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Post by junebook on Jan 8, 2006 22:17:00 GMT -5
(I think I posted this to the wrong board, so I'm sending it again)
I believe it was Friday night when I posted the info. below in Supplements/Herbs section.
I use Vick's Vapor appx. 2-3 times a day. I put it in my upper nostrils, a dab in each ear, around and under my fingernails and toenails, and a smear on a thin pantie liner. It sure helps to keep the little terrors at bay for a while. And the fact that they loathe salt also, prompted me to fill a 12oz sprayer with a fairly strong salt and water mixture. I use it in the shower along with Safe 2 Use Peppermint cleaner. I keep the sprayer close. The minute I start itching somewhere, I spray 'em. It burns the h*** out of the lesions for a couple of minutes. Today, I received my first order of Diatomaceous Earth, and began using it. Sprinkled it in my house socks, on the mattress and linens, in one of the bathrooms, and in a couple of kitchen drawers. If it helps I'll do the house bit by bit, room by room. God willing, I'll soon see less of my monsters. God bless all of you for sharing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's post:
I can't believe how fast it worked. I woke up to clean sheets, socks, cook-top, sinks. I finally found a couple close to the stove top back splash. Under the microscope I could tell what it was (after two years of studying these pests I can spot one at 100yds) but it looked very different--it was pale and some of it was barely attached. Throughout the day I found a few others, and they look very similar. Maybe I should post this on the main Morgellon site where more can read it? Junebook
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Post by greg on Jan 8, 2006 23:17:12 GMT -5
OK, I've been wondering???
I have 3 bags of Diatomaceous Earth, and I've not tried them... However, I've wanted to know............ (Because I've had major stomach movements like something big is within them),.... Biltricide has made it minimal
1) Is there an edible kind? and ....
2) Will it kill internal worms, parasites in the digestive tract???
3) Without injuring the ORGANS???
4) Can it cut it's way into the bloodstream?
5) What happens if it enters veins, capillaries, etc.
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Post by ebgbgms on Jan 8, 2006 23:42:23 GMT -5
Great questions Greg, I want to know too. I know of friends that have made a paste for the mouth and had great results. Couldn't a small amount enter the blood stream that way, but have no idea. If I were u I would feel pretty safe using this in the home taking the precautions mentioned on the other post if you don't have small children.
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Post by guest on Jan 9, 2006 15:37:31 GMT -5
Yes, there is a big difference between regular DE and Food grade DE, make sure it is food grade! The container says it is not harmful for humans, but dessicates the undersides of slugs. That is why it is used in the garden. Take 1 tbsp with a full glass of juice or water. You need the water, because DE can be drying. I have smeared it into my sheets and pillows, under my fitted sheets and put some in my hair, used as a body powder (with gold bond medicated) and have also drank it (not with the gold bond!). I could feel it go into various places where I believe the Morgs are. Itching the next day which I took as a good thing. I now plan to make a mud pack with it and try externally. A friend uses it externally and rubs it in her skin whenever she has an itch. She says it stops the movement pretty quickly. The particles are like sand, so they are pretty big, not entering the bloodstream from the mouth unless you have holes in your gums. I am pretty sure I do. I think DE is a good thing, but don't overdo. The big thing is to not inhale it, it is very irritating to the lungs. Dust bed lightly and leave room to settle. Then cover with bed sheet carefully. Kind of clumps up your hair, but little to no movement up there afterwards.
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Post by junebook on Jan 9, 2006 17:35:33 GMT -5
I have 3 bags of Diatomaceous Earth, and I've not tried them...However, I've wanted to know........... Greg. Greg, I think you'll find a number of answers to your questions at the sites below. It's amazing how much DE has accomplished so far. It's even more amazing considering the small amount I've used. I have it in a half cup size salt shaker ( I use a mask, but if you sprinkle it lightly--like fairy dust ;0), there's no cloud). I've only used about 2/3 of it so far. I use a little crumb brush on the stove top, gently pushing the powder in and under areas where these critters hang out. Also removed the knobs, and put just a sprinkle in that area under the knobs. On the mattress and sheets I used meager amts. then I put a flat hand against it and gently spread it around. It resembles flour. You can't feel a thing. Tiny amounts went in linen closets, and along the strips of metal which divide back splashes from counter tops in kitchen and bathrooms. My side by side frig and freezer are next, microwave, too. It's also recommended for household pets (vet confirmed) in their fur and in their food. I'm seeing some dead and dying things that are nothing like what I've found on and inside my skin. and every place else. They include carpet beetles. They're covered in bristles. Check it out at the site below. I'll keep y'all posted on the progression if you like. www.entomology.wisc.edu/diaglab/03images/506cbeetlelarv.jpg
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Post by junebook on Jan 9, 2006 17:45:08 GMT -5
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Post by skinmystic on Jan 9, 2006 23:06:05 GMT -5
If you put DE on carpet can you vacuum it up completely without leaving visible trace??
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Post by Newb guest on Jan 9, 2006 23:41:52 GMT -5
Yes, you can vacuum it up completely. I have deep royal purple furniture, sprinkle DE so it looks like it will NEVER come off, and remove it completely. Thank goodness. Have been taking food grade DE intermittently and have passed unusual things. While not giving up on aretmisinin or colloidal silver, I have found DE less irritating to my organs.
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Post by greg on Jan 10, 2006 2:31:00 GMT -5
Thanks so much all of you for the good info.
Sincerely, Greg
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Post by specuelatin on Jan 10, 2006 4:51:50 GMT -5
Someone here posted be very careful of the eyes.
