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does anybody know where I could locate either Manuka Honey, or a skin lotion with active Manuka Honey in it? I have this nasty little staph infection on my left shin. I understand that Manuka Honey is good for removing staph infections.
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Roger
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Beachboy, the best weapon against staph is water, as hot as you can stand it and Hawaiian salt. Just daub it on with a sponge and wince. That and hydrogen peroxide followed with a topical antibiotic. A pain killer helps.
If you get a pain in the same leg by your groin, that's a lymph node, get to a doc. It could be a superstrain.
Not to knock your Honey cure, but goldenseal used to be the "cure" in the hippie days. Take it faithfully until you can't walk and you'll rate emergency service.
And don't take donated antibotics, that's what causes resistant strains.
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Beachboy, the best weapon against staph is water, as hot as you can stand it and Hawaiian salt. Just daub it on with a sponge and wince. That and hydrogen peroxide followed with a topical antibiotic. A pain killer helps.
If you get a pain in the same leg by your groin, that's a lymph node, get to a doc. It could be a superstrain.
Not to knock your Honey cure, but goldenseal used to be the "cure" in the hippie days. Take it faithfully until you can't walk and you'll rate emergency service.
And don't take donated antibotics, that's what causes resistant strains.
unfortunately I'm on antibiotics that are mine, but they are three year old! Left left is swollen, but not red.
As for the Manuka Honey, it works. Not like Golden Seal of the 70's which basically just clogged up the infection. This stuff works on skin problems too!
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I wouldn't trust one year old antibiotics. That's what causes resistant strains.
Sorry but the page you sent starts with "Antibiotics are 99% worhless". That is a lot of crap, 99% of staph cure rate is because of antibiotics.
Many of the failures to cure are because of misuse of antibiotics. Hippies would get staph, score a scrip with 10 days supply. He heels in 3 days and doesn't want to take any more, gives the rest to a friend who takes 1/2, wound appears healed, and he gives the rest to someone else. 3 biologic incubators of a new improved strain of staph.
When a book begins with a non factual statement, I'd sure be leery. I hope you vacinate your kids, that is unpopular with many.
Incidentally if you have any sensation in your groin area, red or not, you'd better see a doctor.
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Crush up a antibiotic pill and put the powder directly on the area, keep it dry and use dry heat like a lamp or hairdryer or hot water bottle.
Peroxide kills germs but also kills new living cells I wouldn't use it to often.
Best antibiotic is probably ciprofloxacin
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Punamom, a direct application would make sense at first, but wouldn't you say to take the entire dose (sometimes 10 days) as usually prescribed.
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I'm not a doc but have been to them countless times over the years for just about everything.
It doesn't seem like beachboy is going to the doctor yet if ever.
I have no idea how many or what kind of pills he has or how sick he is.
Oral antibiotics for some things is like using a spray bottle to wash your hair but would be a good backup to prevent something more systemic or perhaps incubate a resistant strain.
I pretty much don't believe anything the CDC says.
When I lived in the Caribbean they sold penicillin powder over the counter thats what folks used and it worked. none of this go to the doctor crap and spend 150 bucks to get good medicine and a poor (poisioning) way of using it.
The medical system here is a mess just like everything else. Think about it! Man, you have to see a specialist just to get third world advice that works!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't get me started.
Beachboy put the powder on everyday until its gone if you start to feel ****ty or get red streaking or it gets worse get to a doctor. Salt is a good antiseptic but owwe!
Let us know how the honey works!
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If an infection is "systemic", it's too late for topical(on the skin) treatment. A systemic infection requires a systemic treatment; either oral or IV.
gtill is dead on right about misuse of antibiotics. There shouldn't be two year old leftover drugs. That means they were misused the first time.
Go see a doctor, get a prescription for the right antibiotic, and if all else fails, read the frikken label.
