Contrary to popular belief, there’s really no such
thing as the “stomach flu.” Most cases of stomach infection are actually caused
by food poisoning bacteria such as E. coli or Salmonella, or in some cases food
poisoning viruses such as the Rotavirus or Norovirus, which are not at all related
to the flu virus.
Regardless, the effects of any food poisoning
infection – regardless of its source -- can be devastating, including symptoms
such as nausea, cramps, vomiting and diarrhea.
And as many people have found out after a bout with food poisoning, hugging
the porcelain throne all night calling for “Ralph” is definitely no way to
spend an evening.
While there’s no clinical evidence for the use of colloidal
silver as a remedy for food poisoning or stomach infections (and while the FDA
clearly states there’s no evidence for the effectiveness of colloidal silver
against any illness or disease), many people nevertheless swear by it
for stomach ailments of all sorts, as you’ll see in this article.
What’s more, test tube studies have indeed
demonstrated colloidal silver to be effective against the major food poisoning
pathogens. Here’s what you need to know…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for www.TheSilverEdge.com...
Food poisoning and other stomach
infections can be caused by a wide variety of pathogens ranging from Campylobacter to Salmonella to E. coli, Shigella, Listeria, Clostridium
(i.e., Botulism) and others.
Almost all adults have experienced
symptoms of food poisoning – often erroneously referred to as the “stomach flu”
– at one time or another in their lives.
In fact, according to the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, “Each
your, roughly one in every six Americans get sick from foodborne disease – that’s
48 million people, 128,000 of which are hospitalized and 3,000 of which die.”
Symptoms of food poisoning can
range from mild intestinal discomfort and nausea, to vomiting, diarrhea and
physical malaise.
In more serious cases, there can
be painful stomach cramping, intense nausea, projectile vomiting, bloody diarrhea
and even severe dehydration due to the uncontrolled loss of fluids and concurrent
inability to keep any food or liquids down.
Life Threatening?
While food poisoning is relatively
common and generally not life-threatening, it can at times become life-threatening, particularly when young children, the
elderly or immune-compromised individuals are exposed to a stronger than usual bacterial
or viral strain.
For example, in June 2011 multiple
outbreaks of E. coli food poisoning
struck throughout Europe and within two U.S. states (see my article, here). Thousands of people were sickened and 30 people
died across Europe. And here in the U.S.
over a dozen people were sickened, with only one death.
Point being, food poisoning can be
very serious, and a doctor’s care is always recommended whenever it’s
suspected.
But Will Colloidal Silver Work?
I’ve pointed out in previous
articles that colloidal silver has been found by researchers to be effective
against some of the major food poisoning bacteria. But these were in vitro clinical studies (i.e., test
tube studies) and not in vivo (i.e.,
no human or animal test subjects).
For example, these four clinical
studies (see here, here, here and here) all
demonstrate colloidal silver or other forms of antimicrobial silver to be
effective against E. coli, which of
course is one of the most well-known food poisoning bacteria.
And this study
demonstrates silver nanoparticles to be effective against multidrug-resistant
strains of E. coli.
Similarly, colloidal silver (or
other forms of antimicrobial silver) have been demonstrated by researchers to
be effective against Salmonella –
another serious food-poisoning pathogen -- as well.
Indeed, in the
well-known studies conducted by microbiologist David A. Revelli and Professor
of Microbiology/Molecular Biology Dr. Ron W. Leavitt, Ph.D. at Brigham Young
University in May 1999, a colloidal silver solution was able to kill two
different strains of the Salmonella
food-poisoning pathogen, at extremely low concentrations.
Here’s a brief synopsis of what
the researchers discovered:
·
Salmonella arizona (Food
poisoning, etc.) inhibited @ 2.5 ppm and killed @ 5 ppm. 1/28/99 BYU Report.
·
Salmonella typhimurium (Food poisoning and enteric fever) inhibited
and killed at a concentration of 2.5 ppm. 6/7/99 BYU Report.
You can read more about the
effectiveness of colloidal silver against the Salmonella food poisoning bug in my previous article at this link.
Interestingly, small
concentrations of colloidal silver (i.e., in the form of ionic silver) have
also been demonstrated in water disinfection studies to kill food poisoning bacteria
such as Listeria, Rotavirus (a cause of infectious diarrhea),
Enterococcus, Salmonella and E. coli (see
my article here).
And British research conducted in
association with international drug-makers Janssen as well as Johnson &
Johnson have demonstrated silver’s effectiveness against the food poisoning
viruses, Norovirus and Rotavirus (see my article here).
Additionally, independent research
has also demonstrated colloidal silver to be effective against a variety of
food poisoning pathogens. For example:
“Several
years ago we conducted some rather extensive evaluations of various protocols
promising effective results against various pathogenic agents which cause 'food
poisoning'.
