When faced with low blood pressure, the brain discovers subconsciously that water, other liquids such as milk, salt, and carbohydrates, especially sugar, will boost brain blood pressure, thereby improving oxygen delivery to the brain. The brain creates the urge to eat these particular foods to give itself more oxygen.
In general, supplements do not interfere with the protocol. I ask parents to stop them because, for most of them, they are not effective or minimally so compared with the capacity of the child’s natural ability to recover as long as inflammation is suppressed.nnMany parents want to continue various supplements, although they tell me there has been little to no progress while using them, and they are often enormously expensive.nnAll that being said, if your pediatrician says your child is deficient in iron or Vitamin D, for instance, by all means, follow their directions.
Supplements are not required to heal the intestinal tract (leaky gut, bacterial translocation). The intestinal tract is very resilient and is fully capable of repairing itself after bacterial overgrowth is reversed with either inulin or rifaximin.
I would generally recommend starting all of the protocol supplements as soon as your child is able to reliably take in food and liquids, as long as the surgeon gives their approval.
Continuing or stopping rifaximin for a day or two will not harm your child and will not lead to rifaximin becoming less effective.
If a child is doing well but prior symptoms seem to be returning. I first always look for external forms of stress such as infections (sinus, middle ear) or pain (dental problems, cramping), or emotional trauma (change in home or school, shifts in the family dynamic). If there are no apparent causes here and the return of symptoms is lasting more than 1-2 months, then I consider focusing on improving intestinal bacterial balance by shifting to rifaximin or increasing the frequency I use rifaximin.
Tantrums are a healthy, normal part of child development, and when I hear reports that a once easy-going, calm child is now having tantrums, I am pleased because this means that your child is now alert and aware, and tuned in to the world around them.nnTantrums occur when children lack the social and emotional skills to handle big emotions. They are a way for children to express their displeasure, control the world around them, or change the outcome of a situation. nnYou can diffuse the situation by staying calm, being consistent, and acknowledging your child’s big emotions. You mustn’t reward tantrums by caving or giving in to get the tantrum to stop. It is also important to recognize that your child is not being “bad” or trying to upset you when they throw a tantrum. Tantrums are an indicator that your child does not have the maturity or skills to manage their big emotions, and if you can view your child as struggling, you are more likely to have empathy for them which will help you stay calm, which will have a calming effect on your child also.
TBI stands for Traumatic Brain Injury and is used in a general sense for a physical injury to the head and results in symptoms lasting more than 24 hours. See mTBI and MTBI.
MTBI stands for Major Traumatic Brain Injury that is associated with bleeding within the brain. Whereas mTBI stands for minor Traumatic Brain Injury and and refers to injuries commonly called is concussions and which do not have bleeding in the brain.
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