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05/03/2012 08:16 PM
GlitchyMomma
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Thoughts?
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I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. All comments are based on my personal experience or opinion.
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Only major "bites" I remember were chigger bites in June 2000 and flea bites in early 2001.

First weird symptom was a panic attack w/ tachycardia in 2001. My husband brought me to the ER, and I was released when everything showed normal.

~June 2001 - Possible VERY early miscarriage, 10 EPTs were positive then I had a heavy menses a few days later. ER said I was never pregnant.

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis dx July 2003
Cholecystectomy March 2010
Vit D3 Deficiency 2011
Progesterone Deficiency 2011
Adrenal Fatigue September 2011
January 2012 Labcorp: IgG 41 Positive, IgG 18 Positive, IgG 23 Positive, IgM 39 Positive, IgM 41 positive
CD57 - 32

ABX: Doxy 28 days, Minocycline 30 days, Ceftin 37 days, 4/16/2012 started Azithromycin
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05/03/2012 08:18 PM  Top
purpleyogamat
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Thoughts about what?
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05/03/2012 08:29 PM  Top
beeincharge
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My doctor recommends florastor 4x per day along with acidophilus. I am posting a link to an interesting article about this.

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-03-10/health/ healthmag.probiotics.stomach_1_boulardii-probiotic- saccharomyces?_s=PM:HEALTH

Dxd March 2012 with Lyme, Babesia, and suspected Bartonella, after suffering for 4 years, and possibly having it even longer. Same as most others, I have suffered with a long list of terrible symptoms.
Also have POTS, RA and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Working with a LLMD.

05/03/2012 08:34 PM  Top
GWB
 
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The more the better. Healing is in the gut. Probiotics are great for healing your gut and replenishing the flora and good bacteria that abx kill off. Probiotics help to build up your immune system as well.

You can't go wrong with taking probiotics, and if you're on abx, you absolutely don't want to be without them. I'm not on abx and I take billions of probiotics daily.

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/health- benefits-of-probiotics/

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05/03/2012 08:42 PM  Top
cmany
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There is also a probiotic shot you can take...called Yakult...I love them...and use them on my kids after stomach bugs...helps to get them back on track quick...

There is a knock off brand...and it is filled with sugar...Yakult is the only one that I have seen that is acceptable...you can find it by the yogurt...

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05/03/2012 09:01 PM  Top
GlitchyMomma
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There are opposing views that exist about taking probiotics while on antibiotics. Abx can't tell the difference between the good and bad.

So abx would be less effective because there would just be a larger population, even when the dosage is spaced away from one another.

GlitchyMomma

I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. All comments are based on my personal experience or opinion.
______________________________
Only major "bites" I remember were chigger bites in June 2000 and flea bites in early 2001.

First weird symptom was a panic attack w/ tachycardia in 2001. My husband brought me to the ER, and I was released when everything showed normal.

~June 2001 - Possible VERY early miscarriage, 10 EPTs were positive then I had a heavy menses a few days later. ER said I was never pregnant.

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis dx July 2003
Cholecystectomy March 2010
Vit D3 Deficiency 2011
Progesterone Deficiency 2011
Adrenal Fatigue September 2011
January 2012 Labcorp: IgG 41 Positive, IgG 18 Positive, IgG 23 Positive, IgM 39 Positive, IgM 41 positive
CD57 - 32

ABX: Doxy 28 days, Minocycline 30 days, Ceftin 37 days, 4/16/2012 started Azithromycin

05/03/2012 09:18 PM  Top
purpleyogamat
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Ah... okay.

Well, imo, if we don't replace the good bacteria it will lead to serious yeast issues. So even though there may be some validity in the "antibiotics won't work as well" (not sure there is validity) I'd rather have that then a systemic yeast infection.

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05/03/2012 09:22 PM  Top
GWB
 
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Agree with you purple! I think there's plenty of evidence that probiotics are beneficial while on abxand not taking them is, in my opinion, taking a big risk.

Gary

05/04/2012 07:21 AM  Top
mysticthecat
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There is one well known LLdoc I know of that says to get off ALL supplements, even pro-biotics. Because they feed the bacteria. Using that logic, I guess we should even stop eating?!

The LL doc we just went to said to use pro-biotics, use vit D (cuz he's low) and the rest of his sups are up to us. I kinda hate that... when they don't give their opinion.

I have my kid on sups and probiotics.

I am not in the medical field and anything I say is simply my opinion and should not replace the advice of your doctor.

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