Medical Trip To El Salvador
Spring break was around the corner so I booked a trip to El Salvador and have been loving every second. Being here allows me to always refresh not only my physical health, but my mental state of being. Half of my family is here in El Salvador so I always end up staying with my aunt in Santa Tecla or my grandparents in Izalco. Why do I love it here?
I guess it has to do with the weather which is always at a perfectly warm and tropical temperature. I hate the cold. You may even say I am allergic to it, but that would be crazy right? Well, yes I react to the cold and its super annoying. If I get my hands dipped in ice for a short amount of time my hands slowly start to develop large itchy goosebumps that go away when they get warm again.
Not only that, but my eczema gets from being mild to severe while living in cold conditions. It makes sense since during the cold season almost everyone has relatively dry skin. Now imagine already having dry skin and on top of that the weather not in your favor? Yup, you guessed it very severe eczema thats intolerable. If you want to know more about my condition click here.
Recently they have found through blood testing that I was a host for parasites and candida something that 4 doctors in the US couldn’t find. No wonder my healing process was stalled. Recently I have been given a syrup for the parasites and antibiotics that specifically target the bad bacteria I had as well. After just a few days on this medicine in combination with the sea and sunbathing my skin did a complete 180. Dr. Pastran has always been able to change the state of my skin in a astonishing way, and I want to share this to others who are suffering as well.
If you know someone that has eczema or psoriasis please share this blog post with them.
Current Treatment given by Holistic Doctor (Medicine that is over-the-counter)
~Alkaline Diet I go more in depth about it in my free ebook. Drink For a week or longer detox drink which includes handful of Parsley+handful Cilantro+ 1 Cucumber+16oz water. I’m not going to say this tasty cause its not, but its what you need to clean out your colon. Drink lots of natural coconut water the kind thats not from concentrate and carrot juice.
Note: Coffee drinkers its recommended for at least 2weeks to not drink coffee. Also to the energy drinkers cut down that as well. Why? These are very acidic drinks and if your flaring up your already at an acidic ph level. If you can eliminate this until you feel your skin has healed then I would reintroduce it. Personally I don’t drink Coffee cause I am Allergic, and never liked energy drinks or coke. Which is perfect sense either way I shouldn’t have it.
Supplements:
~Pure Graviola this supplement claims to help cancer patients as well.
~Apis Mellifica Homeopathic Medication the purple one found at Vitamin Shoppe. This helps with the itchiness I used it during a real bad flare up and it helped calm it down after a week.
~Super Quercetin Vegetable Capsules Bluebonnet brand its usually in purple.
~SilverBiotics Ultimate Immune System Support
~Natures Way Milk Thistle Standardized with 80% Silymarin brand is important mostly the standardized part if you buy one that doesn’t say that then it won’t be as effective. This is used to restore liver damage.
Treatment Given By my Alternative Doctor Pastran
~Use cold pressed coconut oil put on skin 3X or more a day note the brand matters I would buy either from Vita Coco or Carrington Farms 100% Organic Virgin coconut oil. Cold press I feel hydrates more my skin and has more benefits.
~Use Soft Touch Chocolate Body Butter (surprisingly this lotion was cheap and has worked for several patients like myself with skin disorders for hydration. I would put this right after applying coconut oil in order to help with the oiliness. This is found at Dollarama at El Salvador not sure if they sell them in the USA. If you can’t find this there is also cocoa butter with jojoba oil found at sprouts.
~Fosfocil antibiotic for the bad bacteria I had in me 🙁
~Nistatina Infantil Arsal to clean out the parasites I had in me
~Diloxanida GAL 500 for the Candida
~Eye Drops for my Dry Eye Alap (Contact user problems)
Note These are things you need to test for with an Alternative Doctor:
- Candida
- Parasites
- Bad Bacteria in your intestines
- Get a Fecal and Urine Test Done
- IGG Allergy Test done with your blood (that patch allergy testing isn’t always accurate)done it several times and apparently I had no allergies, but I actually do have quite a lot.
Additional treatments you should get done?
Foot detoxes which is basically where you put your feet in special salt and it will drain all your toxins from your body with electromagnetic waves.
Temazcales which is basically a hot sauna treatment that will make you sweat all those toxins out make sure you drink before, during, and after a session. If your not allergic to pollen or honey its recommended to put during the Temazcale session honey on affected parts of your body and then wash it off at the end of the session. This is a moment of meditation and allows you to focus and refresh your mind as well.
Sunbathing with sunscreen of course! I recommend again if your not allergic to use Water babies 50 SPF or more. This is the only sunscreen I’m personally not allergic to.
