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Posted 8/31/2015 8:04 PM (GMT -5)
My doctor is not getting back to me! I have been having such bad nausea since starting antibiotics. I am also bloating a lot and going between constipation and diarrhea. My stomach hurts so bad! I have tried emailing my doctor about a week ago and calling the office this past Friday. I still haven't hurt back from them and it is getting worse. I can't drink without it setting off the pain (mostly sharp and burning throughout my entire abdomen, also a lot of tenderness), nausea, and bloating. I don't know what to do!
Posted 8/31/2015 8:54 PM (GMT -5)
That does not sound good at all twinmkm! I'm so sorry you're feeling terrible. Do you have an LLMD (who prescribed the meds)? I would try calling first thing in the morning as soon as they open.

In the meantime, what are you taking and can you cut the dose in half?

Also, it is important that you're detoxing. It sounds like you're herxing. Are you drinking lots and lots of water, preferably lemon? What are you doing to detox?

Are you taking good probiotics?

It is important that you get in touch with your doctor to get your GI issues under control. I'm so sorry that your doctor has not gotten back to you. :(

I hope you feel better soon!
Posted 8/31/2015 8:55 PM (GMT -5)
I'm so sorry you're dealing with this!

I had a herx like that when I started Cowden.....it wasn't until I read Lymie Girl's post that I realized abx could possibly cause the same thing.

She gave you some great suggestions.

Maybe you can find a few new detox ideas from this site:

www.tiredoflyme.com/detox-methods.html
Posted 8/31/2015 9:00 PM (GMT -5)
Sorry. I see that you said you can't drink without pain. You have to be able to drink fluids and detox. :(

Have you tried activated charcoal at least 2 hours before or after meds / food?

What are you doing for detox?
Posted 8/31/2015 10:08 PM (GMT -5)
My LLMD said if I get an upset tummy or diarrhea that I should double my probiotics.

I eat a lot of soda crackers. They are my best meal.

I do broth a lot with garlic in it. I don't know if the garlic would be good for a queasy tummy. I just do it to get the yuckie bacteria out of me.
Posted 8/31/2015 11:40 PM (GMT -5)
There may be some helpful information in this thread.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3269763

Others who posted in there may be able to comment and help you.
Posted 8/31/2015 11:47 PM (GMT -5)
Sending hugs your way!!! I am JUST diagnosed so I am fighting with myself to even respond to this because I KNOW I do NOT have the knowledge that the rest of the people have here. I will just throw out a suggestion .... Like I said, I'm EXTREMLY new so take my thoughts as such. Could you be herxing? Would it be better to back off the antibiotics until your belly feels better?? Not being able to drink water can do damage to a healthy body. Maybe giving your body an antibiotic break and rehydrating it then starting the Meds again slowly might help?? To any of the mods....PLEASE delete my post if the thoughts I have could cause harm!!
Posted 9/1/2015 6:25 AM (GMT -5)
Great posts on this thread (including yours, PixieDust :)

Yes, it does sounds like twinmkm is herxing and I know I stopped taking my doxycycline when my tummy issues involved pain. Same deal when I first started Cowden.

If a herx becomes too much, the best thing to do is stop treatment and increase detox until everything settles down.

I surely hope you hear back from your LLMD, twinmkhm. He/she just might want to change the meds you are taking. That's what my LLMD did when he heard what was going on with me and doxycycline.

We can't kill ourselves while trying to kill the bugs.

Hope you feel better soon!
Posted 9/1/2015 10:28 AM (GMT -5)
Hi Twin - you need to sit on the phone and insist that you talk to your doctor. You could be dealing with any one of many significant abdominal issues if you are experiencing all of that.

Don't leave a message, insist on waiting for him to come out of a room and be told that you are waiting to speak to him, unless you can get a time when you can speak to him directly. Don't explain what all is going on, just insist that it's urgent.

