What does a Lyme disease flare up feel like?
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What does a Lyme disease flare up feel like?
a red, expanding bull’s-eye rash at the site of the tick bite. fatigue, chills, and general feeling of illness. itching. headache.
How long can Lyme disease lay dormant?
Lyme disease can remain dormant for weeks, months or even years. When symptoms do eventually develop, they can be severe and patients often need aggressive treatment. Intravenous treatment is often required to treat late-stage infection.
How do you know if your Lyme disease is cured?
As with many infectious diseases, there is no test that can “prove” cure. Tests for Lyme disease detect antibodies produced by the human immune system to fight off the bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) that cause Lyme disease. These antibodies can persist long after the infection is gone.
What happens to your body when you have Lyme disease?
Lyme disease can affect the heart. This can lead to an irregular heart rhythm, which can cause dizziness or heart palpitations. It can also spread to the nervous system, causing facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy) or meningitis. The last stage of Lyme disease happens if the early stages weren’t found or treated.
Can Lyme disease affect your gut?
Children and adolescents often exhibit Lyme disease symptoms in the GI tract. These include abdominal pain, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and blood in the stool. Gastrointestinal Lyme disease may mimic colitis or Crohn’s disease. Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth may be present.
What does HERX feel like?
Herxheimer or Herx Reactions are a short-term (from days to a few weeks) detoxification reaction in the body. As the body detoxifies, it is not uncommon to experience flu-like symptoms including headache, joint and muscle pain, body aches, sore throat, general malaise, sweating, chills, nausea, or other symptoms.
Can Lyme disease affect your hearing?
If left untreated, it can cause even more severe damage to your body, including your auditory system. This can include hearing loss, hyperacusis, and tinnitus. An estimated 48 percent of patients with late-stage Lyme diseases may develop hearing problems.
Is Vertigo a sign of Lyme disease?
Our review demonstrates that vertigo and gait ataxia may be a symptom of Lyme disease in some cases. Furthermore, antibiotic treatment of borreliosis is usually effective in reducing the otoneurological symptoms. Some balance instability may persist but responds well to the subsequent vestibular rehabilitation.
Can you be completely cured of Lyme disease?
If diagnosed in the early stages, Lyme disease can be cured with antibiotics. Without treatment, complications involving the joints, heart, and nervous system can occur. But these symptoms are still treatable and curable.
