How to Heal Your Child's Gut After Antibiotics: A simple protocol

**As Always : This is not medical advice. You should always consult a trusted medical professional if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s health. **

I think one of the most common questions I get is “what can I do for my child who has to take antibiotics” and it’s an understandable question as antibiotic use (while at time’s necessary and life saving) can also wreak havoc on our overall health.

So what can we do? Thankfully there are some wonderful products we can use to help our children DURING and after taking antibiotics.

Our journey :

My seven year old had run into this problem when he was 6 years old. He got his second dose of antibiotics (first at birth) …and it sent him into a lot of health issues, chronic stomach aches, and problems digesting.

I ran the gut labs on him that I now use with clients and what we saw was really hard to absorb. His gut looked like that of an adult, and not in a good way. So we got to work. This is what I WISH I had known when he first got put on antibiotics.

What kids need :

1.) Probiotics DURING AND AFTER antibiotics. Yes, you can take them at the same time. What I recommend parents do is to take the antibiotics during the day, and then take the probiotics before bed.

While we sleep we are in rest and digest mode within our bodies and the probiotics have the opportunity to do their best work. Remaining on a good strong probiotic for 90 days post probiotics is best practice.

2.) The proper strains of probiotics :

Not all probiotic strains perform the same way or can do the same things. Often times we just wander around a health food store looking for a “good probiotic” …..but what does that really mean?

Different strains are necessary for different purposes. I have on particular probiotic that I always recommend parents use if their child is going to be on antibiotics or has been on antibiotics recently (in the last 12 months).

It is called Restore Flora from Microbiome Labs (I give access to you below to purchase with me as a Micro Biome Labs Practitioner.)

Why is this blend of strains so effective?

Saccharomyces boulardii probiotic yeast is an incredibly extensively tested and used for support with digestive issues in relation to gut disruptions such as antibiotics.

What Restore Flora does is builds upon that strain and adds Bacillus Subtilus HU58 and Bacillus Clausii (SC-09) . These three strains together supports a competitive exclusion of unwanted and undesireable strains (that can often take over when we wipe out our good gut bacteria) and helps to recolonize our digestive tract with more favorable strains.

3.) Proper Maintenance Strains and Duration

Once you have colonized the gut and helped to repair what was gone - we need to support continued maintenance of the gut again with proper strains.

HU58 Bacilus Subtilis is the strain that will powerfully and yet gently support your gut as you continue to heal from antibiotics. It is one of the strains in Restore Flora - and studies show that it is incredibly effective and supporting the gut against gas, bloating, diarrhea, etc. — which can occur for months after taking antibiotics unsupported.

HU58 delivers a high enough potency to be incredibly effective and it is what both myself and my son used to recover from antibiotic usage.

During + Post Antibiotic Protocol :

1.) 1 month of Restore Flora

2.) 2 months of HU58

3.) *Optional transition to Kids MegaSpore Biotic Gummies Month 4-6 '

Please note : These are appropriate for children 3+ and should not be used for children under 3 years old.

Dosing (DURING) antibiotics

1.) Open up the Capsules of Restore Flora and add into your choice of cold beverage such as water or organic juice. Take your antibiotic doses during the day, and then take Restore Flora prior to bed time. Start with 1/4 capsule for a week. Then bump up to 1/2 a capsule and remain on that for the rest of the month.

2.) Move to HU58 after 1 month of Restore Flora. Open capsule and follow the same guidelines of 1/4 capsule for 1 week and 1/2 capsule for remainder. Take this for 2 months minimum but can continue for 3 months if you feel your child is thriving on it.

3.) Optional choice to move your child to Mega Spore Kids Biotic gummies after this protocol is over. I would advice 1/2 a gummy per day for a few weeks as they’re very strong. Then bump up to 1 gummy as needed. You can remain on these or use as needed moving forward.

Dosing POST antibiotics….same exact protocol except you don’t need to take your probiotics at night to separate them from the antibiotic dosing.

How do I order these supplements?

1.) Use this link to create a FREE profile to order. My clients receive a 5% discount on all products.

2.) Questions? Email me hello@kidsguthealing.com OR send me a message on instagram