Can tuberculosis be treated permanently?
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Yeah, it can.  My husband had it.  He found out after i was coughing up blood. They tested both of us just to be sure, and I was clean.  They gave him medication for 9 months and it was gone.  He hasn't had it since.
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Hi Ed\n\nI dont know about drug combos, but here is what I do know. Ideas on how to get well.\n\nCause\nTB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB causes 1,800 deaths per year and 20,000 new cases are reported annually. The primary risk groups are older African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians. Also at greater risk are people with illnesses that decrease immune function, such as alcoholics, malnutrition, diabetics, and people who are HIV positive. \n\nCaution: Drugs that act as immune suppressants, such as corticosteroids, can retrigger tuberculosis.\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNatural Cures\n\nNote: Prevention is the key to treating and minimizing the spread of TB. This is achieved through vaccinations, such as the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. Contact tracing using skin testing and x-ray should be performed on relatives and friends of patients with TB as an effective way to detect early cases of TB that have not yet presented with symptoms. Proper diagnosis must include a chest X-ray and skin and sputum tests, and proper treatment must include drugs. \n\nDiet: Eat an organic, whole foods diet that emphasizes raw vegetables and pure filtered water. Pears, pear juice, and pear sauce can also be helpful, as pears can help hasten healing of the lungs. Other helpful foods include fenugreek and alfalfa sprouts, garlic, pomegranate, and all forms of fermented milk such as yogurt and kefir. \n\nHerbs: Combine the tinctures of echinacea, elecampane, and mullein in equal parts and take one teaspoon three times a day. This remedy is very effective for soothing the lungs.\n\nHydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. \n\nJuice Therapy: Combine raw potato juice with an equal amount of carrot juice. Add one teaspoon of olive or almond oil and one teaspoon of honey, and drink three glasses each day.\n\nLifestyle: Get plenty of fresh air, rest, light, exercise, and relaxation.\n\nNutritional Supplementation: The following supplements are recommended for TB: Vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, Vitamin E, multiminerals, essential fatty acids, zinc, garlic capsules, citrus seed extract, lipotropic formula, deglycerinated licorice, and lung glandulars.\n\nTopical Treatment: Eucalyptus oil packs applied topically over the lungs can help break up congestion and collected fluids.\n\nAlternative Professional Care\nIf your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating TB: Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Energy Medicine (Light Beam Generator, Ondamed), Homeopathy, Light Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Qigong, and Traditional Chinese Medicine.\n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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Pretty much, yes. After all, diabetes is a chronic condition with potentially serious complications.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by germs that are spread from person to person through the air. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body, such as the brain, the kidneys, or the spine. A person with TB can die if they do not get treatment.\nThe general symptoms of TB disease include feelings of sickness or weakness, weight loss, fever, and night sweats. The symptoms of TB disease of the lungs also include coughing, chest pain, and the coughing up of blood. Symptoms of TB disease in other parts of the body depend on the area affected.\n\n\nTB germs are put into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. These germs can stay in the air for several hours, depending on the environment. Persons who breathe in the air containing these TB germs can become infected; this is called latent TB infection. \n\n\nPeople with latent TB infection have TB germs in their bodies, but they are not sick because the germs are not active. These people do not have symptoms of TB disease, and they cannot spread the germs to others. However, they may develop TB disease in the future. They are often prescribed treatment to prevent them from developing TB disease. \n\nPeople with TB disease are sick from TB germs that are active, meaning that they are multiplying and destroying tissue in their body. They usually have symptoms of TB disease. People with TB disease of the lungs or throat are capable of spreading germs to others. They are prescribed drugs that can cure TB disease.\n\n\nA person with latent TB infection cannot spread germs to other people. You do not need to be tested if you have spent time with someone with latent TB infection. However, if you have spent time with someone with TB disease or someone with symptoms of TB, you should be tested. \n\n\nPeople with TB disease are most likely to spread the germs to people they spend time with every day, such as family members or coworkers. If you have been around someone who has TB disease, you should go to your doctor or your local health department for tests. \n\n\nThere are two tests that can be used to help detect TB infection. