Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Thanks Doc! I have a question relating to garlic that I thought I'd stick on this thread. As most people know by now, I love garlic; I love it as a food and I use it as a remedy all the time. Yesterday, I suddenly came down with a urinary tract infection (ick, ick, ick!). My usual course of dealing with those is to chop up a clove of garlic and eat it (along w/ drinking heavy quantities of water); by the time it gets through the stomach, all is usually made well. But yesterday, the garlic didn't help *at all*. In fact, it gave me heartburn so bad that I would have been up all night even if I wasn't up with the UTI anyway. After suffering half the night and peeing every 10 minutes (and starting to pee blood, which scared the hell out of me), I dug around and found some pennicilin and took it. That's the first time I've had to take a chemical antibiotic in a long time, and I wasn't happy about it, but thank the gods it worked. Does anybody have any idea why I would suddenly have a nasty gut-reaction to garlic (when I never do normally) and why it would fail to handle this UTI when it's handled all the others (which are rare in any case)? And before anybody asks, yes, I might be pregnant. I am a bit 'late', and I'm not usually. Then again, I've had female problems in the past, so should I be worried if I'm suddenly late and sore and start getting things like UTIs out of nowhere? Thanks! Sara >Surprisingly, when one continues to take large quantities of garlic, >you'll find that you stink less and less as time goes by until it is >hardly noticable. My observation is that the biochemistry of the garlic >bonds with toxins and expells them from the body. It is the >garlic/toxin combination which stinks and that once the toxins are >removed one will have very little to no body odor at all. You just have >to persist through the " gross " part of this process. ;o) > >Love, > >Doc > >Ian " Doc " Shillington N.D. >505-772-5889 >Dr.IanShillington > - > Sara Thustra > herbal remedies > Monday, July 08, 2002 8:27 AM > Re: [herbal remedies] Newbie! > > > ...But it will make you smell even worse. (I know.) Is there a >remedy for > *that*? --ST > > >Raw garlic lowers blood sugar levels and kills candida. > > > httpd://www.boredmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Dear Sara, Definitely don't " worry " . I am no expert, but having been pregnant, I just want to say that UTI can apparently occur easier when pregnant. Remember though, that whatever you ingest when pregnant, your baby will ingest also! So try to avoid any medicine. And also be temperate with any herbal/natural remedies. Mrs Lisa Belcher Sunderland, UK ICQ # 115492725 - " Sara Thustra " <tv_is_a_drug <herbal remedies > Wednesday, July 10, 2002 12:06 AM Re: [herbal remedies] Garlic! > Thanks Doc! I have a question relating to garlic that I thought I'd stick > on this thread. As most people know by now, I love garlic; I love it as a > food and I use it as a remedy all the time. Yesterday, I suddenly came > down with a urinary tract infection (ick, ick, ick!). My usual course of > dealing with those is to chop up a clove of garlic and eat it (along w/ > drinking heavy quantities of water); by the time it gets through the > stomach, all is usually made well. But yesterday, the garlic didn't help > *at all*. In fact, it gave me heartburn so bad that I would have been up > all night even if I wasn't up with the UTI anyway. After suffering half > the night and peeing every 10 minutes (and starting to pee blood, which > scared the hell out of me), I dug around and found some pennicilin and took > it. That's the first time I've had to take a chemical antibiotic in a long > time, and I wasn't happy about it, but thank the gods it worked. > > Does anybody have any idea why I would suddenly have a nasty gut-reaction > to garlic (when I never do normally) and why it would fail to handle this > UTI when it's handled all the others (which are rare in any case)? > > And before anybody asks, yes, I might be pregnant. I am a bit 'late', and > I'm not usually. Then again, I've had female problems in the past, so > should I be worried if I'm suddenly late and sore and start getting things > like UTIs out of nowhere? > > Thanks! > Sara > > >Surprisingly, when one continues to take large quantities of garlic, > >you'll find that you stink less and less as time goes by until it is > >hardly noticable. My observation is that the biochemistry of the garlic > >bonds with toxins and expells them from the body. It is the > >garlic/toxin combination which stinks and that once the toxins are > >removed one will have very little to no body odor at all. You just have > >to persist through the " gross " part of this process. ;o) > > > >Love, > > > >Doc > > > >Ian " Doc " Shillington N.D. > >505-772-5889 > >Dr.IanShillington > > - > > Sara Thustra > > herbal remedies > > Monday, July 08, 2002 8:27 AM > > Re: [herbal remedies] Newbie! > > > > > > ...But it will make you smell even worse. (I know.) Is there a > >remedy for > > *that*? --ST > > > > >Raw garlic lowers blood sugar levels and kills candida. > > > > > > > httpd://www.boredmail.com > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Dear Sara, I almost missed this post and would