Borax
Happy to say, no more infections, ever. Still one patch of itchiness on chest & shoulder, even fasting seems not to have rid me of the pestilent pesticide. Ice packs still help soothe during the summer months.
Moringa Oil
Coconut Oil
Once the skin is no longer broken, it needs to be tackled from the inside.
Best of luck!
Coconut Oil
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Coconut Oil
Could you please explain how you're using the Manuka honey for cellulitis, (i.e. topically, orally) and if taken orally how much and any other details like quantity and how often.
Thank you!
SRemeikis
Moringa Oil
Colloidal silver can be added to water.
Glad to hear your wife's infection has improved. Hope it heals quickly.
And, you are very welcome, hope the info can be helpful.
Best wishes, Sherri
P.S. I know many are not familiar with essential oils so I have seen/experienced 3 other remedies that have been used successfully for cellulitis:
1. Ozonated Olive Oil - only purchase high quality which has a high concentration of ozone, we use Earthonated.com. Apply 2X or more daily. Can cover the area.
2. Hypochlorous Acid (HOCL) - they now make this in a gel form that contains a higher concentration of HOCL. This is now used throughout the medical community by surgeons, dermatologists, ophthalmologists, etc. We use briotech.com. Apply 3-6x daily. Cover area.
3. EmuaidMax - contains colloidal silver, wound-healing probiotics and other medicinals. Apply frequently throughout the day. Activates only when you rub it into the area VERY WELL. Only need to use a bit, not a lot.
Moringa Oil
Moringa Oil
Numerous people have had complete resolution with very severe ulcerating and non-ulcerative cellulitis using one of the following essential oil protocols below.
Because different bacteria are responsible for this infection, including staphylococci, streptococci and MRSA, using a blend of essential oils is broad-spectrum.
Apply essential oil blends 2-3X/day. Infections usually resolve within 4 - 30 days.
PROTOCOL A
1. Oral: 1 Tablespoon colloidal silver morning and night, empty stomach.
2. Apply hot saline compresses for 30 minutes daily. Then gently massage affected area with a blend of the following essential oils (can dilute with a carrier):
- German Chamomile 6 drops
- Lavender 4 drops
- Roman Chamomile 3 drops
- Tea Tree 2 drops
3. After applying oils, wear medical support stockings to aid blood circulation.
4. Continue taking colloidal silver at reduced dose, 1 tsp, for 3-4 weeks following resolution.
People often experience quick improvement within 4-6 days.
Note: can add essential oils to a carrier at 25% - 75% essential oil: 75% - 25% carrier (depends on your sensitivity or infection severity): Emu oil, Aloe Vera, Black Cumin Seed Oil (BCSO) or all three. The first two carriers have penetrating and anti-inflammatory properties and drive the essential oils deeper into tissues. BCSO has anti-cellulitis properties as well as anti-inflammatory. Others: Pomegranate oil, cold pressed EVOO, Hazelnut oil. Or, just add the carrier DMSO to your blend for further penetrating and anti-inflammatory properties.
Others have applied the essential oils directly to the area such as Lemon essential oil.
NOTE: first, dilute any essential oil(s) you are going to use and apply to healthy skin to test for sensitivity reactions.
PROTOCOL B
1. "Anti-Cellulitis" Blend
Add equal amounts of the following essential oils to a carrier: Marigold, Lemon, Cedarwood, Cypress, Eucalyptus citriodora, Niaouli and Dalmation Sage. Use 2-3X/day.
PROTOCOL C - "Banerji Cellulitis Protocol"
Mix the following two essential oil blends with DMSO (25% - 75%):
Mercy: Lavender angustifolia, Geranium, Patchouli, Tea Tree (Hopewell)
Staff Comfort: aloe vera leaf concentrate, lavender angustifolia hydrolat, tamanu nut oil (from Vanuta), Eucalyptus radiata, Geranium, lavender angustifolia, tea tree, ionic trace minerals. (Hopewell). This is a 25% dilution.
