A 38-year-old member asked:
someone told me garlic cures chlamydia, is this true?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
No: Chlamydia requires medical treatment.
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Here are some ...: Where did you get this information on garlic-curing chlamydial infection. Known to most if not all, the germs gaining access into the body will be either eradicated by host defense ability or killed by antibiotic if treated & effective or even stay dormant to coexist with host with no symptoms. Garlic can not contribute to any of those mechanisms for germ-killing so it's untrue. Thanks / best wish
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Dr. Melissa Gowans answered
Pediatrics 21 years experience
No, no, no, no!!: Please seek appropriate ANTIBIOTIC treatment if this is affecting you. Whomever told you that garlic is a natural remedy is greatly mistaken.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Any proof that garlic can cure chlamydia?
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Dr. Alan Patterson answered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 42 years experience
NO !!!!: U need antibiotics and then a re-culture because sometimes it can be resistant and your partner needs treatment.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Can chlamydia be cured with garlic?
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Dr. Donald Alves answered
Emergency Medicine 24 years experience
Sorry, no: You need an antibiotic after an exam and diagnosis. Besides, there are better things to do with garlic!
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Is it possible for me to use garlic to treat chlamydia?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Not effective.: Treatment for chlamydia include single dose zithromax or 7 day treatment with doxycline, Erythromycin or amoxicillin. It is sometimes treated for 10 days.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
What to do if i heard garlic cures chlamydia, is this true?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Some women use: Garlic for yeast infections as a home remedy. Don't treat chlamydia with garlic. Treatment for chlamydia include single dose zithromax or 7 day treatment with doxycline, Erythromycin or amoxicillin. It is sometimes treated for 10 days.
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