GERD and lyme

Gfields

I too have been suffering with digestive issues for years. As many years as I have had Lyme disease. I have a hiatal hernia which causes acid reflux. From what I have read over the years it is a common symptom of Lyme as well. What isn't a symptom of Lyme? Lol. I am suffering with nausea lately. It's making me feel even more ill.

If I were you I would definitely go to a gastroenterologist. I dont think you have to worry about cancer at this point. After years of not treating gerd it could lead to more serious problems. In the meantime you can try taking some apple cider vinegar in some water before you eat. Also you can try an over the counter medication like Pepsid. That can help too.

Good luck. I know how horrible it is. It never ends!!!

I had gerd and used baking soda.

Before my shower and bed, I put baking soda (a teaspoon) in 1 cup of water and chug it down. It is gross tasting, but I don't let it sit in my mouth. I chug.

It makes me burp like a man, but I then can sleep like a baby. Hubby uses this too.

I would also try the D-limonene.

I have used it a few times....and it definitely helped.


My throat issues are from the infections.

It's likely caused by the CNS involvement - the cranial nerve (the 9th?) that affects the throat.

Thanks for all your replies and info!!

I have been taking d-limonene and it does seem to help quite a bit. That's what I meant by "lemon pills".

I think I will go to a gastrelogist and see what's going on. I was hoping they could put a camera down and see if there's any sign of cancer. If not, I can deal with the irritation I suppose.

I have really bad neurolyme, so I wonder if that's the cause. Maybe the spirochetes are attacking the nerve that controls the stomach sphincter muscle and making it not work properly. Man! Lyme disease is such a horrible disease. Every month it's something new. What a mess.

I do think it migrates around. It seems to attack something for a month, and then it moves on to something else to attack. I guess it doesn't want to "bite the hand that feeds it". It just wants to nibble, and then try out something else.

I think in 6 months I'm going to need to quit my job and treat this disease daily, every day, for 2 years straight. Hopefully I can eradicate it. I hope my doc will prescribe dapsone. Hopefully that will eradicate it. I'd really like to become a healthy human being again. I guess we all would!!

gfields said...
Thanks for all your replies and info!!

I have been taking d-limonene and it does seem to help quite a bit. That's what I meant by "lemon pills".

I think I will go to a gastrelogist and see what's going on. I was hoping they could put a camera down and see if there's any sign of cancer. If not, I can deal with the irritation I suppose.

I have really bad neurolyme, so I wonder if that's the cause. Maybe the spirochetes are attacking the nerve that controls the stomach sphincter muscle and making it not work properly. Man! Lyme disease is such a horrible disease. Every month it's something new. What a mess.

I do think it migrates around. It seems to attack something for a month, and then it moves on to something else to attack. I guess it doesn't want to "bite the hand that feeds it". It just wants to nibble, and then try out something else.

I think in 6 months I'm going to need to quit my job and treat this disease daily, every day, for 2 years straight. Hopefully I can eradicate it. I hope my doc will prescribe dapsone. Hopefully that will eradicate it. I'd really like to become a healthy human being again. I guess we all would!!

I don't doubt that Dapsone is effective in combination with Doxy and Rifamin due to what Horowitz has said, however, I don't think he stresses enough how dangerous Dapsone is.

Dapsone can and usually does cause anemia so iron levels need to be closely watched while taking this. My LLMD didn't tell me that she wouldn't prescribe it, but she warned me about the side effects. It was enough to scare me out of taking it for now.

If you DO decide to take dapsone please report back and let us know how you did on it and if it worked for you. Don't leave us in the dark ;)

This is my experience too,two months after bite,hiatal hernia and gerd started.
D limonene sounds good, why won't it help if hernia?
I'm.worried about eating now due to the pain . Lyme sucks as many have said!

Which are the antibiotics to start on,so l can ask my GP? Too ill to travel to Llmd several hours away,headaches and neuro stuff going on😐

G- the best thing to do is go on an ellimination diet, take leaky gut protocal suppliments with d-limonene, jack up head of bed 4-6" with wood blocks. A kinked neck from pillow stacking is not advised for night gerd. Eat simple and clean as possible- no milk, glutan, sugar for a month.

Amazon, Vitamin Shoppe, VitaCost, iHerb and Walmart all carry Jarrow brand.

Are all brands created equal? (D-limonene)

I reserached a few years ago and there were only four brands to choose from.

- Jarrow is the best quality for the $.

60count / 1000mg for $10 at vita cost and a few other places.

Enzamatic Therapy is 5 gels for $25 (LOL rip -off of the century).

The other two were "off" brands I never heard of. One did come in a lower 250Mg gel tab (not enough).

Other alternatives would be pectin powder, similar but slightly different.

Post Edited (astroman) : 1/26/2018 10:30:20 AM (GMT-7)