Has your doctor recommended Biocidin? Are you worried that Biocidin is going to kill the good bacteria as well as potential gut infections? Do you use Biocidin? Let’s get into it. It is opt or drop time.
Biocidin is a supplement that has been around for over 30 years. It is an antimicrobial and a biofilm disruptor but please know that all biofilms are not bad. Sometimes when Biocidin is used and there’s a negative reaction like anxiety or irritability, which you might have heard about, it’s a detox reaction from the breakdown of the biofilm and release of things like heavy metals, oxalates, and toxins.
Clinical trial results
Let’s get into clinical trials of humans using Biocidin. They have lots of different formulas.
Liquid
Biocidin liquid has been shown in clinical trials to have an immune modulatory effect – they can see a 66 percent increase in IgA. The liquid formulation can be used in newborns, all the way up to the elderly because it can be titrated so easily to increase the dosage. So you start with drops.
Capsules
The capsule version is very equivalent to the liquid. They’re red-looking, and one capsule equals five drops.
Liposomal
A lot of doctors have been recommending this more and more as the preferred formulation. It’s important to understand how these different formulations impact your child potentially.
The liposomal targets the bloodstream and the lymphatic system. It might target the intracellular as well. This is the most potent formula in the sense that it’s gonna penetrate into the body further than any of the other formulations.
Keep in mind that if you’re using the liposomal or if you’ve been recommended to use it, it is quite potent. So it’s definitely something to use under knowledgeable guidance. Out of all their products, this one can cause the most intense die-off. And many times this die-off can happen even after using the liquid or the capsule because the formulation penetrates much more differently.
Biocidin and gut bacteria
Now you might be thinking, is this going to kill the good bacteria in the gut? The company has done before and after gut microbiota testing. They don’t see any decrease in beneficial bacteria from using Biocidin. They have seen an increase in akkermansia, a strain of bacteria that strengthens the gut lining and helps prevent inflammation due to a leaky gut.
What is Biocidin used for?
It has a long list and that might be why your doctor is talking to you about using it. It can cover
- Candida,
- Clostridia,
- Mold,
- Borrelia,
- Giardia,
- SIBO,
- Neuroinflammation.
For neuroinflammation, you usually have to use it much longer, like 6 months or more. Whereas for gut infections, many times it’s used for a few months.
When is it used?
In my experience of seeing how the top 70 to 100 functional medicine doctors focusing on autism in the U. S. use it, it’s not their most powerful option. It depends on the level of infection.
There’s a variety of different ways to test for gut infections, right? And it depends on that list, which one it is. You really want to do a lab test before using this. So you get the lab test back and if it’s a very strong active infection, normally Biocidin is not going to be used. A lot of times, a prescription will be used. Again, it depends on the actual intensity of the infection.
If there’s a large candida infection, a prescription will be used first, and then this is typically used as one of their first stopgaps after stopping the prescription. I have seen it used as a first-line therapy when the health concern is more in the milder range.
So let me give an example for Candida. In the organic acid test, let’s say the arabinose level is between 60 and 110, something along those lines. Typically a prescription is not going to be used when it’s in that range. That’s an active infection. but it’s not a really intense one. So if arabinose is in that range, then something like Biocidin would be used.
How is Biocidin taken?
Typically, the liquid or the capsule would be used first, and then you might switch over to the liposomal. Most parents don’t open the capsule because it doesn’t really taste too good. And as it’s red, it’s sometimes hard to mask.
There is that liquid formulation, so you could certainly use that if your child isn’t swallowing pills.
The liposomal is in a pump form and you want to take it on an empty stomach if possible. I know it gets really hard to schedule these different kinds of supplements when they have to be on an empty stomach. But you want this to be on an empty stomach as much as possible. You squirt it under the tongue. The child holds it for about 30 seconds. And that way the Biocidin gets into your bloodstream.
Trying out the liposomal
I’m a little nervous as to what it’s gonna taste like. Oh, there’s a child lock on it.
It tastes a little like pine needles. I don’t know why. It’s not overly gross. But I can’t say it’s fabulous.
It’s amazing how this liposomal formulation is being absorbed. There really wasn’t much to swallow. So I don’t think your child would need to even hold it for 30 seconds. Whoo! It certainly does its job and gets into the bloodstream. You’re not really concerned too much about having to swallow it. It’s pretty cool, the way it does that. The taste is not terrible, but I wouldn’t say it’s fabulous.
Opt or drop?
Biocidin! Depends on the formulation, but Biocidin is definitely an opt. I have seen it do fantastic things for a variety of different infections and health concerns. It’s certainly potent. You do want to be mindful of detox reactions.
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