Colloidal Silver, Oregano Oil +
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Yesterday, Sunday, I woke up feeling tired, fatigued, my stomach felt odd and I had chills. I had a really good breakfast that I would have normally finished with no problem because it tasted so good, but I was only able to eat one third of it. I didn't eat lunch because I wasn't hungry. By about 4:00 pm I had diarrhea. I couldn't figure out why, but then I thought about the multiple remedies mentioned in the original post to this thread and remembered the top two choices I had mentioned for Norovirus, colloidal silver (CS) and food grade oregano oil (OO) in soft gels and thought this might be an ideal test for one of the remedies. I decided on colloidal silver to test as I almost always have both on hand.
I drank 16 ounces of 20 ppm clear yellow colloidal silver (CS) right away after I realized I had diarrhea. After about an hour, I felt much better, the fatigue was gone and the diarrhea was over! About an hour after that I had dinner, all of it! All that was left was gas and that was soon gone. I also did not take any of the ginger that can be useful for further calming the digestive tract.
This morning I felt normal and was able to go for my 2 mile walk after drinking another 16 ounces of CS. I plan to drink a five day course of CS to insure the offending pathogen is completely irradicated.
Obviously there was no way for me to know for certain that this was Norovirus, but I had several of the symptoms and whether it was Norovirus or a bacterial infection, CS is well known for killing both types of pathogens. There is currently no specific medical treatment for Norovirus. Norovirus is not helped by antibiotics. Norovirus has proven fatal in senior citizens. Norovirus is already double last season's peak level. Norovirus is spiking in the US. Norovirus can be easily spread through food. I think the most important fact about Norovirus is that according to the CDC, ' Norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea, and foodborne illness in the United States. Always wash your hands and handle food well. '
I had never tried CS for diarrhea, but after it stopped my diarrhea in just an hour, CS will be my go to for diarrhea! I have never tried anything that completely stopped my diarrhea in just one hour!
The following link takes you to a very short article on how Norovirus seems to be rising sharply and possibly more than the statistics indicate due to non reporting by people who get it :
Here are some relevant article quotes :
' This winter's wave of norovirus infections has reached levels that are now more than double last season's peak, in figures published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking the notorious stomach bug. '
' Labs usually test samples of sick people's stool for the virus, which can be diagnosed up to 10 days after symptoms begin. The virus can also be found in other samples, including contaminated food or drinks that can spread the virus. '
' Rates of norovirus in that CDC system have reached levels at or above last season's peak in all regions of the country.'
' Rates of norovirus in that CDC system have reached levels at or above last season's peak in all regions of the country. '
' Labs usually test samples of sick people's stool for the virus, which can be diagnosed up to 10 days after symptoms begin. The virus can also be found in other samples, including contaminated food or drinks that can spread the virus. '
' Experts say this year's early and steep surge of cases is being driven by a new strain of norovirus called GII.17[P17], which has displaced a previous strain that had dominated previous waves of the virus in the U.S. for a decade. '
' That new strain has been spotted everywhere around the country, including in many cruise ship outbreaks, a CDC official told CBS News. '
' More than 7 in 10 outbreaks have been linked to this new norovirus strain this season, according to the latest CDC figures. '
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Although younger people usually recover from Norovirus without problem, senior citizens don't fair as well as discussed here :
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/11/ofad556/7378823
Here is a very relevant quote from the link :
' Each year, norovirus is estimated to cause approximately 900 deaths and 109 000 hospitalizations in the United States, with 86% of norovirus-associated deaths and 43% of norovirus-associated hospitalizations occurring in adults aged ≥65 years [7]. '
That's my update!
Art
Rosemary Tea
★★★★★
Rosemary tea is the best answer I have found, and it is excellent.
You can see the full, original discussion at the link below [1].
In my case we had 10 people in a house and one person got novovirus. By the time they were vomiting, I assumed we all had it.
The reason you vomit is because the virus creates serotonin as a toxin (yeah, the body produces and uses it, just not in the gut, and at those levels). The stomach reacts to the increased serotonin levels by getting everything out at all costs. Vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Forceful and repeated.
I am not sure what the Rosemary tea does, but once 4 of our entourage were in full swing, I found the anecdotal information and dug through a rather huge stash of dried herbs that we have (I used to sell dried herbs... another story). Sure enough, I had some OLD dried Rosemary, and we simply added it to boiling water, about a tablespoon to a pint.
We all (even the vomiting people) drank that tea like a religion for the next 24 hours. It seemed to work well. Those that had not yet started vomiting never did. They just needed some extra sleep. As an aside, we were also taking diatomaceous earth, Liposomal C, and water with Hydrogen Peroxide (20 drops to a pint), but the Rosemary tea seemed to be more effective as reducing symptoms that all the others combined.
[1] https://permies.com/t/22692/kitchen/Norovirus-personally-tested-potential-remedy
