I have to agree - I have taken a lot of colloidal silver and I know a very great many people who have taken large amounts of colloidal silver too. I am not aware of one single adverse reaction or condition that has occured as a result. Those of us who are aware of the latest research on colloidal silver know that it is anything but an unnatural item. In fact, Hungaria studies have found specific receptors for silver on human nervous tissue - meaning that silver is actually an essential natural element.
I will grant you that one should not take too much of it for too long without supplementing with good sources of probiotics, but the same can be said about taking too much of anything, even water. I would point out that practically everything we ingest has an effect on our internal flora, some good, some bad, and some both.
At any rate, I really do not think you can compare a natural element in it's basic form with a lab created anti-biotic. No one has ever died or even become seriously ill from taking colloidal silver, the same can not be said about anti-biotics.
Now, having said all that I do agree that proper diet and nutrition, including all the essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and a strong immune system is the best way to ward off disease And I can testify from experience that the natural tinctures that Unyquity makes are the absolute bomb. Going as natural as possible as far as possible is always the best. Even so, silver has it's place in just about anyone's arsenal in my experience and my very strong opinion.
DQ
For the most part I agree with you. Too much of anything is usually not a good idea. Like I inferred earlier, water itself is absolutely critical for health, but you can overdose on it too and it can even be fatal.
Certainly I agree that silver is something you should take when needed for the most part, though silver can hardly be classified as merely an antibiotic and its uses go beyond just killing bacteria and other pathogens. Antibiotics kill only limited types of bacteria, depending upon the antibiotic. They have no effect on other single celled pathogens such as viruses. Neither do they help regenerate bones, and other tissue, especially nervous tissue. No one has ever died from taking colloidal silver. Literally thousands have died from reactions to anti-biotics.
When comparing supplements to approved medications I think it is always important to consider whether the supplement performs by helping the body perform naturally or whether it performs like most drugs and causes the body to unnaturally suppress symptoms of underlying conditions.
BTW, exactly what form of silver shut your bowels down and how are you certain that silver was the cause? That has never happened to me or anyone else I know and I bet I have taken far larger amounts than you did.
DQ