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I think reading about flare versus herx might be good.

www.tiredoflyme.com/herx-vs-flare-up.html

I got flares. I had not done anything new - herbs, food, etc. My flares were just the natural progression of lyme disease. Frustrating for me and sometimes they were every other day and sometimes they were a week apart. No definite timeline to mine.

I would continue on the core protocol. This is just lil ole me giving advice. Not a doctor. I would add in some collagen protection and cytokine remodulation as per Buhner's protocol. Cat's claw won't hurt to add in next, if that is what you have available. You might want to break those caps in half by buying some empty caps.

Anyway, this is what I would do. And just so you know I flared all the way until one day they just quit, and then I held my breath thinking they would return every day. I think anticipating a flare or return of a symptom was horrible. So maybe he won't deal with this anticipation and anxiety because he is a kid. I hope.

I was a worry wort about them coming back. And, it still is in my mind.

I don't think detoxing helps with a flare. I think lyme just causes symptoms and those symptoms come and go as they dang well please. Herx is die off and detoxing definitely helps with that.

Now, this is not to say he is flaring so he doesn't have to detox. Personally I believe that detoxing should be done even if you don't have lyme. We come in contact daily with too many toxins that should not be left inside us.

When I felt a flare coming on or if it took me by surprise (mostly this happened), I would be super nice to myself. I would rest if I felt I needed that. I would drink a calming tea like Kava or Chamomile. Or I would just take a leisurely walk by the river. No weird foods on those days and definitely stick to my detoxing.

I believe that detoxing can help with flares...like you said - the natural cycle creates die-off of bacteria.
I know for me the epsom salt baths helped with my late afternoon/early evening flares...

Some CVS stores may have it in stock. If not ask the pharmacy if they can order it and they should have it the following day. They were good about keeping an OTC supplement that I take regularly on hand and stored in the back reserved for me.