The one protocol, effective against ALL agents evaluated, was colloidal silver. A 5 ppm solution proved effective against all pathogens tested; yielding complete control within 6 to 8 minutes.....regardless of concentration of the pathogenic agent.
Control
was effected in some solutions as weak as one part of 5 ppm colloidal silver to
50,000 parts contaminated solution. Among the many agents tested were botulinum,
campyobacter, salmonella and listeria (bacterial
agents); and norwalk-like viruses and hepatitus A (viral agents).”
-- Brooks Bradley, Harbone Research Foundation
What’s more, according to the Wall Street Journal (June 6, 2006), in
an article titled The War Against Germs Has a Silver Lining, silver has indeed
been demonstrated to kill food-borne pathogens such as E. coli:
"Silver, in the form of a metal or as dissolved
ions, fights microorganisms by interfering with processes such as how they
breathe and reproduce. Tests show that silver ions kill microorganisms ranging
from harmful strains of E. coli that cause food-borne diseases to the
staphylococcus bacteria responsible for serious infections.”
Furthermore, for centuries people
from developing nations such as India have regularly consumed small amounts of silver
along with their foods as a means of preventing food-borne infection and
disease. As Keith Moeller of American
Biotech Labs points out in a white paper titled “The Safety of Using Silver
Solutions and the Risk of Argyria”:
“It is estimated that the Indian tradition of eating
candy and cakes wrapped in metallic silver foil (eaten foil and all) came from
their historically gained knowledge that in their warm, moist climate with
little refrigeration of foods, eating the silver-covered candy and cakes after
meals would kill the bacteria consumed with the food, before it had a chance to
do damage to their body systems.”
And as Dr. Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. has
stated in her book The Rife Handbook,
“…colloidal silver traveling directly to a relatively empty gut, with no
stool to block its passage, can kill unwanted microorganisms there that cause
food poisoning and dysentery.”
Finally, topical commercial
disinfectants that are composed chiefly of colloidal silver (i.e., stabilized ionic
silver solutions) such as Axen
30 and others have been EPA approved for effectiveness against Campylobacter jejuni and other food
poisoning pathogens.
To gain such approval from the
EPA, the product must be proven in clinical studies to kill the tested microbe
on 10 out of 10 inoculated carriers or the label claims cannot be approved for
the product.
So there’s little doubt of the
ability of colloidal silver to kill food poisoning pathogens, including some of
the most virulent ones. The question is,
can it do so in the human body?
Amazing Anecdotal Accounts
Here are some rather
amazing anecdotal accounts from real-life people attesting to the ability of
colloidal silver to provide dramatic relief from food poisoning or other
stomach infections:
"I got food
poisoning Friday night. Woke up Saturday at 1 a.m. with horrible stomach cramps
and frightening diarrhea. I make my own silver with the machine I purchased
from The Silver Edge.
I immediately started
taking about one ounce of 10 ppm micro-particle colloidal silver every 1/2 hour.
By morning 8:00am, I could tell it was over. I truly believe that if I had not
started taking it when I did, I would have ended up in the hospital!"
-- Jennifer F., New Franklin, MO
"My girlfriend
and I developed either a bad case of stomach flu and/or food poisoning not to
long after our Valentine’s Day dinner.
Unfortunately she
wasn't able to keep anything down at all, including the colloidal silver. As
for me, I immediately began taking about an ounce of colloidal silver every
half hour. Within about 4 hours of this routine I was feeling in the
"clear" zone.
I thought for certain
that I'd be reaching the point of no return and rushing to the bathroom. Thank
God this didn't occur. By the very next day I'd say I was feeling about 95%
better. I'm very thankful for this
wonderful natural substance and for having had purchased the colloidal silver generator and
having it arrive just in perfect timing to assist in overcoming this obstacle.
This actually makes
the 2nd time in this year I've used colloidal silver against a stomach virus.
Previously I had used a commercial store bought brand and that time I only
suffered for about 24 hours while my family battled it for over a week. They
listen closely now when I mention using colloidal silver.”
-- Phillip P., Gettysburg, PA
"One evening I
stopped to have a cheeseburger at America’s second biggest chain. On the way
home I began to feel queasy with stomach pains & gas - I have had it before
and I know the signs of food poisoning. I got home and drank four ounces of
silver water -- BAM food poisoning stopped immediately!"
-- Dan F., Naples, FL
“I went through a fast
food drive thru. The food didn’t taste good, but I ate it anyway. Later I
started to feel sick, so I took about 2 ounces of colloidal silver. Within a
few minutes, I felt fine.”
