It definitely sounds like you are suffering from symptoms that are the result of chronic bacterial infection. I highly recommend that you do a treatment called the Marshall Protocol in order to kill these bacteria and help your body return to a state of wellness.

The Marshall Protocol is part of a phase II trial monitored by the FDA. There is no fee to become a member of the study. All you need to do is find a doctor in your area who is willing to prescribe you the medications necessary to do the treatment and to offer you medical guidance.

This article describes the Marshall Protocol in greater detail:

http://bacteriality.com/about-the-mp/

I also highly recommend that you watch the following video which discusses the MP and the science that forms its backbone - in simple terms that are easy to understand:

http://bacteriality.com/2008/05/07/mpintro/

If after reading as much information as you can about the MP on this site and on the study site itself (www.marshallprotcol.com) you still have questions about how to get started you can post them at the following website:

http://www.curemyth1.org (Th1 refers to diseases caused by bacteria. Your questions will be answered free of charge by patient advocates.

Good luck!

Amy

Wow! I wish more dentists would consider looking at dental biofilms with a phase contrast microscope. I bet your patients really start to brush after they personally see the plethora of bacteria colonizing their teeth.

I agree that many medical “mysteries” may be solved as scientists learn more about how bacteria survive in biofilms. I hope to get involved in such research in the coming years.

Thanks for writing!

Amy

I have been a dental hygienist for many years and use a phase contrast microscope in my work. I take plaque samples from around the teeth and under the gums to show the patient the etiology of their oral infections. One can actually see how the many hundreds of thousands of organisms in their biofilm work synergistically with each other in highly evolved communities. It is truly amazing to watch.
I am convinced that the research being conducted on biofilms will make a huge contribution to medicine.
Thank you for your well-written and informative article.
Sheila Wolf, RDH
http://www.mamagums.com

Well, you’re certainly thinking in the right direction based on the fact that you believe your husband’s symptoms are the result of infection.

It’s very interesting that your husband seemed to benefit from ingesting enzymes. Did the administration of the enzymes cause an increase in his level of immunopathology (bacterial die-off reaction? I say so because we have found that the death of bacteria is accompanied by a rise in symptoms rather than a feeling of immediate relief.

Recently I did a good amount of research into biofilms and did not stumble upon the research of too many teams using enzymes as a means to destroy biofilms. Still, it seems like a viable option, and like any other potentially plausible hypothesis should be pursued.

You may want to contact the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University (essentially the hub of biofilm research here in the US) and ask them about any biofilm research pertaining to enzymes. Perhaps they could put you in touch with any researchers considering such an approach.

Best,

Amy

I just found this website and apologize for my lack of reading through the whole site yet, but I wanted to comment. I’ve had some experience with biofilm with my diabetic husband.

Working with various enzymes like wobenzyme and serrapeptase on top of antibiotics and antifungals had a dramatic effect in an internal infection. In my first experiment, the internal infection just collapsed. He peed out this amazing sludge and never again needed to make many trips to the bathroom at night.

This was just a few years ago when there was very little information or interest in biofilm. I am so going to enjoy reading this website.

Reading through what little information there was, I found that there are many different structures of the biofilm itself, but that the right structure of enzyme will eat the film and expose the bacteria or fungus to the immune system or antibiotic. So it’s a one-two punch.

If I were a microbiologist, I’d be doing experiments with different enzymes, different combinations of enzymes on samples of biofilm.

We’ve also done well using ozonated olive oil on small external wounds.

Linda

Thanks! I’m so glad you plan to absorb as much material as you can from this site!

As for the DMSO, I assume you mean it would be helpful to treat external biofilms correct? I don’t know much about the substance, so you are better informed than me in terms of knowing if it can hinder biofilm development. I haven’t come across any mention of it in my reading concerning biofilms, but then again, I certainly haven’t read everything!

If you do think DMSO has the potential to curtail biofilm growth, perhaps you should contact Dr. Wolcott. I believe that someone at the Center for Biofilm Engineering at Montana State University could provide you with his email address or you could simply find it by searching online.

Best,

Amy

You have engineered a superb website! I will spend hours digesting it. I have had over 30 years of experience working with Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). It seems to me that DMSO could be used to great advantage in attacking biofilms. Has this application ever been tried?

It’s true, change in the medical world is very slow, so I’m delighted to hear you will be passing on this info to colleagues.

Best,

Amy