More people connect autism in children with candida yeast.
For example this case, parents have a five-year-old boy diagnosed with autism.
He had 4 rounds of antibiotics in his first year and tested positive through his naturopath for a yeast overgrowth - the suggestion being that an infant with yeast overgrowth may appear autistic since normal development would be near impossible in that condition.
They started the candida diet with Nystatin two weeks ago.
This past week has been marked by a bad cold and, starting today, a fever.
He has been extremely lethargic all week as well.
It has the parents thinking of stopping here and now.
Could this be typical of a yeast die-off and if so, how long does it last? For me, it doesn't sound typical.
What is recommended is to back off on the antifungal until the die-off symptoms subside some.
They can reduce the dose or skip it a few days.
It usually takes a bowel movement from some people to have die-off relief.
One addition to this therapy is keeping the bowels moving regular if possible.
No need to go to extremes though.
We have to remember that children cannot communicate their illnesses and feelings to us.
Another advice is to reduce his intake if he is feeling really bad.
And once he has a bowel movement he will feel so much better.
He gets flu-like symptoms, and after he feels better, keep up with his meds and gradually get back up to the same dose he was taking before he felt bad.
Lots of distilled water will help with the die off.