Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 A long time ago, while breastfeeding, I had to take Acidolphulus (sp?) to keep mastitis away. If I let myself run out, in a couple of days it would be back, then I would start using it again and it would immediately clear up. The doctor had given me a prescription, but since it carried a caution for nursing mothers, I decided not to use it and was so very pleased that the acidoph... worked. Raine <rainelovesj wrote: I've had an interesting week. It started with an ear infection thanks to a root canal gone bad. I treated it with several things; garlic/mullein oil in the ear, my trusty zapper, swishing with CS, oregano oil on the tooth/surrounding area, and orally. This routine wiped it out quickly, but over the next few days I felt like I had been hit by a train- muscle weakness, complete exhaustion, and all-over body pain. I was actually wondering if the Oregano oil wasn't causing Candida die-off. But then I woke up yesterday and my right breast was hard and hurt like all get out. I've had fibrocystic breasts for years, so I chalked it up to an unusual flare-up. Today it's much worse. The pain is absolutely excruciating, and my breast is so swollen it's ridiculous. I've been treating it with rosemary oil applied topically, DMSO topically (separate from the rosemary), heating pad, hot/cold hydrotherapy, and the zapper (for lack of knowing what else to do). In reading tonight it seems very much like what I have is mastitis (breast infection). Tomorrow I plan to get Echinacea tincture, calendula cream, and cabbage for poultices. In the meantime it's pure hell- I can't lay down on my back or sides because the pull from gravity causes too much pain. Even the motion from walking brings me to tears. Is there anything else I can do to a) end this miserable pain as quickly as possible, and b) eliminate the infection so it doesn't progress to an abscess which I guess can happen?Thanks,Raine -- Swap Your Paperback Books - PaperBackSwap.com Relax. Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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