Natural remedies for MAC

Has anyone experienced folliculitis with MAI? I have been getting red bumps with a white center on my legs and arms. They itch sometimes. I've been putting hydrogen peroxide on them. I read that a compromised immune system can be a cause of folliculitis. I have Hashimotos and MAI. Only on airway clearance, Albuterol, 2.5 mg, 3ml and 7% sodium chloride. I've never experienced this before.
Thank you. Blk

I have had folliculitis in the past, but I don't believe it is related to MAI. Here is what Cleveland Clinic has to say about folliculitis:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17692-folliculitis
Bad you mentioned Hashimoto's as well, and there are a number of skin conditions associated with low thyroid, including itching, rash, hives and in some cases folliculitis.
Maybe you should contact your primary or whoever is helping manage your Hashimoto's to find out if your meds need to be adjusted.
Sue

I refuse to take the big 3. It would be conflicting with other autoimmune diseases I have. I do percussion vest and 7% saline 30 minutes twice a day. I am currently in hospital with pleurisy 5 days now. But, my last visit with pulmonologist 3 months ago showed nothing got better and nothing got worse. I was happy with that. Now with this new problem, I don't know. I just cannot do the big 3.

Hi new person here, I have COPD. Have had two bronchoscopies last biopsy said I have MAC baterial infection
in my bronchial tube. I also have celiac disease which means I have to eat gluten free.. which is hard but if I don't I get really sick. At present I only weigh 95 lbs. so I really don't need to loose any more weight! I use oxygen at night but if I get really congested I use it at home during the day also. I'm 67 yrs old. I tried the three antibiotics but just couldn't tolerate them. I have problems with meds that are red colored sometimes and one of them was really red and the other one was really strong like 800 mg. x 4 times a day. Ended up naseauted and terrible migraines that I just couldn't function. Also broke out in a red rash and itched really bad. As for right now I'm on Predisone twice daily , Azithromycin 250 mg once daily, theophylline 1/2 tablet daily and I take some vitamins. I have decided to try a few herbs so will let ya'll know if they help. I got Ashwagandha taking 2 daily, Ginger Root 1 daily, Paracleanse which is a blend of wormwood, clove with Neem Extract and Fulvic acid using as directed and going to order some Mullein drops but haven't yet. Haven't got my results back from the last biopsy whether I still have the bacterial infection yet but I probably do since I only took the big 3 for two weeks before I had to stop them.

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Hi new person here, I have COPD. Have had two bronchoscopies last biopsy said I have MAC baterial infection
in my bronchial tube. I also have celiac disease which means I have to eat gluten free.. which is hard but if I don't I get really sick. At present I only weigh 95 lbs. so I really don't need to loose any more weight! I use oxygen at night but if I get really congested I use it at home during the day also. I'm 67 yrs old. I tried the three antibiotics but just couldn't tolerate them. I have problems with meds that are red colored sometimes and one of them was really red and the other one was really strong like 800 mg. x 4 times a day. Ended up naseauted and terrible migraines that I just couldn't function. Also broke out in a red rash and itched really bad. As for right now I'm on Predisone twice daily , Azithromycin 250 mg once daily, theophylline 1/2 tablet daily and I take some vitamins. I have decided to try a few herbs so will let ya'll know if they help. I got Ashwagandha taking 2 daily, Ginger Root 1 daily, Paracleanse which is a blend of wormwood, clove with Neem Extract and Fulvic acid using as directed and going to order some Mullein drops but haven't yet. Haven't got my results back from the last biopsy whether I still have the bacterial infection yet but I probably do since I only took the big 3 for two weeks before I had to stop them.

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Hi new person here, I have COPD. Have had two bronchoscopies last biopsy said I have MAC baterial infection
in my bronchial tube. I also have celiac disease which means I have to eat gluten free.. which is hard but if I don't I get really sick. At present I only weigh 95 lbs. so I really don't need to loose any more weight! I use oxygen at night but if I get really congested I use it at home during the day also. I'm 67 yrs old. I tried the three antibiotics but just couldn't tolerate them. I have problems with meds that are red colored sometimes and one of them was really red and the other one was really strong like 800 mg. x 4 times a day. Ended up naseauted and terrible migraines that I just couldn't function. Also broke out in a red rash and itched really bad. As for right now I'm on Predisone twice daily , Azithromycin 250 mg once daily, theophylline 1/2 tablet daily and I take some vitamins. I have decided to try a few herbs so will let ya'll know if they help. I got Ashwagandha taking 2 daily, Ginger Root 1 daily, Paracleanse which is a blend of wormwood, clove with Neem Extract and Fulvic acid using as directed and going to order some Mullein drops but haven't yet. Haven't got my results back from the last biopsy whether I still have the bacterial infection yet but I probably do since I only took the big 3 for two weeks before I had to stop them.

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Kampo medicine case , extracted from above article: Hence, a bukuryoshigyakuto (Panax ginseng 1g, Aconiti tuber 1g, Glycyrrhizae radix 2g, Poria cocos 5g and Zingiber siccatum 2g) decoction (to infuse a total of 11 g of each herb with 400 ml of water for 30–40 min to make 200 ml, and to take in two divided doses) was started after a medical examination based on Kampo principles, while discontinuing the current treatment with clarithromycin, rifampicin and ethambutol. Within a few months, her eyesight improved, her gait disturbance also improved, and she no longer needed to use a wheelchair. Her appetite returned, and her hemoptysis and sputum gradually decreased. During the course of her treatment, she stopped taking bukuryoshigyakuto for a while due to the complexity of the decoction. She again recognized an increase in the hemoptysis and restarted the medication, and since then has never stopped it. Her HRCT image findings also improved. Although the middle lobe and lingular segment bronchiectasis showed no changes, bilateral centrilobular lesions and dorsal predominant bronchiolitis improved significantly (Figure 1B). Her body weight increased from 30 to 42 kg within 3 years after starting bukuryoshigyakuto. Her laboratory data also improved, to a neutrophil count of 2,880 /μl, lymphocytes of 1,063 /μl, albumin level of 3.9 g/dl and hemoglobin level of 11.4 g/dl (Table 1). Her shortness of breath, hemoptysis and sputum also finally improved, although she had some residual cough and slight numbness in her legs. Currently, continuing outpatient visits and bukuryoshigyakuto therapy have maintained her AFB smear and culture negative status