Hello, friends: My dad (age 80) has been suffering from a variety of ailments over the past 4 months...bronchitis, ill-fitting dentures (he's had 3 pair so far, but none fit right...he can't eat much of any thing unless it's blended/liquified & he has lost a lot of weight), and now it appears he has a bedsore on the end of his spine from sitting (often slumped down) in a recliner much of some days (he is mobile, however...just not much energy some days). Mom and I (I'm an only child) make him fresh juices & nutrition shakes, soups, mushed-up veggies & a sandwich spread from Big Franks or Super links, etc. We also plan to increase his Vit C & zinc sources. Please pray that the bed sore won't progress; any natural remedies would be appreciated! Does anyone know whether colloidal silver or tea tree oil would be good?

Thank you so much!
Maggie

Sorry to hear about you dads poor health Maggie, I will keep your family in my prayers.

Sounds like you are going in the right direction. Fresh juices have the enzymes that help the body heal it's self. Could the ill fitting dentures be the result of weight loss? Gum shrinkage, bone loss?

Goji Berry Juice contains some polysaccharides which control the pituitary glands that produce HGH (human growth hormone) which is a powerful anti-aging hormone.

A nice ripe avocado would be easy to eat and very nutritious. Slippery elm bark was used by Native Americans and various healers, and was at one time listed in the US Pharmpedia. It is very nutritious and was given to "invalids".
It is also very soothing to the mucus membranes, and has been helpful for coughs.

Bed sores can be cause by friction, but are mainly caused from pressure, so another name would be pressure sores or decubitus ulcer.

He may have several things going against him. Weight loss, thin skin, poor nutrition, and age. The area needs to be kept clean and dry.

If I was trying to help someone heal, I would work on increasing the circulation. There are several ways to go about it and I would incorporate all of them. Get the body up and moving every two hours at the least. Massage the area. Hot and cold compresses can be of help for getting the circulation going as well. Herbs that increase circulation are cayenne pepper and ginger. A delicious way to take fresh ginger is to juice about an inch with carrot, beet and apple. Fresh air and deep breathing. Exposing the area to about 15 min a day to sunlight. You also want to be well hydrated.

You may want to purchase some "finger tip" foam for his chair and bed. He needs to change his position every two hours, when in bed or in his chair.

There are a number of products that can be applied directly to the ulcer. You may want to check with his health care professional for that. I did a quick google search and Terrasil appears to make some promising claims (I mention this one as it contains silver oxide), honey, comfrey mixed with slippery elm are also some things people have applied to the sore.

I am just sharing some hints from my experience with "bed sores" and this should not be interpreted as prescribing medical treatment. Medical treatment should be sought of your health care professional.

Hi Maggie, Sorry to hear about your father's health situation. Definetly you are in the right direction with providing good food. Crater's advise is very sound too.

I'm praying for your dad, family, and for you. God will provide you all with wisdom and blessings. Keep us posted.

Warm Blessings,

Thank you both for your good ideas & kind words & prayers! Dad seems to be in pretty good spirits, considering, and I will tell him about your responses here.
Thanks again!
Maggie

Maggie,

Keep us up to date on how things are going with him.

Maggie, I thought you might find it of interest that, I talked with a naturopath, and he said that he had received a letter from someone in Canada that had healed a bed sore with a hyrosol silver gel.

Hi everyone---I went with Dad to see his regular physician today and he said that the pressure sore looked pretty small & like it was healing well. Mom has been spraying the sore with a pretty dilute (10 ppm) colloidal silver solution after his before-bedtime sitz bath...the doctor smirked when I said she was doing that (plus using tea tree oil in the water for the other, noontime sitz bath). Then, he prescribed a cream containing silver as the first ingredient! : )
Anyway---thank you for your prayers & suggestions. I think we may just beat this yet. Now if he can get dentures that actually fit, and get over this bronchitis...
Thanks again!
Maggie

Hi, Maggie. There is a simple remedy made of banana tree heart (in case you don't know what this is, take a look here) and honey which can be used for bronchitis/asthma. My son had his asthma cured with this. Maybe it could work for your father. Here in Brazil it's easy to obtain this and to prepare the remedy at home but I suppose it's difficult to obtain this where you live?

Interesting photo! Thanks for sharing. Apparently it is the male flower, according to banana botany on wikipedia.
There is a photo there of the "banana heart" as well.