Comments on: Do Onions Absorb Bacteria That Cause Illness?

By: Belinda Davis

Belinda Davis — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:20:00 +0000

We have always eaten onions in my family and when someone start getting sick we always treat it with home remedies first then if it gets worse then we head to the doctors. Onions , garlic and oregano will help your body heal it self. If you don’t believe try it.

By: Serpil

Serpil — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 21:02:00 +0000

In reply to Missy Sadz. I can second that. My daughter had a flu and was on antibiotics. Although antibiotics helped her with her fever she started to cough at night time. Whilst I was looking on the internet on how to treat her cough I came across a website which stated the roasted onions in the oven would help with that. So I decided to give it a go and guess what after placing the roasted onions in a Muslim cloth next to her pillow within minutes she stopped the cough and slept soundly. During the day she was fine but same thing happened the next evening and I got results again with roasted onions next to her bed. It really works! There was no more the next night but now I just keep the onions on the bedside table when both my kids go to sleep and they haven’t had any more colds since. I don’t think this is just a coincidence!

By: Missy Sadz

Missy Sadz — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 21:19:00 +0000

In reply to Cindy Gable. I agree with you my daughter has been coughing fit the last 30 minutes just placed a cut onion in room and guess what no more coughing Try it out see for yourself

By: Teresa Frisby

Teresa Frisby — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 01:15:00 +0000

In reply to Cora857. I have been sick since November with asthma, bronchitis. I saw the article yesterday and had an onion so I cut the onion in half and put in a jar. This morning my cough was more productive and tonight i feel much better.

By: Katausha Shauntae Purtell

Katausha Shauntae Purtell — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:18:00 +0000

People who claim onions can cure the flu do not know the difference between a bacteria and a virus. There are several flaws in this claim. Also a hair dresser, where most agree, some of the claims originated, is not a reliable source. Onions are healthy for you and have lots of properties that can improve your health. Which is probably why this old wives tale has stuck through history. Of course you are going to feel better eating onions. They are good for you. Do they absorb bacteria? No. Can they cure the flu “a virus”. No.

By: Stan Chung

Stan Chung — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:23:00 +0000

In reply to James Grant. I like the way you think. This sounds plausible and worth investigating since the believers sound adamant about their experiences.

By: Charles Ross

Charles Ross — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:02:00 +0000

In reply to SomeCommenterDude. I wish I could turn back the clock and have saved all that effort studying microbiology (the study of things like bacteria) for four years. I'd be just as smart waiting to be told belief medicine by these Facebook folk. Only 37% vote it's hokum. About the same number of people in the U.S.A., the most powerful country evah! that believe in angels.

By: MotleyDogg

MotleyDogg — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:11:00 +0000

In reply to Pat. I will, for that has no proof of anything. I would rather take stock in proven facts than unproven stories. Why did she get sick in the first place if you have onions around the house daily??? LOL But hey, there are sooooo many things that get regurgitated that are untrue,.. and I am sure you will regurgitate this story as somehow a fact onions cure a person and such.

By: MotleyDogg

MotleyDogg — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:08:00 +0000

I avoided onions almost my entire life,.. have never had flu shot and never had the flu,… guess that counters your point.

Just because you ate onions and didn’t get sick, or someone leaves onions out and didn’t get sick, has no bearing really. There is no proof of any direct correlation. I will take scientific proof over people saying it is so and stories like yours that have no proof of anything. I mean you could also say you drank water everyday and didn’t get sick too right? or a multitude of other things,…

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:36:00 +0000

I don’t know. But I cut up onions and put them around my house. I change them daily. My wife got sick last night. With the flu going around I was concerned. In the morning she felt good and the onion had a black/blue film all over it. So you can believe what you want. I’m cutting more onions.