Guest guest Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 > > I have NO idea if this is true or not, but I have heard alot of people > having to have their gallbladders removed because of long term antibiotic > treatment. I think this is one of the more frequent side effects of IV ABX treatment; probably rare with oral ABX. I also got gallstones and a gall bladder attack as a result of 2 months rocephin treatment (IV treatment did not contain Actigal, which should reduce the risk of gal bladder sludge). The gall stones were discovered long after the gall bladder attack (which at the time was said to be gut problems caused by oral ABX, but I never believed that). The MD suggested not to remove the gall bladder unless the attacks came back. I haven't had any acute problems since then. Apparently gal bladder removal is not very effective: many people keep having 'gall bladder attacks' after the organ is removed, probably because they have similar stones / sludge in the liver. And many others have gall stones without having obvious problems (but of course, there is some risk). I'm not sure if the Rocephin is the primary cause of the gall stones for Lymies. It is know to cause the sludge that leads to gall stones, but I have heard many times that people got gall stones as a result of the lyme disease (before any ABX treatment). One of those issues that really needs more research ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Thanks for the information. Hubby is on 500 mg. of IV Azithromyicin and 250 mg. Flagyl twice per day, so just wasn't sure. He has been having alittle pain on his right side under his breast bone, I have been giving him milk thistle, but wasnt' sure if this would help the gallbladder along with the liver & kidneys. Thanks for the information. On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 4:52 AM, knot_weed <tek0nik@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have NO idea if this is true or not, but I have heard alot of people > > having to have their gallbladders removed because of long term antibiotic > > treatment. > > I think this is one of the more frequent side effects of IV ABX treatment; > probably rare with oral ABX. I also got gallstones and a gall bladder attack > as a result of 2 months rocephin treatment (IV treatment did not contain > Actigal, which should reduce the risk of gal bladder sludge). > > The gall stones were discovered long after the gall bladder attack (which > at the time was said to be gut problems caused by oral ABX, but I never > believed that). The MD suggested not to remove the gall bladder unless the > attacks came back. I haven't had any acute problems since then. > > Apparently gal bladder removal is not very effective: many people keep > having 'gall bladder attacks' after the organ is removed, probably because > they have similar stones / sludge in the liver. And many others have gall > stones without having obvious problems (but of course, there is some risk). > > I'm not sure if the Rocephin is the primary cause of the gall stones for > Lymies. It is know to cause the sludge that leads to gall stones, but I have > heard many times that people got gall stones as a result of the lyme disease > (before any ABX treatment). One of those issues that really needs more > research ... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Dixieleeo, I've been on longterm antibiotics, only oral in my case. I developed similar symptoms along with belching and I also suspected gallstones. Online I found the most natural thing to try to relieve this and it worked for me like a charm. It was to eat some beets. Seriously. Here is a link to the website where I found the info: http://www.gallbladderattack.com/beetrecipe.shtml#beetrecipe It's really a good website. The website actually gives a recipe to use, but in my case I simply ate a small can of beets. That did the trick. I'm sure preparing some organic beets would be best, but I didn't feel like it at the time. Sure beat having surgery. Good luck. Patti > > > > > > I have NO idea if this is true or not, but I have heard alot of people > > > having to have their gallbladders removed because of long term antibiotic > > > treatment. > > > > I think this is one of the more frequent side effects of IV ABX treatment; > > probably rare with oral ABX. I also got gallstones and a gall bladder attack > > as a result of 2 months rocephin treatment (IV treatment did not contain > > Actigal, which should reduce the risk of gal bladder sludge). > > > > The gall stones were discovered long after the gall bladder attack (which > > at the time was said to be gut problems caused by oral ABX, but I never > > believed that). The MD suggested not to remove the gall bladder unless the > > attacks came back. I haven't had any acute problems since then. > > > > Apparently gal bladder removal is not very effective: many people keep > > having 'gall bladder attacks' after the organ is removed, probably because > > they have similar stones / sludge in the liver. And many others have gall > > stones without having obvious problems (but of course, there is some risk). > > > > I'm not sure if the Rocephin is the primary cause of the gall stones for > > Lymies. It is know to cause the sludge that leads to gall stones, but I have > > heard many times that people got gall stones as a result of the lyme disease > > (before any ABX treatment). One of those issues that really needs more > > research ... