Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Good question about the collagen disorder; I would think EDS would count, but I'm certainly no expert. Another thing to know about echinacea is that if you are allergic to daisies or have hayfever, you will probably have an allergic reaction to Echinacea. I have that problem; if I take it, I get sicker. - Echinacea?? To: ceda Hi everyone Everyone in my house is sick with a bad cold right now and I have to go in for surgery on friday so I can not wind up with this cold! We went to the drugstore tonight to find out if there was something I could take. Well she recommended starting to take echinacea right away (we told her what I was on and she said it was still okay to take it). I get home and started doing some work on the computer and went to check if my dad could take the pills too as he has a hard time finding cold pills because he has angina and glaucoma. I found this: Who should not take echinacea? Echinacea is not recommended for use by people with multiple sclerosis, white blood cell disorders, collagen disorders, HIV/AIDS, autoimmune disorders, or tuberculosis. Now this is going to sound stupid but is EDS considered a collagen disorder or just a defect? The pharmasist looked it up when we called to ask about it and found the not taking it with collagen disorders but no mention of EDS anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance Stacey To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Good question about the collagen disorder; I would think EDS would count, but I'm certainly no expert. Another thing to know about echinacea is that if you are allergic to daisies or have hayfever, you will probably have an allergic reaction to Echinacea. I have that problem; if I take it, I get sicker. - Echinacea?? To: ceda Hi everyone Everyone in my house is sick with a bad cold right now and I have to go in for surgery on friday so I can not wind up with this cold! We went to the drugstore tonight to find out if there was something I could take. Well she recommended starting to take echinacea right away (we told her what I was on and she said it was still okay to take it). I get home and started doing some work on the computer and went to check if my dad could take the pills too as he has a hard time finding cold pills because he has angina and glaucoma. I found this: Who should not take echinacea? Echinacea is not recommended for use by people with multiple sclerosis, white blood cell disorders, collagen disorders, HIV/AIDS, autoimmune disorders, or tuberculosis. Now this is going to sound stupid but is EDS considered a collagen disorder or just a defect? The pharmasist looked it up when we called to ask about it and found the not taking it with collagen disorders but no mention of EDS anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance Stacey To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ehlersdanlos.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 In a message dated 8/29/2004 11:03:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, stacey8127@... writes: Who should not take echinacea? Echinacea is not recommended for use by people with multiple sclerosis, white blood cell disorders, collagen disorders, HIV/AIDS, autoimmune disorders, or tuberculosis. Now this is going to sound stupid but is EDS considered a collagen disorder or just a defect? The pharmasist looked it up when we called to ask about it and found the not taking it with collagen disorders but no mention of EDS anywhere. Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance I've tried it in the past, with no effects, bad or good. I've had better luck with a product called Transfer Factor, available from 4Life Research. I take 1 daily, a few more when the buggies start coming around. There's a great lozenge product at Trader Joe's also that works much better, can't rememebr the name right now! Liza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 Stacey, I'm glad to know you're there! Hey kiddo, I just remembered, taking Zinc is also supposed to help. You can get it most anywhere, in lozenge or pill form. Talk soon! Love Lana > In a message dated 8/29/2004 11:03:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, > stacey8127@y... writes: > Who should not take echinacea? > Echinacea is not recommended for use by people with multiple > sclerosis, white blood cell disorders, collagen disorders, HIV/AIDS, > autoimmune disorders, or tuberculosis. > > Now this is going to sound stupid but is EDS considered a collagen > disorder or just a defect? The pharmasist looked it up when we > called to ask about it and found the not taking it with collagen > disorders but no mention of EDS anywhere. Does anyone know anything > about this? Thanks in advance > > I've tried it in the past, with no effects, bad or good. I've had better > luck with a product called Transfer Factor, available from 4Life Research. I > take 1 daily, a few more when the buggies start coming around. There's a great > lozenge product at Trader Joe's also that works much better, can't rememebr the > name right now! > Liza > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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