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Posted by Jason (Boston, Massachusetts) on 03/14/2008
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I have been suffering from visual STAPH infection on my face since July 07, was diagnosed with MRSA Jan. 08. My dermatologist had been treating it with antibiotics since late Sept.07. Latest perscriptions are for Minocycline 2X day for 3 months. Thank God I saw this website before I chopped my head off, because I didn't want to take antibiotics for several months, that isn't natural or normal I believe. I tried the tspn of Turmeric 3X day, baking soda in warm water 3X day, 2500mg garlic, about 2000mg vit C, and 2 tablets standard echinacea... my MRSA has cleared up 95% in 3-4 days time!! I've had this for 9 months solid on and off, got really bad last week so I decided to try natural cures. The combonation of these things seems to have done the trick, at least for now, I can't believe it was that easy. All the $ I wasted on pharmacuticals was ridiculous, also time lost at my job calling out when it got really bad certain weeks. I am so happy and feel like I can finally go out in public again without cover-up on my face! I highly recommend people try this with MRSA. THANK YOU everyone for your advice and input! =)
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Posted by Doug (San Francisco) on 03/13/2008
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I am another success story using the Turmeric treatment! I have suffered from boils and a so called MRSA diagnosis for the past 2 months. I have had 6 boils on the back of my legs to my face. I was placed on 2 antibiotics from Cipro to cylindamicyin, neither worked and were incorrectly prescribed by my doctor ( both are MRSA resistant). I have been on turmeric for 10 days now and all my boils are gone! I am taking two 500 mg capsules a day and will continue to do so! I used to get a boil then about 7 days after the boil another one would start. Now I am boil free! Along with the turmeric I am washing with physohex and using bactroban 2% cream on any further outbreaks. I have told my doctor and they too can't understand it. They do say turmeric can't hurt you and is a natural antioxidant. Thanks for the helpful information Earthclinic. I don't know if I am cured, but I guess if I stop taking turmeric I will see!
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Posted by Christine (Melbourne, Florida) on 09/18/2007
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My son was dx with MRSA on his hip last month, from an abrasion. Rather than go through the drugs the dr wanted to give him, I decided to give the turmeric a try first since I have friends who have almost died, been hospitalized for up to 18 days and, now, two that had to have amputations because of MRSA. 'The pediatrician was not happy, but grudglingly went along. For the first 4 days I made a paste of tumeric, baking soda and sea salt. On the 5th day, under the advice of a friend, I grated a raw potato and put the gratings on the wound for about 30 min. We never got another drop of pus out of the MRSA wound. We countinued the paste for 2 more days, and it has healed up beautifully!!! Thanks for the wonderful info! Christine
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Posted by Laurie (Sunnydale, Florida) on 03/09/2008
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My family has had MRSA 21 times. I have gotten rid of MRSA myself on my own body 3 times without taking antibiotics but found turmeric alone did not work the 3rd time. I also used a magnesium supplement- natural Calm.
The ph info I have read on MRSA makes a lot of sense to me.following this principal i have also used borax in the laundry' and epsom salts(magneisium) and baking soda in the bath. We use Mr. Clean multi surface to clean with as it states on the back of the cleaner it kills MRSA most cleaners don't - i know this is not a natural remedy but i have a daugter with Cystic Fibrosis and must kill other germs in my home also- I have read that clorox wipes do not kill mrsa we were using these in the begining of our outbreaks. My child with CF I have not been able to cure with natural remedies. I think turmeric tastes horrid -- kudos to you who drink it in tea. I have purchased the capsules for those of us who can swallow pills. For my younger children i have found a liquid version at the health food store just yesterday - they can not taste it in chocolate milk. I also cook with the spice. it is great in chicken salad and on a roast. The natural remedies we are now practicing in our home have definitely helped reduce the break outs but it is still not gone. I have just purchased colliodal silver supplement. As I just read about that having good results. I have posted my families story on MRSA notes. I beieve in natural cures but also know this is a bad bug and would not recommend waiting too long to seek a doctors help if you do not get immediate results with the natural cure. Good luck to all that are fighting MRSA!
