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The Kill List: Pseudomonas Edition

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, and The Kill List Series

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I’ve only seen about a dozen cases of this one, so if you have it please contact me so I can add to the knowledge base on it.
While Pseudomonas doesn’t produce nitrites at the same rate as most other types of gram negative bacteria, like them it’s motile (it swims via flagellar propulsion, meaning it can travel to the kidneys and then to the bloodstream) and feeds on nitrates in an acidic environment. Bolded comments in parenthesis mine.

The bacterium is ubiquitous in soil and water, and on surfaces in contact with soil or water. Its metabolism is respiratory and never fermentative, but it will grow in the absence of O2 (oxygen) if NO3 (nitrate) is available as a respiratory electron acceptor. (In other words, it flourishes in the bladder)

The typical Pseudomonas bacterium in nature might be found in a biofilm, attached to some surface or substrate, or in a planktonic form, as a unicellular organism, actively swimming by means of its flagellum. Pseudomonas is one of the most vigorous, fast-swimming bacteria seen in hay infusions and pond water samples.

In its natural habitat Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not particularly distinctive as a pseudomonad, but it does have a combination of physiological traits that are noteworthy and may relate to its pathogenesis (how it develops from a harmless soil and water-borne bacteria into a disease in the human body).

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa has very simple nutritional requirements. It is often observed “growing in distilled water”, which is evidence of its minimal nutritional needs. In the laboratory, the simplest medium for growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa consists of acetate as a source of carbon and ammonium sulfate as a source of nitrogen.

• P. aeruginosa possesses the metabolic versatility for which pseudomonads are so renowned. Organic growth factors are not required, and it can use more than seventy-five organic compounds for growth.

• Its optimum temperature for growth is 37 degrees C (Yes, my fellow Americans, that’s 98.6F), and it is able to grow at temperatures as high as 42 degrees (you’ll die of a fever before it will).

• It is tolerant to a wide variety of physical conditions, including temperature. It is resistant to high concentrations of salts and dyes, weak antiseptics, and many commonly used antibiotics.

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa has a predilection for growth in moist environments (like the bladder, kidneys, and lungs), which is probably a reflection of its natural existence in soil and water.

These natural properties of the bacterium undoubtedly contribute to its ecological success as an opportunistic pathogen. They also help explain the ubiquitous nature of the organism and its prominence as a nosocomial (hospital-acquired) pathogen.

While it causes a relatively low percentage of bladder infections compared to previous perps in the Kill List series, it’s disproportionately high up the list of antibiotic-proof infections. As outlined above, Pseudomonas is highly adaptable, opportunistic, adept at biofilm formation, and frequently introduced to the bladder via catheterization of a hospital patient who’s already immuno-compromised.

The Kill List: Staphylococcus Edition

Posted in Cellulitis, Infection Killing Protocol, and The Kill List Series

I’ve seen two species of Staph cause UTIs: Staphylococcus aureus and Staph saprophyticus. Like the other ‘coccus’ bacteria, you want to acidify the urine to discourage growth, the opposite of what you do for the more common gram negative bacteria types. A pH around 4 is perfect, and while the urine test strips only test pH down to 5, you’ll know when you’ve gotten down to 4 because your discomfort will ease up.

Staph aureus (of MRSA fame) is my favorite, because it’s so ridiculously easy to kill when you know what to use. I’m talking a complete cure in 2 days, with one thing. And you don’t even have to worry about gut interference and Candida die-off symptoms, because the cure for S. aureus doesn’t kill Candida and it even speeds you up, making a charcoal cleanse a snap.

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Think that sounds too good to be true?

It gets better. The cure is at any local grocery store or drugstore and it costs maybe $5.

The Kill List: Streptococcus (Group B & A)

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, Supplements, and The Kill List Series

Group B strep, Streptococcus agalactiae, is the most common strep that causes UTIs: I’ve only seen one case of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A strep, which causes strep throat. Use the same treatment for that one as for GBS, but definitely use grated horseradish).
GBS is the most persistent gram positive bacteria, typically low grade and not particularly virulent, but it’s like that one guy who won’t go away no matter how hard you friend-zone him.

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Like entero, it’s gram positive, non-motile (can’t swim around like most of the gram negative pathogens can) and your first step is going to be acidifying your urine pH. Gram positive bacteria thrive in an alkaline environment, which is why they don’t cause the kind of bladder pain something like E. coli does: they don’t naturally thrive in the bladder, where the pH is usually around 5.