Another essential oil blend that often works: Helichrysum italics, Dalmatian Sage, Cypress, Ylang Ylang, Sweet Marjoram.
ESSENTIAL OILS USED TO TREAT CELLULITIS
Those shown to be effective in research & clinical use: Cypress, German Chamomile, Lavender, Oregano (?), Tea Tree, Lemon, Marigold, Cedarwood, Eucalyptus citriodora, Niaouli, Dalmation Sage, and Sweet Marjoram.
OTHER:
Addressing risk factors can speed healing:
lymphedema, chronic fungal/yeast infections, diabetes, weakened immune system, poor circulation, tending to wounds/bites/broken skin immediately.
Hence, addressing these issues can make a difference in healing - eating particular foods, taking specific supplements and using targeted lifestyle practices. examples:
Niacin - can significantly improve circulation, improves blood flow to extremities, relaxes arteries and veins.
Cinnamon zeylanicum (C. verum) - reduces blood sugar levels.
Rocking Chair: Major Dejarnette wrote in Sacro Occipital Technic of Chiropractic, pg. 21: "When man spends too much time in the vertical position and insufficient time in the recumbent position he becomes ill because he loses his normal ability to maintain respiratory effort and cerebrospinal spinal fluid pressure. When the home discarded the rocking chair it discarded one of its best friends, because the rocking chair is the only method that will quickly equalize cerebrospinal spinal fluid pressure." The cardiac patient or, all non-febrile cases, struggles to recover in the recumbent position but quickly mends in the rocking chair position.
Magnesium - can improve cardiac function, blood sugar levels, insulin levels. Most people in the US are deficient in Mg.
Benfotiamine (bioavailable form of B1/Thiamine): treats diabetes. B1 is required for intracellular glucose metabolism. B1 levels are lower in diabetics. Most people eating typical US diet are deficient in B1 because of high carbohydrate intake. Thiamine accelerates healing of diabetic wounds (Diabetologia. 2006 Feb.49(2):405-20. "Benfotiamine accelerates the healing of ischemic diabetic limbs in mice through ....". S Gadau, etc.. PMID: 16416271)
Moringa Oil
My wife recently had edema and injured her left foot causing Cellultis.She is presently in the hospital undergoing treatment. Cellutis is not considered curably Allopathic means. It does seem to be treatable my natural and herbal methods although Moringa Oil does not appear to have been used here. I would appreciate any information or success that anyone has had using Moringa Oil for this. I plan to experiment by applying the oil to portions of her legs. I will post any success that I have here, both edema as well as Cellulitis.
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Turmeric
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Bread and Milk Poultice
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Bread and Milk Poultice
Onion, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric
Onion, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric
Look on youtube for Barbra O Neil, she is a naturalist from Australia. One of her videos talks about bee stings and any swollen joint to get a small potato and grate on a small cloth and put on area and it will drain out the inflammation. It really works. I have done it.
All the best
Gary
Onion, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric
Thanks for these remedies! I have never used an onion for infection, just inflammation. (Wonderful for bruises! ) So, this is great to know.
When we have dealt with Staph/Cellulitis, we have used turmeric internally. Also, I find it helpful to avoid sugar and dairy (except for milk kefir or yogurt with L. Caseii, which is very helpful.)
Frankincense essential oil is a helpful topical for staph infections as well.
Epsom Salt baths may be useful. 1 1/2 cups per bath.
Keep us posted on your progress!
~Mama to Many~
Onion, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric
I often use colloidal silver (CS) for such purposes because it has anti inflammatory effects, acts as a potent topical antibiotic and it helps wounds heal faster as discussed here :
With CS, I have found that the wound dressing needs to remain wet for best effect. I do this by taking an old cotton t-shirt and cutting a piece that when folded four or more times is large enough to fully cover the wound and slightly more area around the wound. I fully wet this folded cloth (not dripping wet) and place it on the wound and then secure it in place with an elastic ACE wrap. The wrap holds it in place and helps the dressing to stay wet for a much longer period of time. I leave it on for at least 3 hours, remove and let the area fully dry for at least an hour and then repeat as necessary.
