Posted 6/28/2024 9:26 AM (GMT -5)
i copy this text for you from the bartonella group, it was quite inspiring for me!
2 Years in Remission
I want to share my 30-year journey with Bartonella and the insights I've gained along the way. Here’s an overview of my experience with this challenging bacterium.
I passed the bacteria to my daughter, who had arrhythmia (up to 2000 extrasystoles per day) since childhood. Therefore, getting cured became a lifelong mission for me to prevent her from getting sick.
insight one - the approach of killing Bartonella was the most incorrect method.
insight two - licorice tincture is most effective for bartonella and any Lyme coinfection.
Bartonella impacted me significantly at 18, leading to acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It tends to affect the bones, bone marrow, and spleen. My struggle began in the 90s when Bartonella was largely unknown, but Bactrim provided some relief. Ten years before the leukemia diagnosis, I was already dealing with panic attacks, shortness of breath, bone pain, and swollen lymph nodes. Intense daily workouts helped manage these symptoms. However, when I stopped exercising, the symptoms returned. If you want to heal a child, enroll them in the most intense daily sports activities. This helps when antibiotics don't work.
I experienced possibly all symptoms of Bart, even a brain hemorrhage (see MRI). Foot pain, constant spasms, ear pain, burning sensation in the eyes.
After 20 years of searching, I realized that Bartonella isn't dangerous unless your Th1 immune response is chronically suppressed. I believe many people live with Bartonella (with late 90s stats suggesting around 40% infection rates, though testing accuracy was limited back then). Check it with licorice tincture. You will see it.
Most individuals with chronic Lyme have a Th2-skewed immune response (antiparasitic extracellular immunity) and a weak Th1 response (intracellular immunity, which allows Bartonella to hide in cells). The Th2 response suppresses the Th1 response, making it harder to fight intracellular infections. Treating Bartonella is ineffective if this imbalance persists. You can't eliminate intracellular Bartonella without a functioning immune system, and antibiotics alone (or even a rife machine) are insufficient if intracellular immunity is compromised. Even if Bartonella is killed, other parasites (like mycoplasma fermentans or herpes viruses) may take its place. Antibiotic studies indicate they only kill 30-50% of intracellular Bartonella, even if they eliminate extracellular forms. Herbs like Sida acuta or Cryptolepis work the same way with less intracellular activity. Even ivermectin (and fluconazole) work better intracellularly (that's why they work for viruses).
How to Identify the Cause of a Th2-Skewed Immune Response:
Chronic Stress in Children: I was often bullied as the youngest in my class and dreaded going home due to a strict father. High cortisol levels were a constant in my tests, even after the stress ended. Chronic stress and lack of sleep cause the adrenal glands to produce excess cortisol, skewing the immune system towards Th2. Licorice tincture (a strong adaptogen for Bartonella) helps lower cortisol and normalize Th1 immunity. CBD oil (at least 1000 mg) is also beneficial. Licorice shouldn’t be used long-term, so switching to angelica, red sage, and suma is recommended. Herbal protocols focusing on antibiotic herbs don’t work (except Is-Bart) because they neglect adaptogens.
Active Th2 Immune Response: This immunity is hyperactive with SIBO, fungal infections, or bile flow issues (stress, overeating, or giardia/opisthorchis infections). An easy test is to start taking sorbents (cholestyramine, zeolite, chlorella); if toxins stop being reabsorbed, you should feel much better, and your body will start dealing with Bartonella on its own. This factor seems relevant for most people. For parasite cleanses, focus only on liver-dwelling parasites unless you have high blood eosinophils, IgE, and eosinophil cationic protein. Almost all parasite treatments led to severe, prolonged worsening – parasites hide in tissues, increasing inflammation and allowing Bartonella to proliferate. Managing them through diet is more effective.
Sex Hormones: Chronic Lyme is more common in women over 40 (due to hormonal imbalances) and men with low testosterone/high cortisol. Hormone replacement therapy has cured chronic Bartonella in several cases for both men and women.
Hidden Insulin Resistance: Mitochondria need nutrients to oxidize the intracellular space and prevent infection. Exercise is crucial – carbon dioxide facilitates oxygen entry into cells, which kills pathogens. It’s important to test for insulin resistance, cortisol, and hormone levels before starting antibiotics. Exercise and a carnivore diet also address insulin resistance. A carnivore diet with only steaks is the worst idea ever. 80% should be organs like liver. On a carnivore diet, mitochondria produce several times more energy and can protect the intracellular space much more effectively.
Mycoplasma Fermentans: This infection is part of our microbiome but increases intestinal permeability and depletes arginine and other amino acids. In arginine deficiency, Bartonella multiplies rapidly. Taking arginine (5-10 grams a day) can quickly alleviate Bartonella symptoms. Gluten and casein intolerance are often due to mycoplasma, not Bartonella.
Antibiotics: Effective intracellular agents include ivermectin, fluconazole (also antifungal), and RSO oil. These were effective in the last viral epidemic by preventing the virus from entering cells. However, ivermectin and RSO force Bartonella to release bacteria from biofilms, which can be dangerous. Use antibiotics if you experience a strong flare-up at the beginning of treatment. RSO overdose can also be harmful. These are temporary measures and won't fix your immune system.
Autophagy: Fasting for 18 or more hours a day can cleanse cells better than antibiotics. Autophagy helps the body remove damaged cells and regenerate new ones, supporting the immune system in fighting infections like Bartonella. Incorporating intermittent fasting can significantly improve your health and aid in long-term remission. I fasted for 10-12 days without water and food (book on Amazon "Healing Lyme in Siberia"), but it didn't solve the problem. I also fasted for 40 days on water... But the most effective was OMAD and carnivore. Because there is no depletion of amino acids. After long fasting for a few days, we have no amino acids, and the bacteria become very strong.
NAC also helps protect the intracellular space.
Emergency Aid: If you need to quickly recover without resorting to ozone therapy (which I used for years), drink green juices from leafy greens instead of all food. For example, 10 glasses a day, and only then allow yourself anything else. A week of this diet will help significantly.
Adaptogens and diet are more important than antibiotics. I’ve tried everything, including dry fasting for 10-12 days (6 courses a year), but that only exhausts the body.
The cause of our symptoms lies in our cytokines, not the bacteria. When you experience symptoms, it can be compared to a cytokine storm similar to sepsis. I have studied blood under a microscope for many years and have seen how, every time I felt worse, Bartonella would release another batch of bacteria into the blood.
Therefore, herbs are needed not to kill Bartonella, but to remove the reaction to it (sepsis) with the help of licorice, red sage, suma, and angelica.
I don't understand why herbal protocols don't include these herbs, even though they actually relieve symptoms the fastest. After that, the immune system can deal with the pathogen on its own.
How I Stay in Remission: I’ve learned to manage cortisol using SAMADHI and eat once a day with almost no carbs, focusing on arginine.
After years of searching for a solution, including moving near an ozone therapy clinic, I realized the importance of addressing hidden causes, not just the infection, despite medical advice.