Hospitals are germ givers.

While hospitals are life savers, they are also germ givers. So be careful. One of the serious ones is "Clostridium Difficile" which is called C. Diff. 

From the Mayo website it states, "C. Diff is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Illness from C. difficile most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or in long term care facilities and typically occurs after use of antibiotic medications.

"In recent years, C. difficile infections have become more frequent, more severe and more difficult to treat. Each year, tens of thousands of people in the United States get sick from C. difficile, including some otherwise healthy people who aren't hospitalized or taking antibiotics.

"Mild illness caused by C. difficile may get better if you stop taking antibiotics. Severe symptoms require treatment with a different antibiotic."

So what are my thoughts: The downside of antibiotics is the destruction of the healthy bacteria which keeps us well by being a part of the immune system and participating in some very important functions. 

As a holistic practitioner I have an important thing to suggest: Reflorastation. The treatment can make a big difference. With C Diff, there are several things to do. One of my colleagues, who suffered with "recurrent C. Diff" and was finally treated in my office, wrote an informative booklet on C Diff. His name is Robert Kaplan, MD and his booklet is on Lulu.com. The products for treatment are available thru www.myrealhealth.com

 

You can contact Victoria Bowmann PhD for further information and suggestions.