MRSA
Nightowl has asked me to post this. She comments about Vit C being proscribed prior to anesthesia. Can anyone recall just why that is, please? I see here that Dr. Spreen says it "hinders" the anesthetic, but I would like to understand it a little more than that, if anyone knows. Thanks.
Which brings us to the question: What can you do to reduce your risk of infection during a planned hospital stay?
You can begin by choosing a hospital with a high safety rating. In the e-Alert "Ladies, Gentlemen…and Children of All Ages…" (4/26/05), I told you about a Department of Health and Human Services web site (hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) that provides an assessment of the level of care at participating hospitals. You can easily search the database by entering a hospital name, zip code, city, county, or state. (May be the US only?....Rose's note)
Another similar web site (healthgrades.com) collects mortality data on more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals. You can also search for information about individual physicians and nursing homes on this site.
Once you've chosen a top rated hospital, what steps can you take to personally prepare yourself for a hospital stay? When I put this question to HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., he began and ended his comments with vitamin C.
Dr. Spreen: "I'd be taking vitamin C by the grams (to bowel tolerance then just below), but right before surgery you'd have to cut back to keep from hindering the anesthesia (which is another toxin, remember). I'd also be taking beta-glucan as an immune stimulant.
"For strict bactericidal activity I'd be doing olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract (not grape seed, though I like it too), and colloidal silver. In other words, I'd be pulling out all the stops. If I had a reasonable doc I'd be getting vitamin C intravenously post-op – then the MRSA wouldn't be a factor. Yep, vitamin C in high enough doses kills ALL invading bugs. Fred Klenner, MD, proved that back in the 40's (but who's listening?)."
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Mainly wanted to bring out the effect of vit. C on the anesthesia.
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