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Last February me and everyone else in my family got the stomach flu (stomach ache, digestive issues, flu-like malaise for about a week). Ever since then, I seem to get a mini stomach flu every few weeks or every few months (varies).
It starts with either constipation or diarrhea and a feeling of non-well being / some anxiety. Something is off with digestion. I'l feel zoned out and a little "giddy." Also decreased appetite. It lasts for a couple of days and then disappears. Sometimes the digestive issues are very minor, but I still feel ill. I seem to have periods of this every couple weeks to every couple of months and it has persisted on and off for a year and a half now.
This started BEFORE I was bit by a tick and got lyme. It started before I ever touched an antibiotic. Antibiotics don't have any effect on the episodes, either.
Is it possible to have a recurring permanent digestive flu - or is something else going on here? Can the flu damage part of the digestive system? What would cause this to occur for a few days and then disappear? I take probiotics but it doesn't affect anything. I haven't noticed any food patterns. This all started pre-lyme, pre-tick bit, and pre-antibiotics.
Sometimes there isn't any noticeable constipation or diarrhea but it just feels like something is off and I have the same symptoms - and laxatives don't effect it either. It almost feels like a part of the digestive system is inflamed? Or still infected with the flu virus if possible?
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Thanks! This is a great link! Thats exactly whats happening to me. Histamine foods don't seem to trigger it so it must be one of the other triggers. The oxygen, dopamine, adrenaline path describes exactly what I feel happening.
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I have serious gut issues too. My fear is it's the antibiotics that caused it. Solve one problem, create another!
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- Neko,
There are various ways to help protect the gut. Be sure to talk with your LL doctor about this.
Probiotics, of course, top of the list.
DGL, Slippery Elm Bark, Marshmallow Root (herbal formulas).
Eliminating gluten and maybe dairy, too often help a great deal.
Liver support helps the gut, too. Be sure liver support is good, solid, not too harsh and ALWAY on board.
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