Regular body temp. peaks - every 28 days. Why?

April_Ryan

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Joined : Sep 2016

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Posted 1/30/2017 11:51 AM (GMT 0)

I need your wisdom again! I've been keeping track of my body temperature for my LLMD and I noticed that my temperature is normal most of the time (36,4 - 36,8 C, which is 97,5-98,2 F) but every 4 weeks - with surprising regularity, exact 28 days - my temp slightly rises, achieving 37,1 - 37,3 C (98,8 - 99,2 F).

Of course it's not that big of a problem for me, it's not fever, but I can't stop wondering: why the regularity? Does it have something to do with spirochetes' life cycle (which is, as far as I know, 4 weeks)? If so, what does the temp peak mean: are the spirochetes multiplying/dying?

I'd also like to note that those peaks do not match my menstrual cycles, which are longer (35 days or so).

I'm on antibiotic treatment, I pulse tinidazole 2 weeks on / 2 weeks off - so there's a 4 week pattern as well. The temperature peaks appear near the end of every '2 weeks on' cycle, like 2-3 days before going into '2 weeks off' phase.

Can anyone make any sense of this?

Traveler

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Posted 1/30/2017 12:11 PM (GMT 0)

Since they don't match your menstrual cycle, it's most likely the cycle of the bacteria - and I would go so far as to guess that it's likely your immune function coming up to 'do battle' with the bacteria at that point that's causing the slight raise in body temperature.

We know that when the body's immune function 'finds' an infection, the body temp raises frequently to help attack the bacteria in the blood stream - and since this is happening every 28 days, and that's right in the right amount of time with the 'replication' of the bacteria, it's most likely your body's immune system trying to tackle the infection.

But, this is all guessing, since we can't see inside of your body to know for sure.

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