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May 13, 2007 at 3:49 pm #33101

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Ben has an ear infection. Boo… Hiss…

Glad to find out what has been bothering him though. Anyway, he’s been prescribed Amoxicillin and the last time he took this, he had horrible diarrhea.

Anyway, the pediatrician (not his regular one) said Probiotics were fine to give. So, I’m jumping at the opportunity.

Only problem is that I can’t find any specifically made for children or infants in this area, and since he starts the antibiotics right away, I don’t want to wait until I can order some online.

So, I bought some for adults and plan to just give him some, but does anyone have an idea as to how much to give? The kind I have are chewable tablets (contains lactobacillus acidophilus and lactobacillus bifidus. They are also milk free) .. I plan to just crush it up and give it to him on his food or something. Each tablet is 1 billion organisms, and the adult dose is to take 3 tablets a day.

Any ideas?

May 13, 2007 at 4:05 pm #33102

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The infant/toddler probiotic that I have for Sarah is a powder form and it says 1/4 tsp. Don’t know if that helps, but that is the dose for what we have. Hope he feels better soon!

May 13, 2007 at 4:41 pm #33103

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Amy,

Does it say how many active cultures are in each dose?

May 13, 2007 at 8:30 pm #33109

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4 billion active cultures in each 1/4 tsp.

May 13, 2007 at 9:54 pm #33114

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hmm i guess i would give one tablet then.. BUT the infant probiotics are made specially for infants because they are said to carry the strains that are for infants. i guess i would give him a little now.. but i would order some just for babies. there are good ones mentioned on this site in past posts.. i know laura posted that post once.

anyhow, i hope his ear clears up soon! oh ya, and i am not sure if you know this ..but dont give the probiotic and the antibiotic close together.. i try and do one at night and one in the morning

May 13, 2007 at 10:09 pm #33116

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I have been giving Carson adult probiotics and I give him one capsule. The recommended dose is 2 capsules per day.

May 14, 2007 at 12:23 am #33124

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Naomi,
Our GI doctor recommended Culturelle for Bryce which is an adult probiotic. He said to just give Bryce 1/4 dose every day. When he’s on antibiotics, we usually go up to 1/2 dose per day.

May 14, 2007 at 7:15 am #33126

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I didn’t realize probiotics and antibiotics had to be so spaced out! Doah! I’ll remember that from now on!!!
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