Is There A Cure For E. Coli?

Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2018

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Fri, 17 Aug 2018 Answered on

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Question : Is there a cure for e.coli?

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
That depends

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

That depends. There a several strains of E. Coli and many of them can be eradicated by antibiotics, e.g. metronidazole and certain penicillin. But you need to culture tissue samples to know in each case.

Hope this helps.

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Follow up: Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (5 days later)

Is enterogermina and concentrated juice enough to eradicate it? I mean concentrated cranberry juice.

Answered by Dr. Anders Mark Christensen (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not in my opinion

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

There is no reason to suspect that probiotics or cranberry juice can eradicate it, but it is safe to try.

Best wishes.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana