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I started Flagyl 2 weeks ago, currently at 1/4 pill twice per day.
My LLMD prescribed ZenPep (Digestive Enzyme) to aid with my gastro/nausea issues I was experiencing 1.5 months ago.
I am noticing that my food is not digesting all that well and have had an increase in diarrhea. I am aware that a side effect of abx is diarrhea.
How is Lyme associated with not digesting food?
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kidsgotlyme
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Lyme can and does seem to mess up any system in our bodies that is already weak.
I would tend to think that the stomach issues are maybe being caused by the abx. Are you on a high dose probiotic??
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I am taking Metagenics Ultra Flora Plus DF - 4 capsules per day. Each capsule has 15 billion.
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MichaelTampa
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I did have digestion issues for a while, and I do think it can be lyme related, lots of possibilities, such as, organ responsible for making bile too heaped up with toxins.
That said, diarrhea means things are moving through the system faster, there is less time to digest it. I have seen that time and again. So, for your case, sounds a lot more likely, simply, abx causing yeast overgrowth causing diarrhea, oh, and less time means less digestion happening.
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blinkie
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add digestive enzymes. I take parazyme. they are the best I have found and they contain ingredients that are supposed to help repair the gut like butyrate.
I take 2 with every meal. now I gain and lose weight normally...not hold on to every ounce and I'm getting my figure back. Abx have destroyed my gut.
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