small point which sounds silly but is important is that small children have a problem learning to blow their noses and tend to sniff which makes matters twenty times worse. Good luck.

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I am Thierry from France  i am physioth=C8rapist and work for children; if you need information

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writes: >Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. >Thanks! >julie

Julie,    First, switch to either soy or rice milk. If rice milk prepare for possible constipation. Also try to eliminate ice cream, there is a soy/rice milk version of ice cream (not too bad). We had the same problem, the doctors swore he wasn’t allergic to milk. however since we took him off milk, its been 18 months since his last ear infection (also been 18 months since his last antibiotic). George

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Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life. Thanks! julie

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>Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life.

Echinacea has worked for many.  Some preparations are available for infants in liquid form.  One week on, one week off. Liquid Light is a line of products specifically developed for kids.  Call around herb shops to see which ones carry it.  They make a few different products with echinacea and have a fact sheet that tells which is the most appropriate for the condition. turf

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>Does anyone have suggestions for me on treating and PREVENTING ear >infections in my 15-month-old?  I’m sick of taking him to the pediatrician >for antibiotics, and am afraid he’ll become immune to them.  I certainly >don’t want to submit him to surgery to insert tubes later in life.

Research connects them with allergies. Here are two pieces on this: From a post last July in another newsgroup:        I’m sure you’ll hear a lot of opinions. But I’ll point to you to a specific journal citation that confirmed what people have been saying for years. The fundamental cause of ear infections is allergy, which causes fluid retention in the ear, which creates a great breeding ground for bacteria. The most common allergens for small children are milk and wheat. Nsouli TM, "Role of food allergy in serious otitis media," Annals of Allergy, September 1994;73:215-219. Newsgroups: misc.kids.breastfeeding,alt.support.breastfeeding [snipped...] Here’s a 1994 article from Science News about dairy/ear infection connection. The following are excerpts from the article "Food Allergies Linked to Ear Infections" in the October 8, 1994 issue of "Science News."    Just the mention of otitis media makes many parents of young    children cringe.  Otitis Media – middle ear infection – affects    two-thirds of children in the United States by age 2 and is the    most common cause of acquired hearing loss in children.  Many    get these earaches again and again, despite treatment with    antibiotics.    This recurrent condition does not always cause pain, but just    the buildup of fluid behind the eardrum can impair hearing and    lead to permanent damage.  Consequently, some 670,000 children    a year wind up with tubes sugically implanted into the middle    ear to keep it ventilated.  Overall, otitis media represents a    $3.5 billion-a-year U.S. health care cost.    Food allergies may underlie many of these multiple episodes,    reports Talal M. Nsouli, an allergist at the Georgetown    University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.  He and his    colleagues tested 104 children with recurrent ear problems for    food allergies.  About a third proved to be allergic to milk,    and another third reacted to wheat, with a total of 81 children    having some allergy to a food they often ate.  The scientists    then had parents keep those children from eating the offending    food for 4 months.  Seventy children got better.  "Those who    avoided those foods had significant clearance of the ear,"    Nsouli says.    Then parents added those foods back to the diets of the 70    children.  Within 4 months, the middle ears became reclogged in    66 of the children, a result that reinforces the link between    food allergies and persistent ear problems, Nsouli and his    colleagues note in the September "Annals of Allergy." Here are some web pages to help you eliminate these allergens, if you decide to go this route:   The Gluten-Free Page:  http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/   The No Milk Page:      http://www.panix.com/~nomilk/ Don.

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