Art
Onion, Sunflower Oil, Turmeric
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Exactly 1 week later, they started to itch again, and swelled back up like the day I got them. I had no fever, so I did what my grandmother would have done: I rubbed a little oil on my skin (cold-pressed sunflower) and strapped a yellow onion slice to it.
I've had it on for at least 12 hours and the heat is entirely gone. The swelling is still there, but the redness has been cut in half. It also doesn't itch! Although I do smell like an onion...
I have been changing out the onion slices every time they wilt up too much and look like the juices are used up.
I'm also applying an ice pack because it's 80 degrees and I work at a desk. I'm elevating the ankle too. I need to keep the areas cool and irritation free.
My family is prone to getting mild cases of cellulitis with bug bites. Normally, there is a wound that pusses and that's easily treated with powdered turmeric right on top (then slap a bandaid on top to trap it). If it's really nasty, I'll add some cayenne powder and garlic powder to the mix. But since this cellulitis is under the skin, I knew I needed a poultice to draw it out and onions are specifically killers of staph bacteria (scientifically proven).
I came here to see if there were any tips and tricks I can do on the side to speed the healing, and I'm definitely going to tackle this internally to boost my immune system too.
Thank you Earth Clinic and all you lovelies who share your amazing remedies. I hope I helped someone else out! And I hope you were lucky enough not to be stung on the bum like me.
Colloidal Silver
Thanks so much for mentioning EC's colloidal silver. We've paused our colloidal gold and silver production for a move to VA this month. However, we still have CS available at our Amazon shop until it sells out. Two sizes are still in stock.
Colloidal Silver
The colloidal silver (CS) is effective at shortening wound healing time while being able to fight a multitude of pathogens that might be present in the wound.
For me, I have found it important to keep the CS dressing wet with CS to get the best effect. I usually take a clean piece of cotton cloth and fold it so it is at least 4 layers thick and slightly larger than the area to be treated.
I fully wet the folded cloth with the CS that is at least 20 ppm and apply it to the affected area and then wrap an ACE elastic bandage around it several times to hold the moisture in and then leave on for two hours at a time followed by a drying out period. Once the skin is very dry again, I apply a new clean piece of cloth and wrap again for another two hours and so on.
I'm not recommending this, just saying what has worked for me in the past.
I know EC was selling the 20 ppm yellow CS, but I don't see it on their homepage anymore so I am not sure if they are still selling it. You can ask Deirdre to find out.
Good luck and keep us posted on what you decide to do and how it works out for you!
Art
Colloidal Silver
In the article "Natural Treatments For Cellulitis, " colloidal silver was mentioned as one of the treatments that's helpful for it.
While the article appears to refer to the liquid form of colloidal silver, there are "homeopathic silver gels" available on the market. So which might be more effective for conditions like cellulitis, "liquid colloidal silver" or "homeopathic silver gel?"
Activated Charcoal and Flaxseed Poultice
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On 4/23/22 KG from Charlotte, NC wrote: "Just diagnosed with cellulitis yesterday. It's spreading. Washing clothes in hot water, no detergent. Prescribed antibiotic. 500 mg 4/d, 10 days. Is it safe to take colloidal silver orally as well? Spraying CS all over the areas...worried that it is spreading and don't want to go to er."
Although you are probably cured by now? But this might help in the future. I rarely find any alternative stuff never does anything for me, Manuka Honey doesn't do a thing, etc.etc. But 3 weeks ago I woke up to the most painful very inflamed burning and swollen left foot.
