"Fran Brenner" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Anybody familiar with Grapefruit Seed Extract being used for thrush?  The
> extract is titrated with distilled water as follows:
> 10 gtt [drops] to one ounce [30 cc] distilled water swabbed to areolar
area/
> infant mouth/diaper/perineal area.......
>
> if no effect increase solution strenght to 15 gtt, and then 20 gtt.

The following link has excellent ideas for getting rid of thrush.
http://www.mothering.com/12-0-0/html/12-2-0/12-2-bfthrush99.shtml

One of them is the use of citrus seed extract either topically or orally.  I
personally tried the ingestion method.  It was hands down the most horrible
taste (think used ashtray swabbed with a grapefruit rind) I can recall.  I
would think twice before subjecting a baby to that taste *treat*.  There is
a reason you are cautioned to swallow it all at once - you may lose your
nerve.  ;-)

Ingesting citrus seed extract twice a day with topical application of GV to
my nipples and increased hygiene worked wonderfully for us.
-Monique Schaefers
Oregon

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