The water cure!!!

[B]Jason, I hate to burst your bubble but it’s a load od crapola. It’s a web site just selling a so called cure and it can’t cure a damn thing, please believe me. We have had way to many fake cures being offered here and none of them worked. These sales people prey on sick people who are looking for a cure and when you are looking for a cure, you will believe anything they have to say.Please don’t waste your time or money.[/B]

Jason, you could also make yourself very sick.
Your body is used to its own normal amount of salt and putting a large amount into it when its already sick, could cause your electrolytes to become very unbalanced. That is hard on your organs, especially kidney.
Trudy, natesmom
Here is a website to help you understand what I’m talking about. Copy and Paste it to your browser.
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Jason

I read the water/salt cure…it does sound interesting. At first, I thought that
it wasn’t well supported, but after reading the vitamin backup, then I actually
reconsidered.

In cell maintenance, there includes water, sodium and protein…who knows,
but maybe there is something to this. I know I don’t drink enough water on a
daily basis…I’m a Coke baby from college…coca-cola, that is…I also have a
sweet tooth, but low blood sugar…I’ve always believed that our eating habits
and the way we are always eating preservatives in foods, that we are creating these diseases.

Let us know how it is going…keep taking potassium pills, because that is what
regulates the balance of water and salt in your body. Not enough and you
could end up with a heart attack…

It sounds harmless…but it did note that kidney problem people should not
try it.

Good luck Jason

Miami Girl:cool:

Jason

Yes…you are correct…saline is sodium and water. However, an IVIG is much
different….now you are talking white blood cells from another that replace
the ones that your own body attacks.

Miami Girl

Jason,

I’ve read a little about the miraculous salty water and now it all make sens to me in a way. My husband is in intensive care since 15 weeks ( nasty pneumonia and then being on a ventilator for some time his breathing muscle ‘s been affected at the extent that he can’t breath for himself). He’s hydrated with IV saline since and his pain was gone after 1 day, from the start I thought that the good balance of chemical blood was the answer but now I realy believe that the saline had a good contribution to this. Now he’s down to paracetamol for pain 1g every 8 hrs from overdoses of Oxycontin, pregabalin, amitriptyline , cymbalta, fentanyl patches.
Please keep us posted on your experience, I realy think I’ll try it on myself as this visits to ITU are wearing me down.

Oh dear , I should change my picture it is summer already……….

An interesting [B]anecdote[/B] …… Growing up in South Africa, when our family went on vacation to the coast every year, our maids (tribal African) would always ask that we bring back as many containers as possible filled with sea water to drink. They did claim that it cured all sorts of ills, and to drink it made you healthier. Needless to say, we could never understand how they could drink the water. Mind you, having just returned from the sea and having had a few mouthfulls as usual 😮 , I still dont understand how they manage to get it down 😀 .

Jason

Come to think, I saw on an Oprah show, how Dr. Oz recommended to sinus
sufferers to use a little pot, I forgot the actual name of it; but you put warm
water into it and add 1 tblsp. of salt, then pour slowly through one side of
your nose until it comes out through the other nostril. It cleans the sinus
pocket behind your nose of impurities. Apparently, a few of the audience
members had done this for years and swear that they have not had any of
the sinus problems since. So, there is something to saline solution for it to
be looked into.

In fact, there is a commercial that airs with a skating star, Sasha Cohen, who
backs up using a saline solution product to fight colds.

So, needless to say, your topic could benefit some…way to go!!!!

Miami Girl

Hi Jason,

I’m so sorry to cast doubt on your discovery – but I hope you’ll at least consider another point of view (keep an open mind as you experiment). Don’t hang your hat on this theory and let it blind you to other, possibly more effective therapies.

Last year, I too, was desperate for a “cure”. I knew there was no cure, but I was willing to accept any theory that would help my daughter regain some functionality. She was 20 at the time – a perfectly healthy, active college kid with a vision for her future. Then cidp. For over a year, she was not able to do the smallest thing for herself – completely dependent on others for her personal care, meals, hygeine, etc. In and out of the hospital constantly.

Ivig for 18+ months every two weeks only kept her from further deterioration, but didn’t seem to improve her condition. PP was out of the question in our area. Steriods were contraindicated due to other factors. We were looking at trying chemo, but the truth is, no one here was confident enough to handle her situation. We were truly desperate.

During this time, I dug my heels in and learned some things about the immune system, neurology, and immunology. Every night, I read complicated medical journal articles, texts, and, yes, various cures and remedies. In the beginning, it took a very long time to digest these theories, but after a while I learned to verify/debunk each claim with published scientific facts. There were many unproven theories, and a very few that may have some significant basis to them. The water cure does not seem to be one of these.

I took a look at the website. Then I did some quick research – any theory making such bold claims is published in a reputable, medical or scientific journal with the purpose of other scientists replicating or disproving the theory. The water cure was first proposed and promoted(as far as I can find) back in 1989 – 1991 by F. Batmanghelidj, M.D., yet I could not find one instance of substantiated findings by others in the medical/science community. After all this time, no one else has found the water cure useful for autoimmune illnesses. (aside from ambigous testimonials) Makes you wonder.

I am not trying to discourage you – I think many of us have been at this point at some time or another. Keep reading, keep learning. Just be careful and try to verify the information from different sources. Most importantly, keep your doctor(s) fully informed. Perhaps they will be able to document the effects of an unorthodox treatment and share the outcome with the rest of the world.

I wish you all the best, whatever you choose.

cd