R.e. acidophilus, a recent newsletter (134) from Altered States company in NZ indicates that CS may actually PROMOTE the growth of beneficial flora in the intestines. I do not have time to follow up on the claim; the newsletter has some references included. List members can go to the site and request the newsletter. I did not forward it because it comes in a format that takes up a lot fo space -- elaborate moving graphics and all that rubbish.
Ask and they will send. JBB Bill Missett wrote: > > Welcome to the list. Hope this helps fill in the info-gap: > > I've had excellent results with killing and controlling amoebas and other > parasites, and live in an area (Southern Mexico) where they are common food > contaminants, as well as salmonella, e.coli, and others (bad shrimp, bay > oysters, etc.) > > I've killed all of the above with CS, a potent variety sold OTC all over > Mexico, in industrial strength dosages for extended periods of time, with no > adverse intestinal conditions. (Certainly not as bad as the conditions the > CS is preventing, anyway. A little acididolphilus never hurts either.) > > As to whether CS will kill the amoeba cysts themselves, I am uncertain, but > I would suspect the answer is yes. It will kill all amoebas as they hatch, > breaking the cycle they create in your body. > > I have been so effective in control of these intestinal parasites, through > daily doses of CS, that I have not suffered a single incident in five years, > nor have I had a single case of dengue fever during that same time, which I > used to get about 2-3 times a year. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wetterauer, Letitia [MWPS]" <lkwet...@iastate.edu> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:28 PM > Subject: CS>New to list > > > Hello, > > I have been investigating colloidal silver lately after a long journey > with entomoeba histolytica and other health problems, especially in the last > year. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism (have been hypo for years but > ignored), adrenal hypofunction, and entomoeba histolytica infection. I was > treated for the amoeba with flagyl a month after the thyroid diagnosis which > was a disastrous health period of beginning the wrong kind of thyroid > therapy and not getting any treatment for adrenal fatigue on top of it. So, > the flagyl just about killed me. It was prescribed by a totally parasite > ignorant doctor after I took the initiative to get a GI test on my own and > brought him the results and the treatment protocol. I just was not able to > handle 10 days of Flagyl at 750mg/day. I quit after day 4. At about that > time, I got a new out of state thyroid doctor and was put on all T3, and low > dose cortef. Over the next few months, my health improved greatly, except > that I still had the bug. ! > > I visited a new doctor to see what other meds I could take for the amoeba. > He ran blood tests and determined that I no longer had it. Well, others more > knowledgeable informed me that blood tests were not good indicators whether > I did or didn't still have this infection. I came to the conclusion that I > still had it because I knew I was not right. > > > > Histolytica is a nasty parasite that bores into the intestinal lumen and > other soft tissue (liver, brain) and hides. It also produces copious amounts > of infective cysts. It makes substances that turn off the immune system. I > live in an area where these type of parasite infections are fairly unknown > by doctors and doctors are woefully ignorant. I knew I would not likely get > help from any local or statewide doc and there was only one other "approved" > medication available to me that was very nasty. So, I needed a systemic drug > that would get these hiders as well as something to kill the cysts. I > decided to order Tinidazole from overseas. It is not approved here in the US > because the drug companies have decided it won't be profitable. It kills the > amoeba and cysts in just 3 days, which is much more tolerable for sick > people. It must be followed with another antibiotic (paromomycin, > Iodoquinol, or Yodoxin) for 2 weeks to 20 days in order to take care of the > remaining cysts. I was n! > > ot able to get any of these others. So, I happened on a product called > Silver & Clove, which contains colloidal silver, berberine (known to kill > amoeba) and a few other things. I used that for a 3 weeks, while I waited > for the tinidazole to arrive and I had pretty good results. Then after > taking the tinidazole I continued using Silver & Clove for over a week. Now, > I am using a 500ppm colloidal silver preparation alone on the second week > after the tinidazole. I sure hope this kills the cysts or I will be very > unhappy. 3 days of Tinidazole is quite toxic enough. I'm not keen at all on > doing it again. > > > > So, what I was wondering is: Does anyone know how good colloidal silver is > at killing cysts of amoebic dysintery? Also, I am wondering what it does to > healthy gut flora. One of the things that I need to do is reestablish > healthy life forms in the gut. I've read that people use it all the time. > Does this affect nutrient uptake, since some life forms are needed for good > digestion and digestive tract health? It is claimed it will control yeast, > but I have read one person's personal account who did not get yeast control. > This scares me as to whether then it really is totally effective against > amoeba cysts. > > > > Thanks > > Tish > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > >