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Uh oh. I am getting sick with some sort of bug. I babysat and apparently the little boy had strep throat a few days ago, but the mom told me he was fine.
I hope I'm not getting strep. My throat, head and lymphs all hurt. Is there something I can take/do to prevent getting sick? My LLMD told me the one thing I had to do was "make SURE" I don't get sick.
Any herb/supplements/vitamin ideas would be appreciated...quickly, please! Posts: 215 | From Student | Registered: Oct 2007
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lymednva
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If he was on abx for strep for at least 24 hours before you had contact with him then it's not the strep.
Since she told you it was a few days earlier I'm guessing this is probably something else.
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It could be, but then his older sister and I were watching TV and she asked me to make her tea because she said her throat was hurting. I hope it's not strep.
But, assuming it's not strep, is there something I can take to boost my immune system?
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I used to have pretty good success with good old Vitamin C/ zinc lozenges at the first sign of a cold, but use caution as zinc can cause nausea on an empty stomach. Also, I used to take Sambucol, which is Black Elderberry syrup.
Hope it passes quickly....
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olive leaf extract always helped me combat colds/flus.
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Thanks for all your suggestions. Heiwalove, funnily enough I am taking PLENTY of Olive Leaf Extract daily.
I will go find some Vitamin C and take it. I hope it helps...as this seems to be progressing quickly. Posts: 215 | From Student | Registered: Oct 2007
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At one time, when I had a flu bug that turned into a Respiratory flu, and I was ON antibiotics for lyme, the only thing that helped me really
was RAW Garlic, I did this, 3-4 cloves for 10 days or so, then had to stop because it started to bother my stomach.
I was so ill with this flu, some had died in our town from it, I believe because my Immune was so down from lyme, I got so sick, I thought I was going to die, because it affected my breathing,
and Raw Garlic, was like a miracle, and I recently read on the Internet some news that Raw Garlic was very effective for the flu,
however you really smell if you take it, I dont work now, so I was ok, just avoid people so they cannot smell you if you can.
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Yes, raw garlic would be excellent!
Dr. K. says to take it at the END of a meal when stomach acid is most diluted - stomach acid inactivates the allicin in garlic, which is the ingredient needed to fight the microbes....
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Do you guys just eat raw garlic cloves whole or do you do something to make it more palatable?
I'm coming down with something as well but don't think I could stomach raw garlic.
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If I feel like I'm coming down with something I take Airborne, it works great. Try it one of these times, you'll like it.
Airborne was invented by a Teacher that was always getting sick in school, she's a millionaire now.
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Gosh, Laura - it has been so long since I used raw garlic, I can't remember how I got the stuff down.
I recently ordered the freeze-dried garlic from BioPure - a little pricey but this process is supposed to preserve the integrity of the allicin. I have not yet taken any of the freeze-dried garlic but several people on the board use it.
I have heard good things about Airborne.... and Occilococcinum (at the onset of a flu-type illness).
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