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Posted by Chris (Snow Camp, NC) on 10/18/2006
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Turmeric cures MRSA related boils. Turmeric seems to make the boils go away really quickly, and if caught in time, makes them go away without breaking the skin. Thank you for posting about Turmeric on your website. You are helping me (and I am sure many others) greatly reduce the pain and embarrassment of MRSA related boils.
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Posted by Elle (Ventura, CA) on 12/01/2006
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All my life I have been blessed with clear skin. Approximately 1 1/2 yrs. ago, I noticed a tiny pimple on the left side of my face on the jawline. Thinking that one pull of the hair follicle would help get rid of it faster, it only got worse. As time passed, it kept growing until it reached the size of a dime. It was callous and rough, so I thought perhaps Eczema might be the case (given I have been treated for it in the years prior). It got infected several times over the course of time, and the possibility that it could be Staph came to mind a couple of times. I didn't have medical insurance so I never made the attempt to see a doctor. I just kept hoping that it would just disappear... It didn't and this was depressing; and I mean, I was falling into a severe state of depression. Day after day I would absent mindedly pick at it hoping it would get smaller when in fact, would just get bigger more irritated. It wasn't until recently one evening in particular I felt ill. This lesion on my face was the biggest I had seen yet and sooooo painful. I felt dizzy, feverish, achy. I decided to drive myself to the local emergency room and have it looked at. Thank the Lord Almighty I did! At first I was told it was cellulitis and that I needed antibiotics immediately. So he treated me with an injection as well as an oral that night. He instructed me to come back in two days for follow up. The culture came back as MRSA. He didn't give me specifics on the condition, just told me I was extremely contagious, to keep it covered with clean dressings at all times, and not to be around anyone for a couple of days. As he started to insert the drainage packing he said,"Oh, you have a sebaceous cyst." He fixed me up, I got home, and I did my homework on cysts, MRSA, and boils. Learned a lot, and focused on getting better. As soon as I finished my antibiotics, I got three more cysts (smaller in size) on the other side of my face. I just about lost it. Then... I found this site. I have been praying for God's help and as always, He answered by leading me here. I have been taking 1 tbsp. Turmeric in 1/2 cup of warm water 3 times a day (I saw this in someone else's thread). I am on 4th day and it is working! The infection is clearing up, NO MORE PUS. I am actually healing!. I have also been taking a couple of swigs of Apple Cider Vinegar in the mornings and evenings in which seems to be helping too. I can't believe items such as these are so beneficial! I thank you for this website, it has given me hope! Thank you thank you! Instead of going ballistic, I have gone Holistic!
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Posted by Annette (Elon, NC) on 12/12/2006
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Several months ago my daughter had what we thought was a spider bite on her leg. A few days later while spending the weekend at her grandfathers' the pimple burst and started bleeding. When I got there it was hard and terrible looking, so we took her to the emergency room and discovered later from the culture that is was MRSA. The dr. gave her an antibiotic and it cleared up in less than a week. Well, last week my son discovered a pimple- like sore on his hip and after a few days of neosporin I could tell from the way it was acting that we had another case of MRSA on our hands. However, I was reluctant to go the antibiotic route again since the over-prescribing of antibiotics is a big part of the problem to begin with, so I decided to try the turmeric instead. That was a week and a half ago, and although it is taking longer to work than my daughter's antibiotic did, I'm happy to report that it is clearing up nicely.
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Posted by Carolyn (Hollywood, FL) on 12/28/2006
I think Ted is absolutely correct about alkaline pH of the body. Last night, I stupidly ate some white bread. This morning, I had a small nosebleed and YES, there they were, a cluster of wannabe tiny boils on my chin. So, I RAN to get the turmeric going again. I did put some iodine and then clean it off and put some Hydrogen Peroxide on the tiny boils, but I think turmeric is the key because it makes the body alkaline as Ted suggests. This is the way to control MRSA I think. I have only my own MRSA boils to tell me and yours may be a different strain of MRSA, but please try the remedies set out in this wonderful website. I am going to buy some pH strips and start testing my urine and saliva as Ted says he does, in order to determine what level of alkalinity my body needs to be able to control MRSA. I do not think we can kill it, but if we can control it and maybe make it dormant, that is a huge step forward. Here in South Florida, MRSA is rampant... I have a website where I am doing my best to teach people in French and Spanish also... God bless the owners of this wonderful website and God Bless Ted for contributing. I think you saved me from possible dire consequences.
