Probiotics not working anymore? Severely constipated.

What has worked for you guys to help with constipation in Lyme ?

Depends on what's causing the constipation.

Do you have dysautonomia? Nervous system dysfunction can cause gastroparesis, which basically means peristalsis stalls. It's been called "Bell's palsy of the gut" because the nervous system signals that control digestion stop, as though paralyzed. (I have dealt with gastroparesis in the upper half of my GI tract and it was miserable!) This happens with Lyme, post-viral syndromes, trauma or intense ongoing stress, and other conditions.

Do you have IBS-C? There's a pair of antibodies that have been identified in IBS, so it can have a microbial underpinning.

How about an autoimmune bowel condition, like Crohn's or colitis? Do you have severe pain or blood in your stool ever? Tick-borne disease can inspire autoimmune conditions.

What about SIBO or gut dysbiosis? Have you had a comprehensive stool evaluation, like one of the tests from Genova? Or just other GI symptoms? Some LLMDs think that everyone with Lyme has some degree of gut dysbiosis.

Are you on any meds or supplements that cause constipation? Taking binders, for example?

In terms of remedies for right now, since I'm sure you want some relief, here are a few that come to mind:
Magnesium citrate
Large doses of vitamin C
Prunes, dried fruit
Prune juice, concentrated cranberry juice
Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, winter squashes
Soups made with lots of greens
Miralax
Ground flax seed, psyllium husk
Lots of berries, popcorn, grapes

Drinking plenty of water is important.. not trying to belittle the problem with a simple solution or anything, just that it hadn't been mentioned

Hi Skeleton, I had big struggle with constipation too, and weight loss. Was like stopped every day for more than 2 years...
I probably tried all things you can imagine, there never was any permanent working solution I could find though that would do the trick. Garlic and enemas could maybe improve it a little it seemed.... try some other probiotics or prebiotics, might work. avoid food rich in iron, iron is often a source of constipation.
drinking more or less water or eating very fluid food (like soup), didnt seem to make any difference at all in my case... hope you find out something, I know it isnt very fun.....

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Probiotic saccharomyces boulardii by Jarrow helped my constipation. I started with 2 pills 2x day. Now I just take 2 pills AM. Exercise, water, and massaging my stomach laying down with as much pressure as I can muster in right to left circle, if I was still having a problem.

Join the club lol same here. My probiotics did wonders then suddenly stopped. I was having flare ups with m pancreas gallbladder and liver I have a liver cyst. I ordered mimosa pudica which Ive heard can remove some pretty nasty things from the body such as parasites. I also am doing a liver flush which worked good for me . I did just start off with fresh squeezed lemon juice and a table spoon of olive oil and there you go within minutes I had a bowel movement and it came right out, no constipation or diarrhea. Sometimes when he liver is over loaded and can't rid of toxins quick enough it'll make you constipated and have a hard time so I'd start with pure lemon juice.

Adrenal fatigue isn't accepted as a medical diagnosis smh bt I agree with almost everyone on here as to what causes it. Magnesium definitely works . I think lemon juice in the morning empty stomach does it if this works could mean you need a liver flush clean everything out. Cut out starches like pasta and potatoes and also dairy and coffee and you should see an improvement. I tried bifidobacterium probiotics which worked at first it's called bifido mood boost

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I did biofeedback once and the doctor told me it wasn't the glands in my thyroid bt said it was the glands on my kidneys which were shot and causing all my adrenal fatigue and symptoms

How is it possible for a doctor to determine this with biofeedback?

Edit: Was it a "ACTH (Cosyntropin) Stimulation Test"?

https://www.healthline.com/health/acth-cosyntropin-stimulation-test

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