Antibiotics

[Fidgetsmum]

I've recently had a throat infection which wouldn't budge and was eventually prescribed 250mg amoxycillin. 3 days after I finished the course, I got it back again with a vengeance (plus full on flu symptoms) and was then prescribed 500mg amoxycillin. I'm exclusively bf my son who has just turned 5 months. The stronger antibiotics gave me a 'bad tummy' and since I took them, my son has also seemed to have worse wind and general tummy ache (no other symptoms like d&v though).

I've finished the course now and my tummy is better, but he isn't.

Anything I can do/take/give to help his tummy? Or is it not that, and perhaps the jabs or something else...

[Fuschia]

Yakult?

[Fidgetsmum]

Hi Fuschia - that's a good idea for me, but I wasn't sure about giving it to him as he's only ever had breast milk (I'm ultra sensitive about it as my daughter had a cow's milk protein allergy).

I'm sure I read somewhere about a homeopathic remedy I could give directly to him (I don't actually subscribe to homeopathy at all, but I'll try anything to make him feel better!)

[Saffron]

What about probiotic casules? It's the same stuff as in Yakult type drinks, just concentrated in a capsule. You could try mixing it with a little apple juice maybe (to avoid formula/dairy).

[Fidgetsmum]

Ah Saffron I think that's what I'd heard about. Any idea where I can purchase them? I'm guessing maybe health matters on LL?

[Fuschia]

I hsve acidophilus cSpsules - heAlth matters or eBay

Take them yourself too

[hellosailor]

Health matters sell a powder for this called Bifidobacterium Infantis made by BioCare which is specially formulated for infants. You put a quarter of a tea spoon of the powder into their mouths with every feed if breastfeeding. I used it after having to take various antibiotics for 3 weeks while breastfeeding and worrying about baby sailor getting thrush or digestive probs.

It's not cheap - looking at my bottle here it's ?26:15 but worth it if it helps!

[Fidgetsmum]

Thanks everyone. That powder hellosailor is the one I had in the back of my memory. But I'd forgotten how expensive it was (we'd bought it for my daughter three years ago but never used it! What a waste!)