I have a staph infection. Is turmeric an effective enough antibiotic for me to g!


Question: I have a staph infection. Is turmeric an effective enough antibiotic for me to go back to work?
I have a staph infection in the form of a boil on my back that is still oozing puss. Not so much that it can't be contained, I put a gauze pad over it and only need to change it once or twice a day. I have not gone to the doctor because at first I thought it was the flu until I researched it online. By that time I felt fine but I am still contagious and my boss wants me to go to a doctor and get put on antibiotics before I can go back to work. I don't want to be put on antibiotics so I am taking a lot of turmeric which acts like an antibiotic. I know my boss won't think so because most doctors will prescribe me an antibiotic and they think turmeric is just a spice. Is turmeric an effective enough antibiotic for me to go back to work?

Answers:

Your question will fall upon deaf ears in most forums because people have been conditioned over years of media hype to run to their doctor or hospital every time they acquire an infection. This being said I would not simply treat yourself with turmeric, or any other substance for that matter, without first studying it thoroughly and preferably contacting an herbalist or natural health specialist.

As to your question... Yes, turmeric as well as ginger root are both very good at fighting infection in the body. Take FRESH ORGANIC turmeric and ginger root and grate them course until you have about a rounded tablespoon of each. Put the gratings in eight ounces of pure filtered or mineral water. Over thirty minutes to an hour drink the water and use a spoon to eat the grated roots. Chew them until they are just a mush in your mouth and swallow. Also drink an additional 16 ounces of water during this time.

You will not find many studies on the infection killing abilities of these herbs however because the pharmaceutical industry is king with doctors and hospitals. Antibiotics have their place when life threatening infections spread, but there are many side effects to using antibiotics for every infection your body gets.

Certain aloe vera plants are able to heal naturally such as Barbadensis-Miller-Stockton specie aloe vera gel. Find this online if you can and drink 16 to 32 ounces a day.

Remember to be prepared for the VAST majority of people to have a negative view of herbs and natural healing. Read what they have to say and pay attention to the tone of their post. Are they annoyed, frustrated, angry with your question? Decide for yourself if they are really thinking or just spouting the conditioned response that doctors 'heal' people. Doctors are not trainned to heal people. They are trained to treat symptoms with drugs that can cause other problems, some more serious than what you originally were treated for.

I had an infection in my left thigh from a fall on Christmas day. Over ten days the skin turned very red and spread to cover much of my thigh and it hurt to the point of screaming. I went to the hospital and they gave me an antibiotic called Bactrim DS. It cured the infection but left me with over a month of other problems that have not fully cleared up. About two weeks ago I hurt my elbow and again an infection started just like the first. Instead of the hospital I went to a natural herbalist, took the aloe I mentioned as well as turmeric and ginger the way I explained. I soaked the elbow for two hours three times a day in the hottest mineral salt water I could and drank lots of water and ate only whole organic food. All that is left at this point is a black and blue mark where I hit the elbow and it is slowly fading

I would write a great deal more because there is much to say about natural healing. Make sure to research what you plan on doing and to get in contact with someone who knows herbs and natural healing.



go to doctor. they will perscribe a cream to put on it. this stuff is contagious. need to bleach your bedding and clothes. lysol every thing. and continue to do so until its all gone. any one you have had contact with you need to tell them you have staph infection so they can take percaution. this is serious, possible of it spreading else where on your body and to others. go to doctor immed.



Ha ha ha. You really think turmeric will cure you? Wow. Well Alexander Flemming would be happy to know he wasted his time discovering antibiotics when all along he could just have eaten some turmeric. And all those people in hospital dying from MRSA will be kicking themselves that they never thought to just eat some turmeric. Ay dear, people are funny.

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no, and not doing as your company says ... well put it this way for taking time off that was not necessary because you refused to seek medical attention I'd fire you. If you get antibiotics take the entire course as prescribed



No. Turmeric won't help. Just because something has some effect in vitro, does not necessarily mean it will in humans. The claim that turmeric helps S.aureas comes from this study http://www.greenpharmacy.info/article.as… which looks at the combined effect with antibiotics.

How big is the boil and how long have you had it? Small ones don't always require treatment.

If it's fairly large, we'd usually drain it and cover it. If it's oozing, it's probably best covered and checked periodically as you are doing. Depending on the boil and how long you've had it, antibiotics are sometimes prescribed to help clear the infection.

Go and see your Doctor, if he says no antibiotics are needed then have him write a letter for your boss. It's best you let your Doctor see it because there is a rare risk that the bacteria may spread in the bloodstream to cause infections in other parts of the body, which can be serious.




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