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Comparison - garlic vs. oil of oregano?
Posted by Mom in Calif |
Last Reply February 9, 2010
at 06:00
Started February 6, 2010 at 19:01 |
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Have any of you compared the two - garlic versus oil of oregano? We take Allibiotic CF but have never used the more expensive versions of pure garlic extract. However, we've used oil of oregano topically (with care, since it can burn!) and have just started taking oil of oregano capsules internally. Taking the oil internally seems very effective, especially for our son, who was experiencing some breakthrough pimples after about a month clear on supplements alone. It sounds to me like the two natural plant extracts have similar antibiotic properties. Both strong, both need to be used with care topically...Oil of oregano has the advantage of being available at the health food store. Raw garlic of course you can work with at home (thank you for your tips, Bob) but it does come with garlic odor, which I don't mind :) but my husband complains...! The garlic that is advertised with fervor all over the internet (...stabilized purified patented only from one source) seems so expensiv... read more |
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Crushed Raw Garlic vs. Garlic Pills
Posted by Garlicmeister Bob |
Last Reply February 8, 2010
at 21:47
Started January 13, 2010 at 19:24 |
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Crushed raw garlic versus garlic pills and oils Crushed raw garlic (CRG) and garlic water made from it both kill staph on contact; all staph, including MRSA and is the first line of defense in limiting the spread of MRSA. Staph, including MRSA cannot become immune to CRG because of the way it works. CRG is the most effective weapon against staph because it can be combined with water and applied in many creative ways to bring its antibiotic power to where the infection is. If the infection is in the colon, garlic water can be administered as an enema while lying on the left side to kill staph in the colon. You can soak in a bathtub of warm garlic water for a couple of hours and let it seep in through the skin. Not only does it kill any bacteria on the skin but the skin becomes one big transdermal application medium for delivering garlic into the body where it can enter the capillaries and even the lymphatic system and maybe do a little good before the bodies own defens... read more |
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lesion question
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply February 7, 2010
at 15:52
Started February 1, 2010 at 21:43 |
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I'm wondering about lesions. I know I keep harping on this, but I can't seem to let it go. I certainly apologize for taking everyone's time! And you all understand so much more than my friends! My lesion had the hard, itchy bump in the middle, and that grew to about the size of a dime. But....the area immediately surrounding that got bright red (like an angry red color), probably three inches or so around. The red area surrounding the middle bump was not a smooth circle around the edges, but jagged and pointy. It was not raised, only the middle part. As I've said before, the middle part does not open and drain. Does anyone else get such an angry red area around their lesion? I hope I'm not the only one! Thank you all once again! You make me feel better just by listening. |
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MRSA vaccine?
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply February 7, 2010
at 14:39
Started February 7, 2010 at 14:35 |
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I came across this article. I believe vaccines have been tried before, but I think I read they didn't make it past stage 3 testing. Maybe this will be different. What do you think? Too much to hope for? http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/12/16/sanofi-pasteur-commercializing-mrsa-vaccine.aspx?admgarea=ht.InfectiousDiseases |
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Hand Dryers
Posted by Nancy R |
Last Reply February 4, 2010
at 17:34
Started November 29, 2009 at 20:12 |
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This was sent to me today by a very trusted friend. I thought that this was very interesting information. Everyone in the cleaning industry has always been told that hand dryers in restrooms are not sanitary, they spread germs and bacteria around. I always thought that this just came from the paper companies because they are loosing sales to the hand dryers. A couple of years ago, I was working with a rep, and I noticed that after he washed his hands and noticed that there were no paper towels , only a hand dryer he left the restroom with wet hands. I asked him about it. He said that hand dryers blow a lot of germs and bacteria around. He also told me to take a look under the hand dryer next time I was in a restroom. There is a filter underneath the hand dryer that is supposed to be cleaned on a weekly basis. I looked at one and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. It had layers and layers of caked on gunk (disgusting). Since then I will not use hand d... read more |
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Questions on My Immune System Support
Posted by Lois |
Last Reply February 1, 2010
at 18:38
Started January 29, 2010 at 19:55 |
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I have been taking Allibiotic CF for awhile now and I seem to be able to tolerate it. Do I need to take an additional oregano supplement? I started to take "iFlora, a Multi-Probiotic Formula, a Blend of 16 Strains 16 Billion Cells" produced by Sedona Labs just recently? At about the same time I started drinking Chocolate Light Silk Milk?. I started having intestinal problems. I connected that to the Silk Milk. Beans are beans in any form! However, I'm still not feeling quite right. My intestinal system just isn't quite right and I have this uneasy weak feeling. I am more regular than I have been in several months! At about the same time I started taking a new Brand of slow release iron? The light therapy box is fairly new too. All in the month of January. Then I think of C Dif. I never had it, but.... Is it possible it can have been dormate since last April? Or am I just thinking too much? I have no fever. I see my internist Monday for a regular followup vi... read more |
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MRSA and Psychological disorders
Posted by Undefined |
Last Reply January 31, 2010
at 14:49
Started January 30, 2010 at 19:11 |
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I am posting this question/story in hopes of finding anyone else with similar situations or answers. I have a life long friend, who was diagnosed with MRSA some three years ago. She has always been a fun loving person and good friend. She is only prescibed meds when she has an outbreak, and the location of the MRSA is in her nasal passage. Her outbreaks occur 3 times a year or more and last up to a month. It seems however that the past 6 months, her personalityhas completely changed. I would describe this change as vicious and nasty. The question I pose is "Are there any connections out there with MRSA spreading to the brain and causing neurological disorders, including complete personality change?" I fear my friend will never be the same since these aren't mood swings, but rather a complete transformation over a six month period. Thanks to all, Concerned Friend |
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I can't believe it!
