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Thanks for sharing. My dd8 actually has a lot of GI issues including problems with her esophagus, chronic constipation & encopresis. We are looking into a Lyme dx for her. So this article was very informative for me!!
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ktkdommer
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I read this article 18 months ago when my son's stomach stopped working after a virus. The cardiologist diagnosed him with gastroparesis and he did a drug called mestinon for myasthenis gravis and it worked until proper Lyme diagnosis and treatment. Things are working fine now!
-------------------- Things are never dull. After 3 fighting Lyme, 2 are in remission. Youngest is still sick, age 22. He has new diagnosed Chiari Malformation and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Posts: 1366 | From Perrysburg, Ohio | Registered: Nov 2010
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RDaywillcome
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Great article, but no proof yet!
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Lymeorsomething
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Has anyone seen Dr. S?
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RDaywillcome
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Still need proof.
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TF
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She is a psychiatrist, not a lyme doctor.
But, she had lyme and it really affected her gastro-intestinal tract. So, she knows a lot about it.
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quote:Originally posted by RDaywillcome: Still need proof.
Of?
-------------------- I am not a physician, so do your own research to confirm any ideas given and then speak with a health care provider you trust.
Pretty much fact that Lyme can paralyze the gut if you ask me.
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There is proof. There is research on tissue samples taken from patients with Gastroparesis and 2 of the 5 were positive for Lyme. After treatment for Lyme, the patients' Gastroparesis went away.
H. Pande, B.E. Lacy and M.D. Crowell. "CASE REPORT: Inflammatory Causes of Gastroparesis: Report of Five Cases." Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Volume 47, Number 12, 2664-2668, DOI: 10.1023/A:1021036601462 -- http://www.springerlink.com/content/q59068h56t765001/
"People may ask what does Lyme disease have to do with digestive diseases?
After seeing a fairly large cluster of female patients without diabetes presenting with symptoms of nausea and vomiting several years ago, all of whom turned out out have gastroparesis, a condition where there is considerable delay in gastric emptying, I suspected an infectious agent. I came across an article by Brian Lacy MD who was then at Johns Hopkins University Marvin S.Schuster Center for Gastrointestinal Motility entitled" Inflammatory Gastropathy" which descrided 5 patient with proven gastroparesis, 3 of whom developed the condition shortly after vaccination and 2 who had Lyme disease. None of my eight patient had been recently vaccinated but since we lived in an area where Lyme disease is endemic and deer hunting is considered a right of passage, I tested all eight for chronic Lyme, and all 8 were positiveby ILADS criteria. After subsequent antibiotics which had been preceded by prokinetics such as Reglan and in several cases, even total parental nutrition, all improved." -- http://www.revolutionhealth.com/blogs/nothing/what-does-lyme-diseas-4297
Lyme is also known to cause difficulty swallowing and IBS-like symptoms. I live daily with messed up gut motility from Lyme. My entire GI tract is affected.
-------------------- -Razzle Lyme IgM IGeneX Pos. 18+++, 23-25+, 30++, 31+, 34++, 39 IND, 83-93 IND; IgG IGeneX Neg. 30+, 39 IND; Mayo/CDC Pos. IgM 23+, 39+; IgG Mayo/CDC Neg. band 41+; Bart. (clinical dx; Fry Labs neg. for all coinfections), sx >30 yrs. Posts: 4166 | From WA | Registered: Feb 2011
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Rumigirl
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Although Dr. S is a psychiatrist, she does treat Lyme as far as I know. She is extremely LL, as you can see.
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