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Posted by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand) on 01/07/2007 392 posts
Dear Carolyn: Don't feel too confident that your body is alkaline. It isn't. If you can afford an electronic pH pocket meter, which quite accurate, please measure your urine. Tumeric is only a superficial cure, but what is in your blood and how you take care of your blood is very important in stopping the MRSA. Consider adding tumeric to your food. This will help. The second thing that should stop the MRSA from popping up again is to measure the urinary pH. The ideal urine pH should actually be between 7.0 - 7.3. But for normal healthy people it is 6.5 to 7.3. It is very likely that you did not take baking soda 1/4 teaspooon three times a day with 1/2 glass of water on an empty stomach. Or you can try another one that works better: one freshly squeezed lime PLUS add the baking soda until the fizz stops. Take this 2 times a day once in morning and once in the evening. Try to monitor your urinary pH in those region. If the recommended dose has not quite reached that level, you may need to take add more baking soda until you do reach a normal level. If it STILL doesn't go away, the body is experiencing fungus and certain mineral deficiencies. This means add a pinch of borax to the lemon and baking soda formula. The one other deficiency that has to do with the immune system is 25 mg of zinc gluconate once or twice a week. Finally, just to be sure, you might try only once a week iodine foot painting. Just paint a small 3 - 5 inch circle in one of your feet. After 3 or 4 applications (or after 3 or 4 weeks), you may not need it for quite a while. Don't forget to add tumeric to your foods and salads, and not just external applications. This should correct most of the biochemical imbalances in your body. Ted
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Posted by Carolyn (Hollywood, FL) on 01/05/2007
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Sorry about my prior blithering. New research indicates that Vancomycin Molecular Weight (MW) is too high (1500 daltons). Guess what? curcumin MW is only 368.39 Fruits and vegetables all have low MWs. Carrots, beets. Ted is eminently correct to use hydrogen peroxide (MW 34.01) in his
recommended cleaning solution to kill MRSA bacteria. Research also says MRSA cells have the ability to suddenly build much thicker cell walls if they detect the presence of HIGH MW. But so far, the MRSA cells do not have a defense against LOW MW. I think this is why turmeric works. I am on a vegetarian diet now. I clean my skin and hair with first an iodine wash, which is just a good amount of water and a few drops of tincture of iodine. THEN I rewash the affected areas with a sea salt and water solution. Then I sniff into my nostrils a bit of the sea salt and water solution. Then I gargle with the sea salt and water solution, swishing it around in my mouth as long as possible. If it were not for this wonderful forum advice about turmeric and sea salt, I would be in a dirty hospital ward suffering a lingering death. I hope doctors see this information and correct their MRSA patients' diets to vegetarian foods only until the MRSA is eradicated from their bodies. No sugar, no white bread, no coffee. Encourage their patients to drink more water. Double check the MW of everything the patient receives. I feel much better and I have no boils. Thank you to the owner of this website and to Ted. Ted, please feel free to email me. I know of another very low MW natural antibiotic, but want to talk to you first about it.
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Posted by Tony (Montreal, Canada) on 12/28/2006
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I'have been fighting boils the last 12 months. 1 after another. I never had them before. Off and on antibiotics, never got rid of them. Tumeric has helped. I'm still a newbie tumeric user. I have been reading about contrails, i wonder if its just jet exaust of all those commercial jets that are multiplying in the skys. Has anyone done a study on the amount of jet fuel by counting the number of flights that are increasing day after day? Perhaps its global warming, even with slight increase in temperatures gives possible rise to the possible spread of deadly bacteria's. I would like the CDC to give the public it works for a possible explanation of this rise in MRSA and other bacterial infections which are obviously exploding throughout our society.
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Posted by Michele (Easton, PA) on 01/03/2007
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I wrote in a few days ago, wanted to say that within 3 days this bad infection on the outside of my ear was completely healed as if nothing was there, drank tumeric as directed, avoided taking antibiotics completely. Never ever saw anything like it but I tried it because I had nothing to loose. Amazing! QUESTION - although it is very apparent to me tumeric is wonderful on killing infections and worked quickly has it been proven to kill the MRSA completely in anyone's body or has it just stopped outbreaks?
