Everything we apply, chew and swallow, is digested and broken into bits that can be used or trashed. This includes all the special foods supplements and medications we take for Lyme disease and co-infections. The many actions of the liver drive this journey of transformation. When they (foods, supplements and medicines) become active in the blood stream, they support rebuilding tissue and repair. Healthy liver activity is critical to the amazing process of digestion. Lyme disease loads extra burden on the liver. Show your liver love to keep it on track doing its many jobs for your alimentary canal.
Lyme Disease Stresses The Liver and Digestive Tract
Lyme disease and assorted co-infections can cause significant digestive problems separate from antibiotics and medications. Chronic infections generate a lot of toxic trash for the body to deal with and steal nutrients the body needs. Remember the Lyme community of organisms exploits individual weakness, so in some people the digestive tract is deeply affected and others not so much.
Changes in appetite are common as well as nausea. Some people loose weight others gain. In more complicated cases people can experience leaky gut or gut paralysis. The long term use of antibiotics to kill the infections can also impact your digestive tract and liver. With Lyme disease it pays to plug in and optimize digestion. Your body needs high quality nutrients to rebuild the damage done by Lyme and co infections.
Treatment Stresses the Digestive Tract and Liver in Chronic Lyme
There are many on and off ramps on the journey to deliver the chemicals to break down foods into nutrients. Move those nutrients and drugs into the blood stream. Convert wastes into a form the body can handle and eliminate safely. The enzymes, and bile that do all this work come from your liver.
The liver is a lead driver in the early and interesting part of the journey from food to nutrients. After years of antibiotics and infection gut bacteria is likely out of balance. They create more waste and make less intelligent decisions doing their job. Antibiotics are known to be tough on the liver. With chronic Lyme the liver is likely overloaded with toxins and sluggish, not at its best.
At the level of our daily activities most of us are pretty unaware of the health of our liver. But people with Lyme disease often report liver inflammation or tenderness . Other times people feel “acid indigestion” pain or pressure. Click this link to see other symptoms that your digestion may need support.
“Every chemical that makes it into your bloodstream – be it through your lungs, stomach, or skin – meets up with your liver at some point. Since your liver is your body’s best defense when it comes to filtering out all those toxins, you need to treat it well. ” -Suzanne Somers
Show Your Liver Love Give It Support
For the most part we take the transformation of our food medicines, herbs, supplements and all the things the liver does for granted. Healing Lyme disease mandates you look deeper and show your digestive track and your liver love. I know it is easy to just focus on how horrible medicines or herbs taste. But remember, it all about health.
Health Care Liver Support
Many of the medications including antibiotics stress the liver. During my antibiotic treatment I had blood tests done every month. My health care team wanted to make sure my liver could bear up under the load. A liver function test, checks several liver enzyme levels in the blood to measure liver health. I was fortunate, my Naturopath said my liver ”performed like a champ” Make sure you get the tests you need.
Self Care Liver Support
Now I pay much more attention to what I put in my mouth. Healthy elimination is part of my daily routine. Click this link for some ideas. I appreciate my body for taking care of the business of digestion and detoxification the best it can.
I help my liver with love, herbs, detox and healthy foods. (Dandelion greens and dandelion tea, garlic, artichokes and all kinds of greens and bitters.) Here is an article with more foods to support liver health. I keep the chemicals I use on my body at a minimum. Detox is part of my daily routine. If my liver gets sore I up my support with a castor oil pack. Or use coffee enema to help it detox and de-stress.
What are some simple actions you can take to show your liver love?
The liver has amazing ability to support you on the journey to heal from Lyme disease. Show your liver love and support as part of your ongoing self care. Give your digestion a boost. Eliminate toxins efficiently. Eat and Digest the nutrients you need to help you heal and repair from Lyme disease.
The information provided on this website is not a substitute for professional medical care, treatment or advice. All the material here is for information purposes only. Always share strategy and work with your health care team.