Severe herx - detox options

There are actually a lot of detoxing routines that you can still add in!

Personally, these are the detoxing routines that I use regularly:
I use a foot soak,
dry skin brushing,
making sure my bowels moved at least once a day (sorry if it's TMI!)
pushing myself to drink at least 64 ounces of lemon water each and every day,
liver/gall bladder flushes (all natural), as needed,
oil pulling with tea tree oil,
taking activated charcoal, as needed,
Alpha lipoic acid,
Quercetin,
​ turmeric,
Methyl B-12 and methyl folate,
Dandelion tincture,
red root tincture,
Yogi brand detox tea (original flavor)
Have recently added cytokine remodulators - Chinese Skullcap and Red clover extracts
and keeping the amount of stress in my life at a bare minimum.

​ I have used apple cider vinegar to help with detoxing as well - it's really good, but started making my stomach issues worse, so I stopped using it daily and only use it occasionally when I know I need a boost in my detoxing for just a day or two.​

You can find some really good detoxing suggestions in the "New to Lyme?" thread that sits at the top of the forum.

But, there is such a thing as over detoxing. This happens when we move more toxins than our body is capable of processing out effectively. Many toxins are stored in our tissues, and by detoxing, we move them to the bloodstream where we can process them out of our bodies through the lymph system, then on to the liver and kidneys as so on. We have to be sure to add in more detoxing routines slowly and carefully, or we will end up herxing just like we had never been detoxing.

How are you doing today, David?

Cholestyramine is a superior binder. Great if you also have high cholesterol too. Other binders are: chlorella blue green algae, tastes like the bottom of a pond. Activated charcoal will adsorb (not absorb, but the opposite which is what you want to draw things out of your gut.)

Hello David...The detox options traveler mentioned are all commonly used, but I want to recommend a product I just came across from Starwest Botanicals that combines a lot of great detoxing herbs called colon cleanse with Organic Psyllium Husk, Flax Seed, Rhubarb, Ginger, Licorice and Bentonite Clay. I just placed an order on it and will post a review on it soon. I hope you get over this horrible herx!

I've also heard that binders like Cholestyramine give a "welcome constipation" from antibiotic side effects.

I also wanted to mention enemas as a great detox tool! They're no fun, but definitely work! I do them after I've had an ozone treatment, and rarely experience any herxing. One time, I was so busy I skipped it, thinking I would be ok, but I was sick for a week. Now I'm sure to never miss one!