gurgling stomach

Hi Patty -

I'm not sure exactly what is causing your diarrhea (the gurgling is just the sound of watery stuff moving through as opposed to solid fecal matter). But I would get it intermittently during treatment. I had a lot of GI issues so I had problems digesting much all at once - so too much veggie juice, too much magnesium, too much Vit. c, too much of a certain supplement, etc... would give me diarrhea.

Also, throughout our treatment, our symptoms and everything will change - our bodies are dynamic, the infections are dynamic the body systems we're trying to heal from mthe Lyme & Co are dynamic and the tx is dynamic. So things are always going to be changing a little bit.

Whenever I herx from babs I usually get diarrhea. I'm not sure of the mechanism for this, but at least it's generally short-lived.

I think the real worry comes into the picture when the diarrhea is repetitive. Be sure to drink water throughout the day - a cup at a time.

-p

Love you guys. Thank you

Patty

It may be nothing, but I'm glad you asked.

For me, when my innerds start gurgling a lot, it means I need to increase or restart my probiotics.

What I'm calling an intestinal herx is really quite painful for me. My intestines have always been a major issue for me - severe constipation, pseudo blockages, intestinal cramping, lack of digestive enzymes, leaky gut, and more - and they all seem to really ramp up at times - then everything will start to move again, and it gets relieved for a time.

For a long time, I just thought it was very random, but lately (maybe because of more healing??) I have been able to see patterns, and I just went through one again a few days ago. I'm now convinced that this is a type of herx that I go through. There's very little doubt about my having lots of biofilms and bacteria that doesn't belong in my GI, and I'm trying to get to a position where I can treat my gut for these bacteria specifically.

For those that are curious, I have treated for parasites once, and if my plan doesn't work, then that will be what I go for next. Again.

You are not alone. I have plenty of stomach issues here too. IBS type symptoms with chronic gas problems that come and go.
One of the many drs I have seen over the years tested me for Hplori (just a blood test) and that time it came back positive. He put me on Mastica Gum. It helped a lot. But for years I still continued with the same issue without an Hplori diagnosis. A few months ago I had dinner at Ruby Tuesdays with my grandchildren and I had tons of their broccoli on the salad bar. I started with really bad stomach issues again after that. (I will never eat their broccoli again). I decided to put myself on the Mastica Gum again and I have to say that it did help with the chronic gas situation that started up again.

The brand that I use is Allergy Research Group.

Hope this info helps!

Thank you, 10LymeB and aphysicalwreck. I wrote those recommendations down for future reference.