Hey im a new recruit i was infected on 4/20/2012 :( need some advice.

Excellent start. And I'd recommend reading the thread at the top of the forum for those new to Lyme so you can learn about detoxing, because that helps reduce the severity of symptoms and helps ease the herxing.

Diet recommendations:

Limit/avoid gluten (wheat/rye/barley, most oats (except certified gluten-free)), limit/avoid dairy (except kefir).

Avoid sugar and highly processed foods as much as possible.  Many doctors recommend avoiding GMO's - the only way to do that is to eat organic as much as possible.

May consider the Paleo diet or the Specific Carbohydrate Diet - both help to reduce yeast risks while on antibiotics.

Take lots of probiotics, preferrably many different strains. And many recommend S. boulardii in addition (a probiotic yeast). Take probiotics at least 2 hours apart from antibiotics. I take mine 4 hours after dinner (my stomach empties really slowly, that's why I have to wait longer).

Kefir is an additional or alternative method of getting probiotics. Excellent for the gut.

Another category of foods to potentially avoid is nightshades - some find inflammation symptoms (such as arthritic joint pain) decreases when they don't eat nightshades. Nightshade foods include tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and eggplant.

Also, it is a good idea to take a multivitamin and extra magnesium if you can. The magnesium helps with so many Lyme symptoms, and Lyme tends to deplete magnesium.

One good book to find recipe and food suggestions is "The Lyme Disease Solution" by Dr. K. S. and also Dr. K. S's "Recipes for Repair - A Lyme Disease Cookbook" -- search on Amazon.com for more info about these books (I have no financial connections with Dr. K. S. or amazon.com).

There are also systemic enzymes that can be good for helping to destroy Lyme and biofilms. Serratopeptidase, Nattokinase, etc. - taken between meals. Helps also with hypercoagulation (one symptom of Lyme/coinfections).

Also, I'd suggest consulting a Lyme-Literate MD for proper treatment, as most regular MD's don't understand that even a new infection takes more than a couple weeks of antibiotics to kill.

I hope this helps...take care,

Hi Lymie.anon!
Yes, it is important to cut out at least most carbs and sugars, as that's what 'feeds' the bacteria. Some of us here use Stevia instead of sugar, as it doesn't seem to do that - but the carbs are the hardest to cut out for me and I still struggle with it, LOL! I have found though, that I just feel better the less carbs I eat.

It's best to only tackle completely eliminating them one at a time in my opinion though, as most of us have had these things in our diets for a very long time, so it's a lifestyle change, not just a dietary change. It's best to reduce the amount of both in your diet, then take one and get it completely out of your diet, then get the other one out of your diet.

thank you traveler and once again razzle.

i have really been doing my best to get into shape anyway because of my pre existing arthritis and DDD. so basically i exercise around the clock or i did until my infection though i still try if im not to dizzy or weak. i never really did consider food as a thing of pleasure rather fuel for life so i don't mind eating the same boring plain things so much but missing out on the good stuff like pizza and pasta, but rice for breakfast? it's a tall order but i shall have to find the cheapest ways possible to accommodate my new needs. vary much appreciated guys thanks.