I’ve been getting more and more people with outstanding infections.
Helping people who have chronic infections can be tricky, because they are most likely to react to supplements, which is why such people often require a
‘slower’ approach (one that lessens reactions).
Identifying infections can also be really tricky. Is it bacterial, fungal, parasitic or viral?
Biofilms make the equation more complex, because even if someone took an anti-microbial that would kill their infection, biofilms can prevent this from
happening.
Biofilms may be a reason why some people suddenly do worse for no apparent reason – because after biofilms grow, they disperse.
Biofilms also might be a reason why people herx from herbal supplements.
For example, if you take a supplement that breaks up biofilms, some of the bacterial products can be released, which can cause an immune reaction.
Why Are Biofilms Bad?
Currently, there is a large sum of money and research aimed at the use of and protection against biofilms ( R).
Because biofilms protect the bacteria, infections are often more resistant to traditional antimicrobial treatments, making them a serious health risk ( R).
Biofilm bacteria generally tolerate Antibiotic treatment (R).
This is because Antibiotics can’t pass through the biofilm enough (R).
Biofilms are known to be involved in many chronic infections such as in chronic wound, lung, ear, heart and nose infections ( R).
Most people (59%) with chronic sinus infections were found to have bacterial biofilm, whereas none of the controls (people who didn’t have a sinus
infection) had bacterial biofilm (R).
The most common biofilm that you might be familiar with is plaque in your teeth ( R).
Most, if not all, Antibiotics and antiseptics fail to eradicate mature biofilms
, and today, the poor efficiency of available antibiotics is a major challenge for the successful treatment of chronic infections ( R).
At present, the most efficient treatment for biofilm infection is to mechanically remove the infected area or body part. This is sometimes possible if the
focus is a catheter, an implant, or an infected organ that is eligible for transplantation ( R).
So far, the two main strategies for preventing or suppressing bacterial biofilm infections are (1) early aggressive Antibiotic treatment before the biofilm
is formed or (2) chronic suppressive Antibiotic treatment when the biofilm is established, if it cannot be removed physically ( R).
There are more than one million cases of catheter-associated urinary tract infections reported each year, many of which can be attributed to
biofilm-associated bacteria (R).
Catheters have a surface that is conducive for biofilms to form, which is why infections are so common.
In the body, when biofilms form, they form a protective layer by which bacteria evade the immune system and antimicrobials.
Bacteria become tolerant to antibiotics and most other antimicrobial agents ( R).
So if you have a fungal or bacterial infection that’s coated with a biofilm, normal antibiotics and anti-fungals won’t kill the infection.
If you have a bacterial infection that persists despite antibiotic therapy and you have a high level of
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, then you either have a biofilm or a non bacterial infection ( R).
How to Inhibit Biofilms: Natural Biofilm Disruptors
When bacteria form biofilms, they don’t lump together by chance.
In order to form biofilms, bacteria need to communicate with each other ( R).
One way to disrupt biofilm formation is to interrupt bacterial communication, also known as
quorum sensing
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cross-link the matrix (R).
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