Swim in the Ocean If you live anywhere near the ocean, and you are able to go to it I recommend going to the sea to swim even for a short 15 min everyday for a week or more along with sunbathing. Later on when your skin heals you can start going around once or twice a week to maintain your skin soft and fix the color of your skin. Later use soft sand while your in the ocean to exfoliate the dead skin. Now I’ am talking about tropical weather locations such as Cali, Miami, Hawaii, Cancun etc. Not the cold ocean haha yeah thats not fun. Maybe it will work for others, but again I am allergic to the cold+ cold ocean water= bad reaction for me.
No Ocean? Use Dead Sea Salt or Epsom salt baths to replicate the beach it will never be the same, but its better then nothing. (Main reason why I am moving )
DERMATOLOGIST TREATMENT:
Phototherapy If its not sunny and tropical weather for you to tan this is the best alternative. It’s expensive but it honestly works. It could cost around $50-$75 a session depending on where you get yours done. You literally just put on goggles then walk into a circle of lights and wait for the countdown except this time you don’t go down a chute for a slide your just blinded with the light rays instead. I recently did phototherapy in Texas with Dr.Selkin.
CLn Dermatologics Think Clinically Clean was told to use this body wash and let me tell you I love it. It definitely helped me clean my skin when it was covered in scabs. Gross, I know but its the truth I could barely extend my arms and this helped me get to work.
Thoughts on Dupixent: So Dupixent is fairly new medicine that can cost around $35,000 a year no I didn’t type that wrong. Basically Dupilumab is an antibody designed for the treatment of allergic reactions associated with eczema. It comes in green liquid shots. Reminds me of Dr. Curt Connors from spider-man giving himself a shot. Except this one hopefully doesn’t turn you into a lizard.
Reasons why I haven’t tried it yet
- Long Term affects are unknown and haha im pretty sure I will use it for life.
- Severe Dry Eye Symptoms are pretty common. Imagine me with my already blind self with contacts and dry eyes?
- More Susceptible to herpes
- Itchiness around the eyes.
Some people are lucky and they go through none of these symptoms, but the majority of people I’ve been talking to that are on this medication have the dry itchy eye symptoms.
Thoughts on Steriods
I Avoid using Steroids since I had this pretty severe since I was born I would have to continually use steroids to maintain myself. Eventually using stronger and more potent steroids the older I got. I know a lot of people that have gone this route and I am not going to lie the side affects are scary and different for every individual. Steroids don’t fix my problem it only throws a temporary bandaid over your cut. Even though the cut is still underneath you just can’t see it. Eventually the bandaid the “steroids” when taken off will reveal the cut that never healed.
Main reason why I really don’t like steroids is because I know people in life who use it all the time for treating wether its psoriasis or eczema and end up with other health problems. So maybe your skin does get cleared up but you end up with permanent thin wrinkled skin, Kidney dysfunction, cancer, infertility etc. Of course doctors don’t tell you this because a lot of them are connected with the pharmaceutical industry that survives on the money of the sick. Think about it they make a lot of money out of eczema patients who are dependent on the drugs they provide.
I ‘m not saying using steroids is terrible its just need to be used in moderation if you have mild eczema this maybe your solution. Since you only need to use it for a couple of a days and your problem is solved.
If you have moderate to severe eczema which is always present then steroids in my opinion isn’t going to help long term. It will help you short term but the issues you will have later is not worth it.
I’ve gone through TSW on my upper lip, neck, and arms I was using the steroid for more than a week. I would stop using it and my eczema would keep coming back worse. Eventually I stopped the steroid completely. I went through the worst eczema flare up in my life. Honestly traumatized because of it.
Reason being I try to always heal from the inside out. Yes, it takes longer and requires a lot of discipline through staying on a strict healthy diet, and drinking plenty of water a day. Yes, it requires going through some pretty bad detox flare ups, but in the end of the day it’s all worth it. Keep Fighting against the people that think you are crazy for changing your life through diet and treatments you do. Forget them. You are capable of so much by just changing your mindset.
WEATHER EFFECTS MY ECZEMA
For some reason I have found that being here in El Salvador keeps my eczema under control. Reason being why I am planning on moving here. I mean wouldn’t you? Not only that but medical help here is super affordable. I can afford 2 holistic doctors, an alternative doctor and dermatologist. While in Miami or in Texas where I lived, I could barely if at all afford one appointment with one holistic doctor.
Now I’am only stating the positive side of things about moving here to El Salvador. I will be sacrificing a lot of things for my health. My aunt keeps reminding me that is dangerous to live here, and on top of it I will be leaving behind my family and friends. It will be difficult for me to make new friends since everything I do is online. I will be taking college online in order to continue my studies, and working online as well. So the question is how the Fudge cakes will I make friends XD.
I’m tired of my voice never being heard. It’s part of the reason why I made this blog.I need people to know that we all suffer from something. We all have our flaws, and it’s because of them we are unique and beautiful.
