Children's Candida Symptoms
Children, too, can suffer from candida yeast overgrowth and infants from Baby Thrush. Children can get yeast infections in all the classic ways; the white yeasty coat on the tongue or lips known as Thrush, skin rashes -including diaper rash, anal rash and even fungal sinus infections. The good news with children is that they recover from Candida yeast faster than adults!
Symptoms may include
- Frequent and heavy diaper rash
- Other "eczema" type skin rashes
- Oral Thrush (white film in mouth or on lips or tongue)
- Colicky longer than 3 months
- Symptoms worse on damp days or in damp environments
- Recurrent ear problems
- Craving sweets all the time
- Headaches
- Hyperactive
- Learning problems
- Often irritable
- Ongoing nasal congestion, cough or wheezing
- Unhappy, hard to please
- Seems unwell yet doctors do not find anything wrong
How do children "get" Candida?
Oftentimes, this yeast unbalance in the intestinal flora is caused by frequent use of antibiotics or steroids (such as asthma medications or antibiotics for ear infections). Some children just seem to have a constitution that is susceptible to Candida yeast overgrowth and infections: these are the children who have a history with baby thrush, yeasty diaper rash and cradle cap as babies and continue to have skin rashes and other yeast problems as they grow older.
Another factor in children's candida/yeast problems I think we have to consider is diet. Despite our attempt as parents to give them a balanced diet, there is the birthday party at school, the sucker at the bank, the PTA dessert potluck, the cakewalk at church, the doughnut at the grocery store to tide them over 'til dinner -the endless desire for sodas! Then they only pick at their chicken, broccoli and potatoes. . . it's tough to deny them these treats because it almost seems like one of the rights of childhood, but a high-sugar diet can be a set-up for yeast problems in children.
Marti & Jim's story with their 8 year old son
His most dramatic child Candida symptom was a skin rash that just would not go away. We tried everything under the sun on it, from oatmeal baths to cortisone cream to natural salves and essential oils. About 10 days after our son began taking Threelac the skin rash just disappeared and has not returned. It's now almost 5 years later. We gave him just one packet a day. He continues today with a few packets a week.
Some health care practitioners even believe that child candida can affect children's behavior: we saw a difference with our son once we got his child-hood candida under control. He became much calmer and more relaxed and able to stop and think before acting. That meant less trouble in school.
Betsy's story with their kids and Candida
Candida Treatment for Children and
infant Thrush / baby Thrush
Of all the people we help the littlest ones are most gratifying as they are the easiest to treat. For infants or babies with Thrush on their mouths or tongues and bad diaper rash you need only give them a little Threelac on their tongues.* You can also put it on the nipple when the child is nursing. If mom has nipple rash then she should be taking Threelac and perhaps GHT's Yeast Recovery Programs herself so she can put a stop to the transfer of the Candida yeast back and forth. adult yeast test
If the infant is eating solid or semi solid foods the Threelac can easily be mixed in with that. Infants and babies need only about 1/8 to 1/4 packet a day. See below for the standard "Clark's Rule" for dosages.
Small children can take a bit more, 1/4 to 1/2 packet a day according to weight and it can be mixed with any food or taken "straight" on the tongue followed with water. Children like it as it tastes like a powdery lemony candy.
*We recommend that you check with the child’s physician before giving anything to a child under 5, just to make sure there are no reasons that child should not be taking that product. Many of our customers have used Threelac for young children and infants with successful results.
GHT's Suggested Serving Sizes for Children
ThreeLac: GHT says children ages 2 and up may take the same amount of ThreeLac that adults take. (We don't think they need that much, however.)
Many of our customers have used Threelac for young children, even infants, with good results. A number of our customers have put a "pinch" of ThreeLac on the nipple for nursing infants, or on the baby’s tongue.
A child’s Threelac dose is figured by relative weight, what is called "Clark’s Rule," which is based on the "full dose" being for a 150-pound adult.
Clark’s Rule for ThreeLac
Adult Dosage
Months 1 through 3 or 4, use 2 to 4 ThreeLac packets a day (starting with 1 per day for the first few days)
Month 4+ 1 ThreeLac packet a day
Child ThreeLac Dosage (37 to 75 lbs/17-34 kg.)
Months 1 and 2 (children heal quicker), -1 ThreeLac packet a day
Month 3+, 1/2 ThreeLac packet a day or possibly stop altogether
Child ThreeLac Dosage (18 to 37 lbs/9-17 kg.)
Months 1 and 2, 1/2 ThreeLac packet a day
Month 3+ 1/4 packet a day or possibly stop altogether
Child ThreeLac Dosage (under 18 lbs/ under 9 kg.)
Months 1 and 2, 1/4 ThreeLac packet a day
Month 3+, 1/8 ThreeLac packet a day or possibly stop altogether
After their symptoms are all gone for about a month, it would probably be a good idea to help your child maintain the absence of Candida symptoms by giving them a little Threelac every week based on the above chart. They wouldn't usually need it every day like an adult.
Oxygen Elements Plus: 1 drop for every 10 pounds of body weight once a day. After 2 weeks, children over the age of 12 can take Oxygen Elements Plus twice a day.
Silica Plus: 2 drops for every 10 pounds of body weight once a day. After 2 weeks, children over the age of 12 can take Silica Plus twice a day. This product is very good for asthma.
Colostrum FM: 1 capsule for every 50 pounds of body weight once a day. Split in half for younger ones.
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