vitamin A

5 yo M with apparent reaction to Vitamin A and/or Culturelle

Hi, I would appreciate some clarification here please – I have a 5 year old patient with suspected diary and gluten tolerance issues. Removing both from his diet resulted in huge improvements. However, I’ve just started him on Bio-Ae-Mulsion and Culturelle at age appropriate doses, and he has complained of…

5 years ago

Azathioprine and Vitamin A

Hi I am currently consulting with a mother and daughter. Mother = Sjoren’s and Hashimoto’s Daughter = Ulcerative Colitis I am preparing supplement programme for them both, part of it to hopefully include Vitamin A. They are both taking Azathioprine of which there is a moderate contra-indication with Vitamin A…

5 years ago

Supplement alternative

Hello, I’m still a student (CNM, year 1 Nutrition), but I hope it’s okay to post a question here. I’ve been advised that my daughter who is 5 years old takes Ultracare for Kids due to it’s bioavailability as she had some signs of vitamin A deficiency (keratosis on upper…

7 years ago