Back from vacation....lots to share

First of all, thank you guys for reading and commenting. It really is encouraging to hear from others and know others are praying for us.

We've had an interesting couple of weeks. Both girls' skin has gotten really bad with eczema over the last month or so. I tried parasite syrup since in the past that is what caused a bad flare up, but it didn't help. I took them to our Doc that practices homeopathy / NAET allergy treatments / kinesthesiology. He diagnosed them both with candida, an overgrowth of yeast in the digestive tract.

I was aware of this since I have friend that struggled with being very ill for a couple months and doctors couldn't figure out what was going on. (Antibiotic use is a major risk factor since it kills the bacteria that keeps the yeast under control.) Finally, she went to see our doc and he diagnosed her with it. It's been two months now and she is feeling much, much better...although it is a long road to recovery.

The treatment for this is to starve the yeast (which feeds on sugar) and take an anti-fungal to help kill the yeast. Well, we were leaving for vacation in a few days, so we started the anti-fungal and eliminated the obvious sugars, but we haven't started the candida diet yet. I didn't see a way to do it on vacation in a house full of other people eating things they couldn't have with only a few days to get recipes and research and shop. It's seems nearly impossible to me to start it at home now that we are back! No sugar, no yeast, no wheat, no artificial sugars, nearly no fruit. And the information varies with what you can and can't have. My girls live on fruit!

We are now home and I'm trying to find info on what they can eat and recipes I can make to help them get in better balance. My 8yo is not showing symptoms besides her eczema flaring up. The doc said she just has a little overgrowth, so I think between eliminating obvious sugars and making sure she is getting pro-biotics and anti-fungal, she will be within normal soon, maybe even now.

My 4yo has much more yeast overgrowth. She is showing symptoms. Her tummy hurts a lot, she complains of not feeling good and asks me to take her to the doctor. She is also hungry all the time...even just after eating.

Now for MRSA update: Still no antibiotics! However, we did have some MRSA show itself. Before leaving for vacation I felt a little sensitive spot on my leg. The next morning it was MRSA. I had taken my turmeric with me and decided to try it. I took 6 pills morning and night, and I think it really helped. It was completely gone within 3 days after being about 6" in diameter (the redness part). I was glad to try the turmeric on myself since it's hard to tell with kids. I did notice a considerable difference. It still drained a little, but not as much as most and the drainage was different, more clear liquid came out. I could also tell a difference if I hadn't taken the turmeric. I noticed the pain subside after taking it, but it would start getting painful again when it was time for my next dosage. We are all taking it right now. It's so cheap, and has other health benefits.

Since both girls eczema was bad, vacation was not too relaxing. We went to the beach and both of them had rashy areas from head to toe, literally. Of course the sand and salt water made them sting. Then some of these places started getting infected with MRSA. I was glad to get home and back on a routine. Both of them are looking good now, with just a few small places on my 8yo that are now drying up. We did use Hibiclens on spots though. It was getting so bad, we had no other choice that I hadn't tried yet.

I'm sure there is something I'm leaving out....I'll write more later. Thanks for all your suggestions...I may try a bleach bath with the girls instead of hibiclens this week.

Progress....

Although I was really thinking we may have to use oral antibiotics, we didn't!!! Whoo Hoo! We just used Hibiclens, but only on spots, not all over like in the past. We also used the Turmeric. Can't say for sure if that helped, but we will use it again if needed (although it's possible there won't be a next time, I still have hope!) I ended up giving my 8yo 6 capsules at a time. it did seem to help with inflammation, so we'll see.

Thanks StingRay for your prayers. They mean a lot to me! I have friends here that are very supportive and pray for us, but no one can really understand unless they've been there, so your prayers are very meaningful!

My 4yo's eczema seems to be a little worse lately, although we haven't been to our alternative Doc for a while, just so busy. I'm hoping to get them in soon so we can continue the progress we have seen.

More later....

Question about treatment...

Staphanie asked what Dr. Hudson recommended for people with current infections...I don't really know exactly, but I'll tell you what information I did get.

Dr. Hudson did talk with me about the fact that for a long time, it was thought that MRSA did not enter human cells. They now have seen MRSA enter human cells. The problem then is that most antibiotics DO NOT ENTER HUMAN CELLS. So the infection is only taken care of outside of our cell walls, not inside. I was telling him about the different antibiotics we've been on and I mentioned Bactrim (Septra), Clindamyacin, and Vanqamyacin. Clindamyacin happens to be one that DOES enter human cells. So, if your MRSA responds to Clindamyacin, I would say to go with that one.

