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Posted by kramersmom (Member # 7772) on :
Hi, I am new to this site and wondering what abx and herx mean,thanks
Posted by Kara Tyson (Member # 939) on :
Abx is short for antibiotic.Herx is short for the Jarisch--Herxheimer reaction.
Posted by DJP (Member # 5893) on :
Check out the links for newbies - there is information on the abbrevations as well as Herxs.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/029917.html
Posted by groovy2 (Member # 6304) on :
Hi MomA herx is the die off germs that
makes you feel sicker when taking
ABX-- symptoms my increase for
a period of time--
It is mostly a good thing-
The higher the germ load in body-
usually equals worse herx--Jay--