Some interesting stuff about Staph! | by Mariella

Yip, there is no place like home! Especially when you come home, with your mind full of the things you seen, places you've been and you are met with your sweet baby boy who has acquired a staphylococcus infection in your absence and you are thrown straight into the turmoil of helping heal him. 

Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium that is frequently found in the human respiratory tract and on the skin. Although S. aureusis not always pathogenic, it is a common cause of skin infections (e.g. boils, grim!), respiratory disease (e.g. sinusitis), and food poisoning. Disease-associated strains often promote infections by producing potent protein toxins, and expressing cell-surface proteins that bind and inactivate antibodies. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant forms of pathogenic S. aureus is a worldwide problem in clinical medicine so if you cop out of trying it the natural way,which is very tempting when you've been sitting on this for two weeks, you may end up having to try it again after the antibiotics have failed you, except now your child's immune system has been further compromised!

This is a post about icky stuff but we felt totally alone when we first had to deal with this and if you have kids in school, and ever have the misfortune of encountering this, maybe sharing our experience will be of some help

I shall spare you the gory pictures, there are plenty out there, but this is what an otherwise healthy but contagious child who has been kept at home from school for two weeks looks like:

And we hope that this:      

+ this:= this:

What’s in my home care kit of staph-destruction:

Raw garlic served orally on rice cake with marmite, twice a day

Olive leaf extract x 4 capsules a day

No sugars of any kind (fruit included) as they will feed the bacteria

Non acidic Vit C

Lavender and Tea Tree essential oil

Miracle Comfrey Ointment

Food grade hydrogen peroxide

Care (a biodegradable disinfectant by GNLD) – any disinfectant will do

Daily plan of action:

It’s essential to keep the wounds covered as they are highly contagious so every morning we redress them.

-First, we clean the wound with watered down disinfectant and one drop….I repeat….one drop only of hydrogen peroxide, open any new blisters and clean them out.

-We let him sit outside in the breeze for a while to let everything dry.

-Then we drip lots of Lavender Oil and a little Tea Tree over the area and wipe the oil off the skin around as plaster doesn’t stick to oily skin.

-Next, we spread a thick layer of Miracle comfrey ointment over a square of gauze a couple layers thick, place that over the sore and tape it in place with surgical paper tape.

-We wrap bandage around the whole job to keep it properly covered and safe.

-Then, and this is the tricky bit, we keep him entertained with things like audio books and lego so that he doesn’t run (excuse the pun) the risk of injuring himself and having more infected sores to deal with. I have, at times, given five drops of Rescue Remedy when I can see he is completely freaking out from frustration and fear. 

It’s a traumatizing thing for a little person and a very sobering experience for a parent. I’ll let you know how it goes and if you have any ideas, please let me know! Now is the time!