Stomach Woes

Surprisingly it was antibiotics that got rid of my diarrhea. I never figured out what exactly it killed, but the diarrhea stopped.

I have been having similar issues lately that I cannot figure out. Mine also started with occasional diarrhea and has progressed to pain higher up in the abdomen - a strange pattern, right? For me, the pain occurs about an hour after eating, and the type of food does not seem to matter. It's right below my stomach and can be severe. Everything else is normal in terms of digestion - regularity, no blood, no fever, etc.

Does the pain have a relationship to eating for you? Have you had any testing done recently - parasites, blood counts, autoimmune markers? Some digestive enzyme formulas contain mold-derived enzymes, so they can cause problems for folks with mold sensitivity, allergies, or MCAS. If you notice that they make you worse, then I would vote for skipping them until your intestinal lining has healed!

To heal lining: slippery elm, bone broth, L-glutamine, aloe vera, marshmallow, mastic, licorice (DGL)
To stabilize mast cells: quercetin, curcumin, cromolyn sodium, khella, Ketotifen
To aid digestion: probiotics (low-histamine ones if you have MCAS), digestive bitters
Possible diets to help: FODMAP, GAPS, low-histamine
Possible diagnoses to consider: parasites, IBD, IBS, SIBO, MCAS, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, MALS, endometriosis, H. pylori, candida

Good luck, and please let me know what you figure out!

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Lyme, bartonella, babesia, mycoplasma, EBV
Mold, MCAS, POTS, CFS/ME, HPA axis
Herbs, AmpCoil, DNRS, diet, nutrients, EOs

Post Edited (saraeli) : 11/8/2019 6:29:21 AM (GMT-7)

I have food intolerance issues - well not just food, herbs, supplements. Over time I have been able to work out which ones give me diarrhea, which ones give me stomach pain.
For a long time I thought my stomach pain was caused by H. Pyklori but I test negative for it - but when I stopped taking zinc and milk thistle it was gone. I still feel I need to take zinc but I take it in smaller amounts and when I do take it I take slippery elm at the same time and have no issues with stomach pain.
All the good stuff I like got eliminated over time and I never get diarrhea unless I want it because I feel a bit constipated - summer fruits give me rums - papaya, banana, passionfruit and figs. Line then all up and eat them for breakfast and I cant trust myself to leave the house.
The trick is to mix it up and keep a food diary until you figure out what is agreeing with you and what isn't.
Food intolerances are they say traced back to leaky gut syndrome, thus the stomach pain and irritable bowel syndrome ...diarrhea. So treating the gut with collagen, good probiotics and being as stress free is the ultimate solution. Haven't got there myself but I am giving it my best.
Hope this helps and good luck

One of the best working remedies for the stomach i have found out is eating chlorella pills. It apparently works as a binder too so its a double-win...

Just an fyi - If you have mercury amalgam fillings it’s not recommended to take the chlorella.

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Moderator, Lyme Forum
Symp started April/2013; Buhner's Lyme May 15-July24/14; Igenex pos. July 3/14
Doxy: July 4-Aug.24/14;Zithro July26-Aug24/14; Amox + Proben. Aug. 29/14;
added biaxin Sept. 26/14
Disc. amox,added Ceftin Nov. 20th.;
Disc. biaxin added Buhner bart herbs Dec/14;Jan/15 pulsing Tinda (w/ Ceftin);
Abx/herb break Apr-July/15; July-mino; Aug. added Rif;
Nov./15 mino - to biaxi