Die off- nausea

Hi all

I've had three IVs of azithromycin so far, and while I don't feel any better, I am definitely herxing from it. I felt worse last week, and for the last several days I have been nauseous/not hungry. My stomach just isn't right. I had a similar reaction when I was on the IM Bicillin-- my LLMD said then that, for whatever reason, my response to die off is usually stomach related symptoms. It's just strange because I'm not taking the antibiotics orally, but it is what it is.

Can anyone relate/ any tips for stomach related detoxing? Thanks.

Also I'm obviously going to hold off on the IV treatments until I'm feeling better. Not smart to get more antibiotics when I haven't recovered from the last dose!

I'm sorry you're struggling with nausea Sarah! It's awful. I have had it a lot, especially with doxycycline. Zofran has really helped me a lot.

Also, detoxing, especially activated charcoal, has helped with nausea as well. The binders seem to help pull out the nasty, nauseating toxins from my gut. Obviously, there is balance. I would like to try chlorella too.

I hope you feel better soon.

I take Nature's Way activated charcoal (2 capsules). I have not had any negative side effects from it. It can cause constipation in some people, but that does not mean that it will. It has been the easiest binder I have tried.

It can help with nausea and other detox.

I'm sorry to hear that you are having die-off nausea. I can totally relate. I am getting some die-off nausea on oral abx BUT I did experience it while on IV.

I threw up for four months and lost over 30 pounds. For me it was sensitivity to light and sound that triggered the vomiting at that time. I had to give myself IV fluids. Pretty miserable.

I basically was lying in the dark with sound protection for four months. I now realize this was not at all a good approach to treatment. I once felt so sick I was surprised how I was still alive. It felt like I was going to die. Seriously.

I don't know why die-off causes so much nausea for some people. I would love to know why. I really hope it gets better.

sarahm620,
Nausea and vomiting are awful. I've had tons of it, lost 40 lbs. in past few months, too. :-(
Ginger tea can help a lot, if you can take the "heat"--you can get used to it. Kinda spicy. But feels good to tummy. Recipe I use:

Buy fresh ginger, make sure it looks fresh and "plump," not dried out and shriveled. Watch out for nubbins, dry rough spots, etc.

Use about the equivalent of @ 1/4 C of ginger chunks, peeled. (I like to "bruise" it a little by putting a knife blade flat against the chunks and smash it a bit to release the ginger goodness. :)

Simmer in water for 20 minutes or so. ( a quart or two, depending on how much you want to reduce it to concentrated tea, or to taste--it can take a bit of playing around to get it to where you like it.

Strain the tea; if you want to put some raw honey into it, make sure tea isn't too hot--it will kill off the good "stuff" in the honey.

There are some good prepared teas out there--I have them on hand at work for when I get nauseated. Yogi brand is my favorite (has more gingeriness to it--not trying to sell it!) lol

Hope this helps (sometimes I just go ahead and "let it all" out to reduce stomach acid created by the little buggers and then the tea is soothing, but that's what works for me. Blechh!)

Any kind of ginger. Fresh, ground or capsules. We have it all.

When I first started this treatment I was so weak and fatigued, I could barely stand up, I would put about a teaspoon of ground ginger in my tea and make iced tea. I had to do what was easiest and it worked fine.

It took away that head/stomach icky feeling-not totally, but takes the edge off those herxes. My son drank a lot of this! I add stevia, that helps the taste.

Activated charcoal sounds like the thing to try next. Thanks for that great post! It's hard to even think about hot tea when it's 80 degrees outside.