Now I'm on an antibiotic Doxycycline can I accept and turmeric???????

After cancer and heart disease, due in large part to turmeric, I am drug free now but take turmeric throughout each day. I've read all the posts to date on this site. Turmeric has almost worldwide usage throughout known history. It's safe for almost everyone but Google "turmeric side-effects" to be sure. My suggestion: Buy the powder (not caps) at Indian Groceries for about $5 for almost a pound of powder. It's fresher as well as cheaper. Bio-availability requires mixing the powder with a fat (like olive oil, eggs, milk, etc. and black pepper) to get maximum benefit. I mix half-teaspoon of turmeric in scrambled eggs cooked in a tablespoon of coconut oil. I also make a "turmeric tea" with half-teaspoon of turmeric, one-third teaspoon ginger, honey to taste. HOWEVER, turmeric among other things causes a DETOX! Detoxing can be most uncomfortable. So, start turmeric SLOW; i.e, 500 mg to 1000 mg per day. If you weigh a teaspoon of turmeric powers, you will find it weighs about 3.7 grams (i.e., 3700 mg). I use it topically as a paste as well as internally. It stains most anything it touches permanently so be careful with it. Topically, use bandages to protect your clothes. I recommend turmeric to everyone! It's an amazing spice especially for many, many health problems. Feel free to ask me questions about it. I'm almost 72 years old. I racewalk 4-miles daily and I work full-time in Information Techonology I don't take pills. I only go to the doctor to get examinations. I've taken responsibility for my own health. Please forgive my bragging... but, I have had a lot of trial and error... My experience is that Turmeric can be a major contributor (among other things) to get you well and/or relieve discomfort. It's not always a quick fix. In India, folks don't have most of the ailments Westerners have... Think about it. Turmeric (and curry) is healthful. I wish you well...

Hi Alex,
Turmeric should be fine with most any anti-biotic. However, if you take anti-biotics, you should know that anti-biotics kill the "friendly flora" in your stomach which is needed for proper digestion. So, as soon as you run the course of anti-biotic treatment, I would suggest getting a good pro-biotic to get your digestion back in good shape. Also, with Turmeric, if you read my last post, start with small dosages and increase gradually. I now take 8 grams (8000 mg) daily but it took me a couple of months to get to that 8 gram dosage. Using turmeric topically, the dosage is not as much of a concern as internally. Medical research has shown that a person, once reaching 8 grams per day, can maintain that "long term" without harmful side-effect. I can attest to that.

Sailor boy...
How did Turmeric cause you cancer and heart disease? I have never heard this from any place and I have read a couple hundred clinical reports and trials.

Thanks
Rick H.

I got on the turmeric train as well and haven't had an outbreak in a month. Glad I took the advice :) The surgery I had helped too though.

I've been using the zinc but have a horrible flare up in my groin area. I definitely wanna give this a go is it better to do it in pill form or powder form from spice section?

I wanted to give this a bump. I'm still really new to this site, just found it a few days ago. 3 days ago I started Tumeric (400mg 2-3 times a day, depending on how often I remember) and zinc (50mg 1 time a day). I wanted to say how much this has helped me, even in so short a time. The first day, 2-3 bumps opened up and began draining. And today, the one big sore I've had for weeks and have been washing and treating with neosporin like crazy has started to heal. Not closed yet, but I can see new skin forming inside. Gross I know, sorry. But it's amazing. I just thought I would share, and bump this up.

Should have said, I've been using pill form. I have read where some people make a paste of it and spread it on themselves but my skin is so sensitive I am not comfortable messing with it directly like that. Plus I do not know how sterile Tumeric is, and I do not want to introduce anything else down there, you know? But I am having great results so far in pill form.

Hi
I'm 18 years old and I have been dealing with hidradenitis suppurativa since I was 11... Seven long on going years of embarrassing flare up and I have went through antibiotics, drainings, and injections. So many failed attempts and I stress a lot about little things just making everything worse. I stress about stress. I do admit that I am a little over weight and I'm working on that. But I need help I've got to try this because these spots continue to get more painful. I went this morning and bought turmeric powered and capsules. I get my wisdom teeth out next Friday so I need some tips and advice... someone please help!!!

Hey everyone, i'm new to this group and extremely grateful for all these helpful tips regarding turmeric and HS. aside from reading a million of these responses, i've done my own research on turmeric, however, I am still a little confused and looking for some help. I went out to walmart the other day and purchased spring valley turmeric curcumin 500 mg with 50 mg ginger powder. most people in this thread swear by the capsules (and hopefully I will too), but are these the correct tablets? should I be looking for higher/lower mg, something without ginger powder, or will these suffice? also, how many should i be taking daily? i've read that you can take 1-4 daily. how many are you taking daily? thank you in advance! any information is appreciated.