Stop your abx until you talk to him in case it's C Diff. www.mrsasurvivors.org/c-difficile
Posted 9/1/2015 3:25 PM (GMT -5)
I finally fell asleep last night around 2:00am (maybe closer to 3:00am?) and woke up again between 6:00am and 7:00am with another round of excrutiating stomach pains and bloating and just feeling aweful. I ended up falling asleep again and sleeping until 1:00pm. Today I have been able to eat and drink a little bit, but not much. The nurse finally called me back and I told her everything that was going on and she said she would talk to my doctor and I would receive another phone call telling me what to do. I have not taken any of my medicine today. Right now I am so bloated I look pregnant! However, the pain isn't near as bad as last night. My mom almost took me to the ER last night, but I was able to relax enough to fall asleep. Hopefully I will not have a repeat tonight (nighttime is when it has been at it's worst for about two weeks now.) Thank you for all of your feedback last night. Hopefully I will hear back from my doctor soon!
Posted 9/1/2015 4:05 PM (GMT -5)
I hope your doctor gets back to you soon. Yikes. That sounds rough. Hang in there. I hope it is nothing serious.

Feel better soon. Please keep us posted.
Posted 9/2/2015 8:46 AM (GMT -5)
My doctor got back to me last night and took me off of all of my medicine, antibiotics, supplements, everything! She brought up getting a PICC line, but is worried that the insurance company will pay for the PICC, but none of the medication. For now I am supposed to just wait it out and get back to eating and drinking normally and then we will discuss what to do next. I am feeling a little better, but am still not able to eat or drink too much. Thank you for all of the feedback.
Posted 9/2/2015 12:07 PM (GMT -5)
Have you checked into the possibility of yeast/fungal issues?
Posted 9/2/2015 12:18 PM (GMT -5)
No, I have not.
Posted 9/2/2015 1:17 PM (GMT -5)
I would suggest that you look into that possibility - your doctor can do a simply stool test to see if you have systemic yeast issues that you are dealing with. Have you been really good at taking high doses of probiotics and taking them at least 2 hours away from your abx? Of course, I'm just guessing, but it would be well worth your time to check and make sure that this isn't an issue you are dealing with.

Pirouette is our "resident yeast/fungal guru" (LOL!) as she has had significant issues with it. She has done extensive research into it and has been kind enough to share it with us. Here is a link to a search I did a while ago for her posts:
goo.gl/Tn37c0
Posted 9/2/2015 1:36 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks for letting us know. Try to get your fluids and detox up when you feel up to it.

I'm sorry you have had such a rough time. I hope you feel better soon! ((((Hugs))))
Posted 9/2/2015 2:44 PM (GMT -5)
Now that you told me how you test for it, it has jogged my memory ;). I had an extensive stool test (not 100% positive on everything they tested for). I will have to look up what the results were, but I do not think yeast was an issue. Lymie Girl, I am trying to get my fluids up as much as I can, but have to be careful or it causes the symptoms to worsen. As for now, I am drinking as much as I can tolerate and having some lemon water! I am too weak for a detox bath (it usually makes me weaker for a little while), but I am hoping to at least soak my feet in some water and epsom salts. Thanks again for all of the suggestions and help.
Posted 9/2/2015 11:55 PM (GMT -5)
I hope you feel better soon! :) Also, I hope you get some good rest tonight. You deserve it!!!
Posted 9/3/2015 9:12 PM (GMT -5)
Twinkm:

I also feel for you. I hope you have a truly Lyme Literate doctor. Regular doctors (as in covered by insurance) are often not allowed to give you the care you need. Sad, but true.

Usually, lyme support groups will keep a list of LLMD's Lyme literate Medical Doctors. But you have to go through a process to get it since these doctors are persecuted by the crazy climate that surrounds this disease.

I am glad to hear you are off the abx until you get clarification from your doctor or one that knows what they are doing. Lyme is truly a specialty. It's just not recognized in the US or Canada.

Good luck,

Tom
Posted 9/3/2015 10:26 PM (GMT -5)
I have a Lyme Literate Doctor who takes insurance, I am not sure where you heard that they never take insurance. Although they are hard to find, they are out there.
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