Are those the herbs that work for Mycobacterium?

Jo Ann

@jkiemen
Yes those two are the two main ones
there is one more "sida" but that caused some giteriness in me. The other two I have no side effects from and have taken them for 9 months.
He recommends licorice to take with these and a ginger drink you can make easily yourself by cutting up ginger peices the size of a thumb and steaming in several cups of water for a few hours. I drink the ginger drink a couple times a day I also mix it with lemon and raw honey and its delicious. The ginger tea boasts you immune system and is antibacteral.
Shari
@pfists

Thanks  I will check it out. Have you had any improvement in your symptoms, cultures or scans?

Jo Ann K

@jkiemen, NO! These herbs have nothing to do with mycobacterium infections. These herbals only help to alleviate the symptoms of mucous and cough.

@jkiemen
Jo ann
I had two CT scans this year the second showed improvement. The Dr didn't want to treat yet because second CT scan wasn't bad enough. But the first one I had my doctor was alarmed and sent me to Mayo clinic. So I guess I have improved. Doctor said I haven't showed a posituve sputum for NTM since May and I was previously showing the bad one mycobacterium abcessus.
Im taking one teaspoon of the two herbs together 2-3 times a day. He recommends one teaspoon to one tablespoon 3-6 times a day. So Im on the lowest dose now. I worked up cautiously watching of any side effects even though there are no recorded side effects from other people.
Hope this helps!
Shari
@pfists

@pfists, what herbs are you taking teaspoons of? Are you seeing a homeopath dr? How often are you getting your follow-ups on the abscessus?

@nick52, No, I have not taken the BIG 3 antibiotics. A doctor tried to put me on them in 2005, but I declined. I felt like my body was too fragile to take them, plus they don't cure this, they only knock it down to tolerable levels, and then, you catch it again. I did start a regimen of antibiotics in 2003 of taking cipro for 10 days one month, and then 10 days of doxycycline the following months, I alternated like this for three yrs. I feel like this route was less harmful than the BIG 3. Then I was switched to the cipro one month and then tobramycin the next because I got infected with psuedomonas. I have been on that alternating cycle since 2016. I started my antibiotic cycles at the Mayo Clinic in 2013: and my health has improved SO much. My quality of life has greatly improved. I am still very short of breath due to working with only 40% lung function. So far, my dr says we have stalled the progression of deterioration that was going on in my lungs. Now, I do the nebulized saline treatment twice a day. This is for good lung hygiene. Now, back to the antibiotics. My dr suggested that I try to stretch out the days in between my alternating cycles. That is what I am doing now. I can tell when I need to start the next cycle because my lungs will start to produce phlegm and get crappy.

@windwalker
Hi Terri
I was referring to a previous post I made.
The book is Herbal Antibiotics Stephen Bruhner. I have taken criptolepsis and biden for 9 months.
The book talks about antibiotic resistant infections Mac, pseudomonas, mersa, and a dozen others. Explains how antibiotics aren't working the way they used to from over use in humans and in the animal's we eat. We have just created more resistant infections. For reasons explained in the book these herbs continue to work when antibiotics may quite working.
I see a alternative dr plus I have seen Infectious disease last week pulminology next week I just had a bronchoscope three weeks ago . I have also consulted with Mayo Clinic last month. So I'm doing a lot of due diligence.
I don't recommend that anyone take the herbs instead of antibiotcs of if you are told to start antibiotics to try herbs instead. You need to work with your doctor on a plan best for you.
I was told not to start antibiotcs as of yet. My pulminologist wants to do broncoscope 4 times a year to help keep me cleaned out.
If you are told not to take the antibiotics yet or if antibiotics quit working for you the herbs may help.
Some do have some side effects also so do get informed first.
Take care ❤
Shari
@pfists

Dose it come in a large bottle?

Jo Ann K

Dear Windwalker,

Ouf! That is quite an experience having that disease. I had no symptom before I had a big pneumonia when I had a breast tumour malign without knowing I had in 2009. I didn't think that MAC was so devastating! I do not have any bad

symptom yet but gee! That could very well be coming. Thanks for sharing your experience.  Since 2009 my lung specialist does a CTscan at least ones a year. I feel that is a lot of radiation.  My last CTscan was very good no progress. I have taken since this

January Clear Lung and my Ctscan was great.  I have taken them on and off.  My main problem was the mucus in my throat and sometimes I feel the cause is the food I eat not the lungs. My specialist for bacteria says it is the MAC so I don't know. Since I had

the NAET the mucus in my throat was 80% better. Then Last Friday My lung dr did a bronchoscopy even if my CTscan was good. Now I do not have any mucus anymore at all and no sputum but it is only 5 days since. We have to wait and see.   I have never cough much

it was the mucus in my throat the big problem. My last breathing test was 94 apparently it is very good! 

I didn't know the big 3 as you call it wasn't a cure. It is only to control or try to control it!  Have you read the book pfists talk about on antibiotics and bacteria by Dr Steven ...

Tahnks again for sharing!