Re: questions re lecithin supplementation - mastitis

[Guest guest]

Did you know in cows there is a kind of mastitis that is caused by

mycoplasma on the surface. Iodine used to be recommended as a teat

dip prior to milking (to kill surface germs to keep the milk clean)

because it also kills the mycoplasma on contact. Now there is this

new chemical stuff and it's never been proven to kill mycoplasma. So

just a thought, if you were getting mastitis while breastfeeding, if

it may be something the baby had and kept infecting you. Infants are

very susceptible to mycoplasmas; as the Gulf War Vets found out -

something like 100% of the children of infected vets were infected;

only some 30% or so of the wives.

>

> I eat tons of eggs, and would still end up with frequent mastitis.

> Lecithin really did help, but I was wonked out by the soy factor.

Now, I

> mostly eat egg yolks, and I got a decent choline supplement, and

haven't

> had any issues from my milk oversupply.

>

> IIRC Adele says that if people aren't deficient in the b

vitamins

> to make their own lecithin, that their lecithin helps get

cholesterol out

> of the blood and into the cell walls et cetera where it's really

needed.

> So I have been wondering about the connection between our national b

> vitamin deficiencies, and the results of studies linking blood

> cholesterol to heart disease and saturated fats.

>

>

> Desh

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[Guest guest]

Interesting. Iodine did not help us, however, my 'milk lady' uses it

when she milks. For me, eradicating the beast is difficult due to time

and financial straights. I've found a few things that work, but never

eradicated difficulties completely as something always interferes with

the therapy. I had assumed I was dealing with yeast, however, since the

cronic problem appeared after the first bout with mastitis that resulted

in antibiotics, and the subsequently thrush. AFAIK the chronic breast

thrush causes inflammation, which produces pressure on the milk ducts, so

when you combine that low grade inflammation with the oversupply, all

that has to happen is someone deciding not to nurse much because we have

a day of a few exciting events. . . and then mastitis. The thrush is

still there even though I have learned to manage the oversupply by

supplementing towards my own lecithin production. I had not considered

that the microbe could be anything other than a common yeast aka candida,

though what you say is interesting considering that when my vaginal flora

was tested she called it excellent, and even interesting (not too many

kefir brewers in her office, eh).

Desh

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[Guest guest]

Renate,

> Did you know in cows there is a kind of mastitis that is caused by

> mycoplasma on the surface. Iodine used to be recommended as a teat

> dip prior to milking (to kill surface germs to keep the milk clean)

> because it also kills the mycoplasma on contact. Now there is this

> new chemical stuff and it's never been proven to kill mycoplasma. So

> just a thought, if you were getting mastitis while breastfeeding, if

> it may be something the baby had and kept infecting you. Infants are

> very susceptible to mycoplasmas; as the Gulf War Vets found out -

> something like 100% of the children of infected vets were infected;

> only some 30% or so of the wives.

I have no idea if this would have any application to humans, but

selenium and vitamin E have been found to be important in preventing

mastitis.

Chris