Re: pseudomonas? - Uva Ursi and Biocidin

[Guest guest]

Your son sounds immunosupressed- which is why he had so many strep

infections.

My son had a very serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection- and I was

just as baffled as you.

Folks who contract this bacteria already have damaged tissue. Generally-

it is nosocomial- which means its contracted in the hospital. These are

people with severe burns, cystic fibrosis, and in cancer and AIDS

patients who are immunosuppressed.

http://textbookofbacteriology.net/pseudomonas.html

The antibiotics prescribed- that are shown to induce sensitivity, are

generally IV and not oral. There is one oral- " ciprofloxin " that is more

commonly used for anthrax infection. When I did my research- I had lots

of responces on how this antibiotic ruined peoples lives- it was kind-of

scarry.

The only good herbal product that was listed as sensitive was Uva Ursi.

I did lots of research- and it can be dangerous- and isnt recommended in

children. You shouldn't use it more than twice a year, and it is hard on

the liver.

http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsHerbs/Uvaursich.html

http://www.innvista.com/health/herbs/uvaursi.htm

I decided to use this instead of the cipro. At some point after the

treatment- which shouldn't last more than 7 days, Devon started acting

strange- doing things ive never seen him do. Sitting quietly for no

reason, falling asleep at strange times, etc. I thought he had

menengitis. We took him to ER- and his liver enzymes had doubled. Now-

ive been told this elevation isnt real concerning- but it was from the

uva ursi. Now, its likely that he had a virus as well.

On the flip side- the treatment certainly was effective. The repeat

stool test brought the level down significantly. His stool smelled like

ammonia- classic bacterial die off. Following this info- we decided to

switch to Biocidin-

http://www.biobotanicalresearch.com/index2.html

this has shown to be effective for psuedonomas

http://www.biobotanicalresearch.com/news.html

If you want, you could use a very small dose of uva ursi- in combination

with the biocidin- and then repeat the stool test. You can get a

bacteria run at DDI for like $89.

I would take the news seriously and treat it though- its not an

infection to let sit around- it can cause death- which is why the uva

ursi sounded pretty good to me, even knowing he had liver issues.

PS-Devon was a-symptomatic.

So what are the signs/symptoms of pseudomonas? I did a couple of

internet searches but seem to find info on pseudomonas in skin.

Antibiotics are used to treat it. I am wondering what the symptoms

are. Are antibiotics the best route? DD has had 6 rounds of strep

this school year alone...has moderate yeast so I hesitate to do

another antibiotic. I saw a post that some used OoO. How much and

how often? Ann

[Guest guest]

> My son had a very serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection- and I

was

> just as baffled as you.

>

, Thanks for the feedback. Has you son had any

reoccurances? Ann