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Posted 5/31/2017 9:19 PM (GMT 0)
All,

I was dx'ed with Lyme about 6 months ago, and have had it for years before that. I also have candida (which started years ago). The candida has been getting better but I get a flare up from time to time. I made the mistake of eating a cheese pizza on Saturday, and IMMEDIATELY my stomach bloated up big time. I pulled out my arsenals -- nystatin, voriconazole, and my antimicrobials, but the bloating has continued since sad I have also been using activated charcoal which typically works wonders when I'm bloated, but no luck.

Any other suggestions? I also take something called ParaMax which, when I started taking it back in January caused bloating like this for a month. Eventually I got used to it. However, yesterday, I didn't take the medicine until 6pm, (and hadn't taken it since then for about 36 hours). During teh day teh bloating went away, and then came back after I took it. Why would having a pizza cause my to react to this again?
Posted 5/31/2017 10:00 PM (GMT 0)

jabele said...
All,

I was dx'ed with Lyme about 6 months ago, and have had it for years before that. I also have candida (which started years ago). The candida has been getting better but I get a flare up from time to time. I made the mistake of eating a cheese pizza on Saturday, and IMMEDIATELY my stomach bloated up big time. I pulled out my arsenals -- nystatin, voriconazole, and my antimicrobials, but the bloating has continued since sad I have also been using activated charcoal which typically works wonders when I'm bloated, but no luck.

Any other suggestions? I also take something called ParaMax which, when I started taking it back in January caused bloating like this for a month. Eventually I got used to it. However, yesterday, I didn't take the medicine until 6pm, (and hadn't taken it since then for about 36 hours). During teh day teh bloating went away, and then came back after I took it. Why would having a pizza cause my to react to this again?

I take a product called Gas Stop by RenewLife - you can find it at most health food stores and on Amazon. It's basically Fennel and a bunch of enzymes. Works like a charm for me.
Posted 5/31/2017 10:24 PM (GMT 0)
Do you think maybe the dairy wasn't agreeing with you?
Posted 5/31/2017 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
Maybe but I eat Greek yogurt all the time...tho I guess that's not as bad. Pizza usually makes me feel like horrible but can really get away with most other foods.
Posted 5/31/2017 11:01 PM (GMT 0)
Thx 10lymeb! I'll check that out!
Posted 5/31/2017 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Is this pizza that you have eaten before or a new restaurant/grocery/recipe? Pizza has everything that aggravates our GI - cheap overlyprocessed flours with yeasts/gluten/chemicals, moldy cheeses that have chemicals/abx/mold, acidic tomatoes, spicy meats and who-knows-what-else that makes it taste so good.

So it could be a new ingredient and your stomach said "no way".

Or it could just be that the yeast really liked the flours and yeasts in the pizza crust.

I'd increase the binder, double up with another binder. My favorite is PURE cholestyramine. Can't beat it.

Also, the antifungals won't work as well on a repeat basis. The best thing for someone who is prone to yeast/fungal overgrowth is to simply avoid "those" foods. I know you don't want to hear this - but the yeast are never really gone.

Hope you feel better. Let us know how the anti-has product works for you!

-p
Posted 6/1/2017 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
What's a binder? The one you mentioned looked like an rx. Any suggestions appreciated! Yeah pizza is always a fail...i like never eat it and now never again!
Posted 6/1/2017 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
Oh and it was new pizza to me
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