shroom....

I have found that probiotics containing S. thermophilus are very good with certain bad bacteria.

Due to all the drugs I had taken in the past, I was prone to getting C. difficile. The only thing that cured it was a probiotic that a gastro once gave me. It was hanging out in my closet....unused. It's called Flora-Q. I took it and...voila!....got rid of the C.diff even when Vancomyacin didn't work! I must have researched on the net and found something regarding "S. thermophilus". I probably took a look at the Flora-Q in the cabinet and saw S. thermophilus.

I always take a few pills at a time. I find for me... that works better.
But maybe when you first try something ...you might take it slow and see if it agrees with you.

Now Flora-Q got very expensive. You can only get it at pharmacies. I found that KAL makes a probiotic that contains S. thermophilus. Turns out it's only six dollars and change for the bottle. That's better than fifty for Flora-Q! I must say the KAL brand is really good. Pharmacies are such rip offs.

You might want to look into it S. thermophilus. I found it works where others haven't. But it hasn't fixed the parasite problem. I don't think bacteria can do that. BTW...S. thermophilus doesn't form spores.

"S. thermophilus has an important role as a probiotic, alleviating symptoms of lactose intolerance and other gastrointestinal disorders. Immunologist lie Metchnikoff, spoke highly about the possible health benefits of the lactic acid-bacteria (LAB) Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus in his writings at the turn of the last century. He wrote in his book, The Prolongation of Life, that consumption of live bacteria, such as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, in the form of yogurt was beneficial for gastrointestinal health, as well as for health in general, and for longevity. Some recent research suggests that certain live microorganisms may have immunomodulatory and anticarcinogenic effects, as well as other health benefits. There is presently much active research focusing on the development of target-specific probiotics containing well-characterised bacteria that are selected for their health-enhancing characteristics. These new probiotics are entering the marketplace in the form of nutritional supplements and functional foods, such as yogurt functional food products."

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/genomes/bacteria/Streptococcus_thermophilus.html

glaxony I would be interested to know what kind of psychotic drugs disrupt the life cycle of parasites and of which parasites? If you have any link to research on, this would be helpful too as I've been trying find information on gabagenic drugs, but there is very little info using other drugs in the control of parasites, don't suppose enough or any research as been done in this area, thanks!

Hi shroom...

I'm gald you figured it out.

I hope the stool test turns up something. I just recently played the stool test game again for the umteenth time. As expected....nada. But I take tetracycline all the time. What do they expect? The doc that I was seeing was just a family practitioner. I told him that doing a stool test while on Antibiotics and herbs would be pointless. They don't know how it works and they don't care to find out. I cannot stop tetracycline because I take a nose-dive when I do.

Is fluke something that you had before or do you think it's new? How do you think you may have gotten it...if you have it?

Yesterday I read a website that was posted on the parasite forum that was written by Dr. Vasquez. It was very interesting. He is very thorough and explains how they think the parasites or bacterial dysbiosis plays with our immunity.

No matter what I read....it always comes back to the same thing that is my problem...Entamoeba histolytica. But I cannot make the doctors see it. They aren't going to take the time to look at the information even if I bring it to them. It's exasperating. Something that Dr. Vasquez said regarding E.h. made me say...yep.

For one thing he talks about E.histolytica destroying the secretory IgA. Mine was tested and was almost non-existant. The test they did years ago is no longer permitted in NY. NY is the strictest state in the US when it comes to banning tests. Just my luck. I can no longer do the saliva antigen test for E.h. Diagnos-techs just throws my specimen away because I live in NY!

One very interesting thing I that Dr. asquez mentions is protein-losing enteropathy. This is obviously what I have. No matter how much I eat I cannot gain weight and the muscles in my body are all shriveled. The doctors are unconcerned! No one has ever given it a name. I would think that the doctors would be aghast and wanting to help immediately. The unfortunate thing is that in order to cure it, I have to get rid of the parasite. This does not surprise me however, since anytime I took a drug that knocked the E.h. down, I gained weight in leaps and bounds. Doesn't that tell these doctors that E.h. is the problem? But ever since I had the CT scan in 2004 I cannot return to my normal weight. Except once when Dr. Galland prescribed Alinia and I took it in conjunction with the tetracycline. It worked only once. The E.h. seems to be so virulent at this point that it mutates rapidly. This is only sine the CT scan. Dr. Vasques talks about chemicals depressing the immune system. That contrast dye for the CT scan did me in. I also think the lab tech made a mistake and gave me too much. He thought he was giving me barium. I believed him. I don't know what did me in...the dye or the intense radiation. Possibly it was both.

Oh there was one other time that something worked since the CT scan and it was accidental that I discovered it. I began taking Tagamet. I was also taking tetracycline at the same time. The reason I think it was working was because E.h. thrives on the histamine that the body creates to fight it. Since Tagamet is an H2 blocker, not having the histamine component and using the tetracycline against it, made it weak. That's my theory. Unfortunately, it was not to last. Either the E.h. found a way around it or the histamine blocker was no longer helpful because the receptor sites were for the H2 blocker were used up.

A worthy note about Tagamet. While there are other H2 blockers out there like Pepcid and Zantac, Tagamet is different. Tagamet is Cimitidine. There is something about Cimetidine that is helpful in many ways. You might want to research it. Many studies have been done on it. I think it helps with the immune system. It helps cure cancer. Many oncologists do not tell their patients according to an article in Life Extension and they are perplexed! But studies have found that if the patient is given Cimetitdine before chemo and then they stay on it for an extended period of time afterwards,the people taking the Cimeitine have a longer life expectancy compared to the control groups. So I wonder if the positive effects that I experienced while taking Tagamet and tetracycline had other components besides the histamine blocking? And would Tagamet help others with different parasites? It's worth looking into. Funny thing was that you shouldn't take antacids at the same time you take tetracycline, but it worked just the same.

A word of caution about Tagamet. There are some drugs that are contra-indicated with it. One of them is Metronidazole. It increases the amount in the bloodstream. So one has to be careful when taking it together with other anti-parasitics and be sure it's okay.

Thanks James....

I'm not sure if I have tried Curcumin...I've tried so much over the years. I have tried Tumeric a few times and each time it made me worse for some reason.

I have found that Cat's Claw is extremely helpful. I had taken it in the past without results that I remember. But lately I have found it extremely beneficial. I cannot explain why. Yesterday I was in so much pain and for some stupid reason I forgot to take extra Cat's Claw? Maybe I was so out of it that I wasn't thinking straight?

I take Cat's Claw along with several other herbs three times a day. But when in pain I usually take extra. I don't know why I didn't think of it?

Things got so out of hand that I ended up having to resort to Milk of Magnesia. Sometimes it's the only thing that helps relieve the pain. I hate to do it because I lose more weight...and that's bad.

Isn't Curcumin in the same family as Tumeric? Yes it is....I just looked it up. I know I have tried Tumeric many times and it made things worse. I kept trying because I keep reading what a strong anti-inflammatory it is. Maybe the problem is that Tumeric creates bile and I may still have Giardia too. Giardia thrives on bile. Also the article I just read says that Tumeric can cause stomach upset. Go figure.

The article also said that Curcumin is the active ingredient in Tumeric. I don't think that Curcumin bothers me. Maybe there is something in Tumeric that does it.

I may try the Curcumin. Who knows...it may help.

Thank you