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Posted by Michele (Easton, PA) on 12/30/2006
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got an infection on my ear, concerned because last year took antibiotics for 6 months to cure a mrsa outbreak. within 1 day infection that looked like a beginning of a boil started healing after I took turmeric dr couldn't say if it was the start but he was concerned enough that he wanted to start the antibiotic treatment. Didn't want to take more antibiotics after the large doses to cure my last outbreak. Got cellulitis of my face, after a while it healed and then I immediately got a boil under my arm which was treated for 5 months. Had to get my arm drained 4 times before the staph healed. turmeric is healing whatever it was the beginning of.
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Posted by Lori (Reno, NV) on 01/03/2007
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I live in Reno, NV (prior to this YES, LOS ANGELES) but MRSA is RAMPANT in RENO also!!!) Dr. lanced abscess (boil) which was thought by me to be a spider bite (of course, I can't remember being bitten), I used a heating pad & wet washcloth to draw out the puss.vNow, third boil in 2 months, I read your article, marched my unhappy a$$ into the Dr. and told him how sad it is that I must read the internet to get educated on my condition when he went to school for 10 years. I very nicely expressed that he WILL very PAINFULLY cut me open AGAIN and this time his happy a$$ would culture me for MRSA. Needless to say, I got my way, tested positive for MRSA and am taking Bactrim, have iodoform packing sticking out of my back, have been off work (a healthcare setting) for 8 days. While this is horribly painful, nasty and no fun, in perspective of other diseases in society today, I am dealing. Now, on Turmeric. I am SOLD!!!! I bought ground turmeric on the spice shelf in the store and began drinking it in my tea (I like ground better than capsule form, more in a minute). I experience what could be compared to an expectorant in cough medicine. It allows all bound up bodily fluids i.e. phlegm, mucus, puss from boil etc to DRAIN naturally and quickly. The reason I like the ground turmeric better is because it steeps in the tea and helps with the "draining effect". Lastly, I like the strength of the capsule turmeric better 450 mg. So, my new working remedy is to buy the capsules ($3.00 at Wal-Mart for 450mg), make a hot cup of mandarin orange tea (hides the nasty taste), open capsule = concentrated powder 450 mg = stronger dose = more therapeutic = boil drains TONS more & clears when I do this vs. if I only take antibiotics, hardly anything drains!!
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Posted by Don Juan (Westminster, CA) on 01/04/2007
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I was reading about turmeric for boils and MRSA, and had been suffrering back aches nightly, for a month or two. I went as far as buying a new Bed, still the backaches persisted.
Last night, I bought some spice islands turmeric, off the spice isle at the grocery store, and picked up a bottle of CVS brand 1500mg glucosomine tablets Woke up this morning feeling pretty Good, nowhere near the level of Back pain on previous nights I've been experiencing some lumps and pimple like boils under my arm pits lately and had one on my face too I hadn't given it much though, but the boil on my face got me going and I decided to read up using google last night.
Earlier yesterday, I put a Hot compress on my face, and drained that awful boil I knew from previous attemps that it could make it worse, But i went ahead and drained it, and used peroxide by noon I was swelled up pretty good, would you believe this morning the thing is Damn near cleared up, and my Back feels OK for the first time in months I'll follow up after a few days This morning I've made a Tea using the coffee maker I put two constant comment orange pekoe flavored green tea bags into a coffee filter along with a tablespoon of Turmeric powder, and a tablespoon of sugar The tumeric takes some getting used to but the Tea is simply wondeful hate to add sugar but i had too I'm having my scond 12 oz cup of hot green Turmeric tea as I type.
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Posted by Ann (Phoenix, AZ) on 01/05/2007
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I kept telling the doctors it was MRSA. They kept telling me it wasn't. I had searched everywhere and came to the conclusion that is was MRSA. I finally convinced them to test me and I was right. At one time I had 14 of them. Under the left armpit, left breast and groin area. Left Leg. Yesterday I started the Turmeric powder. Today the bump is not nearly as hard and I am hoping it takes the tiny spot away on the right breast. There are a lot of break outs here but everyone is believing the doctors when they're told it is a spider bite or cellulitis. I will respond back when I have more information.
