Posted by FloydAS on September 10, 2015, at 17:55:51
In reply to Re: Lack of Pediatric Psych Options Discussion, posted by linkadge on September 10, 2015, at 17:22:16
> Hi,
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> I have no experience or understanding of the specific disorder your daughter has.
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> However, there is a link between gut bacteria and mood. Probiotics (can) have antidepressant effects. With your daughters syndrome, I assume the use of probiotics is to be strictly avoided?
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> I know that supplemental probiotics can boost brain levels of serotonin (don't ask me how), but it has been shown in animal and human studies. The use of antibiotics (as your daughter requires) may therefore kill off some beneficial bacteria? Again, this is an area that I have little knowledge.The use of probiotics in immune deficient patients is one of controversy. Some immunologists order their adult patients to take them religiously. However there have been very rare instances where death has occurred due to some initiated autoimmune response traced back to the probiotic treatment.
Given my daughter's age and non-categorized primary immunodeficiency the doctors feel it best to be conservative and not attempt probiotic treatment since there is no possible way to predict her body's reaction. The downside is the potential loss of good guy bacteria but all things considered that is of little concern compared to the alternative consequences.
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