Covid-19 & food-grade diatomaceous earth: virus destruction in excretory system and preventing covid-19 wastewater polution
As previously reported, there is a presence of #Covid-19 in sewer systems. After first week of symptoms present, patients suffering from #Covid-19 have issue with bloating, liquid stool and stomach cramps. This may be interpreted as #covid-19 travelling through blood stream.
#Diatomaceous earth contains fossilized remains of tiny hard-shell protist (diatom), which has sharp abbrasive edges. It also contains silica, which in contact with oxygen and water transforms into amorphous silicon dioxide. It is not to be inhaled, as it may cause cancer in the lungs, but is proven safe when orally administered of one tea spoon mixed in a glass of water.
Chen et al reported in 19.5% of patients with positive sputum or fecal samples with Covid-19(1). Further, as sputum and feces remained positive for #SARS-Cov2 on RT-qPCR up to 39 and 13 days respectively, which may indicate that virus could travel through wastewater and if sewage is not properly treated, may end up in water.
When taken orally, diatomaceous earth works it's way through the excretion system, in a wide spectrum destroying parasites, bacteria and viruses. This may provide opportunity for a relief of gastrointestinal tract symptom, as well as further blood "cleaning" in the kidneys from covid-19, by cutting through the virus.
From the epidemiological perspective, excretion process with diatomaceous earth may be effective measure limiting the circulation of covid-19 through bloodstream, thus helping patient fight covid-19 gastrointestinal symptomps, as well as preveniting live covid-19 virus exiting from the body, thus preventing it from being present in live form in sewage.
Further clinical studies are warranted to confirm case study findings.
Reference:
1) Chen C et al, SARS-CoV-2–Positive Sputum and Feces After Conversion of Pharyngeal Samples in Patients With COVID-19, Annals of Internal Medicine, https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2764036/sars-cov-2-positive-sputum-feces-after-conversion-pharyngeal-samples, Last accessed: April 07, 2020