It is highly recommended that with any infection caused by bacteria, fungus, etc. you have your doctor run a Culture & Sensitivity Test.  This way you know what is going to kill the harmful pathogens and get rid of them.  Then you also need to understand how you got the infection in the first place.

Here is one test to check out:  GI Effects Chemistries Profile - Stool

To help eradicate harmful pathogens:

1.  Microbial Defense:  consider taking 1-2 capsules two to three times a day before a meal to help support the body's ability to fend off the candida, yeast, fungus, bacteria, viruses, parasites, and other unwanted pathogens.  Start with less and increase if you don't have any unwanted side effects. 

2.  Saccharomyces boulardii:  consider taking 25 billion saccharomyces boulardii during times of unwanted harmful bacterial infections as research supports its use heavily for clostridium difficile (c. diff) and other infections such as giardia.  Saccharomyces is beneficial yeast which is ...

Hi Dr. Ben,

I was recently chatting live with Jatone and she suggested that you might be able to answer a quick question for me.

My son has an infection from an ingrown toenail and when a medical doctor saw him recently, he prescribed Keflex for 10 days.

Is there anything natural that I can give my son?  (I would prefer he not take antibiotics.)

Thanks,
Georgette

Hi Georgette,

If the infection has caused fever, the toe feels quite hot and very painful to touch with red streaks moving up the foot, antibiotics are needed.

Before I get into the recovery from antibiotics, let’s assume he does not have any of those symptoms of fever, very painful to touch, hot or red streaks.

In that case:

-        Get a basin to soak his foot and fill with comfortably hot water. Fill to the point that his foot is completely covered.

-        Add 2 cups of Epsom salt to it and stir well. I recommend adding the Epsom salts to very hot water and mixing until they are dissolved before putting them into the basin.

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