Lyme/Bart GI Symptoms

Hi Runnergirl!!
Welcome to our community!!

First of all, there are no dumb questions!! Especially if you don't know! This was all new to us at one point in time or another too, and we are all still learning, so ask away!!

Now which symptoms do you consider annoying?? LOL! I know they all are, but if you are talking about digestive issues, there are a few things you should know.

First, clean up your diet. No sugar, you really shouldn't have caffeine, or at least keep it to a minimum, no fast food, a few highly processed foods as possible.

For digestive upset of all kinds, try ginger tea or peppermint tea. For the belching, I would say try ginger tea first. You can use either fresh ginger (tastes better) or the dried ginger in your spice cabinet. The store bought tea bags will work in a pinch. Drink the tea up to three times a day.

Have you read through our "New to Lyme? Start here!" thread that sits at the top of the forum yet? It's packed with important information, symptom lists, detoxing suggestions (which will help a lot with your other symptoms), and much more helpful information.

Honestly, it sounds like your symptoms are a combination of basically Lyme and Bartonella right now. This may change as you go through treatments, but detoxing will help keep them less severe.

Is the shakiness relieved within a few hours by eating? If so, you will need to have your adrenals tested.

So welcome to our community and ask all the questions you need!!

Hi, GI symptoms are my worst symptom. I found that I have SIBO, small intestinal bacteria overgrowth. This is when the good bacteria that are suppose to be in your lower intestines travel to your small intestines where they are not suppose to be. This causes lots of gas and bloating. This is sometimes caused by gut motility issues. Lyme can effect your gut motility. Stupid lyme. I have adjusted my diet to foods that do not ferment in my intestines, or foods that digest really easy and fast so not to feed the bacteria. Lots of fats and protien. Some veggies and minimal fruit. No processed foods, no sugar. I know, how fun. I also take a really good digestive enzyme that helps. I hope that once I start treating my Lyme this will be the first symptom to go. It's the worst.

Intestinal candida or intestinal bacterial overgrowth can cause this. Many people have this as a result of weakened immune systems. I did. And the sudden rise in gluten intolerant people - many have this and dont know it. Its related to and can turn into leaky gut. Genova has a test for this.

The home saliva in a glass of water test first thing in the AM can actually show it, Google, not kidding.

Gastro drs just gave me industrial anti-acids like nexium that made me worse.

So you starve it like other posters mentioned above. It took me three months to see improvements. I ate way less sugar, gluten, carbs, lactose, and took a lot of probiotics and digestive enzymes.

I can eat this stuff again now, but I do in small quantities. Digest way better now, and I still have lyme.