Nutrition In Lyme Disease (borreliosis)

Lyme disease (borreliosis) is a transmissible disease that is caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia and is transmitted by the bite of Ixodes ticks. Treatment requires antibiotics, but nutrition is also very important. Lyme disease cannot be cured by proper nutrition alone, but diet helps the patient recover faster and feel better.

Useful foods for Lyme disease

Maintaining a healthy digestive system during the treatment of Lyme disease is of particular importance, as damage to the gastrointestinal tract can lead to increased intestinal permeability. Allergies and intolerances to products are also possible when the digestive system is compromised.

Patients should consume products that normalize the intestinal microflora (kefir and yogurt to be taken 2 times a day - morning and evening), which reduce the amount of toxins in the body and improve liver function. Drink more filtered water, freshly squeezed juices, green tea.

If symptoms of a neurological nature are observed, the menu should include fatty varieties of fish, chicken, cottage cheese, chicken eggs, salads should be seasoned with flaxseed and pumpkin oils (3 tablespoons of such oil is the recommended daily amount).
It is necessary to provide the body with vitamin C to fight the immune deficiency.

Coenzyme Q10 (no more than 400 milligrams per day) is needed to increase performance and energy. It is found in marinated herring, sesame seeds, peanuts, pistachios (roasted) and roasted beef.

• turmeric;
• ginger;
• papaya and pineapple;
• garlic;
• broccoli;
• sweet peppers
• onion.

These foods will help reduce systemic inflammation, provide the body with fiber, minerals, vitamins and various nutrients to benefit digestion, cellular health and immune function.

Dangerous and harmful foods in Lyme disease

• It is important to carefully monitor the consumption of sugar and products that contain it, because sweet crystals provoke inflammation and can overload the body's systems, while providing it with empty calories, devoid of micronutrients vital to health. Sweets provoke the development of bacteria and fungi, so such foods are strictly prohibited.
• Coffee, alcohol and other stimulants or gastrointestinal irritants can adversely affect the absorption of certain nutrients.
• Fasting and starvation, which are said to purify the body, can be harmful during the treatment of borreliosis. On the one hand, taking medication on an empty stomach can cause serious gastrointestinal discomfort or even damage to the digestive tract. On the other hand, depriving oneself of nutrients at a time when the body is weak is unreasonable and unjustified. The nutritious diet is necessary for the body because it helps it to recover better and faster.
• Do not use dietary supplements (glucosamine, chondroitin and the like) as they help the infection to penetrate the joints and may stimulate disease progression.
• In the acute course of the disease, the intake of products containing vitamin B should be limited.
• The infected person should also give up "inanimate" food.