-- Don H., Ohio
-- Don H., Ohio
“Two neighbors got food poisoning from that
spinach problem a couple years ago and asked me if I could do anything to help
them. So that afternoon I gave them each a teaspoon of colloidal silver and
they went home.
Next morning, I went to give them more but
they said they were fine. They took one more dose any way and the bacteria must
have been killed because there were never any problems again.”
-- L. L., Merced, CA
And here’s a very interesting, albeit longer testimonial on
food poisoning and colloidal silver, from my 547-page book, The Ultimate Colloidal
Silver Manual:
“I was with a business associate working late one Friday
night. At about 10:30 p.m. we ventured out to a local big chain
restaurant to indulge in a couple of big burgers. We finished for the night at
2:30a.m. I went home and shortly thereafter experienced my first encounter with
food poisoning.
If you have ever had food poisoning you can understand
that there is no mistaking the symptoms. For those of you not so
familiar, it is more than simply getting ill. Imagine your insides
have suddenly turned into snakes and are involuntarily convulsing and trying to
exit your body. You become ill with such force and for a long enough
duration that you wonder if you will ever be allowed another breath.
That’s what I personally experienced. Finally after
what seemed an eternity in hell, I was finally released from the clutches of
the evil commode.
Weakened and out of breath I gravitated to the medicine
cabinet to give the colloidal silver a try, but more seriously thinking about
going to the emergency room, since I had just seen a special on TV where a
Centers For Disease Control (CDC) report acknowledged that 9,000 people die
each year from food poisoning.
I took about one half ounce of the colloidal silver and
went to lay down. The evil commode called me again in about ten
minutes, but I was so purged that it was a wasted attempt to try and get
anything more from me.
I laid down again and now considered more seriously going
to the hospital, at the same time though exhausted, I felt better. The
only thing that I wanted to do was sleep. I brushed my teeth, and took a
tablespoon more or silver. I applied some essential oils to my
abdomen to alleviate the pain from the still present cramping.
Though dehydrated I avoided water for fear of the evil
commode. As I began to doze off the thought crossed my mind that I
might not wake in the morning. The next day did come, although low
on energy I felt I might survive.
I was able to eat breakfast at 8:00a.m. About 1:00 p.m. I
called my business associate who was unable to come to the phone, he had become
ill and went to the hospital (as related to me by his roommate); the hospital
confirmed that he had food poisoning. They reportedly pumped his
stomach.
After going home he continued to be too ill to eat or get
out of bed for several days, and remained ill and went back to the doctor’s
office for continued care for two weeks!
I offered to provide colloidal silver during his ordeal,
but his response was basically the same as my initial reaction, ‘it’s probably
a lot of bunk.’ He did accept my offer close to the time he recovered, too late
for either of us to give it a second thought.
Is this conclusive evidence that colloidal silver cured
my food poisoning? Of course not. However, it was more
than an interesting coincidence to me.
After this incident I very cautiously began taking
colloidal silver more regularly, especially at any sign of feeling run down or
when I felt a cold coming on. About three years have now gone by and
I have yet to get a cold or flu. Coincidence? I think
not!
In January of 1997 I indulged a fine meal at the best
Cajun restaurant in town with some friends and family. I hadn’t had
oysters in over ten years due to the many reports of their no longer being safe
to eat. I was at one of the finest restaurants in town, I thought
certainly they get only the finest product from the freshest sources, so in a
bold move I took a chance.
As you probably guessed, later that evening, I was once
again in the clutches of the evil commode. He was not as forgiving
this time. I quickly realized that as bad as the first incident was,
it really could be worse! I almost lost consciousness this time, and
collapsed briefly when I was finally released.
I wasn’t messing around this time! I had
learned to make a much stronger solution of colloidal silver and poured a half
of a glass, about 5-6 ounces, and gingerly coaxed it down. This time
I wasn’t called back to the evil commode for a final taunting or two. I
still wondered about the possibility of not waking up as I dozed off. The
sun returned. I was generally fine once again.
Do I have proof that what I have just told you is
true? Well my wife, family and close friends were present and could
vouch for me.
However, that is not why I am sharing this information
with you. It’s not about me proving anything to you. It’s
about sharing my experiences and perhaps challenging you to seek your own
experiences. The truth is self evident, prove it to yourself!
-- V.G.
Works for Other Stomach Ailments, Too!
Here are some
additional anecdotal accounts demonstrating that colloidal silver works for
other stomach ailments in addition to food poisoning:
"I use colloidal silver every day,
thanks to the supply I make myself with my generator...An upset stomach or
diarrhea goes away quickly using colloidal silver. Depending how bad it is, I
have taken 2-4 ounces at a time, up to 4 times a day. It works great!"
