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Yes .... Oregano oil is a broad spectrum antimicrobal
Do you believe it should be okay to take before moving on to antibiotics?
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Yes .... Oregano oil is a broad spectrum antimicrobal
Personally, I took capsules 3x per day for 12 months after I had abx. But I didn't have a doctor that knew anything about this .....Do you believe it should be okay to take before moving on to antibiotics?
My strep infection is almost gone using goldenseal 2 wks on 2 wks off.............lots of garlic (for biofilms), lots of thyme tea, oregano oil, vit. C, zinc, olive leaf . I also had to stay off wheat.....even very little GF, and dairy.Has anyone managed to overcome their Strep?
My strep infection is almost gone using goldenseal 2 wks on 2 wks off.............lots of garlic (for biofilms), lots of thyme tea, oregano oil, vit. C, zinc, olive leaf . I also had to stay off wheat.....even very little GF, and dairy.
Really hard to tell between the symptoms of the infection and if there was any die-off symptoms.Did you get a lot of die-off symptoms?
Depends who you talk to ..... It seems to be the biofilm forming ones that cause the most grief ..... And they aren't so much pathogenic, it is more about them taking over and putting things out of balance by producing too many toxins ...
that is a pretty broad spectrum treatment .... It depends on what these guys consider are the problem ..... I can assure you that you don't want to kill everything off because it does make you real sick ....I have seen that other FMT clinics work a bit different than CDD does here in Australia ..... Best to ask the doctor why he/she chose this protocol ...Hi Elph (or any others),
I called Dr Froomes (the gastro I saw -- who does FMT) and asked what antibiotics he'd prescribed as part of his 'IBS program' for my dysbiosis. They said Rifaximin and Vancomycin and I was excited given what I'd read about Rifaximin and CFS.
However, when I called the compounding pharmacy today, the script is for Flagyl, Ampicillin and Nystatin. I'm assuming this is kind of a broad solution to kill whatever's going on in the gut (rather than Strep specifically) .. and I think the antibiotics are only given for a week, which doesn't sound long enough based on what Elph has written.
Should I still go ahead and try the Flagyl and Ampicillin? Will these hit the Strep and at least give me an idea of whether that's an avenue to go down for me?
xylitol is a much better choice ..... the sweetener needs to be non-fermentingWith Strep and dysbiosis, do we have to avoid artificial sugars at all costs? For example, these sublingual tablets contain mannitol and sorbitol .. would getting that small amount sublingually be okay, if the rest of our diet is sugar-free?
http://au.iherb.com/source-naturals-coenzymated-b-2-sublingual-60-tablets/1036
that is a pretty broad spectrum treatment .... It depends on what these guys consider are the problem ..... I can assure you that you don't want to kill everything off because it does make you real sick ....I have seen that other FMT clinics work a bit different than CDD does here in Australia ..... Best to ask the doctor why he/she chose this protocol ...
Ampicillin should knock down strep .....
Okay, start abx. today. It's Flagyl 2x per day, and Ampicillin SR 3x per day; not sure about the exact doses.
I'm guessing it's normal to feel kind of awful? I spoke to the GI's nurse and she said they typically recommend trying to tough it out (though they're dealing more with IBS/dysbiosis, as opposed to CFS per se), and then halving the doses if you're still struggling.
What I've noticed are more frequent bowel movements (foul-smelling/thick diarrhea), with increased weakness, head pressure, tinnitus, depression etc. It's hard to separate 'die-off' from my usual symptoms, since they're so bad anyway.
I initially took Ampicillin SR 3x per day for Strep Overgrowth and I had similar symptoms, a lot of fatigue and apathy, felt terrible.
Did you end up continuing with the Ampicillin or discontinuing? My guess was I'll have to feel worse before I feel better .. so just trying to deal with it.
Ampicillin for 1 month then Erythromycin for 1.5 months, pulsed treatment so 1 week on and 1 off.
Bioscreen and Mr Dr both told me it's normal to feel terrible for at least the first few days due to die off. I didn't start feeling actual benefits from the treatment until I started the Erythromycin.
Sounds like rough die off, I've heard it gets pretty bad for some people have you tried activated charcoal? When I spoke to Bioscreen they told me it's common for people to want to give up in the first 3-4 days as it gets pretty bad. My die off wasn't as bad as yours and got better quickly (I hope this doesn't mean my strep was immune to the abx).