Along the same lines, the alternative type Doc we see told us in February, after some research he did, to use Milk Thistle (silmaryin), especially when on antibiotics, because it allows the antibiotic to enter the cell and get at the infection. This didn't really make sense to me at the time, but it did after speaking to Dr. Hudson recently and finding out about antibiotics not entering the human cell. We did this in February with Bactrim and we have only been on antibiotics twice for MRSA since then (once me, once my daughter). That in itself is a miracle! Last year both my girls were on antibiotics, on average, twice a month. So, I tend to think it really helps! If you can't take Clindamyacin for your MRSA, I would suggest trying Milk Thistle with whichever one you are taking.

On a side note, Dr. Hudson hadn't heard of this effect with Milk Thistle, but seemed as if he may look into it. I would love to know what happens in the lab, whether it confirms this or not. He's a busy guy, but maybe?

Also, about Colloidal Silver. It seems it works well, if it can get to the infection or wound. I have used it on a sore throat, hangnail starting to get sore, taken orally when getting sick and it does seem to help dramatically. On wounds..same thing, it helps if it can get "into" the wound. It's hard to really get it into the boil at the infection site.

You have to be careful though about colloidal silver. Lots of products advertise as colloidal, but is really ionic. Here is a website where you can learn more. They even have a chart that tells you which brands are true colloids.

http://silver-colloids.com/index.html

Colgate has Triclosan!!!

I have three tubes of this in my house! I never thought to check my toothpaste! I've tried some of the more natural toothpastes before and nothing really made our teeth feel clean...but we'll have to start another search. Thanks for the info newb!

Dr. Hudson on Charlotte Talks

Apparently the UNCC Biology Department is changing their website and you can no longer access the Charlotte Talks radio shows Dr. Hudson did. I did find them though on the Charlotte Talks website. So here they are for those of you interested. I still don't know why when I insert a link, it doesn't show up, so you'll have to copy and paste.

Talk 1: June 26 , 2008 - Bacterial Resistance

http://www.wfae.org/wfae/18_93_0.cfm?do=detail&id=6645

Talk 2: July 22, 2008 - Health Issues and Germs

http://www.wfae.org/wfae/18_93_0.cfm?do=detail&id=8396

If these don't work in the future, you can go to the Charlotte talks website (www.wfae.org) and look up the archives for the dates above. Hope that helps.

Answer to Hibiclens question

Newb said:

"In your previous post, you said you were getting off Hibiclens:

After talking with Dr. Hudson, we've decided to not use Hibiclens if at all possible. It is an anti-bacterial, so it leaves the strong MRSA to multiply into more.

Now, you're getting back on?

What is considered resistance-prone "antibacterial" anyways? Is Lysol included?

What are cleaners safe to use that bacteria won't develop resistance to? Bleach, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, etc?"

Answer:

Well, I was hoping to not have to use Hibiclens since it is anti-bacterial and still leaves the strong bad bacteria. But, you gotta do what you gotta do. It was getting so bad that we needed some relief, and the two showers a day with Ivory just wasn't getting enough of them off of their skin, I suppose. And, we didn't want to do oral antibiotics. We just went back to no Hibiclens today since they are both looking well now. We only will be using it if absolutely necessary and only on spots instead of their whole body like we were doing.

I'm still researching what is considered anti-bacterial and researching bleach, hydrogen peroxide and alcohol. I have the same questions you have. The radio shows where Dr. Hudson answered questions was helpful. I remember him saying something to the effect that alcohol was better to clean with than some other cleaners because it would never be used "in" the human body, thus not able to cause resistance. I'll keep looking for information on this and post as I find it. Thanks for the question.

Don't double dip!!!

Another thing we thought of months ago after realizing we were doing it...DON'T DOUBLE DIP! If you use moisturizer from a jar and spread it on a leg, then get more from the jar...you could have just infected the jar with MRSA. We use a clean paper towel or latex glove to get moisturizer out each time. (We try to get out enough in one try so we don't keep using more paper towels or gloves.) This way we aren't double dipping and infecting our jar!