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How can I prevent my 5 year old getting frequent colds?
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My 5 year old daughter gets cold/cough regularly about once a month. She is an active child, eating very nutritiously (very little processed and high sugar/fat/salt foods), have Chinese herbals regularly. She does have an allergy to fish and had eczema when she was younger. I tried the RPA elimination diet strict and it helped a bit but couldn't stay on that for very long. I'm getting frustrated with the frequency of her colds and seemingly very weak immune system. Is this normal in a child with allergies or sensitivities? What can be done to strengthen her immune system or prevent such frequent colds/coughs? Thanks. -
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Christine Guirguis
Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner
Christine Guirguis is a Sydney acupuncturist and AHPRA-registered Chinese medicine practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in women’s health, fertility, IVF and pregnancy support. She … View Profile
In my clinical experience, frequent colds and flus, combined with signs such as eczema are often a sign of immune impairment stemming from a distruption in the normal bacterial populations of the gut. This is very common in children for various reasons, but one of the most common is previous treatment with antibiotics. I often will prescibe a probiotic such as Saccharomyces boulardii alone first without Chinese herbals for these cases, and often this alone is enough to see a marked decrease in the number of days that the child is suffering with colds.
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