Re: DMSO/Crohns/IBS was Nitric oxide inhibitors DMSO!

[Guest guest]

Hi, FUNC.

You're right that viruses are pretty small. They range in size

between about 10 and 200 nanometers. They are too small to be seen

in an ordinary visible light microscope. However, they are still

quite large in molecular terms. Small molecules such as DMSO are

around a nanometer in size.

DMSO is transported through the skin by the normal mechanisms of

dissolution and diffusion in the material making up the skin. In

other words, DMSO does not create large pores in the skin as it is

transported, but must move through intermolecular spaces.

Therefore, it is unable to assist in the transport of substances

much larger than molecular size, such as viruses.

Bacteria are much larger than viruses, in the range from about 1,000

to 20,000 nanometers, so they don't have a chance of diffusing

through intact skin, with or without DMSO.

I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with DMSO. If you

change your mind about trying to understand why it made you sick, I

think the questions to explore would be 1) what was the purity of

the DMSO you used? 2) was you skin washed clean prior to applying

the DMSO? and 3) how much did you apply? When I used to give myself

enemas with DMSO in water, I found that if I used more than about a

teaspoon, I had a headache for a while afterward. Like any other

substance, the dosage is important. But when used appropriately,

DMSO is really a remarkable substance.

Rich

> I used to use DMSO pre CFS for some injuries; it seemed to help

alleviate

> some nagging muscle pain. However post CFS, I put on DMSO, 30

minutes later I

> get sick, i.e difficulty concentrating, fatigue and am sick for 48

hours, I

> think ill pass on this " natural " solvent. I think I will also

pass on trying to

> come up with a scientific theory as to why I get sick from DMSO

because I dont

> think there is a point really. And why exactly cant a virus or

bacteria be

> transported through the skin with DMSO? If I am not mistaken I

virus is a pretty

> small thing....

>

> FUNC

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Rich,

What should one look for to be sure the DMSO is high/pure grade? Is it

expensive? Do you have some reliable sites regarding using DMSO?

Thank you

Katrina

> Hi, FUNC.

>

> You're right that viruses are pretty small. They range in size

> between about 10 and 200 nanometers. They are too small to be seen

> in an ordinary visible light microscope. However, they are still

> quite large in molecular terms. Small molecules such as DMSO are

> around a nanometer in size.

>

> DMSO is transported through the skin by the normal mechanisms of

> dissolution and diffusion in the material making up the skin. In

> other words, DMSO does not create large pores in the skin as it is

> transported, but must move through intermolecular spaces.

> Therefore, it is unable to assist in the transport of substances

> much larger than molecular size, such as viruses.

>

[Guest guest]

Katrina,

I have used 99.9% pure DMSO supplied by DMSO Inc., P.O. Box 439,

Ghent, KY 41045, 1-800-367-6935, obtained at a health food store. I

haven't experienced any problems from it. On the contrary, it

rescued me from a lot of misery due to radiation proctitis. My son

also found rapid help from it for a very sore neck after a traffic

accident.

Dr. 's website is www.dmso.org He is probably the foremost

expert on DMSO and its various medical uses.

Dr. Gregg's website is www.krysalis.net/dmso.htm

There is also a link there to his work on DMSO in Crohn's disease.

Dr. Gregg is very innovative and has found some new uses for DMSO.

Rich

> > Hi, FUNC.

> >

> > You're right that viruses are pretty small. They range in size

> > between about 10 and 200 nanometers. They are too small to be

seen

> > in an ordinary visible light microscope. However, they are

still

> > quite large in molecular terms. Small molecules such as DMSO

are

> > around a nanometer in size.

> >

> > DMSO is transported through the skin by the normal mechanisms of

> > dissolution and diffusion in the material making up the skin.

In

> > other words, DMSO does not create large pores in the skin as it

is

> > transported, but must move through intermolecular spaces.

> > Therefore, it is unable to assist in the transport of substances

> > much larger than molecular size, such as viruses.

> >