Admittedly i am scared

You have to be the best that you can be. It is totally not fair, and not your fault that this happened, but you have to try to be positive. And pay attention to your body - how many antibiotics are you on, and which ones? Some people are hit with a bunch of new meds all at once, that is not always the best scenario, whereas others tolerate it fine. If you take btwn 60-100 billion acidophylis a day, you should be ok. Keep an eye on your tongue, if it starts to get white, then you know you have overgrowth. Are you on nystatin for prophylactic treatment of yeast?? Are you planning to take your meds with meals? Bc it makes a huge difference, most antibiotics for lyme don't have to be taken on an empty stomach - so what I do is, I eat first, then take the meds, then eat right away again. This way there is plenty of coating of food in my stomach, which prevents irritation. I know it is SO hard, but try to look forward to the fact that you are on a treatment plan now, so you WILL get better!!!

Hey Roxie, you can do this. Try not to stress, it gets the stomach all upset!

Here are some things I've learned about helping the stomach cope with the antibiotics:

Like Chapelle, I eat, let it settle, take the meds and then top it off with a little more food to hold it down.

I have taken to sitting in a slightly reclined position for half an hour after taking my meds. A lot of the antibiotics say to stay upright, but I have found any jostling around makes the nausea start up and then you have all day. And don't lie down!

When you first start the meds, if they are twice a day, actually take it twelve hours apart. If they are three times a day, eight hours apart. That means getting up in the night, but it really helps to spread it out like that. Over time you can bunch them into regular waking hours.

If you are taking more than one antibiotic, separate them by at least half an hour.

Take your probiotics two hours after every dose of antibiotics. Rotate your probiotic types and use any other kind of product that helps gut flora: kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut and the like.

The yeast is probably going to be controlled by the anti-fungals, but remember that AZO yeast, grapefruit seed extract, and pau d'arco can all help.

Good luck!

Do listen to your gut though. My gut said no more then two antibiotics at a time. Many are on more then that but I couldn't tolerate it. So I just did A+B and then would switch to B+C.

I would say really try to heal your gut though. One option would be working with a licensed nutritionist which in many cases should be covered under insurance. I did a lot of bone/fat broths and those are easy to digest and have a lot of fat which is good for your gut.

Many also drink aloe vera juice for that reason too.

~beth

Hang in there!

I started out with chicken soup too. I like the beef a lot better. Not sure why but my nutritionist said with my body type I really should switch it to beef. She says those that are average weight or larger should do chicken. And those that are really lean should use beef.

I notice a slight difference with aloe vera but nothing like the broths. To each his/her own I suppose!

Roxie, many people are fearful about having these infections. You just don't know what lies ahead or how long it will take to see major improvements. Just do the best you can and work with your doctor, asking questions whenever you need to.