No no no no no
COughing is the body's natural way of ELIMINATING the offending pus that the immune system has created to envelop and kill this mongrel, the coughing is for dislodging the bug. I know you have a sleeping issue with it but read on and give it a few days.
Geezus what a bunch of ignorant @#$%^&*((s these doctors. YOu don't need a pill.Read on.
Pseudomonas is a bug the loves damp conditons. Rainy Season about?? Mould Damp in the bathroom or house? Lack of exercise to get the lungs going??? Lack of meditative still, deep breathing IN through the nose, OUT through the mouth.
If your teeth are in bad shape, that would be contributing to anyone's risk for heart disease, lung disease, breast disease. Just google bad teeth or oral biome and cancer.
Go to the pharmacist -- NOT the GP -- (GPs only do 12 weeks of pharmacology at Uni and then listen to the pharma reps!!! selling their wares) and ask the PHARMACIST whether vitamin C (not calcium ascorbate - don't take that) sodium ascorbate is contraindicated with your medications. Take his advice. If he doesn't know, go see another PHARMACIST. And if you are eating tangelos or grapefruit, stop while on meds as these inflate the effect of a lot of meds.
The best brand? Blackmores. I cannot advise you on the amount of Vitamin C. I know what I would take and needed to clear a 4 month bug (from the kids next door and their mum) I took 500mg x 4 (=2000mg). I stopped after 3 days, but it hadn't cleared, then I continued for another 3 days. Bingo. No more coughing. I took it at 3 meals and before bed. I now have reduced to 500mg in divided doses (because it washes out of the body so to speak). Now, you are in a different position with respect to dosage, so ask the Pharmacist if 1500 or 2000mg would be too much for you or at all on those meds of yours.
I take the chewable brand becuase I hate pill swallowing. And, I always take it with a bit of fruit like berries or kiwi or orange, or a piece of raw capsicum. Vitamin C raises the acid level of the blood and kills viruses and bacteria : )). But you don't want to live on this dosage or acidity. 500mg is enough for daily consumption.
All the prophylactics are out there in nature for us. My (deceased) husband was trained in old-herbal school pharmacy and the modern stuff; we used to rely on the herbal stuff, but for some reason we decided that chemicals would fix us... It all depends, I mean modern drugs do have their place too.
What pisses me off, and you have me on a roll here LOL is eg the doctors don't seem to understand that the head is connected to the body. I've just attended online a week's worth of Dental seminars by dentists and cardiologists and biological dentists (USA). The dentists know this but why it isn't blasted from every corner I don't know: The teeth extracted from CVD, cancer and breast cancer patients were autopsied: what did they find? huge amounts of dental bacteria (that cause eg periodontitis) in these teeth. Is cancer an infection? It is well known that bad teeth and an unhealthy oral biome cause heart attacks:
Cancer patients survive their treatment and then die from a heart attack why? Bad oral bacteria (the bad kind - because there are good oral bacteria but largely become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of bad bacteria, from smoking, booze, junk and a bad diet (no veg, fruit, fibrous veg and bread) - get swallowed and to put it simply cause inflammation in the body and organs.
The other thing I learned, is that a mouth might look healthy but xrays can show old abscesses or new ones that you cannot even feel, but the person chews on that tooth and each time pus is released into the lymph. A lack of exercise, lack of oxygenated blood and the lymph doesn't move and the bacteria hang around in certain places. Real time special xrays can show the route of the bacteria from the mouth to e.g. the breast. When I asked my Onc yesterday and the junior (1st year Onc student) if they knew about the oral biome and dental connection, all the Onc could say in the softest of voices (perplexed? or did he know? hmmm) was 'yes the oral biome is important'; when I asked him about Iodine, he didn't know a thing.
There is a RANTES score (infection scores in disease): periodontitis 4500; prostate cancer 13000; breast cancer 19800; colon cancer 15000; MS 53900. Chemical therapies... Antioxidants in food... Now you may understand my passion for health and ranting : )). None of these medicos talk about food and nutrient analysis of the individual.
The onc was a character yesterday - a real joker and a softie and a bit forgetful and rushed- but highly respected. He kept me waiting 2.5 hours and then rushed me through my appointment with him. He was under the pump. I think I must have been a rare bird yesterday because he and the nurses were congratulating me - well I guess they see more than their share of suffering in that place too, it takes its toll on them; after all they became nurses and doctors to help, but the system is crushing them too.
If you are interested, you might want to check this book and doctor out: Dr Thomas Levy, "The Hidden Epidemic". He is a cardiologist and lawyer, and has researched thousands of studies and written the book which is a reference for dentists, and for us showing the link to diseases.
By the way, I got the all clear; after 2 somewhat challenging months of testing, waiting. I am glad for the mental experience. Teetering on a knife edge, I've fallen back to Earth.
1.Vitamin C check with pharmacist - ring him up and ask.
2.If you can and like, I recommend a sheet of toasted nori seaweed (in Asian section) daily for the Iodine and its antimicrobial (antibiotic) and antiviral properties. It's crisp and lovely - a bit like paper but it softens and melts in your mouth, nice in soup : ))
3. Deep slow breathing. In thru nose (filters air and avoids breathing in oral bacteria!!!), exhale through mouth with firmness - ie shove it out, then gently in through nose.
Good for you for finding the courage to challenge them - it's hard when you are dealing with human nature, power, and the system.
I am excited for you!!!
