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(Week 2, level 2)
by mrs. patsi @ A
Working Pantry
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I know the holidays have everyone busy, busy, busy, but
please, stay with me through this week at which time we’ll take a break until
January.
(Reminder: in our imaginary scenario what you have is what you're working with and whatever your weather is, is the weather in the scenario.
One more thing, for those just popping in, this is an imaginary scenario that's part of a class we are doing and not real life.)
A virus has hit your household, and the oldest member is quite
sick. They’re on day 2 of vomiting,
can’t stay out of the bathroom, can’t keep anything down, and running a fever
of 102 degrees. Dehydration is quickly
becoming a potential issue … couple this with any health-related conditions and you
could possibly have an emergency situation in the making on your hands!
What are you going to do since most medical facilities are
closed or have almost nothing to work with?
How are you going to treat or possibly head off the dehydration before
it becomes or leads to a health crisis?
It’s interesting to know that women of past generations knew how
to recognize and treat minor ailments which meant the doctor was called upon
only for things they didn’t know how to treat.
In a grid down situation do you have the knowledge or
resources needed to make a ‘medical’ determination and or decision if called
upon to do so?
Someone asked for recommendations of herbal, essential oil, homeopathic
and or medical books if one wanted to learn more about alternative treatment possibilities. Do you have a favorite book you could
recommend?
For me, it’s anything by Rosemary Gladstar and the following
three books by Rachel Weaver …
Be Your Own Doctor
Backyard Pharmacy
Be Your Child’s Pediatrician
One more recommendation: Dr. John R. Christopher's books and writings, School of Natural Healing is the first one of his books that comes to my mind.
Okay, it's your turn, I can’t wait to read your comments!
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I would try to figure out which homeopathic medicine might help. I would also look at making our own mix of honey and pink salt in boiled water for the person to sip tiny amounts, and contemplate whether we need to set up a quarantine area. At the first sign of anyone coming down with something quickly i use the homeopathic treatment aconite to see if we can head it off at the pass potentially we could mix up hydralite and freeze into ice block forms for licking using camping fridge and solar panels.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, I'm not familiar with Aconite, but will be researching it. A camping fridge and solar panels, what a good solution to things that have-to-have refrigeration in a grid down situation.
DeleteI agree with the salted water. I keep bottled lemon juice on hand to make a lemonade drink . The homeopathic remedy I use for viruses is called oscillococcinum. Before I use that though I use thieves oil, diluted and rubbed into my feet. Since “The Virus” emerged I keep Quercetin and liposomal vitamin C at the ready. An essential oil blend that helps breathing has been helpful in a diffuser. If you can’t use one of those it can be put into a bowl of very hot water and inhaled that way. I also store propolis and grapefruit seed extract for certain infections. These have been useful for my family in the past. I also live next to a paramedic. I’m sure he’d be willing to give advice. Mel in Co.
ReplyDeleteMel, I like the way you have a graduated plan of treatment depending on the severity!
DeleteHopewelloils.com has a lot of educational information available but you need to create an account to access it.
ReplyDeleteI would use Hopewell Oils Tummy Soothe blend. Since it involves the entire digestive system the oils will need to get down to the bowel in a capsule. But since the patient is so ill I would start with licking a drop off the back of the hand first. This can be repeated every 30 minutes until some water and a capsule with three drops can stay down. That can also be repeated until the diarrhea stops. Now, since I always keep this blend on hand I would have started using it at the first sign of trouble so we would not have reached the seriousness of this scenario.
Another thought is that in a situation like this you should stop and think about why. I'm this case we would have not been able to keep dishes washed as we normally do or food stored under refrigeration so it is likely just good old food poisoning. Now we know we are dealing with bacteria and probably not anything viral such as Norovirus.
DeleteLana, Hopewell Oils is a good source of education information and well worth creating an account. I'm making notes from your comment, is there a certain amount of drops per capsule for the Tummy Soothe blend?
DeleteGood observation on the cause of the symptoms!!
Tummy Soothe in a capsule would be three drops. We have never felt we need to but you can put a carrier in the capsule as well.
DeleteI would use some of the diarrhea medicine we have on hand. I would start with some of the propel we keep on hand for this situation. It has electrolytes. Hopefully that works and we can start with saltine crackers and canned chicken broth or soup. Sue in MN
ReplyDeleteAnonymous, good plan!
DeleteI have kept a prescription remedy for nausea/vomiting on hand for years because, while I tend to have a cast iron stomach in most instances, I do have the occasional bout of tossing my cookies and no stopping in sight without it. However, I have to say that I would definitely get some of the Hopewell Oils product Lana recommends. I've followed her advice in the past when it comes to holistic remedies and she has been spot on with the help they would give. I do realize that she is not a licensed doctor, but I know that she has used these products for a long while and I think her tried and true remedies definitely trumps having nothing on hand at all.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the mention of keeping bottled electrolyte fluids on hand is a good one. For years now I buy the powdered product in a bulk sized container. It has helped three households several times over when viruses strike the family. I do keep bottled lemon juice and pink salt on hand and would use that also
Terri, I've followed Lana's advice/suggestions many times as well and she has been spot on for us as well. May I ask which powdered electrolyte product you use?
