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What Causes Recurring Viral Infections And Cold Sores In A Child?
Hello. I have a 9 year old son who continues to get cold sores and has just recently picked up verrucasand has a pimple type thing on his arm. His personal hygiene is quite good. He is mildly asthmatic. This year he seems to b picking up a lot of viral infections. He takes a multivitamin and prior to this would never had got anything. Is he lacking some vitamin and what can b taken to improve immune system. I would appreciate your feedback. Thks Marie
Tue, 7 Jun 2016
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Since he is already using multivitamins, you may want to consider adding probiotics to his supplements to see if this helps.
Probiotics help with immunity, a large percentage of the body's immunity is in the gut and probiotics have been shown to improve this.
In addition the use of a wide range of fruits and vegetables to ensure that he is receiving as many minerals and vitamins as possible, would be helpful as well.
I hope this helps
Since he is already using multivitamins, you may want to consider adding probiotics to his supplements to see if this helps.
Probiotics help with immunity, a large percentage of the body's immunity is in the gut and probiotics have been shown to improve this.
In addition the use of a wide range of fruits and vegetables to ensure that he is receiving as many minerals and vitamins as possible, would be helpful as well.
I hope this helps
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