Re: Re: Cough syrup/guaifenesin

[Guest guest]

With a teaspoon, It becomes like a lovely paste and with the peppermint

oil is quite tasty. I just dip my spoon in and then lick the spoon, 1/2

tsp is enough to do the job, and you can use as often as necessary. its non

toxic- food actually except for the GSE and thats only a drop or two but

it does its job quite effectively. You could also use Oil of Oregano instead

of the GSE if you prefer, but that taste is pretty overwhelming.

Huggs

zoe

Saturday, February 24, 2007, 11:17:51 AM, you wrote:

Zoe how do you take this cough remedy?

Jane

[Guest guest]

What proportions do you use?

Thanks,

Irene

At 01:12 PM 2/24/07, you wrote:

>With a teaspoon, It becomes like a lovely paste and with the peppermint

>oil is quite tasty. I just dip my spoon in and then lick the spoon, 1/2

>tsp is enough to do the job, and you can use as often as necessary. its

>non toxic- food actually except for the GSE and thats only a drop or two

>but it does its job quite effectively. You could also use Oil of Oregano

>instead of the GSE if you prefer, but that taste is pretty overwhelming.

>Huggs

>zoe

>

>Saturday, February 24, 2007, 11:17:51 AM, you wrote:

>Zoe how do you take this cough remedy?

>

>Jane

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

> It is my understanding that the whoop is characteristic only in children,

> and that there is an increase in these adult cases of pertussis, even in

> folks who were vaccinated as children, because the immunity wears off.

There is definitely an increase in pertussis, but what I have read is

that the whoop is characteristic in everyone except infants under six

months, but can be less severe in previously vaccinated adolescents

and adults. From a recent review: " Despite atypical presentations,

when carefully questinoed, most adolescents and adults with pertussis

report paroxysmal symptoms (the whoop). "

> A

> friend of mine was sick with it for 6 weeks this fall, 3 of which she didn't

> know what it was, until her son was diagnosed. She never whooped, just had

> a persistent bad cough with a lot of fatigue (from the cough keeping her

> from rest).

How was she diagnosed? The fluorescent antibody tests and serology

tests are highly unreliable and only the direct culture in combination

with PCR is considered accurate. If her son had an obvious whoop,

though, and they were sick at the same time, that would definitely

suggest the diagnosis was correct.

> She has not fully recovered her health yet (but her diet is

> SAD). She and her son took antibiotics, but the antibiotics do not effect

> the course of the illness, only prevent the spread to others. Once you have

> it, the antibiotics don't help.

Yeah, they only help if you start them before the whooping starts, but

you generally wouldn't know you had it then.

Chris

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On 2/25/07, Masterjohn <chrismasterjohn@...> wrote:

>From a recent review: " Despite atypical presentations,

> when carefully questinoed, most adolescents and adults with pertussis

> report paroxysmal symptoms (the whoop). "

I suppose I should acknolwedge that if " most " people have the

characteristic symptom, some don't.

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It is my understanding as well that only infants and possibly small

children whoop. A friend of mine and her daugher had it last year. They

didn't whoop. What she told me is that if you take the antibiotics at the

beginning when it looks like you have the flu they work. Once you get to

the coughing stage, which lasts weeks the antibiotics don't work. Her

daughter got it first and it wasn't diagnosed until it was too late for the

antibiotc. Then my friend got it but because she was vaccinated she

couldn't find a doctor to run the test until it was too late to take the

antibiotic. Then her son and husband got it, and by then they knew what was

happening so they got the antibiotics and were fine.

Irene

At 11:58 AM 2/25/07, you wrote:

>It is my understanding that the whoop is characteristic only in children,

>and that there is an increase in these adult cases of pertussis, even in

>folks who were vaccinated as children, because the immunity wears off. A

>friend of mine was sick with it for 6 weeks this fall, 3 of which she didn't

>know what it was, until her son was diagnosed. She never whooped, just had

>a persistent bad cough with a lot of fatigue (from the cough keeping her

>from rest). She has not fully recovered her health yet (but her diet is

>SAD). She and her son took antibiotics, but the antibiotics do not effect

>the course of the illness, only prevent the spread to others. Once you have

>it, the antibiotics don't help.

>

>

[Guest guest]

>. Then my friend got it but because she was vaccinated she

> couldn't find a doctor to run the test until it was too late to take the

> antibiotic.

Isn't is amazing that the vaccinated person got it just the same as the

unvaccinated!!

[Guest guest]

On 2/26/07, Irene <Irene10@...> wrote:

> It is my understanding as well that only infants and possibly small

> children whoop.

According to the published literature on it, almost everyone has some

degree of whoop, but it is less severe and sometimes harder to

recognize in adolescents and adults who have been vaccinated. The

vaccination seems to reduce the severity somewhat; I'm not sure what

effect if any it has on incidence.

Chris

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[Guest guest]

In this incidence, the daughter who was not vaccinated had a much moder

case than the mom who was vaccinateed. Possibly because mom has asthma.

Neither whooped.

At any rate, I have no idea about the published research. The information

that only infants and small children whoop is something that my friend got

from her pediatrician.

Irene

At 03:20 PM 2/26/07, you wrote:

>On 2/26/07, Irene <<mailto:Irene10%40adelphia.net>Irene10@...> wrote:

> > It is my understanding as well that only infants and possibly small

> > children whoop.

>

>According to the published literature on it, almost everyone has some

>degree of whoop, but it is less severe and sometimes harder to

>recognize in adolescents and adults who have been vaccinated. The

>vaccination seems to reduce the severity somewhat; I'm not sure what

>effect if any it has on incidence.

>

>Chris

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