I went online and I believed it was Cellulitis. Although these symptoms can fit many foot problems? My son took one look when he came down and said "For God's sake mum, call 111", which is our London Hospitals for emergencies. I was given a very dangerous antibiotic which I then found out other countries are refusing to give it to anyone FLUCLOXACILLIN which I couldnt or wouldnt use anyway, and a penicillin cream which I am seriously allergic to. My son rushed all the way over to an all night chemist and brought it down for me. He knew in his heart I wouldn't touch it and he was right!
I decided to try activated charcoal to which I had in powdered form. It was the best thing I could ever have bought!
I mixed the powdered charcoal just a teaspoon with a teaspoon of organic golden flaxseed powder granules. I added a little water, and i applied it to my very hot swollen and painful foot. I soaked a little cloth (the pack of ten cleaning cloths you can buy for the kitchen) and after soaking the cloth, I wrang it out and laid it over the very thick charcoal and flaxseed. I placed a little white wound pad over it and used a plastic bag with little handles that you can buy from lidls store in a blue box. They fitted my foot perfectly. I added an extra one and I just about did them up which was perfect. I went to bed, woke up the next morning. My foot was absolutely normal!!! I phoned my son and he couldn't believe it! I have had no trouble since, but do seem to have a bit of a limp and when going out have worn slippers, but my foot is completely normal.
So please anyone, do try this!! it simply cured my foot overnight!! Of course, doctors won't tell you that, they don't want to know about alternative medicine. So I wrote this for anyone who is using alternative medicines and taking maybe four days to a week to work.
I slept with the above remedy in bed. During the day I used a little ice cold pack for 30 minutes a few times a day, and rubbed coconut oil or olive oil or aloe vera gel to keep foot nice. It would be my number one recipe for cellulitis, something the medical profession cannot do! heal a very serious infection that could take your life, cured it in a matter of 12 hours!! Simply unbelievable.
Rosina from London UK
Bread and Milk Poultice
Bread and Milk Poultice
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I got an infection in my left foot. Didn't realize it was cellulitis at first. Treated with hot compresses, betadine, garlic and honey. It continued to get worse. I then got it in my right foot and found out it was cellulitis. I can't take antibiotics so started searching for ideas. I remembered a poultice that helped with a spider bite that was potato based and searched for poultices. I ran across the bread and milk poultice and it just seemed worth a try. I packed both feet overnight with the bread and milk poultice and saw 80% improvement overnight. The right foot which had just became infected resolved in 2 days. The left foot took about 4 days of the poultice every night but has resolved completely. My wife who is an RN who has treated many patients with cellulitis was amazed at the results. You warm milk up to below scalding then add white bread to make the poultice.
THANK YOU for sharing this! I will be giving this a try today! I was in the ER 3 days ago for severe breast cellulitis (reconstruction implant / breast cancer). I had IV antibiotics on Sunday and am taking high dose meds along with applying coconut oil, eating tons of garlic and fresh turmeric... I am also doing HBOT therapy for 90 minutes daily.
I hope this is what will kick it over the edge on healing!
Thanks again,
~Rhonda
Thieve's Essential Oil Blend
Thieve's Essential Oil Blend
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Anyway, back to mom. I made a salve using this formula:
- 1oz coconut oil-base
- 50 drops thieves oil blend = 2% dilution ratio per each essential oil in this blend
- 30 drops tea tree oil = 5% dilution ratio
- 30 drops lavender oil = 5% dilution ratio
Mixed it up and told her to apply this to her knee and any area that was red and radiating heat. She applied it 4x daily or more. The cellulitis was gone in two days. Smoke that home health nurse!
We took it straight to the first person we knew that had Corona and in a day and a half, he was fine. Called back and said thank you very much I feel great. They have taken this off the internet everywhere maybe they won't take it off here at Earth Clinic.
Activated Charcoal, Manuka Honey
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Hospitalized for 7 days. Put on an antibiotic (Levaquin) that was very detrimental to my overall health. Came home...Manuka Honey and activated charcoal, mixed together. Spread on area and cover. IT IS MESSY, but within 24 hours the redness had subsided and I was on my way to recovery.
