Oil of Oregano/fever

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oil of Oregano/fever

Hello All,

Has anyone tried oil of oregano for treating infection? I read a book written by Jini patel Thompson who cured her crohns that she used pure oil of oregano to help with the infection.

any input would help. Also, my hubby get Remicade treatment every 6 to 8 weeks before the treatment he gets very bad fever. Any suggestions or advice how to bring down his fever.

thanks,

Maryam,
 
Hi Maryam and :welcome:

Good to see you here. Do you think you could start a thread in the Your Story forum and tell us a little more about your situation? Is it your husband that has IBD? It's just that there is not much to go on at present so it is difficult to offer any advice. This is a safe and friendly place with loads of friendly and experienced people and great support.

Welcome aboard!

Take care, :)
Dusty
 
Hi Dusty,

Yes it is my husband who suffers from Crhons, He has been having Crohns for 15 years.Currently he is on Remicade every 6 to 8 weeks. Before his Remicade is due he usually gets fevers and chills, lately he also has been getting a lot of infection. I am thinking these could be side effect of the Remicade. Thanks for welcoming me Dusty and I look forward to talking to you and other members.

Diagnose: 15 years with crohns
Current meds: Remicade every 6 to 8 week
 
Hi Maryam,

It really would be best if you started a post in the Your Story forum simply because your story will get lost down here in the other forums. In the meantime there is a Remicade Club on here that you might like to browse through and it may answer many questions you have, here is the link....

http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=4544

All the best, :)
Dusty
 
I am skeptical of the claim of a cure, but Oil of Oregano does have properties such as anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral that are interesting to me. They may have had success with it, but I guess as hard as this disease is to diagnose, it must be even harder to determine if you are cured.

I will give you an example. My wife has Lyme Disease and has no symptoms of the disease at this time. Unless her current stomach problem is related, and it may or may not be. My treatment indicates she still has the bacteria, although it is greatly reduced. She has never tested positive, although her symptoms were typical, and responded positively to every Lyme treatment we ever used. She had a recent test that also was negative. If I leave her without treatment for several weeks, the symptoms will return.

Any doctor would say she is not infected by way of the test, and lack of symptoms. She is still infected or her symptoms would not come back, and they do if left untreated for several weeks. If they can be wrong on this, how would you determine a cure with a disease that can go into remission for several years on its own? That is why I am skeptical.

I have never used it for anything, so I cannot say one way or the other if it is a viable treatment option.

What I do know is Oil of Oregano can reduce Iron absorption so you may want to watch for a drop in Iron if you use it. It is pretty powerful stuff so I would be careful with it. Some people are allergic to it also.

Always be careful with any thing you have not used before. This is something I need to look into more, but I have a hundred others also. I would have tried it, if I would have been aware of it before. That is an individual decision, and I believe everyone has a right to decide their own treatment, whatever it may be.

Dan
 
Hello Maryam,

I have used oil of oregano when I have had bronchitis and found it to be effective. Couple of drops under the tongue x2 daily for a week then a drop in a bottle of water to sip on during the day for as long as you can stand the taste of the stuff. It burns though, hot stuff, and I have found mountain joy to be the most pleasant tasting. When my lungs are sore I rub it onto my chest, helps to relieve the tightness and loosens everything up. I also use it for tooth pain ( better than anbesol), and I used it once topically for a fungal infection I picked up from a pedicure. Take a 50 billion, 8 strain probiotic as well, it does work the same as antibiotics on the guts. I can't speak to the iron issue, I have no comparisons of my own.
 

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