have if I hadn't seen another reply to you. You should call my office hon and set up an appointment to talk to me about this. I've got a dozen questions for you about what's going on, and my answers will lead to more from you but we should be able to get to the "CAUSE" of this between the two of us ;o) Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Sara Thustra herbal remedies Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:06 PM Re: [herbal remedies] Garlic! Thanks Doc! I have a question relating to garlic that I thought I'd stickon this thread. As most people know by now, I love garlic; I love it as afood and I use it as a remedy all the time. Yesterday, I suddenly camedown with a urinary tract infection (ick, ick, ick!). My usual course ofdealing with those is to chop up a clove of garlic and eat it (along w/drinking heavy quantities of water); by the time it gets through thestomach, all is usually made well. But yesterday, the garlic didn't help*at all*. In fact, it gave me heartburn so bad that I would have been upall night even if I wasn't up with the UTI anyway. After suffering halfthe night and peeing every 10 minutes (and starting to pee blood, whichscared the hell out of me), I dug around and found some pennicilin and tookit. That's the first time I've had to take a chemical antibiotic in a longtime, and I wasn't happy about it, but thank the gods it worked. Does anybody have any idea why I would suddenly have a nasty gut-reactionto garlic (when I never do normally) and why it would fail to handle thisUTI when it's handled all the others (which are rare in any case)? And before anybody asks, yes, I might be pregnant. I am a bit 'late', andI'm not usually. Then again, I've had female problems in the past, soshould I be worried if I'm suddenly late and sore and start getting thingslike UTIs out of nowhere?Thanks!Sara>Surprisingly, when one continues to take large quantities of garlic,>you'll find that you stink less and less as time goes by until it is>hardly noticable. My observation is that the biochemistry of the garlic>bonds with toxins and expells them from the body. It is the>garlic/toxin combination which stinks and that once the toxins are>removed one will have very little to no body odor at all. You just have>to persist through the "gross" part of this process. ;o)>>Love,>>Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Thanks Doc. I've got an appointment with an osteopathic family doctor tomorrow and I'll tell ya'll if he has anything interesting to say. May take you up on that call, depending...but I always appreciate the offer! -ST >Dear Sara, > >I almost missed this post and would have if I hadn't seen another reply >to you. > >You should call my office hon and set up an appointment to talk to me >about this. I've got a dozen questions for you about what's going on, >and my answers will lead to more from you but we should be able to get >to the " CAUSE " of this between the two of us ;o) > >Love, > >Doc > >Ian " Doc " Shillington N.D. >505-772-5889 >Dr.IanShillington > - > Sara Thustra > herbal remedies > Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:06 PM > Re: [herbal remedies] Garlic! > > > Thanks Doc! I have a question relating to garlic that I thought I'd >stick > on this thread. As most people know by now, I love garlic; I love it >as a > food and I use it as a remedy all the time. Yesterday, I suddenly >came > down with a urinary tract infection (ick, ick, ick!). My usual course >of > dealing with those is to chop up a clove of garlic and eat it (along >w/ > drinking heavy quantities of water); by the time it gets through the > stomach, all is usually made well. But yesterday, the garlic didn't >help > *at all*. In fact, it gave me heartburn so bad that I would have been >up > all night even if I wasn't up with the UTI anyway. After suffering >half > the night and peeing every 10 minutes (and starting to pee blood, >which > scared the hell out of me), I dug around and found some pennicilin and >took > it. That's the first time I've had to take a chemical antibiotic in a >long > time, and I wasn't happy about it, but thank the gods it worked. > > Does anybody have any idea why I would suddenly have a nasty >gut-reaction > to garlic (when I never do normally) and why it would fail to handle >this > UTI when it's handled all the others (which are rare in any case)? > > And before anybody asks, yes, I might be pregnant. I am a bit 'late', >and > I'm not usually. Then again, I've had female problems in the past, so > should I be worried if I'm suddenly late and sore and start getting >things > like UTIs out of nowhere? > > Thanks! > Sara > > >Surprisingly, when one continues to take large quantities of garlic, > >you'll find that you stink less and less as time goes by until it is > >hardly noticable. My observation is that the biochemistry of the >garlic > >bonds with toxins and expells them from the body. It is the > >garlic/toxin combination which stinks and that once the toxins are > >removed one will have very little to no body odor at all. You just >have > >to persist through the " gross " part of this process. ;o) > > > >Love, > > > >Doc > > > httpd://www.boredmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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