Re: Re: Lyme treatment & Herxheimer eff...

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Sheri,

I'm sorry we haven't answered yet. It's so hard to pinpoint what could be happening. But my gut tells me it's the Glutamate. Excess glutamate can cause BIG BIG problems in our kids and that is why we take MSG out of their diets. If I were you, I would take her off that supplement ASAP and give some activated charcoal to see if you can mop anything up and hopefully that will do the trick. I'm not totally up to speed on the whole glutamate thing and autism but if you google autism and glutamate NOTHING good comes up.

Did the doctor recommend that supplement? How did that come into the protocol?

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Anybody? We're really having a tough time here...Thanks,Sheri>> We started treating our 22 month old daughter for Lyme on August 28th > (almost 4 weeks ago) using prescription Ceftin (a cephalosporin > antibiotic). She is also taking plenty of probiotics and S. > boulardii to help keep any yeast flares caused by the antibiotics > under control. We immediately saw a horrendous herxheimer effect, > which lasted for about 1 week. Very irritable, bad nights, and a > strange diarrhea that had absolutely no smell (I could literally hold > the dirty diaper up to my nose and smell nothing!) that burned her > bum terribly. Thankfully that passed and things were actually going > pretty well. But now the last 5 days or so have been just plain > awful! Cranky and irritable all day, screaming, yelling, crying, > tantrums, belly pressure, gas, and awful, awful nights (we barely > slept last night).> > I'm wondering, could the initial herxheimer effect that we saw have > been as a result of the killing of her bad gut bacteria, and now > we're finally getting to the Lyme as it cycles? She had 4+ levels of > pathogenic enterobacter cloacae, klebsiella pneumoniae, pseudomonas > aeruginosa, and proteus mirabilis on a recent comprehensive stool > analysis. In other words, major dysbiosis. When does the dieoff of > Lyme typically occur after starting treatment? Immediately or as the > borrelia cycles?> > It's possible that she may be reacting to the recent addition of > Glutagenics (l-glutamine, licorice, aloe vera) to her supplements, > but she's never reacted to any supplement like this before. > Especially one that is supposed to help HEAL her gut...> > Thanks for any input,> Sheri> Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators.