Guest guest Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 HI, thanks. I am doing the Zinc. Funny thing is, when he first developed a sore, I had him on the Zinc plus C chewables and was seeing this staph start to heal up. Then the DAN Dr. called about some test results and asked what all I was giving him. He said to stop the Zinc chewable that I was giving too much. So I did. That is when the staph started to not respond to the bactriban again. So two days ago, I said to heck with the Doc on this matter and started him back on the Zinc. At least for the 7 days. Maybe we will get this licked! staph >Zack has the staph infection on his head again and >despite what I am doing (bactriban ointment), it is >spreading. I am terrified of putting him back on >antibiotics for this. What about garlic? Systemically and topically. Whenever my son looks like getting an infection I put a teaspoon of crushed garlic in his mashed potatoes. Works well. You can also put it in oil and apply it to his skin. Also maybe Zinc for his immunity. HTH Prue AUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2003 Report Share Posted May 7, 2003 My son's doctor told me it was dangerous to give zinc because I could give too much. Thankfully I did not listen to her. My son has solid stools almost every time for the last 2 months thanks to zinc supplements. > HI, thanks. I am doing the Zinc. Funny thing is, when he first developed a sore, I had him on the Zinc plus C chewables and was seeing this staph start to heal up. Then the DAN Dr. called about some test results and asked what all I was giving him. He said to stop the Zinc chewable that I was giving too much. So I did. That is when the staph started to not respond to the bactriban again. So two days ago, I said to heck with the Doc on this matter and started him back on the Zinc. At least for the 7 days. Maybe we will get this licked! > > staph > > >Zack has the staph infection on his head again and >despite what I am doing (bactriban ointment), it is >spreading. I am terrified of putting him back on >antibiotics for this. > > What about garlic? Systemically and topically. Whenever my son looks like getting an infection I put a teaspoon of crushed garlic in his mashed potatoes. Works well. You can also put it in oil and apply it to his skin. Also maybe Zinc for his immunity. > HTH > Prue > AUS > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Chuck- Wow, I had no idea staph infections like that could be so resistant. In soap dispensers and everything? Yuck. I am so sorry that your father had to go through all that. It's too bad that the medical world is virtually clueless on effective treatment plans for staph infections in the elderly. Especially if some of those predictions come true about how many of us could get it this upcoming year. For those of us with Hashi's, could having a compromised immune system make us more susceptable? In a message dated 10/21/07 8:27:36 AM, gumboyaya@... writes: > > , > > You wrote: > > > > Oh my gosh? I was just watching something on the news about that. Was he > > in the hospital when he died?... > > Staph has always been a common problem in hospitals. In more than one > epidemic, they found the bugs living happily in the soap dispensers. > With the over use of antibiotics, staph was one of the first germs to > become resistant. > > Dad became infected when he went in for a pacemaker last summer. He > moved from that hospital to an assisted living facility in July where > they attempted to treat the skin infections with external antiseptics > and hot packs. However, the bullous sores would not completely heal, and > he eventually developed pneumonia symptoms, which in hindsight, may well > have been where the staph arrived after going through his blood. > > That took him to another hospital where they loaded him with two types > of antibiotics, one specifically for the lungs and one for the staph > still in his skin. He was also on major pain killers due to back > problems. The combination of potent meds apparently cured the staph but > destroyed his kidneys, which is what they said ultimately killed him, > after he was moved to hospice. I am not so sure the primary cause really > wasn't a residual systemic staph infection. While in the hospital and > hospice visiting him, we all gowned up with masks and gloves, " just in > case. " > > The nurses at the hospice were not able to tell us whether his obvious > agony was due to the back, the failing kidneys, or staph germs taking > over his organs. Their main focus was to recognize the pain and give > meds that left him in a near comatose state. It was nothing less than > horrifying. > > The new public health concern is that the methycillin resistant strain > is now spreading outside hospitals, particularly in public schools and > daycares. While most youngsters may be able to fight off a systemic > staph infection, they could become carriers, who take the germ home to > parents and grandparents. This can happen through the very common > non-bullous impetigo, to which kids seem to be very susceptible. This is > why there have been predictions that staph could kill more people than > AIDS this year. We should take that threat very seriously. > > Chuck > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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