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Owning Pseudomonas

April 13, 2017 In February, I had Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  Technically, I still have it.  Based on deterioration, it seems I've had it for a while.  Apparently gastro infections with the bacteria are rare, as I have only found one other person who has had it so far. So: this thread.  If I'm going to do all this legwork, hopefully it will benefit someone else in the long run. Search social media for a group that handles this particular topic and you'll come up dry.  SIBO appears to be a popular diagnosis.  One other human had the stool test that I did, and apparently no one noticed at the time that it wasn't the SIBO-standard breath test.  That said: finding pseudomonas survivors is like finding water in the desert. Here's what I've learned so far: 1.  This has a higher mortality rate than C. Diff 2.  It may trigger cancerous cell changes in the gut 3.  Pseudomonas eats collagen 4.  If the gravity of antibiotic resistance as...
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Know Your Enemy: Pseudomonas

Pseudomonas aeruignosa  can apparently be used for pollution control.T his was the first fact I chose to really latch onto, given this is yet another organism, that, like mold, has toxic byproducts that will continue to make us ill even after we've obliterated the original infection with bacteria. As of this writing, I have no idea what to do about die-off by-products and will keep you posted.
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Plants/Constituents and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lemon Grass  is reported to have inhibitory effect on several organisms, including P. aeruginosa,  however, scientific query proves otherwise. Boswellia  appears to have modest action against The Enemy. Sour "tart" cherry (Prunus cerasus)  attenuates the effect of The Enemy to some degree.  (That is, it makes it less virulent.) While I was freaking out earlier, I walked in to Whole Foods to find the tea listed as anti-Enemy, and was immediately encountered by shelves full of tart cherry juice.  You can bet your ass I took this reminder as a sign from the universe and bought myself a bottle.  My last encounter with tart cherry was a couple of years back when I was trying to pretend my neuropathy might be gout, and I was taking it to relieve symptoms (obvioiusly unsuccessfully, since I don't have gout.) Teas   may prove mildly beneficial.   Assam tea has to be mail ordered  and the study was done using an ethanol extract (tincture) b...
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