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply January 29, 2010
at 21:16
Started January 28, 2010 at 22:25 |
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Hi, everyone, I am sorry to say that I think I have another infection. It's the exact same spot as the three previous lesions, that itchy bump that I can't stand! My last one was mid-November. I made it two months. Before that, it was 11 months between lesions, with no special precautions as all. I have to tell you I'm in total shock. I have NOT been complacent! I take my supplements every day, use the Hibiclens in the shower every three days, wash just about everything with bleach, never use the same towel, completely wipe the house with the Clorox Wipes from the toothbrush handle to the cabinets to the chairs to the remotes, even my car, every week! At school I wash constantly. After the lesion in November, we went through the house with Lysol and washed everything from the floors to the walls and in between! There is nothing I can think of to do that I don't already do. I am truly sick over this. I think I must be one of those people who will get it for no reason a... read more |
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Nasal Spray
Posted by linda mccafferty |
Last Reply January 29, 2010
at 15:53
Started January 29, 2010 at 15:53 |
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http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20091120/vicks-nasal-spray-recalled |
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Can MRSA infect bones/joints?
Posted by Carole |
Last Reply January 29, 2010
Started December 24, 2006 at 12:26 |
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I am a 54 year old female and have had MRSA for the last 4 months, thought to a caused by a bite from a Brown Recluse spider. 3 to 4 days after I finish an antibiotic, I start showing signs of MRSA again. I have had boils, sinus, throat/tonsil problems and now seem to be affected in my bones and joints. Recently, all joints of my arms, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles are very painful. It almost feels as though my entire arm and leg BONES hurt as well. (I have had MILD Osteoarthritis for about 15 years in my knees and ankles but nothing like this!) Does anyone know if MRSA can affect bones and/or joints? My doc is sending me to an infectious disease doctor but I have not had the appointment yet. Thanks for any information you can share with me! God Bless you all! Carole |
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Mrsa and stress
Posted by Tana |
Last Reply January 27, 2010
at 05:44
Started January 26, 2010 at 15:18 |
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Hi everyone, I have been Lesion free for six months now and trying to stay that way.I have been under extreme stress lately and I am afraid it will cause me to get sick again. Things happen that I think I have to deal with and lately I feel like I'm going to go off the deep end. Should I just ignore things for my own sake and tell everyone to leave me alone? I really fear for my health because of stress from everything that is happening in my life.Loss of my mom 3 years ago,which I got my Mrsa from trying to revive her,Court battles over her will and Estate,loss of most of my family over their greed,and after I thought this was all settled something else pops up to do with estate and I feel like I have to fight the good fight for my moms wishes.On top of that, trying to plan my daughter wedding on a tight budget because of all the money I owe for treatment of mrsa and all the supplements I have to get to keep Mrsa free.I am feel as though I am working just to keep mrsa away.Should I... read more |
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Stories / Photos/Pimples
Posted by abcdeb |
Last Reply January 26, 2010
at 17:17
Started January 24, 2010 at 14:33 |
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Hi, I've been going through many old posts, and found a thread from a while ago (don't remember how long ago) where someone was going to post people's stories and photos (I think Nancy's birds?). Just wondering if they're still posted anywhere. I'd love to see them! On a completely unrelated topic, how do you tell the difference between a "normal" pimple and a MRSA or staph pimple? I think I'm starting to annoy my friends because I get very upset (basically, I freak out) at every pimple (which, since my surgery, I seem to get more of lately!). Is it the itching sensation? Any other clues? Thank you once again! |
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Laundering study - HAIs and home efforts...
