Gina Please don't take chances with DMSO with your child. She isn't
in condition to fight off a reaction. CS does work well. I personally use DMSO but I wouldn't give it to my child. Another thing to think about is if you use DMSO and she reacts and you have to take her to a hospital holistic/alternative approaches aren't received well and it could cause custody questions. You really don't want that to happen. Dianne > From: clay...@skypoint.com > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>FW: asthma- Gina > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:36:43 -0500 > > yes, but when it comes to a child who is already reacting in a very > severe fashion, you can't afford to take those kinds of chances. I > have asthma. I know people that have DIED from asthma. You can't fool > around. > > DMSO is an irritant to start with. It is a very powerful solvent. I > used to work around it, I know first hand. > > This kind of information, in my opinion, serves to muddy the water in > this situation, whereas it might be a very welcome addition to an > intellectual discussion in a different situation. > > Unless I had abundant personal experience with using dmso and cs, I > would never give it to a child having an asthma attack, unless it was > proven beforehand that the child could tolerate it. An adverse > reaction could have very severe consequences. Especially when CS alone > works really really well, with no chance of such a reaction. > > Kathryn > > > On Sep 11, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Garnet wrote: > > > Although there are rare individuals truly sensitive to DMSO it is > > not at all a common occurrence. Always a good > > idea to patch test *any* new substance though. > > > > The subject of sulfur allergy has come up and it depends on the form > > of sulfur. It is a common misconception that > > allergy to sulfite or sulfa drugs is a "sulfur" allergy. This is a > > misnomer. > > > > Sulfur is a component of all protien containing foods. One can not > > live without sulfur. It is in fact the most abundant mineral in the > > human body. > > > > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/69144.php > > "Being told that one is "sulfur allergic" commonly causes confusion, > > as many people wrongly assume that they will be allergic to multiple > > sulfur-containing medicines or sulfite preservatives. It is > > important to know that sulfur is an important building block of > > life, and that allergic reactions to sulfonamide (sometimes called > > "sulfur") antibiotics do not increase the likelihood that a person > > will also be allergic to sulfur powder, sulfite preservatives, or > > non-antibiotic sulfonamide medicines like some pain killers or > > diuretics ("water tablets"). " > > > > Garnet > > > > > > Clayton Family wrote: > >> Yes, you really have to give her the albuterol if she can't breath. > >> It is the only thing to do. If it were me, I would use EIS or cs > >> in the nebulizer, with no DMSO at all. Some allergic people are > >> very sensitive to sulfers, so I would not chance it. > >> I would really really talk to the doctor about the use of the > >> steroid inhalers. They all seem to love them, but they are of no > >> use for wheezing. They say they are to be used to reduce the > >> inflammation in the long run. However, if asthma is related to > >> fungal infections as more recent research indicates, it might only > >> serve to increase the infection, if there is one. Steroids can not > >> be stopped cold turkey, though, since the body becomes adapted to > >> them. > >> My home made CS helps my asthma a great deal. I grew up with asthma > >> from the age of 2, so I know what your daughter is going through. > >> Best Wishes, > >> Kathryn > >> On Sep 11, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Gina Moore wrote: > >>> > >>> I've given her CS twice in the nebulizer. I succumbed to giving > >>> her some of > >>> the asthma drugs too. Ugh. Xoepenex and Bud > >>> esonide. I prefer 'natural' > >>> stuff, but she was really wheezing/retracting and I know that > >>> stuff will > >>> make that stop. I didn't know what else to do. :-( > >>> > >>> She does seem to be doing better now. She was worrying me this > >>> morning. > >>> But the CS and drugs in the nebulizer seem to be working now. > >>> Ugh. Just > >>> trying to stay out of the hospital! Will be nebulizing more CS in > >>> a few > >>> minutes. Is giving CS nebulized every 3-4 hours sufficient? > >>> Someone > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=PID23391::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HYGN_faster:082009
