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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 studied at the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney, obtaining degrees in medical science and health sciences in acupuncture and … 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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