Ladies - Help with Period Flares

Hi 10Lyme. I'm sorry for what you're going through. I don't have any special words of wisdom, but I wanted to say that you're not alone.

Have you checked in with you LLMD about these flares? I know Lyme wreaks havoc on our hormones and can cause irregularities and other issues with our cycles. My period now comes every 3 weeks. UGH. And, my neurological Lyme symptoms explode the week before I get my period. It's brutal.

Hang in there. Hoping others have helpful thoughts and/or your doctor has some insight...

Hi 10LymeB -

So sorry this is yet another group of issues we women have to deal with. It is definitely a problem.

Menstruation is yet another natural detoxing process our body goes through--or tries to. The more I learn about this stuff, the more I realize how complex our bodies are even in a healthy state and so it's pretty easy to see how illness AND treatment can make those complexities even more complicated.

Sometimes we need help detoxing - so that is definitely one thing you can do to help lessen herxing AND PMS.

Also - here is something else I learned: since the vaginal/uterine wall is right up next to the large intestine, and hormones released during your cycle can also trigger changes in digestion process, too. This is what caused me most of my discomfort - I literally felt like my intestines were going to fall out of my body. I know that makes no sense but the only relief I had was to sit on the toilet for hours--something about the position and support... I don't know. Weird.

A GI that doesn't detox as well is also the cause for increased neurotransmitter imbalances (due to the blood vessels that connect gut and brain) that can cause emotional issues like depression, anxiety, etc. So a binder can help with this. So can a brain detoxer like Nutramedix Pinella and Burbur.

Anyway, this led me to suspect that the hormones in the GI were also not getting detoxed appropriately and once I increased detoxing - particularly using a GI binder, I had immediate relief or significant reduction of nearly all of my PMS problems. It was like a life-changing event. Lymph and circulation support detoxing helped.

Detox soaks might help with detoxing, plus help with relaxing.

Anti-inflammatory support helped. The whole shabang. My Lyme-knowledgeable neuro suggests most neuro sx are caused by inflammation, so this has helped me. Seems your entire body is inflamed when you're on your period.

Ugh.

I hope you get some relief.

-p

Thanks for posting that site WalkingbyFaith - great info on several topics!

-p

1000Daisies - EXACTLY! I forgot to mention that in my little detox rant. It's actually the most important thing to do to detox other than a GI binder. The chemicals from regular tampons seep STRAIGHT into the delicate vaginal walls and into the bloodstream (think how many hours you wear tampons every month, often for 40 years). I think it's one primary source for women's toxic overload and could potentially also contribute to fertility problems.

Once I switched to organic (all-natural won't cut it) tampons I had fewer yeast infections and sensitivity and cramping. Haven't tried the cup - shows a lot of promise.

10LymeB -
I hope you find some relief. Do as much detoxing as you can. Let us know how you're doing.

-p