Posted by Mom in Calif |
Last Reply January 26, 2010
Started January 21, 2010 at 17:36 |
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Wow - UK based study finds hospital scrubs a common source of pathogens, especially home-laundered! At the very least, it means that families dealing with MRSA at home need to be aware of potential inadequacies in their laundering efforts at home... http://biomedme.com/infection-controll/ineffective-laundering-mechanism-of-surgical-scrubs-potential-source-of-healthcare-acquired-infections_5851.html |
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our story of MRSA
Posted by michelle and rob |
Last Reply January 25, 2010
at 04:40
Started August 23, 2005 at 03:45 |
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hi everyone. i cant tell you how happy i am that we found this site. until now we did not know that there were others like us. and hearing new things about MRSA from all of you is wonderful. we knew nothing at all from the doctors here. my husband was diagnosed with MRSA over a year ago. his first out break of sores happened when he was in kuwait fighting. my husband is in the navy. when he came home he had 2 more sores so i made him go to the hospital. they gave him meds and cultured the boils. they got better and we never heard back from the hospital so we went about our lives. when he went back to the hospital a second time it was 3 months later it wasnt till then when they told us it was MRSA. but they never once told us that it can be passed along or how to treat it. we told just that it was a type of staoh and to take the meds and he would be fine. what a joke huh? well now its a year and a half later and low and behold my daughter who is 8 my mother-in-law and i now have MRSA... read more |
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does bactrim work on mrsa
Posted by Hope |
Last Reply January 24, 2010
at 16:03
Started November 3, 2007 at 22:25 |
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I was told on Sept 4 that I had Cellulitis caused by mrsa.Is this harder or just as hard to get rid of?They only have me on Bactrim right now,I can't get in to see a IDD until January. |
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2nd Surgery for MRSA boil?
Posted by Stephanie U. |
Last Reply January 24, 2010
at 15:41
Started July 23, 2009 at 21:24 |
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I need help & advice...two days ago, I had a large boil surgically drained that was between the inside and outside buttock, and now, there remains a large hole. I went for my follow-up today, and my Dr. says that part of the opening is smaller, and still draining, and healing. However, on the other side (closest to my pubic hair-sorry-)there is a small tract that has pus in it, and she needs to open it up and drain the pus out. I have been on Bactrim for three days, Bactoban ointment for nose & fingernails once daily, and Hibeclens soap. She insists the tract is teeny, and that everything is going well, and this should really stop it. The boil is most likely MRSA; the initial culture shows staph, but the sensitivity culture will be back tomorrow. I am scared to death. Is this normal? She says it is part of healing; she is not worried at all. I have no fever, I'm not septic, and she said I would be a lot sicker if the Bactrim wasn't working. Should I be afraid that the staph will... read more |
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can carriers spread?
Posted by wary |
Last Reply January 24, 2010
at 15:24
Started January 23, 2010 at 16:29 |
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This question isn't about MRSA only, but any staph. If one were a "carrier", ie, colonized in nose, can this be easily spread? If one were going to work with medically vulnerable adults (ie someone on ventilator, feeding tube, etc), could they be jeopardized if one WAS a carrier? I ask because I may work with such an individual in the future and while I have not been diagnosed with staph or MRSA, someone at my job had mrsa and I had to dispense meds to them. After reading all this I'm thinking it would be wise to get a "nose swab" before I accepted a position working with people in a more medical type setting. Also, I get little reddish "zits" if you will, and always have, in various places on may skin. Could it be possible I have a regular staph infection? |
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Hibiclense and Muropicin Questions
Posted by Tana |
Last Reply January 23, 2010
at 20:52
Started September 10, 2009 at 01:27 |
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I have been using The antibacterial soap every day and swabbing nose with muropicin first week of every month.Different doctors are telling me different things.Some tell me to swab nose everyday,another says 5 days on and two off,and yet another has told me one week every month? And with the wash they say everyday,and another says three days a week.Anyone have a regimen that is working with these without over doing it? The same with the allicin,oregano,olive leaf extract and C. Should I be doing all these at the same time or alternating some? I can see taking the allicin everyday and the C, but I have been having an issue with the Wild oregano giving me a burning sensation in my chest and causing irritation with bowel movements. I have not brought olive leaf yet.Hope someone who has been without an outbreak for awhile can give me some answers here.Please help anyone ? |
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postman
Posted by ladyk |
Last Reply January 23, 2010
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Started January 23, 2010 at 16:05 |
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postman - You are banned from this forum. It does not matter how many times you copy and paste your sensationalistic, doomsday, derogatory shock & awe posts, or posts directed at others in your derogatory fashion… they will be disregarded and subsequently deleted. You have been given ample opportunity to follow this forum rules. Additionally your conduct yesterday demonstrates your continued reluctance to conduct yourself appropriately on this forum. ladyk Forum Administration |
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US MRSA LAWSUITS
Posted by RANDY J |
Last Reply January 22, 2010
at 21:23
Started December 7, 2005 at 17:04 |
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US MRSA Lawsuits Started by Randy J Posted: December 7, 2005 at 16:45 I'm 58 and acquired deep wound MRSA following low back fusion with steel support, in florida. I've looked all over the internet and can not find any info on successful or unsuccessful lawsuits or settlements on MRSA contracting/treatments. Would you or families post your/their legal experience on this subject. Thanks - Still on Vanco via IV after 8 weeks.. Randy |
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