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is performed by injecting a small amount of fluid (called tuberculin) into the skin in the lower part of the arm. A person given the tuberculin skin test must return within 48 to 72 hours to have a trained health care worker look for a reaction on the arm. A second test is the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test. The QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test is a blood test that measures how the patient’s immune system reacts to the germs that cause TB. \n\nA positive tuberculin skin test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test only tells that a person has been infected with TB germs. It does not tell whether or not the person has progressed to TB disease. Other tests, such as a chest x-ray and a sample of sputum, are needed to see whether the person has TB disease. \n\nBCG is a vaccine for TB disease. BCG is used in many countries, but it is not generally recommended in the United States. BCG vaccination does not completely prevent people from getting TB. It may also cause a false positive tuberculin skin test. However, persons who have been vaccinated with BCG can be given a tuberculin skin test or QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test.\nIf you have latent TB infection but not TB disease, your doctor may want you to take a drug to kill the TB germs and prevent you from developing TB disease. The decision about taking treatment for latent infection will be based on your chances of developing TB disease. Some people are more likely than others to develop TB disease once they have TB infection. This includes people with HIV infection, people who were recently exposed to someone with TB disease, and people with certain medical conditions. \n\nTB disease can be cured by taking several drugs for 6 to 12 months. It is very important that people who have TB disease finish the medicine, and take
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it can if u have copd (emphysema, chronic bronchitis), the docs will rule out tb if it looks suspisious... there are a lot of patients that go through that... cancer is also something that looks like tb.. infact any upper lobe change in ur x ray will have them yelling rule out tb
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Homeopathic Cure for TB of The Bones :-\n1.BACILLINUM 200C\n2.BRYONIA 200C\nBoth of the above together just once daily first thing in the morning followed by PHOSPHORUS 30C thrice daily half hour before or after meals. Keep a the patients weight under observation as soon as the patient starts to gain weight that is the first sign of Cure taking place continue with the above remedies till 100% cured and then just stop taking them !\nAvoid Chocolates, Coffee, Mints, Red Meat while taking any Homeopathic remedy.\nKeep me posted about the patients progress by the Grace of the Almighty it will be cured soon.\nTake Care and God Bless you !
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See: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000521.htm#Treatment
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It's not fatal but there's no cure.  It can be managed effectively with drugs, nutritional supplements, surgery or a combination of these.  The treatment depends on the location and severity, any complications and a person's response to previous treatment.  There can be for some long remissions, sometimes years, when there are no symptoms.  Unfortunately, the disease usually recurs at various time throughout a person's lifetime.  Predicting when either a remission or a relapse will occur just isn't possible.
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They are permanent. However, once in a while the body recognizes them as foreign objects & flesh tries to grow over them & "heal" them. They may need to go in & lazer them open again, but they will keep track of this.
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THERE IS NO SUCH PERMANENT TREATMENT.
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Yes, it's an uncommon infection which affects people who have depressed immune systems.  It is in the same family as TB but not as catchy to normal people.  There are lots of ways to treat it.  It is spelled with a "y", mycobacterium.  Good luck.
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that you have been exposed to TB
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I'm sorry to say, no there is no cure for it.  There is a lot of research, but no cure yet.  They are coming out with medications that can help.
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No cure yet exists, but symptoms are often treatable with various medications, behavioural therapy and alternative treatments. It should be noted that there is not any peer reviewed scientific evidence, yet, of success with "alternative therapies." Even results of behavioural therapy are unclear long-term, and are going to be studied on a well-designed TSA grant possibly starting in 2004.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacteria usually attack the lungs. But, TB bacteria can attack any part of the body such as the kidney, spine, and brain. If not treated properly, TB disease can be fatal. TB disease was once the leading cause of death in the United States.\n\nTB is spread through the air from one person to another. The bacteria are put into the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs or sneezes. People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected.\n\nHowever, not everyone infected with TB bacteria becomes sick. People who are not sick have what is called latent TB infection. People who have latent TB infection do not feel sick, do not have any symptoms, and cannot spread TB to others. But, some people with latent TB infection go on to get TB disease.\n\nPeople with active TB disease can be treated and cured if they seek medical help. Even better, people with latent TB infection can take medicine so that they will not develop active TB disease.
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No.  TB scars (fibrosis) will develop into cavitations (holes), but there is no way to remove them.
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Multiple-drug therapy to treat TB usually involves taking 4 antibiotics at the same time. This is the standard treatment for active TB. The 4 most commonly chosen medications are:  \n\n    * Isoniazid.\n    * Rifampin.\n    * Pyrazinamide.\n    * Ethambutol.