Re: Lyme and acid reflux

[Guest guest]

I also have acid reflux (GERD) and will embark on antibiotic treatment - I

was told to take prilosec daily - I used to take Nexium but now just manage my

GERD with diet/nutrition.

How much can antibiotics mess up my stomach and esophagus?

I did 3 wks of doxy 100mgBID but I think that wasn't enough- I go to LLMD

this week to see what next regimen will be.

MP

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[Guest guest]

I just joined this group TODAY! I am happy to see a full crew of

people who understand. I too have acid reflux (bioreflux/GERD). it is

very pesky and painful! I can't eat too close to bedtime, sleep with

a propped pillow and on my left side, and take nexium nightly. idk if

the nexium is helping but i guess we'll see! I have been on it for

like a month now, and it isn't really doing much. i havn't definately

been diagnosed, but we are preparing as we wait for the igx testing

to come back. i am 13 and in 8th grade now and my stomach problems

started in 4th grade, unexplained. i now belive that that is where my

Lyme all began, and it was just recently aggrivated last year when

soccer kicked off. I was out more than 3/4 of the year last year from

school, and now started 8th grade with only 4 out of 14 or 16 days.

its going on the 4 week of school this week and i am not in the

routine yet. i may have to turn to homeschooling. Anyway, a while

back within the year i got a endoscopy which showed somewhere around

10 ulcers in my gastric track. It hurts so badly but they ended up

treating me for H-Pylori infection and another pill to help the

coating. it seems to have helped as I am 4 or 5 months down the road

from the treatment for that. i am not having severe ulcer pain, but

my acid is still bad. I am going to start an a Market America

Probiotic to see what that does. it should help, idk. I am 2 weeks

into waiting for igx testing and that will tell us, it being my 3rd

or 4th Lyme test, if I really have it. The other tests were just

silly cheesy inaccurate ones, so ill have to see what this one tells.

But i keep in contact with loads of Lymies and all of them agree that

i must have Lyme, even the recent LLMD....

I can't answer too many of the ?s about how the reflux will be

annoyed by treatment, but i can say that I know a good probiotic will

help, and not a cheesy wal-mart brand either. i also can say that i

completely understand and I know where you are. i am sorry we have to

go through this. its really hard! idk if ill ever hurx from

antibiotics when i start but i can tell you that i don't think my

stomach will be too happy. A firend of mine takes all Market America

vitamins and probiotics with helpful digestive enzymes and

acidopholus. She claim s that the medicine helped her to not hurx. im

willing to try it, its just an easy dust that you mix with 2 oz.

water and take before every meal. You get trhe jist.

i am also soon starting a diet and excercise program, along with a

possible pool therapy program, to help with the Lyme treatment. I do

not have any antibiotics yet but i am taking natural replacements.

Cats Claw, Andrographis, Milk Thistle, Zyrtec+nasonex (for

allergies), magnesium, epsom salt foot baths, and so much more i am

clueless about.... Does it sound like we're doing a good job or

heading in the right direction? Does anyone else try these exact same

supplements or anything? i hate feeling alone so this is my way of

letting others know how i am doing with different things, and how i

understand.

Sorry about the lengthy boring letter, forgive me! God bless!

xo Elaina

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> I also have acid reflux (GERD) and will embark on antibiotic

treatment - I

> was told to take prilosec daily - I used to take Nexium but now

just manage my

> GERD with diet/nutrition.

>

> How much can antibiotics mess up my stomach and esophagus?

>

> I did 3 wks of doxy 100mgBID but I think that wasn't enough- I go

to LLMD

> this week to see what next regimen will be.

>

> MP

>

>

>

> **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new

fashion blog,

> plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com.

> (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)

>

>

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