Feeding Manuka Honey

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Has anyone fed manuka honey? And if so, what 'dose' did you feed it at.

I know all about the wound healing properties, and have +10 stuff, but the clever lady in Holland and Barratt told me it is great for H. Pylori, the bacterium which causes stomach ulcers in humans - tonnes of stuff about human doses on the new, sweet FA about horses!

I am guessing to double the human dose perhaps? I probably can't do any harm with it, I just don't want to feed more than necessary as it is vv expensive!
 
That's very interesting. I was just wondering why you might feed it. I think double human dose might not be enough; if you do it by weight a more realistic dose would probably be 5x human dose... unless it's one of those homeopathic things were the dosage is sort of 'one size fits all'.
Would normal honey help at all do you think?
 
I would work it back what does the average human weigh say somewhere between 80 - 90 kilos, research shows that even 1 teaspoon can help the average human with ulcers my horse weighs 530 ish on the weight tape so i would feed 6 teaspoons.
You need to be careful not to let it get too warm as that can make it loose some of the goodness. I work in a health food shop and we have quite a few regular customers that find it helps stomach ulcers.
 
feed 4 tablespoons/day, you might be able to reduce it gradually to 2 tbsp after 4 - 6 weeks, you'll get through about 3 of the small jars a week, if you find it works, have a look of google for somewhare to buy it in bigger amounts, otherwise it'll cost a fortune,
 
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feed 4 tablespoons/day, you might be able to reduce it gradually to 2 tbsp after 4 - 6 weeks, you'll get through about 3 of the small jars a week, if you find it works, have a look of google for somewhare to buy it in bigger amounts, otherwise it'll cost a fortune,

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Bloody hell - ouch! That will be expensive, but thanks RD, I will up the dose a bit then! Really, if I can cure the bloody diarrhea I will be happy, I just thought this might help too...

PF - no, 'normal' honey does not have the same antibacterial properties apparently. There's been a lot of research on it in the USA and NZ (and I am getting a friend who has the required journal access to get some more detailed scientific info for me).
 
Apparently both can be useful BoF. I had no idea either, but as all the horse treatment for ulcers caused by bacterial infection is an extrapolation from the human treatment, and as it seems to be useful in treating ulcers in humans, I reckon it's got to be worth a try!
 
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