Advice on building up my toddlers immune system?

She is constantly sick and having to take antibiotics and I am now fed upwith it. How can I build up her immune system where she will get better on her own and not get sick as much?Advice on building up my toddlers immune system?
well antibiotics make the immune system worse because it kills the good flora in the stomach that helps fight off infections along with the bad bacteria. My advice is to give her PRO biotics to build back the good flora, you can get this at a healthfood store. Also, don't give her antibiotics everytime she gets sick.....they should only be used in very serious situations...not just for an ear infection or runny nose....


I have found that when any of us come down with something when we use a few drops of hydrogene peroxide in the ear and let it bubble that it gets rid of whatever it is thats infecting. you can research this technique at mercola.com


It has worked wonders in our house!


Also, if your child gets a fever, don't give any medicine to lower the fever because the body needs that fever to kill off the infection....fevers are NOT dangerous and do NOT cause brain damage.....they could cause convultions if really really high but will NOT cause brain damage, so there is no need to lower them. If you do it will only make it harder for the body to get over.


Also, get rid of the sugar! no jucies or sugary drinks, this lowers the immune system drastically....children do NOT need juice as a part of their diet.


I hope this helps a little.......my daughter is hardly ever sick.....and when she is it doesn't last long.Advice on building up my toddlers immune system?
day care
Last year my daughter was sick constantly. This year, vowing not to spend every other week at the doctors office, I made I point to give her a childrens vitamin everyday, and have her drink much more water. She hasn't been sick once. I think its just that extra vitamin boost and hydration kept the virus's at bay.


Good luck!
Day care or preschool helps kids get exposed to germs, good and bad, and beefs up their immune system. Also, throw out the antibacterial gel and wipes, those actually work against our immune systems. Just wash hands before eating and you're fine.
My son was sick all the time too, constantly with respiratory infections. I started giving him hylands vitamin c tablets (You should be able to get them at a health food store.) twice a day and he hasnt been sick in almost 3 months. He is just a little over 1 now, so thats a long time for us.
I have the same problem, so I saw a naturopathic doctor. We are giving her probiotics and she is healthier than I have see her in a long time. She has had so many colds, allergies, respiratory infections ... name it and she has probably had it. She got an ear infection in december that had been going on for months. We did four or five courses of antibiotics and none of them were helping, so I went to this doctor. She told us to start probiotics. Every part of our bodies has bacteria in it that it needs to digest food, fight infection and keep us healthy in general. When we take antibiotics it kills off the good bacteria in addition to the bad bacteria that is making us sick. Probiotics add the healthy bacteria back into our systems, allowing our insides to rebalance and be healthy. We are using probiotics made for babies. We add it to her bottles. It made a HUGE difference in her, so my husband and I are taking them too, and we feel great. We got them at the Healthy Life Market. She is in daycare so she is exposed to everything all the time. We are also washing her hands and face when she gets home, more to protect ourselves than her, but it is helping too. She is one, and when she gets a little older, we will start putting echinecha (I dont know how to spell it) in her food. Echinecha gives white blood cells a boost. You dont take it all the time, only when you feel something coming on.





I hope that helps, there is nothing worse than a sick kid.
There is not a ton you can do about it, as they grow older they fight off these things better.... but in the meantime I'm a big advocate of vitamins - any extra bit helps. I've also used those Zycam (zinc coated Q-tips) that I swab their noses with at the first sign of a cold.... its supposed to lessen the duration and severity of a cold. Also, basic handwashing... make sure its done properly and after every playdate, after school, before eating dinner, etc. Running a humidifer during the winter months in their bedrooms can also help. Make sure she gets plenty of sleep.





I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but I noticed with my kids, around age 4, I noticed a huge turnaround in their health. Also, I am not sure what your daughter is on antibiotics for.... but if its ear infections - my son and daughter both have had tubes put in which drastically reduced the number of ear infections. My daughter also had her tonsils and adenoids removed - HUGE improvement in overall health.





Hope this helps!!!
Look at different diet approaches- maybe speak to dietician, GP or buy some childrens diet books.





Speak to GP about her immune system as there could be an underlying medical condition for this.





As for me (I have immune issues) I drink lots of orange juice, have vitamins, have los of sleep and eat balanced diet.