Colloidal Silver?

[superinfected]

Does anyone have experience w/ this? Of course my Hepatologist says "NO!", but he said no to milk thistle too, so if it's not expensive pharmaceuticals, he's clueless.  I take milk thistle anyway, w/ good results.

[HCA]

Actually the notion that milk thistle interferes with medication is an urban myth.
It's simply that when Roche and Schering did the clinical trials for pegylated interferon milk thistle was not allowed because they didn't want some on milk thistle and others not-they just wanted consistent data!
This soon became translated into 'You can't take milk thistle with meds'.
Milk Thistle basically does nothing,good or bad-when you think about it how could anyone know that it 'interferes with medication'? Only by a control group study,and who would waste money on that?

[newleaf09]

By late TX, I was just trudging day to day and pretty scared of rocking the boat in any way.  I've got to admire your motives and determination after 41 wks., but I'd just let the prescribed meds do their job.

[nygirl7]

Just noted that you are on shot 41 - you should really not have been taking milk thistle during all of this time it can destroy the efficacy of the meds on you. I'm just shocked your doctor didn't tell you that we are ALWAYS told to stop milk thistle once we start treatment, especially since he is a heptologist.

If you are on shot 41 why would you want to take colloidal silver anyways? I'd assume you are clear by now and only have 7 shots left? Why are you even looking into these snake oil types of things when your treatment is almost over and I guess from your other post that you were UND at week 4 which is a good predictor of success?

[charm27]

No dont waste your money, Besides its NO good for you. It is potentially poisonous and DEFINTELY DOES NOT CURE HEP C. People have turned the color blue from it that shows you how toxic it can be.

Dont even think about harming your body in such a way!

Take good care
Charm27

[newleaf09]

I don't know about colloidal silver, but silver itself is a heavy metal and its disposal is regulated by the government because it is potentially poisonous.  I would never consider allowing it into my body, even in a colloid.

[HCA]

I don't want to rock the boat ,but I have never seen an accredited milk thistle study which concludes that it has any benefit whatsoever in the treatment or progress of Hepatitius C.
I have surfed this topic in former times.
If someone can cite a scientific study which concludes differently I will read it with interest.
I suspect that milk thistle stays in the frame because it is fundamentally benign,but it's claimed properties of 'protecting liver cells' are endorsed only on natural healing sites but dismissed by medical science.