Dr. Hive--lysine for kids??

[Aura]

We have issues with sores in the mouth. I KNOW that lysine helps. I take it myself, and for the ones that can swallow a pill, they take it, to. It helps more than anything else. But my 3-year-old busted his lip and I know from past experiences, that it's going to result in a sore if he doesn't get the lysine.

 

Myself and my ds 14 take 1500 mg of lysine twice a day when we need it (feel a sore coming on). I just finished reading where kids need MORE lysine than adults. :eek:

 

Right now, all I have is the Super Lysine+ liquid--a horrible, HORRIBLE tasting alcohol extract. And it doesn't say exactly how much lysine is in it. The propietary blend (lysine w/ other herbs) is 300 mg per dose.

 

I'm giving ds3 one dose of the liquid extract 3-4 times a day. He hates it, but bless his heart, he takes it. I feel so bad for him.:(

 

Does anyone know of a child's version of lysine? The only kind I can find is the Appeton brand, which comes with lysine in a multivitamin syrup or tablet. The lysine content is only 100 mg/tsp in the syrup, and that's more than the tablets. That might be good for maintenance, but I just don't think that's enough to stop a break-out that's coming.

 

I have found a lysine powder, but I've tasted uncoated lysine tablets before, and they're horrible tasting. I don't see how the powder would be any more helpful than the liquid extract I've got.

 

Does anyone know of there is a children's lysine supplement? :confused:

[Aura]

btt

[Aura]

anyone??

[MariannNOVA]

Feeble suggestion:

 

crush the tablet and put it in applesauce or pudding or ice cream?:confused:

[Sandra in FL]

You could open your capsule and fill smaller (size 3, 4, 5) empty capsules. That's a pain though.

 

http://www.thrivingpets.com/index.php/gelatin-capsules.html

 

Or if they can take size 3, this is a better deal:

 

http://www.iherb.com/Now-Foods-3-Gelatin-Caps-Extra-Small-Size-1000-Empty-Capsules/889?at=1