Now, based on the cases I’ve seen, the main reason this has been hard to treat in the past is…you’ve probably already guessed it….low stomach acid. Streptococcus is highly susceptible to organosulphurs, especially in garlic, *light bulb moment ahead*…..

One Shot, Two Kills: Multiple Bacterial Infection

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, Troubleshooting, and Useful Tips

This freaks people out when it happens, but it’s surprisingly common to have more than one type of bacteria show up in a culture. And it’s often a gram negative/gram positive pair, like E. coli with Group B strep, or Enterococcus.

This is actually pretty simple to address: just keep in mind that the gram negative bacteria replicates faster and can swim to the kidneys, whereas the gram positive kinds aren’t near so virulent in the bladder.

Ergo, you go after the gram negative bacteria first. After that one has gone down under your assault you take aim on the gram positive.

Optimally, you want to use the natural meds that attack both bacteria, while keeping your pH at a level to discourage the gram negative bacteria.

(For instance, if you have E. coli + Enterococcus you’d take juiced ginger, raw garlic or horseradish, and OLE, using lemon juice to keep your urine pH alkaline, then add in ascorbic acid when E. coli is dead, dropping the lemon.)

Go to the Kill List Series category, find your bacteria, see which meds kill both/all (I’ve seen cultures that showed 3-4 bacteria in there), and take all the ones those profiles have in common.

Keep testing every morning, and when all nitrites have been gone for 3 days straight, or a new culture shows that the gram negative one is gone, drop the alkalizing lemon and start taking ascorbic acid Vitamin C to lower your pH. Keep going until your leuks are clear at the 5 minute mark for 3 days straight, then you can start tapering down. (If you’re super paranoid you can watch that test till the 10 minute mark.)

As always, you want to check your stomach acid: if it’s low you use lemon juice shots till the gram negative bacteria is dead, then switch to HCL with meals. Read the instructions in the Kill List posts carefully, and these essential tips for killing any infection.

The Hippocrates Special

Posted in Immediate UTI Treatment, Infection Killing Protocol, Supplements, and Useful Tips

Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”–Hippocrates

This is an alternative strategy for killing a gram negative (E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus) UTI purely with produce, and a juicer. Alternative instructions are given for a gram positive infection.

If you don’t already have a juicer, a cheap $30 centrifugal one from Wal-Mart/Target/Bed, Bath & Beyond will do the job, but a masticating one is best: you can get an $85-95 model on Amazon. The difference is that the centrifugal one oxidizes the ingredients during the process, meaning their medicinal and nutritional value has a limited life span: you want to drink that juice right away.

The Kill List: Enterococcus Edition

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, Supplements, and The Kill List Series

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This is the most common gram positive bacteria causing UTIs. It and the other bacteria ending in “coccus” (staph and strep) are less painful and virulent in the bladder due to two factors:

  1. They aren’t motile, i.e., the little effers can’t swim to your kidneys, and
  2. Their growth is inhibited by an acid pH, and anyone on a typical Western diet has a urine pH around 5-6, which is acidic enough to keep the bacteria somewhat in check.

#1 means you don’t have to worry about a runaway infection getting to your kidneys, and #2 means you’re not going to be in the kind of raging pain typically associated with a UTI. At most, you generally feel some irritation and have frequency, but you’re not doubled over.

The Kill List: Proteus Edition

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, Supplements, and The Kill List Series

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Proteus mirabilis is an interesting bug, named after an ancient Greek god of the sea for its ability to change its shape and swarm rapidly over moist surfaces. Ominous, no?
It’s a member of the same (infamous crime) family as E. coli: gram negative, motile, naturally resistant to penicillin and fluorquinolone-based antibiotics, highly likely to form a biofilm when it spreads in a medical setting, generally through catheters, but almost every case I’ve seen has been in someone who hadn’t been catheterized.
All of them, however, had low stomach acid
. Treating that is vital to both killing a current Proteus infection, and preventing new ones.

The Kill List: Klebsiella Edition

Posted in Infection Killing Protocol, Profiles, Supplements, The Kill List Series, and Useful Tips

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Klebsiella is the second most common cause of UTIs and has two different species that cause infection: K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca. Like E. coli, it is motile (the little bastards can swim) and gram-negative, meaning it too can be suppressed by alkalizing the urine.
K. pneumoniae is the most common, and is often quite antibiotic resistant. That species name does indeed mean what you think it means: it’s the bacteria that causes pneumonia. That sounds scary, but don’t worry: there’s a silver bullet in the arsenal for this one.