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I also wanted to add that " protect " may be a matter of semantics, but in my case, milk thistle did " protect " my liver from the effects of Ketek. When I first took Ketek, I was not using anything to protect my liver and within a month, my liver enzymes started going up. My Dr. at the time had me stop and told me to start using milk thistle, which I did, and after a while, my enzymes normalized. Then she put me back on Ketek while continuing the Ketek, and I was able to stay on it for many months without any further problem. That seemed protective in my book. Not a scientific study, but a true experience. > > > > > > I have NO idea if this is true or not, but I have heard alot of people > > > having to have their gallbladders removed because of long term antibiotic > > > treatment. > > > > I think this is one of the more frequent side effects of IV ABX treatment; > > probably rare with oral ABX. I also got gallstones and a gall bladder attack > > as a result of 2 months rocephin treatment (IV treatment did not contain > > Actigal, which should reduce the risk of gal bladder sludge). > > > > The gall stones were discovered long after the gall bladder attack (which > > at the time was said to be gut problems caused by oral ABX, but I never > > believed that). The MD suggested not to remove the gall bladder unless the > > attacks came back. I haven't had any acute problems since then. > > > > Apparently gal bladder removal is not very effective: many people keep > > having 'gall bladder attacks' after the organ is removed, probably because > > they have similar stones / sludge in the liver. And many others have gall > > stones without having obvious problems (but of course, there is some risk). > > > > I'm not sure if the Rocephin is the primary cause of the gall stones for > > Lymies. It is know to cause the sludge that leads to gall stones, but I have > > heard many times that people got gall stones as a result of the lyme disease > > (before any ABX treatment). One of those issues that really needs more > > research ... > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thank you both for the good information. I will give it a try! On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM, opieanddelilah <patti.sano@...>wrote: > > > Dixieleeo, > > I've been on longterm antibiotics, only oral in my case. I developed > similar symptoms along with belching and I also suspected gallstones. Online > I found the most natural thing to try to relieve this and it worked for me > like a charm. It was to eat some beets. Seriously. > > Here is a link to the website where I found the info: > http://www.gallbladderattack.com/beetrecipe.shtml#beetrecipe > It's really a good website. > > The website actually gives a recipe to use, but in my case I simply ate a > small can of beets. That did the trick. I'm sure preparing some organic > beets would be best, but I didn't feel like it at the time. > > Sure beat having surgery. > > Good luck. > > Patti > > > > > > > > > > I have NO idea if this is true or not, but I have heard alot of > people > > > > having to have their gallbladders removed because of long term > antibiotic > > > > treatment. > > > > > > I think this is one of the more frequent side effects of IV ABX > treatment; > > > probably rare with oral ABX. I also got gallstones and a gall bladder > attack > > > as a result of 2 months rocephin treatment (IV treatment did not > contain > > > Actigal, which should reduce the risk of gal bladder sludge). > > > > > > The gall stones were discovered long after the gall bladder attack > (which > > > at the time was said to be gut problems caused by oral ABX, but I never > > > believed that). The MD suggested not to remove the gall bladder unless > the > > > attacks came back. I haven't had any acute problems since then. > > > > > > Apparently gal bladder removal is not very effective: many people keep > > > having 'gall bladder attacks' after the organ is removed, probably > because > > > they have similar stones / sludge in the liver. And many others have > gall > > > stones without having obvious problems (but of course, there is some > risk). > > > > > > I'm not sure if the Rocephin is the primary cause of the gall stones > for > > > Lymies. It is know to cause the sludge that leads to gall stones, but I > have > > > heard many times that people got gall stones as a result of the lyme > disease > > > (before any ABX treatment). One of those issues that really needs more > > > research ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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