Dear Jan, Welcome, I hope we can be of some assistance. >> snip<< > So in my > search for a natural antibiotic, colloidal silver came up, and in fact, > specifically named the most likely bacteria that's invaded my body, Klebsiella > pneumoniae. So 12 days ago I started on CS, and have been using LifePlus's brand, > about 20 ng a day. The results have been startlingly positive and I've had major > improvement in that time as well as the setbacks you get when the pathogens start > dying off. This tells me it's working, so I'm not concerned about it.
Sounds like something is dying off, however it may be that Klebsiella Pneumoniae is one of the few pathogens resistant to CS. (Thurman & Gerba 1989. The molecular mechanisms of copper and silver ion disinfection of bacteria and viruses. First International Conference on Gold and Silver in Medicine. The Silver Institute : V. 18,4, p.295.) > I still have some questions though. If you have some FAQs, just point me to them, > if these seem to be terribly redundant questions. Sorry no such luck :-) > First, I do seem to experience side effects, despite all I've read saying there > are none. I virtually always get a headache shortly after my CS dose. I've been > dealing with what I think is a good bacteria die-off, even though I'm holding the > CS under my tongue for as long as a minute or more to reduce its passing into my > digestive system. I get a strange drying sensation in my mouth when I take the CS > that can last for hours, even days. I started with two doses a day (40 ng) for > the first 5-7 days and backed down to 1 dose because of these side effects. > > My question is, are these side effects normal? Are there any tips I should know Some people do experience some strange mouth/taste reactions that can last for some time, probably due to reaction and die off of bacteria and yeast in the mouth and embedded in the back of the tounge. Have you tested for systemic yeast infection? I don't know if EDTA would cause this. What is 40ng, microgram, parts per million? > about to minimize them? The brand I purchased happens to have some disodium EDTA > in it, which is a detergent I'm not too crazy about putting in my system and I > think is something I was supposed to have avoided. Is it possible the side > effects are from this rather than the CS? Disodium EDTA is not really a detergent, but a chelating agent: http://www.smartbasic.com/intelliscope/October97/edtaoct97.html It is used in CS as a stabiliser. EDTA as an orall medication can be quite beneficial and has the ability to form multiple bonds with metal ions (which may inhibit the efficacy of CS) and is used to remove toxic metals from the body and expel them in the urine. Your headaches may be due to the EDTA or perhaps dieoff in the sinus. Or they may be caused by the unlikely event that you are alergic to silver. My advise is to buy a brand of pure CS (no additives) and try that (or make your own, it is surprisingly easy). Grapefruit Seed Extract (GFSE) may be disinfective to KPneu. As your condition involves some calcification and build up of other gunk and low oxygenation of the tissues, drinking Alkaline water http://www.alkalife.com/ may be of some use. Others would recommend raw apple cider vinegar to help this condition and will no doubt supply the best site for info. Bee venom is also reported to have good results. http://www.apitherapy.org/aas/diseases.html Also I am sending you a protocol that has seen good results, as reported by one of our valuable listers. > Thanks a lot for any help you can give me and I look forward to learning as much > as I can from you good people. Well there is a little to be going on with ;-) > Best - Jan K Good luck - Ivan -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
