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Topic: If you have a lot of GI problems

david1097
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 3662

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I stumbed across this website. Another hard to diagnose, treat, obscure, controversial disease that may accompany Lyme.

Looks like another emerging problem from a pubmed search.

http://www.badbugs.org

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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from the site:

B. hominis & colitis :

The response of our patient to metronidazole therapy raises the possibility that other ulcerative colitis patients might benefit from this treatment and so postpone or avoid the need for major surgery. We would suggest the examination of stool specimens, looking specifically for this organism be performed routinely in ulcerative colitis patients with refractory symptoms.
Blastocystis hominis complicating ulcerative colitis. J.of the Royal Soc. of Med (Vol 84 Oct. 91)

Oh boy...more flagyl! [Roll Eyes]

Thanks for the link, David!

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SForsgren
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Member # 7686

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My advice -

Don't get too caught up in blastocystis. It should be tested for and treated if found, but I went down that path as being my only potential problem for many months even though all tests were negative. There was so much focus on that possible parasite that Lyme was missed far too long.

If you have Lyme, assume you have all sorts of coinfections, parasites, etc., but don't miss the forest looking for the trees.... It's more about the mileu and the ecology.

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Be well,
Scott

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5dana8
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Member # 7935

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Hey david1097

Thanks for the link.

Wish I had been tested for h.hominis .

Not to add to a soup of confusion but I have stomach problems and took the herb mastic gum for 2-3 months. I had a stomach biospy recently and tested neg for H-pylori. Could have been the mastic gum helped?

here's a link on mastic gum

http://www.nutricology.com/newsletter/masticgum.htm

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