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Was diagnosed for broncho pneumonia

Posted By Yasue (Santa Monica, Ca, Usa) on 04/25/2010

I was diagnosed broncho-pneumonia and had no choice to take antibiotic, even though I had severe side effects before when I took Levaquin. This time azithromycin was prescribed. On the fouth day I had diarrhea, nausea, dyhidration,stomach pain, chest pain, bitter mouth, no appetite, weird sensation like the wave is coming and going and the body is squeezed tightly---Anyway I feel awful. It lasted 4 months last time even though I tried acupunctue and acupressure 2 times a week. The notion that I can't take any antibiotic gives me shiver. Please help me by introducing the doctors who study the side effects of antibiotics of Levaquin, Cypro and Azithromycin. Also is there a way I can survive without antibiotics.

Replied by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa) on 04/26/2010

Hi Yasue,

My 23 year old daughter was plagued with this for a year. I wrote about her battle with this quite awhile ago. I have always been a person who has gone the natural paths and have raised my kids that way but in this instance she had her own ideas. As an adult, she has that right but I watched the drs. give her one antibiotic after another! It was crazy- my thought being, if they work then why did she have 4 rounds of them, all different types?! I asked her to pose that question to her dr. who of course made the excuse up that they weren't the "right" one. I watched her suffer and she wanted none of my advice. She was scared because the dr. told her that if she didn't take the antibiotics she would become so sick she would end up harming her lungs and then would need surgery.

One day she broke down in tears when I went into her room, finding her in bed. She begged me to help her. One of the things I told her was she needed to get rid of all dairy from her diet. Then, we needed to bring her body back into balance because antibiotics destroy the natural balance. We need that so our body can fight on our behalf. She promised to listen to my advice and she not only got over it but, has not been sick again for a year and 2 months now! Remember, before that she struggled with this for a year. She has not needed any medication since. She continues to be healthy, strong and full of energy. So, yes you can survive without antibiotics as long as you restore your body's balance so it can combat germs and toxins on your behalf.

I hope this restores hope in you. Lisa

Replied by Jay (Toronto, Ontario Canada) on 04/27/2010

Have you tried nature's own antibiotic? Raw garlic.

I had a cronic case of chest congestion that lasted through last spring and summer and couldn't seem to shake it. I was getting worried with all the news about different flu viruses and saw a recommendation for raw garlic which cured my congestion exactly as predicted.

The recommendation was to take 2 or 3 raw cloves of garlic and chop them up into small pieces and swallow them at one sitting once a day for a minimum of 3 weeks.

My procedure was to take 3 small garlic cloves or 2 large ones and chop them until the pieces were smaller than any pill I could swallow easily. I would then scoop this entire amount into a heaping table spoon and swallow in 2 or 3 swallows until all gone. I followed this quickly with a full glass of water to chase the taste from my mouth. In 3 to 4 weeks all my congestion symptoms were gone.

I intend to continue to use this every few months as a prevention/tune up to help with my immune system.

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