Flu/Hangover = herxing?

That sounds like a blooming herx to me. ;) that is typical of my herxing. You're compensating with probiotics and antifungals??

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ABX can really throw your body's flora off balance and yeast/fungus is very opportunistic and grows rapidly. Studies show only one dose can do it and you do NOT want to allow a problem to get started. After you already have yeast/fungal overgrowth it is very problematic and difficult to get rid of without harsh Rx.

However, as long as a problem hasn't already invaded, here are quite a few natural preventative antifungals that you should incorporate whenever you are taking abx. I'll see if I can find some good posts but in general:

a no-sugar and no-simple carbs (white potatoes, white rice, bleached flour) is MANDATORY :( sorry
virgin coconut oil
apple cider vinegar
grapefruit seed extract
caprylic acid
oregano oil
olive leaf extract
bitters tinctures
raw garlic (some use garlic tablets)
xylitol

There are more but my mind is blank…lots of info on the interwebs, though.

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Post Edited (Pirouette) : 1/23/2015 2:05:10 PM (GMT-7)

And you need to be detoxing using the methods covered in the "New to Lyme?" thread. This is very important because if your body is fighting trying to deal with the toxins that are causing the herx, it won't be able to heal at the same time. So the sooner you get the herxing under control, the sooner you will feel better and the sooner your body can get back to concentrating on healing!

Good for you! Start off slow so that you don't experience a herx from detoxing too fast. When you detox, you are releasing the toxins from tissues and organs and they go to your blood stream. When the blood has too many toxins, we herx, so go slow. If you start to feel worse, stop for a few days to let your body catch up.

The exception to this is the milk thistle, this will help to protect the liver from the toxins, so stay on it while you are herxing as well.

And keep posting, especially if you are having troubles. We can generally help you figure out what's going on and what to do about it.

No, stick with the one a day as far as I know, unless you see evidence of liver issues. Others that use abx might have different opinions about this though - hopefully they will chime in soon.