diarrhea and antibiotics

Diarrhea comes from the antibiotics, most likely. If the diarrhea continues, let me know. I had C. Diff. I can tell you the symptoms, and how to get tested.

Drink bone broth, and add probiotic foods like raw sauerkraut juice or kefir to every meal.

Take a probiotic with multiple strains, up to 80 billion.

Margaret

I've had 2 different situations with diarrhea. One situation, the combo of antibiotics i was taking caused diarrhea. Once we switched to a different combo, it cleared up. Another situation was when I added a 3rd or 4th antibiotic and didn't up my probiotic dose. Once I started taking extra probiotics, the diarrhea went away.

Don't know which situation could apply to you.... I hope it was jut a one time thing and his tummy will do better tomorrow.

thanks guys for the ideas and suggestions.

I think I will stop the extra stuff (except the monolaurin, b/c that's been taken for quite awhile by him with no weird reactions) for awhile to see if that prevents it again, and then add the bone broth and up the probiotics from maybe 50 billion to 70 billion or so?

On a Facebook page where I posted the same question so as to get as many ideas as I could, someone else mentioned perhaps doing without the juice, especially with added wheatgrass juice for awhile. Maybe it was too strong of a detox reaction they thought. Could be, b/c that is one of the main things that was different about today; that he had a bit (although so small) of wheatgrass powder in his green juice.

I've been trying to build up his immune system with the juice, but I think I'll stick to fresh and steamed fruits and veggies for awhile to see if that helps.

Thanks so much all!

hi Teragram,

I'll look for the plain kefir; I was thinking that maybe they aren't all so yummy and sweet. The one we have now is like a raspberry yogurt almost.

And, yeah, definitely going to cut out the wheatgrass and lay off juicing for awhile.

He's been tested for celiac, and we're waiting on the results (should know this coming week). I'll be surprised if he has celiac b/c this is literally only the second diarrhea he's had in all this lyme time (8 months), and the joint pain and fatigue and headaches (which can be celiac symptoms) are being helped to the point of almost gone, by the antibiotics which makes me think they were the lyme bacteria or co-infections.
But…stomach aches have been a main symptom of his since the beginning of this all (late Oct.) and they are one of the symptoms that still remains on and off, so who knows if maybe he does have an issue with some food or gluten. I guess we'll find out. I have read too that stomach aches can be Bartonella, which he has other symptoms of too, so that may have to do with the tummy troubles also (I don't meant the diarrhea today, but the many tummy aches without diarrhea, since Oct.)

My bet with the diarrhea today was it was the juice, with wheatgrass, and probiotic mixed in raspberry kefir, all given at the same time, and right at lunch time; I think that mix with his lunch might have caused upset.

Or, maybe it is the antibiotics and upping his probiotics and kefir will help that hopefully. Either way, I hope it doesn't happen again!

One good thing is it didn't happen anymore today after that. He had it at about 2:00 this afternoon, but not again, not even after dinner.

I asked about it, b/c (not to be gross) but it was a big one. At the same sitting he had three big spurts (TMI, sorry) and the last one was watery. It made me worry, but I know we can figure this out.
Hopefully with these ideas and changes it won't be an issue!

Thanks!

thanks again Teregram,

I did find some plain kefir today at the store; good to know that I can use honey in things sometimes. You're probably right about the the sugar maybe canceling out the benefits of the kefir. Sugar; ugh. I love it, but I hate it! Obviously I love the taste, but the more I learn about it, I hate the junk!!! It's so hard this day and age to keep kids away from it too. He goes to school two days a week (preschool) and I swear it's always somebody's birthday so there's a treat, or they get skittles for helping clean the classroom! But for his own good, I know I need to keep him away from it so am trying more to lately.

Oh, and no diarrhea today! His stool was a little looser than when not on antibiotics, but it still held it's shape (so maybe that's not a loose stool; it just wasn't tight, so sorry to give visuals); anyway, thank goodness. I'm wondering if it was the added wheatgrass added to his juice. Definitely staying away from that for him.

Thanks so much for the advice!

hi stacestar, sorry I didn't respond, I took a break from the forum over the weekend! If he suddenly developed diarrhea, and has been tolerating the antibiotics well, I would not think it's from the antibiotics. Celine had a horrible bout of diarrhea when I introduced omega fish oil - the dose was too high, so I cut it back and titrated it up.