-- Diane L., Erie, MI
“When my kids were
school age, they occasionally came down with tummy bugs. I don't know if it was
the cafeteria food, or what. But I'd give them a few ounces of our homemade colloidal silver from The Silver
Edge generator, and it always did the trick. Sometimes even within a few
minutes they'd be feeling better. I've used it myself for the same reason, and
it always seems to work well.”
-- M.B., Barstow, CA
-- M.B., Barstow, CA
"I developed a
bleeding stomach ulcer. I found that out when I was recovering from effects of
the flu. So, I thought about colloidal silver’s healing qualities and decided
to try it. I made a new batch, standard 3 hours generation time. Then I took 2
tbsp., 2 times a day, and by the end of 2 weeks I had no stomach pain or
burning and no vomiting stomach acid with blood. It’s been 2 months since that
time. What a RELIEF!!”
-- S. Pfau, MN
"My intro to
colloidal silver happened about 4 years ago when I suddenly could not eat. It
went on for about a month. I had all kinds of tests done (endoscopy, CT scans,
blood work, ultrasound) and nothing showed up.
A friend brought over
some colloidal silver she had made and suggested I take 1 ounce. Within hours I
felt like eating. I gradually improved and kept taking 1 or 2 ounces per day of
colloidal silver. I went though some type of detoxing event also.
My estimation of what
happened is that I had acquired some type of bacterial infection and the
colloidal silver cleared it up. No doctor ever had any explanation. This sold
me on colloidal silver as it was quite odd for me not to eat. All I had for
almost two months was toast. No food looked appealing. The colloidal silver
gave me back by normal appetite."
-- Doryan J.
“Hi everyone! I just
wanted to drop a testimonial about a good friend who's been battling
Interstitial Cystitis for many years and it was winning.
One day this month she
called me early in the morning in a panic because the IC was acting up and she
noticed a small amount of bleeding. She had attempted to make an urgent care
appointment but it was too early.
I remembered that a
few days prior I had given her a 12-ounce bottle of micro-particle colloidal silver
to spray on her hand for a burn she sustained from her oven. (She bought some
brand at a ridiculous price per ounce that was also brown in color; but noticed
a remarkable difference in healing when using the micro-particle silver I gave
her.)
I suggested she drink
2 tablespoons of the micro-particle silver right away. About 30 minutes later
she called and reported that the silver had stopped the irritation that fast --
no more bleeding -- and calmed her stomach. She found no need to go for a
doctor visit.
I told her to continue
taking an ounce in the morning and before she goes to bed daily until the
symptoms subside. Tried 1 tablespoon to conserve it, but 2 works the best (so I
gave her a quart).
To my friend the
micro-particle colloidal silver is a miracle that is daily giving her back the
life she once knew before IC.
She takes a daily dose
and now has a completely restful sleep - ecstatically turning the tables on the
condition. She's tried numerous treatments to no avail and has more recently
been under the care of a homeopathic physician for the IC and a couple issues;
however the IC remained stubborn.
During a recent
checkup, (I told her not to mention the silver until after the evaluation) the
physician said she no longer needed a supplement for the IC condition! Even
more confirmed evidence.”
-- Tonya W.
One Final Thought…
I hope you find these real-life anecdotal accounts helpful,
keeping in mind of course that "testimonials" are not the equivalent
of medical evidence, and should never
be relied on in place of direction and guidance from your medical doctor or
other licensed physician.
And that goes double
when food poisoning is suspected, since severe cases can be deadly.
In my own case, I ended up with a nasty bout with food
poisoning several years back after cooking and eating a bowl of soup from a can
of soup that had previously been stored in a food cabinet in the garage for
several months during the hot summer heat.
When the severe stomach cramping hit several hours after
eating the soup, I immediately drank three
ounces of 20 ppm colloidal silver. This caused my body to do a severe "flush"
(i.e., a polite term for diarrhea) three times in a row, over the course of the
next two hours as the silver began killing the food poisoning pathogens.
After the
‘flushing’ ended, I took seven capsules of Lactobacillus acidophilus to help
prevent any of the food poisoning pathogens left from re-colonizing my
digestive tract. That’s called “competitive
inhibition,” a healing technique for food poisoning that I learned from nutritional
supplement expert George Foss.
By the next day, I
was feeling more or less back to normal, and happy that my time at the commode
was quite limited compared to past food poisoning episodes when colloidal
silver was unavailable.
To learn how to
make your own high-quality colloidal
silver, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for less than 36 cents
a quart, just click the link in this sentence.
And to learn how
other people use colloidal silver to heal a wide variety of infections and diseases,
see these real-life
testimonials.
Finally, for nearly
100 more great articles on the powerful healing and infection-fighting qualities
of colloidal silver, check out the Colloidal Silver Update page
of The Silver Edge website.
Meanwhile, I’ll be
back next week with another great article on colloidal silver…
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible
use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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