Posted 12/6/2022 11:44 PM (GMT -5)
Like I said, TUDCA helped a lot with those symptoms. Thought I would add some details. TUDCA aids in liver detox. People with Lyme get toxin overload in their bodies from multiple sources. The increase in toxins and impaired ability of the organs to remove them, can actually cause many of the symptoms we experience.
Toxin overload is often what actually triggers MCAS and various hypersensitivities.
The primary sources of the toxins are:
- Lyme and coinfections produce toxins
- mycotoxins from mold, especially in buildings
- heavy metals like mercury and lead
- treatments and detoxing (kills the bacteria, releasing toxins, increases antioxidants which can increase toxin release, or binds/chelates toxins causing them to move around)
For me, numbess and tingling in my lower legs can be a telltale sign of exposure to some bad mold. Numbness in my face when I go in a building is from a combination of mold and chemical exposures.
I had burning on the tops of my feet from MCAS for a while when in mold exposure.
When I first developed life-altering symptoms and no doctor could figure out what was causing any if it, I would have random areas on my face in particular that would go numb. A couple years later, I got numbness and tingling in both arms from elbows down simultaneously along with carpal tunnel symptoms that I was told was not carpal tunnel. I believe those early years, it was likely from bartonella or Lyme.
When I first started treatment and detox, I took ALA briefly, and after weeks, developed a strange numbness in the back of my throat and roof of mouth. I still had all my amalgam fillings, and I had heard of Andy Cutler, his protocol, and his warnings about ALA. I stopped taking it, and the numbness left. I took it again and the numbness returned. I can take it now without issue after having all amalgams replaced several years ago.
When it comes to numbness and tingling, I tend to think it’s from toxin exposure or buildup. Might take some thinking to determine what sources are supplying the most problematic toxins. TUDCA can help get the toxins out and give symptom relief.