DeleteWe keep Hyland's Bioplasma to replace the electrolytes. A typical beverage or powder only has 4-8 of what the body needs but the Bioplasma has all 15. It is a sublingual tablet so it is easy to get down and then just drink water to rehydrate. The sublingual works very fast so it really helps quickly.
DeleteI would cut up a gravol , which I always keep on hand. Take it with flat coke.regular. Learned this trick when my kids were young. Helped a great deal with my migraines . I always vomited horribly with them. Anti diarrhea medicine when able to keep things down. Cool cloth to their forehead. Keep warm water for washing hands. Dry toast to nibble on when ready. ( Toasted on the wood stove). Tina.
ReplyDeleteTina, I had to research was a gravol was as I wasn't familiar with it. Good comment!
DeleteI would get that person to stay in bed, away from the rest of the household and try to get some boiled water mixed with a little sugar and salt into them or lemonade that has been allowed to go flat, if any was available. Once the vomiting stops we could try a little dry food - toast or plain biscuits (cookies).
ReplyDeleteTracy, good plan!
DeleteI would make switchel which is a natural Gatorade kind of drink that can be made with what is at hand …
ReplyDeletehttps://plantyou.com/switchel-recipe/
My mother worked in the burn unit at a large hospital and this is what they made for their patients (it was very pre-Gatorade) and for us when we were ill. The ginger settles the stomach while the lemon juice brings vit c and the sweetener adds calories. The apple cider vinegar is an antimicrobial which will kill any nasty bugs… and, depending on the sweetener, it tastes yummy!!! To help with the fever, I’d use willow bark and cool compresses to the wrists and back of the neck… and I’d whisper a wee prayer….
I agree about using Rosemary Gladstar’s work. She’s having a sale on her courses currently…
Matty, thank you for including the link to the switchel recipe! I'd be praying too!
DeleteI'm a single-person household, so it would be me who's down for the count. I'd likely be in bed or on the couch, in the heaviest clothing I could find and wrapped in a blanket. Fever or no, pup has to be walked (no fenced yard; HOA requires dogs be on leash when outdoors), so I'd do my best to get up when that task was needed. If I saw any other dog-walkers, I'd make sure they were aware of my situation, so they could check in if they didn't see me at our usual intervals for several days. In this case, I think it's better that someone know my business and check to see if I needed help, than not. We all have tended to look out for one another in the past, and if someone seems MIA, another dog-walker may have seen or spoken to them. As for my health, I have regular aspirin in my medicine cabinet, as well as non-aspirin remedies. I'd start taking aspirin as soon as I could, to help with the fever. Once the "illness" had subsided, I'd start with sips of some Sprite or flavored seltzer that I keep on hand. Since it's older, it's likely gone flat, but that is OK. If that stays down, I'll start nibbling on some oyster crackers from the quart Mason jar where I keep them for soups. I'd increase the liquids and crackers until I felt ready to move on to something more substantial. Then I'd introduce applesauce into my diet, and add some peanut butter to my crackers.
ReplyDeleteLori, I like how you are setting in motion plans for others to be aware that you are sick so that they can keep an eye on you. Yes, there are times when involving others is wise!
DeletePatsy I have been following along but busy out of the home so loving this series :).
ReplyDeleteWe have set up our own medicine cabinet here with extras as I am an ex nurse so we have all of DH's heart medications in advance along with a lot of other things.
As we are on tank water here that can be accessed through a tap in the laundry without power I would be filling up tubs to fill the bath with cold water. Should it be DH down I would pop him in the cold bath and let him sit in there to lower the temperature and fan him when he came out. We have panadol here to use for high fevers in the medical cabinet along with imodium for things that may come out the other end, lol. I would be making up the powdered electrolyte drink we have in powdered form in the medicine cabinet for him to sip on gradually bit by bit to keep the salt and sugar levels up in the body and as the temperature and eating levels improved I would give him dried crackers to nibble on which are also in good supply in the walk in pantry room. We have multivitamins here too so I would crush those to mix in water for some added vitamin and minerals for the body.
If you don't have a powdered electrolyte solution in the home you can make it up with water, salt and sugar and there are many recipes on the internet that would be good to have printed out for your home medical cabinet in case of a crisis. If all of that didn't work then I would call a doctor friend who lives near us who could come to the rescue.
Lorna.
Lorna, I really like the idea of crushing up the multivitamins and mixing in water for added vitamin and minerals. I had not thought of that! Great comment!
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