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Posted 5/28/2013 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on strong PICC-line antibiotics for six weeks now and orals for over 8 months. My gut is completely wiped out and Im no longer even digesting food properly. Diarrhea about half the time is starting to set in and Im passing some vitamins straight through me.

I'm already taking between 4-6 probiotic tablets twice daily and eating fermented foods. Doing my coffee enemas once per week too.

I need some advice on how I can better support my gut without stopping the drugs. Any ideas? Should I dramatically increase my probiotics or supplement with specific brands?

Thanks guys. This is one tough bug. The cure is almost worse than the disease.
Posted 5/28/2013 3:08 PM (GMT 0)
Are you taking something like Green Vibrance? It saved my tummy after antibiotics nearly destroyed my digestion.

Tickled
Posted 5/28/2013 7:32 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Vcast,

I rebuilt my digestive system before I started Lyme treatment, so I have some experience - don't know though if it will serve you - but this is my bit... maybe you can use bits of it...

Try to determine if you have any food allergies or intolerances (US Biotek Laboratories is a good lab, I'm in no way connected to this lab, just my experience - I sent my blood from Europe to this US lab), look for a good nutricionist, who will help you with intolerances, diets and ideas for food. Don't eat any sugar, as less processed food as possible, no artificial sweeteners, no additives if possible. Food allergies/intolerances are highly underestimated, they can cause serious problems.

I did a faecal test, to determine what bacterial overgrowth I had, which ones I was lacking of.

For my stomach: did a gastroscopy to determine if I had gastritis or something else going on - got medication (nexiam - 28 days) for that.

After that: good very strong probiotics (I used Mutaflor, but I'm from Europe, it's made in Germany I think). I did the probiotics - antibiotics procedure (some drs think it's crazy, but it just cured my gut): kill gut bacteria with abx (enteric coated), replace by good very strong probiotics, kill again, replace again - etc etc for about a year, until I was cured. Also took a medicin against bowel inflammation, just 2 months.

What a difference: no more cramps, no more diarrhea, no more nausea, no reflux, everything was cured (until I started Lyme treatment, everything down the drain - but I'll rebuild it again once I'm better, I'm trained now - lol).

Hope you got something out of this

Good luck!

Marie

Posted 5/28/2013 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
As Marie has said, once you have made sure that you don't have food allergies/intolerance, make sure you aren't getting any sugar, and eat as healthy as you possibly can, make sure you are getting the proper amount of fiber in your diet (Or use a fiber supplement) - then it's time to balance out the gut flora.

Any time my gut gets off balance (and boy howdy can it!!) I always turn to kefir. I don't use the mass produced stuff, as I make my own, but I know that the kefir that you can get in a grocery store works pretty well. I used that for the first year as I couldn't follow the instructions on how to make my own due to cognitive dysfunction from these infections.

I usually drink 1 cup twice a day to begin with (quite a high dose) and then once things start to come back a bit, I start lowering my dose and stick to drinking 1/3rd or 1/2 a cup a day for several more weeks.

It's never let me down, and it's not that expensive to give a try!
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