| My son comes from a long line of bedwetters. I | | | | party, I took him anyways and let the fresh air |
| can't count the hours of lost sleep from waking | | | | and sunshine and good old fashioned friends cure |
| him up to go potty. I can't count the number of | | | | him of his misery. I decided from that point that I |
| quarters I spent washing the sheets. The | | | | would not continue the antibiotics. |
| pediatrician told me not to worry because the | | | | I doubled up on the acidophilus tablets and served |
| bladder doesn't mature until age 7. I would invite | | | | him kefir smoothies to clear his system of the |
| her to help me drag the sheets up and down four | | | | antibiotics and of the sicknesses. Acidophilus |
| flights of stairs every time the bed was wet. I | | | | tablets contain a milk loving bacteria that break |
| personally had better things to do with my time | | | | down the protein in milk and restore a healthy |
| every night after work than wash sheets. I would | | | | balance of flora in the intestine. Cultured milk |
| rather be investing my time and my money in a | | | | products, like kefir, yogurt and cheese, contain |
| home business and spending quality time with my | | | | lactobacillus acidophilus as well as other cultures |
| son in the park so he could run off his energy. | | | | that help the body control overgrowth of candida |
| I learned from a video called Fed Up with | | | | albicans and candidiasis. |
| Children's Behavior by Sue Dengate, that food | | | | A couple days later, the bedwetting stopped. He |
| dyes and other chemical additives irritate the | | | | didn't get sick again, either. I exposed him to as |
| bladder and cause hyperactivity and aggression. I | | | | much fresh air and sunshine as possible to keep |
| learned from my preschool that there are simple | | | | his spirits high and to keep him active. |
| exercises that integrate a primitive reflex called | | | | Then, when he went in to get his splint changed |
| the Spinal Galant reflex. So, I put my whole family | | | | to a cast, the doctors wanted to prescribe more |
| on an additive free diet and did the wiggle worm | | | | antibiotics. |
| exercise with my son. | | | | FOR WHAT?!! For the surgery, they said. I about |
| The bedwetting eventually stopped altogether. | | | | fell out of my chair. Antibiotics for cutting off a |
| Then, my son broke his arm. The bone punctured | | | | splint and covering the arm with a cast? |
| the skin, so the doctors put him on antibiotics | | | | I declined the prescription. My son has been |
| while he was in the hospital. He got two iv's full of | | | | waking up dry and healthy ever since. |
| antibiotics for a tiny puncture wound. | | | | So, think twice before giving your child antibiotics. |
| In the hospital, he woke up constantly to go to | | | | Consult with your pediatrician. If you decide to use |
| the bathroom because of being on iv's after the | | | | anitbiotics, consider the use of acidophilus and |
| surgery. | | | | cultured milk products, such as kefir, yogurt and |
| When we got home, he started wetting the bed | | | | cheese in conjuction with antibiotics. Be sure to |
| again. | | | | ask for a variety of antibiotics without food dyes. |
| Even if I took him potty in the middle of the | | | | There is a generic version of Amoxycillin that |
| night, he still wet the bed. | | | | comes in a white chewable tablet that tastes like |
| Then, he spiked a high fever and got an ear | | | | sweet tarts. |
| infection and pink eye. | | | | Traditional societies have used cultured milk |
| The doctors put him on more antibiotics. | | | | products for centuries for health and vitality. So, it |
| (It took a room full of doctors and nurses almost | | | | makes sense that we should, too. Continue the |
| an hour for to find an antibiotic without artificial | | | | use of acidophilus, especially after finishing a |
| colors.) | | | | prescription of antibiotics to restore the balance |
| I knew from Dianne Craft's cd The Biology of | | | | of healthy flora in the intestine. Make cultured milk |
| Behavior that antibiotics cause yeast overgrowth | | | | products a part of your family's daily diet. |
| and bring down the body's defenses and cause | | | | Stop wasting time and hard earned money |
| ADHD behavior such as hyperactivity and | | | | washing sheets. You could be working from home |
| aggression. I had previouisly been giving my son | | | | and investing in your future with all the time you |
| acidophilus tablets because he was very | | | | waste changing the bedding and washing sheets. |
| hyperactive. But, since we started an additive | | | | You could be enjoying quality time with your |
| free diet, I didn't rely on the probiotics so much. | | | | peaceful child who used to be an ADHD child. |
| Finally, when he was too sick to go to his birthday | | | | |