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Posted 6/6/2021 5:02 PM (GMT -5)
Hello, sadly, so many people have come to me in recent weeks for probiotic recommendations for their bullseye rash, tick bite, or early lyme situations, when put on the usual 30 day dose of Doxy by their PCP's.

For just Doxy,, what do you recommend for probiotics and what amount of CFU's? Anything specific?

I have been recommending Florastor, follow directions on label, and Culturelle, perhaps 2 per day instead of 1 as on the label? And another refrigerated, health food store variety, follow the label.

PCP's are so vague if they even bring up probiotics. I feel you can't overdue them but for newbies it can seem like so much and overwhelming.

Are there any resources on this?
Posted 6/6/2021 6:42 PM (GMT -5)
I take Genestre HMF Forte - recommended by my first LLND.

My current LLMD approved it.

I also take Bio-K - it’s like little yogurt cups you can purchase at the grocery store.

In addition, I take a Natural Factors probiotic in capsule form.

Now and then I will by a container of Kefir and I will eat it over three or four days.

My llmd also recommends taking Saccharomyces Boulliardi - which I do - not regularly tho.

“ I have been recommending Florastor, follow directions on label, and Culturelle, perhaps 2 per day instead of 1 as on the label? And another refrigerated, health food store variety, follow the label.“

For being on short term abx - I think what you’re recommending is good.
Posted 6/6/2021 7:13 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you so much Girlie, i appreciate the feedback. Whenever I am on antibiotics its usually several at once so for just Doxy I hope to give people a helpful response when they ask.

Thank you! So many people getting lyme and tick bites here in the northeast U.S. these days, we had a damp, chilly spring. My son was playing golf the other day and had two crawling on him.. ugh.
Posted 6/6/2021 8:08 PM (GMT -5)
I can’t go outside anymore without thinking of ticks - the thought of being reinfected freaks me out.

I have only ever seen one tick - and it was a couple years after I had been infected.
I was in the back yard and my husband saw it on my hair.
It was engorged!
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