Question about herbs

Hi all, I hope it is a good day for you today! I just have a question for all of you experience people!

I have not received my results from Igenix yet but have been detoxing as best I can. I am waiting for some curcumin with black pepper, but am currently taking just regular. I am drinking lemon water, and using Epsom lotion,as well as a really good pro-biotic and a drink that helps with candida. I take vitamin C and am just starting magnesium. I have just ordered Yogi organic peach tea, gala milk thistle and alma-seltzer gold.

How long should I detox before I start herbs and if I could only pick a couple herbs due to expense which would be the best to go with.

I am thinking that I may have Lyme with Bart, but of course I am not sure.

Traveler or anyone else who deals with DD, whenever you have had Diverticulitis, did you have frequent attacks? It seems like I have to be so careful what I eat and am a little concerned about the herbal protocols affecting my intestinal tract.

Thanks everyone! I appreciate you all and the knowledge that you have.

Do you have a specific protocol picked out yet?

As far as how long to detox before you start herbs, as Girlie said, you will be starting the herbs at low levels and you should only increase as you can without herxing badly.

I would agree with Girlie's choices of herbs too.

Keep up the detoxing, and increase it whenever you start to notice any herxing - don't wait.

Don't increase a dosage if you are still herxing.

As for the diverticulitis/diverticulosis - remember the one with "itis" at the end is an actual infection. That's pretty painful for me the whole time I had it.

"osis" at the end means a condition that needs to be monitored. At first I did have frequent attacks. I was careful to avoid all nuts and seeds for a while (especially tomato & cucumber seeds and from other foods too), and to take extra time to really chew my food well. The more practice I had, the better I got at not only avoiding those seeds, but in understanding what my body needed me to be careful with.

Any time I had a bad attack though, I would "put myself in bed" for 3 days and my diet would consist of things like eggs, toast, and any other soft foods that I knew wouldn't make matters worse. I also pretty much lived with a heating pad on my belly to ease those pains during that 3 days of being in bed. I've not had to go back to the doctors for this since learning that, which is good since I don't trust any of the doctors in my area.

Thank you for your answers! Peteza that is a great site and very helpful. Girlie thank you for the advice on the herbs!

One more question. If anyone has Buhner's Book the updated version, does it deal with Lyme AND the co-infections?

Traveler...I have been dealing with Diverticulitis the infection for many years off and on but for the last year I have had it at least 6 times. And it is VERY painful. On a scale of 10 to me. If it were any one else they would remove it however my surgeon does not want to due to scarring and some netting that he put in there previously. He feels the risk for infection is too high. That is why I need herbs that won't make it worse. Any ideas for what works especially well for intestinal problems? I will be using 9 methods for detox. Is that enough or too much?

Sorry to ask so many questions! Lol...I am a person who has to do everything by the book. I am always afraid of making things worse. Also if I ask the same questions over and over I apologize!!! I can't remember squat. Lol I got a notebook/calendar and am going to start writing everything down. Hope I can remember to look at it. Bahaha...I crack myself up!

Thanks again!

No, the Lyme book doesn't have Bartonella or Babesia in it.

I have the bart book if you need some information. (The bart book also has mycoplasma treatment)

Denikeef I love your humor!!

You are all a wealth of information and I thank you....this can be a lonely battle without friends like you!