Whooping cough is on the rise in many parts of the world; and it’s far from harmless. It has been reported that 9 infants died from whooping cough in England between November last year and the end of May 2024. Altogether a total of 7599 cases of whooping cough have been confirmed in England this year, with cases continuing to rise from 555 in January to 920 in February.
In France too, cases of whooping cough are rising among all ages, the French health authority has warned, saying vulnerable groups should check their vaccinations are up to date. Cases of the illness – called coqueluche in French – have been rising since the start of 2024, states Santé publique France (SPF). It has called for people to be vigilant.
I have recently argued that this might be not least due to the irresponsible advice of homeopaths. But homeopaths are by no means alone in this.
According to advice from MOTHER EARTH LIVING several natural home remedies help alleviate whooping cough symptoms (as well as cold and flu symptoms) and clear the pertussis infection. A teaspoon of fresh garlic juice taken 2 to 3 times a day is a potent, effective treatment.
A pinch of the Indian curry spice turmeric, taken at least twice a day, relieves whooping cough symptoms and helps clear the bacterial infection. (Odorless garlic and turmeric capsules may not be as effective as fresh ingredients, whose odors can be minimized by chewing fresh mint).
Ginger has antiviral, antibacterial, antiparasitic, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and expectorant properties. It boosts the immune system, warms and induces sweating (which helps push fever and toxins out of the body), and calms coughs and sore throats quickly. It also stimulates appetite, which is important to sick individuals weakened by infection.
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There are numerous further SCAM-sites that give advice to use this or that SCAM. The recommended treatments all have one thing in common: they do not work to prevent or treat whooping cough.
If one member of your family has caught the infection, please do me a favour:
avoid SCAM and see a real doctor.
6 Responses to So-called alterative medicine (SCAM) for whooping cough: to be avoided at all cost
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I had Whooping Cough in, I think, 1963. I lost the end of the school term and most of the summer holiday to it. I could hardly keep any food down, and there are photos of me not long after I got better, looking skeletally thin. Ginger “boosts the immune system, does it? How do they measure the boost? What is it they’re measuring? Or are they just making it up? And what’s the good of stimulating the appetite, if you can’t keep food down? Whooping cough made me a pretty ill young child, and my mother was worried. I would not want any child to catch it. Or any parent to waste money on lying advice and/or “remedies”.
“are they just making it up?”
yes, precisely!
Edzard are you just making it up? Precisely !!
Edzard , a bit of your own medicine here please – Please remember: if you make a claim in a comment, support it with evidence. Yes, that includes you as well Professor Edzard otherwise what you comment is pointless and childish. Don’t be a wally and follow the rules.
and what precisely do you think I might have ‘made up’?
One of my grandsons recently contracted whooping cough. Luckily he wasn’t too bad. It scares me to think that these kind of preventable diseases are back with us.
When my son experienced neonatal seizure 2 in 1985 I was advised by our paediatrician not to have Whooping cough vaccination until he had survived12months with no seizures. He contracted pertussis at 11months from a child whose parents believed the misinformation at the time about the vaccine and who refused vaccination for their subsequent children. It was the.most distressing and terrifying 6 weeks of all our lives. Being helpless as your child fights for breath, choking , eyes bulging, tears streaming…his and ours….is something I would not wish on anyone. Thankfully he survived and is a robust 39 Yr old. There is no alternative to preventative vaccination.