Catgirl
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Does anyone know for sure if heat kills off some of the lyme spirochetes? I know they hate oxygen (exercise), but since we're having a heatwave (ha ha)--just wondering.
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I hope so, because this oppressive heat is out of control. I would love to start feeling better!
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Rumigirl
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That would be nice, but no. The body has to be at 104 degrees for a while, like an hour or more to make a dent. That ain't gonna happen, even in this heat! Nice try though.
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They have been known to survive forest fires...
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My wife went almost one month symptom free after a high fever from a cold virus once.
Prior to that she only went a week or so without treatment before symptoms would come back.
It did seem to reduce the infection, but who knows how long you would need to have high fever to eliminate it entirely?
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i do agree that i feel better in heat than cold. a couple days ago i was herxing pretty bad and felt a bit better after sitting outside in the 100 degree weather (in the shade) for an hour reading a book
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Dogsandcats
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my body is always hot (temperature...don't want false leadings...)
I think I was born in menopause. I asked "is it hot in here or is it just me" when I was a kid.
if heat worked like that, I would not have received the timeless gift of lyme.
Then the babesia drenches came.........
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Abxnomore
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No matter how hot it is outside it can never be hot enough to penetrate deep enough to kill off spirochetes.
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lpkayak
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yeah but ticks don't like the heat either...remember---put the clothes in the dryer to kill them
and most of them(ticks) don't have access to AC
lets think positive...maybe it will help!!!
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James1979
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The ticks are actually more active, and more of them are "hunting", when it's hot outside. But it also has to be humid.
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Catgirl
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Wow. I found this under the biomat thread. I guess heat does make an impact.
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Quote I credit the biomat with helping me achieve remission (along with abx & healthy lifestyle). I've had Lyme and co-infections (Bab&Bart) since childhood (I'm now in my late 40's) and was so ill, I was bed bound for 2 years with too many symptoms to list by the time I was diagnosed with Lyme.
I then began antibiotics; the biomat helped them work better (heat potentiates abx; also high heat kills Lyme). It also helped with symptom management, lessened herxing, improved circulation, lessened fatigue etc.
My llmd (top well known)highly recommended that I get one as part of my treatment. I will forever be grateful to him for it. I have my life back and know of others who also credit the biomat with helping them achieve remission. Some used antibiotics others didn't.
My guess is that its too expensive for a lot of people. The small one is called a mini but it doesn't do the same thing as the professional size (different technology).
I hope this helps. I can be reached at [email protected] for questions.
Best wishes, DolphinLady San Francisco Lyme Disease Support Group
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i think i read somewhere you would have to have a fever of like 105-106 for 24hrs and that would kill off all the lyme, of course you might end up dead from the fever.
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