Dear friends, specially those with babies. Recently we saw a case of a mother who gave her 8 months old baby a spoon of honey ( the baby loved the flavor). The baby was later admitted with serious facial paralysis to the ICU and was put on a ventilator.
Do not give honey to any infant younger than 2 years of age. Honey can be a reservoir for "Clostridium botulinum". A bacteria that can produce several toxins in the body. Infants younger than 2 years of age would lack the normal flora and enough production of bile acids that would regularly inhibit the growth on this microorganism.
Share the message with those you care about, specially the ones with babies.
Dr. Saleh, Pharm. D
Do not give honey to any infant younger than 2 years of age. Honey can be a reservoir for "Clostridium botulinum". A bacteria that can produce several toxins in the body. Infants younger than 2 years of age would lack the normal flora and enough production of bile acids that would regularly inhibit the growth on this microorganism.
Share the message with those you care about, specially the ones with babies.
Dr. Saleh, Pharm. D
