Allergies and Baby’s Jarro-Dophilus

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the link Stacey. I guess I’ll be checking labels to see if products were produced after the first of the year so I know if I can trust the label or not.

[Anonymous]

I had a long talk with the manager at my local organic market this
morning and ended up buying Nature’s Way Primadophilus for Children.
Was produced after first of year so label is accurate. Does say “may
contain trace amounts of dairy or soy proteins” on label because of
assembly lines/factory of other products but does not flat out contain
casein or fish like the Jarodophilus. The manager highly recommended
this one or the Udo’s Choice – but he’d have to order the Udo’s and
it’s more expensive – so will give this one a try.

[Anonymous]

Sure wish there was a local organic market here. I have to drive 30 minutes with my screaming, carseat hating, baby to even get to a standard small healthfood stores (not a great selection).

[Anonymous]

That’s one thing I’m definitely lucky with – we live in Manhattan so we
have two organic markets and a Whole Foods in walking distance.

[Anonymous]

FYI – we switched from the Baby Jarodophilus to Nature’s Way
Primadophilus about 3 days ago. Marisa has always had some off/on
rashes/acne on her forehead and it’s MUCH clearer already. Could be
coincidence but maybe the casein or soy or fish in Jarodophilus was
slightly bothering her? Not sure, but thanks again, Kara, for raising
this issue!

[Anonymous]

I just bought that as well, the baby jarodophilus, and yep it was in the refrigerated section of the health foods store and it does indeed contain dairy, fish and soy (just read that and as I don’t give my kids soy will discontinue it with Aidan) The regular jar-odophilus (the brand) does not say it contains that so I might start giving him that instead (it has doseing for children and infants).

[Anonymous]

Karen- Very interesting that her skin cleared up. I’m glad the switch seems to be making a difference!

I want to report back on what I am finding in general In case it is helpful for anyone else. I am dealiang with multiple food sensitivities which makes finding a probiotic much more difficult. Both Natures Way and Udo’s choice contain ascorbic acid which David reacts to. Nature’s Way also has Potato Starch which he reacts to as well.

Kirkman labs puts out a specially designed hypoallergenic formula which is the best I’ve found for ingredients but is also expensive. I’d like to try this one. I’ll let you know how it goes. http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/products/probiotics/pro_bio/Probi o75b_C_60_Spec345.html

I also found an interesting paragraph on a study done dealing with intestinal bacteria, allergies & eczema (from ask Dr. Greene):

Poop, Beneficial Bacteria and Eczema

An elegant little study in Finland, published in the July 2002 issue of Gut, looked at babies with severe eczema – and their stools. Stools are teeming with bacteria, some beneficial, some neutral, and some that are not our friends. In this study, as levels of E. coli and bacteroides bacteria in the stool went up, so did IgE antibodies in the blood (evidence of allergy), and eczema on the skin. When these babies were weaned, half got hypoallergenic formula and the other half got hypoallergenic formula with beneficial bacteria blended in (like in yogurt or acidophilus milk). Those that got the beneficial bacteria decreased their levels of E coli and bacteroides in their stools, the IgE in their blood, and the eczema on their skin. We are healthiest when our internal ecosystem is healthy.

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