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My ammonia levels were high last year not on ABX at that time. LLMD had no clue. How do you reduce the level?
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Thanks for posting about this. I've felt like I had a lot of ammonia lately and I already have a problem that causes excess ammonia sometimes. My liver enzymes have been really high lately and I've had to stop my meds because of it. I didn't realize ammonia was a concern when killing bugs but it makes sense. Were your liver enzymes elevated when your ammonia was high?
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I'm wondering if the ammonia could show up in your breath?
You know what your breath smells like if you lick the inside of your wrist and smell.
I just did this and I think it's ammonia-like. Either that or, (sounds gross) urine.
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I do think you can get an ammonia smell from urine. I use ornithine and sometimes asparagine to help remove ammonia but I'm not a doctor and this is something you should check out with your doctor. Arginine and several other amino acids can help with ammonia. http://orthomolecular.org/nutrients/proteins.shtml
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my levels went down when the doctor pulled all meds, diflucan and biaxin.
i didn't even know about ammonia until he told me. my liver enzymes were ok at the time, but for some reason the ammonia skyrocketed -- must have been killing a lot of ketes...
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Start with where it says the following:
"Research: Besides the metabolic byproduct of ammonia resulting from the seizure-type electrical activity of the nerves and
glyconeogenesis and ketogenesis
(alternate energy generating systems) scientists should also looking into aromatic phenyls and acetone and their subsequent effects on metabolism.
Small amounts of acetone are metabolically produced in the body, mainly from fat. In humans, fasting significantly increases its endogenous production via ketosis or the breakdown of fat for energy. Acetone can also be elevated in diabetes."
Keep reading if you want to know the whys and how to correct this.
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This is shown in the index of articles http://www.townsendletter.com/April2007/April2007.htm Lyme Toxins: The Primary Cause of Your Symptoms! by Dr. David Jernigan Detoxification is both the key to alleviating the symptoms of Lyme disease and beginning restoration and healing. Dr. Jernigan takes a close look at Lyme toxins, specifically the stunning effects of Lyme-induced ammonia.
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THAT was a fantastic article.
I've been on zith for four weeks, and I notice my bra smells like ammonia. My daughter will sometimes smell of ammonia.
I need to print this out and mull over it. I'm not sure what to do about it. Drink more detox tea? Sweat, sweat, sweat? That won't be too hard.
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When you say "check ammonia levels", are you talking about urine or blood?
What is the marker used to check this ammonia level?
Marnie, that was a really interesting article, too, and it had lots of concrete suggestions, which are helpful. It will be good weekend reading material.
The kundalini sounds kind of spooky, although I have heard that there are safe ways, to raise it.
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my doctor used a blood test. i think if you google somewhere on the net, they will have acceptable levels.
my doc showed me a printout with columns that had two separate listings -- normal and abbynormal. i was way high.
the printout came back from the lab.
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The reason I got my ammonia checked was that it is often high in people who have LD. I don't remember where it was written, but it was from a article.
I had high ammonia, and at the time (when I didn't know I had lyme) saw that as an useful indication of LD.
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"If the blood is too acidic (pH too low), the body can break down glutamine into glutamate and ammonia to increase the pH of the blood."
"Glutathione deficiency tends to arise with glutamine decline (e.g., with muscle wasting ) and is compensated for by administering glutamine."
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kelmo
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Would taking charcoal or some other toxic binder help remove the ammonia?
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