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Posted 8/30/2014 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
She has had some bad days lately.  Been on abx for 4.5 months.  Showed some improvement overall, but lately has had few good days followed by few really bad days.  She is throwing up every single night for weeks.  Her doc and I are talking about putting her on Cowden for month 1.  He thinks she may have reached a limit with the abx.  I am very nervous about doing this, and not sure about Cowden either.  Any advice?  I am considering trying to stick out abx for a little longer.  Just not sure what to do.
Posted 8/30/2014 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
What kind of diet she on? Gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, carb free? I know it's tough but after I got the diet down the abx are no problem.

Also how about probiotics and sachromyced boulardii? I take those as well.
Posted 8/30/2014 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with LymePickle about the diet. Its definitely a no-no to be taking antibiotics with a SAD (standard american diet). I went off of abx after about 4.5 months. There were some hiccups but I was fine. I stuck with the herbs for a few and then went off of those also.

Diet is essential to getting better and detoxing. Man barfing everynight...the poor thing! Definitely make sure she is taking probiotics. Yogurt was really good in me helping me keep my stomach well too. It sounds like a nutritionist might not be a bad idea for her either...just to help her get her stomach back to where it should be.

I would highly, highly recommend looking up bone broths. I did those two and they healed the ulcers in my stomach from abx in no time. Your daughter is young so she should recover faster then many others. :D
Posted 8/30/2014 8:08 PM (GMT 0)
I third bone broth. I'd suggest making it with an organic chicken or beef, raised on a species appropriate diet so she doesn't have additional waste for her body to deal with. The fat on those is better for us than it is on animals that are on a feedlot, eating things they can't digest well.
Posted 8/30/2014 8:13 PM (GMT 0)
She has been gluten free for 4 years...We limit dairy and sugar as much as we can but with a 13 year old it is difficult to get her to buy in to the diet ideas.  I have also worried about red meat in her diet recently.  Of course, she thinks I am crazy. 

We have not tried bone broth.  How would I go about starting that and getting her to eat it?  Is it just cooked broth like a soup.  She is very picky and difficult about food.  I will definitley check into it, but suggestions are welcome.

Also, Yes she is on a daily probiotic as well as other supplements provided by doctor.  Her issues have almost always been stomach centered in some way.  Throwing up, pains, diarrhea, nausea.  When she finally crashed in January she developed the extreme fatigue and vision/head issues as well.

thanks for the responses

Posted 8/30/2014 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
If your daughter has digestive issues I would suggest getting a food allergy and intolerance test like the RAST test that tests for like 96 different foods. She might be allergic or intolerant to foods that you weren't aware of. Also a digestive enzyme might help. I can't remember what my enzyme is called but if you want a suggestion, I can go look at what brand I use.

I almost started on the Cowden protocol but after I went to two (unlicensed) naturopaths who use the Cowden herbs, I decided against it. It was mostly because I was not comfortable with everything the naturopaths wanted to do and the people working at their clinic were really rude. I am now seeing a licensed naturopathic doctor and she uses the Byron White Formulas. I am not sure if the Cowden herbs are safe or effective or not, I didn't extensively research every ingredient. I didn't like that they were made with corn alcohol though. I think I would recommend Byron White herbs over Cowden herbs but I suggest you do your own research so you can be comfortable with whatever you choose. There are a few different herbal protocols available for Lyme disease. I would suggest you use a naturopathic doctor if you are going to treat the Lyme disease with herbs. I personally prefer herbs over antibiotics but everyone is different and again I suggest doing research on the benefits and dangers of each. I never took antibiotics for my Lyme disease so I can't really give you any personal experience, sorry.

I hope your daughter feels better soon!
Posted 8/31/2014 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there,
We went from antibiotics to herbals for daughter. We see a great natural path. He's in pismo beach ca.
He prefers to use beyond balance and Jernigan products on kids.
He also makes a product called blt, stands for bartonella lymes tincture. We had had success with the above products.
Also lots of detox. Exercise, biomat, infared sauna. Homeopathy detox products.
Another beyond balance product love is. Cal k and cal k detox.
Please feel free to email me;)
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