If some does get in - do not rub. Like tiny bits of glass, I think they said, because it is grains made of silica from shells or something.
I worried if the pets could get their eyes damaged. They wouldn't know to rinse with eyecup.
spec
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Post by Orion*** on Jan 10, 2006 7:08:43 GMT -5
I have used DE for 20 years--it works great to control spiders--cocroaches--etc..millipedes-- I put it on ledges and floor of the basement.. I have always been very careful in using it-- If you must use it be sure its food grade..its particals are not as sharp as the regular DE.
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Post by junebook on Jan 10, 2006 23:11:27 GMT -5
It's sometimes hard to believe how well DE disposes of these hellions. I've yet to find one that's intact. Everyone of them (some I've never seen before) are literally sliced in half or sliced like a loaf of bread. Gruesome, really. I haven't a clue what Morgellons is and what it isn't. In fact I've struggled with that question for quite a while. I think about it every time I go to a site with photos. I wonder how one species has so many disguises. The ones I see the most of are both exotic and frightening. They resemble monsters all tied up into a bundle by spun glass. Some burst their spun glass cocoons leaving broken shards in their trail. They're a glistening ruby-red with clear gelatinous material on various parts of their body. I see various colored threads inside of them, but never anywhere else. Since using the DE I've seen some horrific specimins that both turn my stomach and scare me to death. Tomorrow I'll see if I can identify them.
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Post by specuelatin on Jan 12, 2006 0:06:26 GMT -5
Great! Thanks Orion, I am paranoid that some dumb thing I do could hurt my little babies.. errrrrr... I mean my kitties, Okay they are 4 and 9 and 10 Years old. I guess that means they are adult cats.
Anyway. While we are on the topic. Word was we can use this in the overhead vents, I assume where the air out-flows on a heat-pump unit. Can't stand them they blow dust all over the house everytime they kick on.
For you who do not live in the southwest, this is the way we cool our houses. yuck. Not with nice a/c window units.
Anyway. Can this dust harm the units? I have a Hepa filter in the main intake vent. Whatever you call it. Anyway.
Has anyone actually put this stuff on the floor of the out-going ductwork? Has there been any repercussions or units breaking down as a result of use of this product?
Thanks,
spec
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Post by betsy on Jan 12, 2006 1:10:56 GMT -5
Don't have time to read the posts above before making this comment. Somewhere I read that one needs to be very careful about inhaling the dust of diatomaceous earth. Don't recall if this referred to food grade type or not. I just ordered some food grade and then read this warning somewhere. Now I'm rather timid about even opening the box or ever using it. Will have to read up on it first. Just wanted to post the alert about breathing the dust in case it even relates to food grade as well. Will print a correction if I find out to the contrary.
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Post by 2hojo on Jan 12, 2006 2:24:52 GMT -5
Hojo, I'm the one who posted the new treatment, I have tried the DE with yeast and have gotten amazing resolutes. It only works on the morg., not scabies or any other type of monster mite how i found this out was i (chuckle head, went back to my ex to help her out and stayed to long. I was totally free of this one mite i was dealing with and then the morg. last. ) then blam after that visit totally re infested there goes 3 months hard labor down the pipe. Without a doubt the dumbest thing i have done for yrs. Hey, if I didn't show up she would have died. God works in mysterious ways. anyway I did my normal routine with the DE and it has no effect on other mites that I can see but sure seems to help with the morg.
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Post by slinker on Jan 17, 2006 21:31:38 GMT -5
Another thing we tried to no avail. The stuff is terrible to breathe. It can cause your lungs to bleed. It is billions of tiny glass skeletons of diatoms which are similar to plankton.
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Post by stupid smurf on Jan 17, 2006 21:48:44 GMT -5
Another thing we tried to no avail. The stuff is terrible to breathe. It can cause your lungs to bleed. It is billions of tiny glass skeletons of diatoms which are similar to plankton. YES! And if you have pets you have to be VERY careful. Their little lungs and peepers are a lot closer to the ground (carpet, sofa, etc.) than yours are.
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Post by junebook on Jan 19, 2006 23:18:34 GMT -5
I have used DE for 20 years--it works great to control spiders--cocroaches--etc..millipedes--I put it on ledges and floor of the basement.. I have always been very careful in using it-- If you must use it be sure its food grade..its particals are not as sharp as the regular DE. ORION
20years? That's reassuring. The Diatomaceous Earth I purchased looks and feels like flour or corn starch. Even so, I am as careful with it as I am when I use talcum powder--which is not very often. Eons ago, as a pediatric nurse, I learned that baby doctors believed even small amounts of talc (inhaled or swallowed) over a prolonged period of time could be dangerous--not just to babies, but to young or old. New moms were told, "Throw out the powder puffs." Since then, I've read that a number of studies proved them right. That's why I take precautions. Better safe than sorry.
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Post by frisk on Jan 20, 2006 0:27:29 GMT -5
Yes , my lungs started to hurt after using it for a couple a months. Also be careful with vacuming it, my vac burned out from it being clogged up with the DE. And if your using it your hair get a really good conditioner or detangler :-*Frisk
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Post by specuelatin on Jan 20, 2006 2:59:13 GMT -5
Hi 3 questions or so,
Can this be purchased locally/if so, where would one find it?
Someone (hojo?) posted $50 for 50 lbs on the internet. Did this include the shipping cost.. and what was the website please?
Has anyone used this in their ductwork in their home and did any dust blow out into the room as a result? This could be bad from what you all have said about inhaling it.
Thanks all, spec
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