Lyme's Disease long term effects

[rescueme]

Does Lyme's Disease have any effect on the digestive system?  Diagnosed with Lyme's May 2008, tick bite and muscular problems started in May 2007, muscular probs. diminished greatly since antibiotics admin. in June 2008 but now experiencing daily nausea (varying degrees from slight to taxing).  Please advise.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Nausea which is present daily is not a characteristic feature of Lyme’s disease.Other possibilities have to be probed.Are you taking any antibiotics or pain killers like (NSAID’s)?They are common causes of nausea in a patient of Lyme’s disease.

Other causes of persistent nausea are disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach, small bowel, gallbladder, liver, & pancreas), metabolic problems (e.g.. diabetes, thyroid, and kidney), neurological(migraine,labrynthine disorders) and psychogenic.

Without examination,it is very difficult to confirm a diagnosis.So I sincerely advise you to consult a physician and discuss these possibilities with him.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep us posted on how you are doing or  if you have any additional queries.

[Tankgirlrs]

I have had Lyme for at least 4 years now (confirmed, but they dont know when i contracted it), they didn't treat me until 2 years into it, during the treatment i was nauses when i took the medication, but i have been off it for a year now, and i am constantly getting stomach bug like symptoms, especially Nausea. It comes on almost without warning, and then goes away sometimes without me actually throwing up.

I get the normal joint pain still and some of the other common symptoms, but i have heard from other that know people with Lyme and some people that have it themselves and most say that they have Nausea as well.

So i always assumed that it was connected, and some nurses have told me that it is Lyme....