Turmeric
Colloidal Silver
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I have had the best luck with topical colloidal silver when I have kept it wet as opposed to spraying and letting dry. I have managed to keep it wet by taking a cotton cloth such as an old t-shirt that I have folded it into layers, saturated with colloidal silver and placed over the area I want to treat so that it covers beyond the area I wish to treat and then wrapped an ACE elastic wrap around it to keep it in place and then I check hourly to make sure it is still wet. I have never used it for cellulitis, so I don't know if it works for that, but cellulitis is a bacterial infection and colloidal silver seems to be a potent antibacterial.
Art
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Garlic
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Borax
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Borax
I forgot to mention that it is possible for hydrogen peroxide and AgNPs to breakdown biofilms, so they are both important and alternating days maybe a way to be able to use both effectively. If you want to increase the effectiveness of the AgNPs, you can dissolve xylitol in it to increase its biofilm busting ability, moisturize the skin and give it an anti irritant effect to the skin.
Along this same line of thinking, if you can tolerate N Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) it is also useful as a biofilm buster. Biofilms may be the reason that you say it is harder to eradicate the cellulitis this time.
Good luck!
Art
Borax
If you are using a true colloidal silver, the 3% hydrogen peroxide will cause the silver to fall out of suspension and become ineffective. Colloidal silver (AgNPs) works best if it can stay wet such as applying a washcloth that is wet with AgNPs while lying down.
AgNPs will agglomerate in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. If you want to use both, it might be more useful to alternate days of use with HP one day and AgNPs the next day.
Art
Turmeric
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Borax
What is elysian please? I have cellulitis on my face and to make it worse I am allergic to the endotoxin. My eyes and cheeks are swollen & it takes a while to unglue my eyelids on waking. Eyes themselves, are
OK - no conjunctivitis.
I am allergic to so many things, but have been spraying with C/silver, applying 3% H2O2 on cheeks, taking allicin, vit c (haven't reached bowel tolerance yet at 30g per day) echinacea & golden seal root & quercetin. I have propolis coming by post this week.
This is the 3rd time - first time I was hospitalised and their treatments nearly killed me, 2nd time was 5 years later & I did all of the above & healed without medical ministrations. This is the 3rd time, day 2 and I'm either slower healing or impatient! :-)
Multiple Remedies
Multiple Remedies
Other person: betadine? How similar is it to nascent iodine? I want to try it myself. I have a spot on my leg, thought it may have started with a tick bite...
Avocado and Garlic
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Something bit me on my forearm, and 2 days later some 30% of my entire forearm was red and swollen. This is something you'd normally go to A&E for to get IV antibiotics. But I wanted antibiotics to be a last resort, something I would use if I had fever indicating sepsis and/or compartment syndrome. I read somewhere that someone tried avocado for something similar and it worked almost miraculously overnight, and they tried it on a relative and it worked again. I had an avocado in my fridge so I thought I'd give it ago. Like the guy recommended, I simply squashed up some avocado flesh and applied it, not just on the bite mark, but all over the forearm where it was red and swollen. At first there was a stinging sensation, as though the avocado was reacting with the venom or bacteria in and around the bite mark. Then my arm felt calm, the pain and throbbing had stopped.
I applied the avocado before bed, and when I woke up, the arm felt and looked a LOT better. But as soon as I washed the avocado off, it felt like the redness and swelling was quickly coming back. So I quickly put more avocado on and the arm calmed down again.
Then on that day I learned about another person's experience with GARLIC for a similar problem. So that night I decided to apply grated garlic over the avocado. Garlic being alkaline, made my arm sting all over at first.
