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Posted 7/28/2018 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hey all,

I'm in my third month of treatment after my diagnosis, now taking a few different abx for lyme and babesia. Generally I'm feeling good. But my stomach has been acting up a little bit and it's got me worried about C. Diff.

Gastro complications have always been a symptom of what I now know was Lyme. So this is nothing super new, but it had gone away for a month or so. Now my stomach is very active. There's nothing I'd really describe as pain, just a ton of activity, and I'm probably using the bathroom something like six or seven times a day.

I do all the right things, taking probiotics and florastor twice a day each.

I know the first thing any doctor is going to do if I reach out about C Diff concerns is take me off my abx, which have me feeling great for the first time in a while. Not something I want, obviously.

I guess I just want to get some input from others and see what you all think.

Thanks in advance.
Posted 7/28/2018 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Which abx are you on? and are you taking it with food? Are you taking any supplements other than probiotics/yeast to help your stomach? Some that come to mind are apple cider vinegar, licorice, linonene, ginger and others that I can't think of right now.

I ask because there are a few abx that give me side effects like sour stomach, lots of noises, gas, gurgling, occasional mild loose stools, stomach pain and cramping.

I used to worry about C Diff but I've since learned that it is not that easy to get C diff unless you have been in the hospital or have touched feces from someone that's been in the hospital. Now Candida, that is a possibility. Candida is in everyone's body and its very opportunistic. It can multiply very quickly if your microflora is compromised, impacted or impaired.

Doxy is one of the few abx that actually helps my stomach and doesn't give me the symptoms that I mentioned above.
Posted 7/29/2018 3:38 AM (GMT 0)
Kefir twice a day 8oz at a time and your probiotics should heal that also some probiotics can cause gastro problems...
Posted 7/29/2018 5:39 AM (GMT 0)
I definitely have candida issues. I'm taking Nyastin for it as part of my regimen. The rest of it is pulsing doxy with plaquenel and flagyl. Also taking proguanil for babesia. Taking all of it with food. I knew candida was harmful in general but I didn't know it could cause these types of symptoms.

I'm definitely a bit of a hypochondriac and c diff has been on my mind lately. Two years of wondering what's wrong with you will do that to a guy haha.
Posted 7/29/2018 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Everyone has different reactions to different therapies. With me, it's try and learn which ones are helping and which are causing problems. This includes stomach issues, which I found frustrating. Even had reactions to different probiotics.

Not sure if this is the case with you, but have learned how sensitive my body/mind is to different treatments. Have had bad reaction to one protocol then better to another. If I take Diflucan, I end crying for days - once at a happy Subaru commercial smile.

So it may be a process of elimination or trying different things to know which is causing problems.
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