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The Herxheimer reaction was
discovered in 1902 by two research Doctors named, Karl
Herxheimer and Adolph Jarisch. They both noticed a
"flu" like reaction when they administered certain drugs
in high dosages. The reaction they observed would
increase the symptoms of the disease they were trying to
cure. Then shortly afterwards, the symptoms
disappeared and there was no trace of the disease. The
patients were cured or in remission.
Since then over 20,000 patients in
various locations worldwide have had their arthritis
cured by several doctors. It has been observed that
almost 100% of the patients who actually have arthritis
will get a reaction to the medicine we use to kill the
amoebas. Patients that do not have arthritis do
not get the reaction. The same person, once they
have flushed out the amoeba's (or whatever they are)
from their body, will not get a Herxheimer reaction when
they take the medicine again in the same dosages as
before.
The Causes
of Rheumatiod Arthritis page talks about the 80% success
rate that Doctors have experienced. This success
rate has occurred in clinics all over the world from the USA to England to
South Africa and other places. All distant from
each other.
Patients from these diverse locations have all
experienced the Herxheimer reaction to one degree or
another. Its intensity varies by degree
from unnoticeable to the need for local pain relief for
a few days for a few people. Each patient is
different in this regard.
Without going into deep
biological detail here we think the reaction is because
of the fact that the amoebas are a protein foreign to your
body AND that they are being killed by the
medicine. When they are dead protein your
system will flush them out. It May be the immune
system gets a wake up call with all the dead amoebas
around and goes into a defensive mode, thus triggering
the reaction.
The Herxheimer reaction usually is
the strongest for about 2-3 days of the first week of
the protocol, but it can vary widely
from patient to patient. It generally begins on the
second or third day from when the protocol starts.
Usually it is an intensification of the various
arthritis symptoms. Most patients will just want to stay
in bed for those days.
For people who have to work, we recommend that the protocol start just before
the week-end. Then take Friday off and stay home
when the Herxheimer is the strongest. |