When I woke up the next morning, almost ALL the swelling and redness was gone! In fact, the only redness that remained was the occasional small blister caused by alkaline burns from the garlic, so you need to be careful with this one. I don't know which was the greater help, but I know both avocado and garlic helped me to cure some seriously severe cellulitis on my arm, and did so within just 2 days, something even IV antibiotics would have taken at LEAST 3-4 days to get rid of.
And all without any systemic side-effects. No gut trouble, no building up antibiotic resistance. I think it's important to also combine this topical approach with a systemic approach.
I was sure to avoid all grain-based carbs and sugars, I drank ACV diluted with water (I really think this helped), and I took a high dose of turmeric capsules.
I would like to know a little more, what was the strength of the peroxide? We use 3% on a regular basis, it starts out as 35% food grade peroxide. It is however broken down with distilled water on a 11 to 1 ratio from 35% food grade which will give a severe burn if used anywhere near that strength. Or maybe a link to the article.
Borax
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Many other people on The Forum used it also to stop the itching that was caused from something from dogs and cats and squirrels some sort of bug.
Garlic
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At home, it took a month still on antibiotics, skin was literally rotting. Each day new rot would form under & around a 1/4 inch humongous scab. Smelled like green rotten meat. Cellulitus/staph arm 3 times swollen.
I minced a couple of cloves of garlic placed it on wound AND OVERNIGHT IT KILLED THE INFECTION NEXT DAY I KEPT PLACING FRESH MINCED GARLIC. KNOCKED IT ALL OUT!!!!!!!
U can place minced FRESH garlic any place on your body, open wound or not. It will absorb thru skin.
Turmeric, Black Salve, Tea Tree Oil
Xx Jasmyne, Mac, Mike and Jeffrey!! :)
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Dietary Changes, Natural Remedies
Castor Oil
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Bee Propolis
Colloidal Silver
Colloidal Silver
It has been awhile since I have posted but have tried wherever possible to put into practice what other posters have given me in the past... So here I am again seeking some help..
4 months ago my bite ( wolf spider) broke out in a painful ulcer, due in part to my immune system which doesn't work too good since I have been sick ( to counteract this I have taken large doses of Vit C, Oregano Oil, filtered water with a tad of ACV to alkaline my body, Kyolic garlic and Pau D'Arco., .. All over a period of 16 months) Then a month ago it got very very sore and horrible looking with lots of biofilm over it so I went to the doctor and she told me I had 2 very bad infections from swabs done way back in August ( so no one notified me?) MRSA and pseudomonas A and that I had to go straight to the hospital where they would put me into ICU for a few weeks..
So I went home and went up the next day, saw a doctor who advised me to go home and take Bactrim DS and use Fucidin Cream ( Fucidic acid ). This cream ranges in price up to $20 for 15 gr depending on where you get it., so I used it once a day instead of the recommended 3x.
Yesterday I had my long awaited appointment to see the specialist and he told me that the Bactrim is only for the MRSA and the recommended treatment for the rest is to be debrided under general anesthetic and have a vacuum put on my leg for a few months to assist the fluid. So has anyone had this done? It sounds painful.. He asked what I use on my legs and I told him I spray my legs with CS after I wash them because it takes the sting out. I wash my legs in separate buckets using either a small amount of Dettol disinfectant ( which kills the germs in the wash so I also use it as a final rinse when washing dressings etc) or I use a very weak solution, the horizontal length of Condy's Crystals on the edge of a matchstick. Any bigger amount and it really burns. Missionaries in tropical areas used to use Condy's Crystals for purifying water and to treat ALL infections.. However they didn't have superbugs in those days!
Anyway, sorry I have wandered... The Doc has been a specialist for 35 yrs and so he has kept an open mind on ulcers and CS. He advised me to use a stronger solution of CS between 16-30 ppm.. So I am onto my second lot of Bactrim 10 day treatment and my cellulitis ulcer on the other leg is nearly cleared up after 4 yrs.!! I'm also drinking a litre a day of filtered water with a teaspoon of ACV in it to make my body more alkaline.
So my question is this .... How long do you leave the generator on for to make a solution of say 20 ppm initially? I have a large Maxwell House coffee jar that holds just over a litre in solution when made. I also have a Silverwell machine so rather that guessing I'm asking for help based on those items used with Noble's water. A water meter that I bought from the U.S. and used very few times completely went haywire and never worked again... Sorry it's a bit all over the place but read it through and tell me what you reckon...
Thanks in advance... Jenn xxx
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This last time I developed the same problem again 15 years later after rubbing a dog with my bare feet. My ankles again swelled up and I realized it was cellulitis exactly as I had years ago. This time, however, I didn't want to go through with the antibiotics again since the first time they messed up my digestion bad and it never fully recovered. So I tried to go the natural route with oral colloidal silver (1100ppm), GSE, olive leaf, etc. This seemed to keep it from spreading for a few days but it wouldn't heal. Then I got a colloidal silver topical first aid gel which you can buy in any Vitamin Shoppe or major vitamin webseller. I applied it, let it dry for a few hours, rinsed my feet off then applied it again, for a total of about 4x/day. The silver gel combined with the oral stuff reversed the infection on the tops of my feet and shins dramatically, but though it was receding it was very slow and stubborn in my ankles and heels.
So I began researching online again and found a medical paper from a hospital that showed that giving cellulitis patients 400mg of ibuprofen every 6 hours for 10 days together with antibiotics resulted in much faster healing than with antibiotics alone. I had my wife pick up a bottle of ibuprofen at the drug store and began taking it. By that night with the silver gel, oral silver, GSE, olive leaf, myrrh and a few other basic things (vit C, echinacea, etc.), the cellulitis was 80-90% gone. I also took proteolytic enzymes which may have helped too.
After the second full day of the above regimen, including the ibuprofen, the cellulitis was basically healed. Oh and one more crucial thing if you're dealing with cellulitis of the legs or feet: ELEVATE THEM!!! They will not heal if you don't keep them elevated, HIGH! I sat on a lounge chair with my feet high on the wall for almost three days straight. Take breaks and walk around every hour or so but try to keep them elevated for the whole day. Sounds crazy but I was not going to get those IV antibiotics which destroyed my gut again if I could help it.
In sum what I did was this:
- Oral colloidal silver 1100 ppm, 3 droppers a day
- Silver gel applied 4-5x a day
- Oral GSE, olive leaf, myrrh, and some other immune boosting supplements
- Ibuprofen 400mg every six hours
- Keep feet elevated
Jerome
*UPDATE*
July 04, 2018: I had a recurrence of the cellulitis and hit upon something that worked brilliantly: BETADINE. I applied straight Betadine to my feet and ankles with a cotton ball every few hours for a couple days and kept my feet elevated. Worked like a charm. I recommend trying Betadine as soon as the signs of cellulitis rear their head.
Turmeric
The pain and swelling was incredible and I have a fever of 40 and my blood pressure dropped very low. I didn't even know anything was wrong with my leg until I got to the hospital by ambulance and the nurses were taking my vital signs every 5 minutes. They put me on oral and IV antibiotics. They didn't work and my leg just kept getting worse. Finally after the 3rd day a different Doctor switched my antibiotics and it finally showed signs of improvement. That was April 19th of this year. I was off work for over two months and my leg went from a pink rash to looked like someone had BBQd it to cracking and all of the skin cracked and fell off over a few weeks. Now we are in August and I still have to be careful not to over do it and elevate my leg when ever I can. My ankle still swells.
This is extremely serious stuff and don't try to treat yourself. I was fortunate to be seen by the Infectious Disease specialist who after seeing my leg and the swelling and a rash over my entire back, put me on a plane and took me off the other antibiotics that had been given to me and told me to wear compression socks as soon as I could to work the swelling out of the leg, I finally made a lot of progress. But I was in the hospital my daily for IV antibiotics for three straight weeks. This is horrible stuff!
