Infant with strep throat on antibiotics for 2 months needs recommendations for damage.

Q: Our 2 1/2 year old adopted daughter (Chinese) has a very resistant strep throat and has been on antibiotics for almost 2 months. The infection keeps coming back voraciously and thus they keep changing the antibiotic. I am very concerned about the damage caused by the antibiotic. Can you make a recommendation for me?

A. First, use the HLC Intensive Probiotic by Pharmax which is the strongest one available. One capsule twice daily with meals. You will need to open the capsule for her and sprinkle it on food (taste is very mild) since she is too young to swallow caps.

In addition, I highly recommend Garlic Freeze Dried by Pharmax to go along the probiotic treatment. You can buy smaller empty capsules in the health food stores to re-package the contents into several smaller caps and get her to swallow them (not a great taste if mixed into food). If this doesn't work you could try hiding the Freeze Dried Garlic powder in apple sauce or something similar. Lastly, remove all dairy products from her diet as dairy will exacerbate strep infections.