I now eat gluten free alternatives which aren't necessarily good for you either. I've noticed that soy affects my lips negatively but I'm hoping this will not last once the gluten works it's way out my system.

I've not changed my diet or added supplements yet because I'm waiting to get results of a nutrtion tests I had done and the results take a while.

There's little point rattling off what I eat in any given day because it's not necessary for anyone to follow. The most important thing is that you remove gluten and you thoroughly research items you eat every day and make sure they don't contain gluten. Some foods can contain trace amounts of gluten which is not what you want.

Research seems to suggest that people who have trouble with soy or lactose often lose their sensitivites once they stop gluten, because gluten blows small holes in the gut (leaky gut).

I may decide to go lactose and soy free to help aid healing at some point but not yet. Too busy at the moment to structure really strigent diet plans. It's easy enough to avoid gluten but not lactose or soy as well as they are found in so so many foods.

Tergot and all,

I have some information for you to ponder over...my lyme test results. I've been trying to figure out which type of flagella bacteria (bacteria with tails) I have. It's called P41 KD (IgG) Band in the Western Blot Lyme test. From memory, I think the bacteria that causes periodontitis may have a tail. I don't know if the blood test showing this bacteria refers to the mouth or intestines or wherever.

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2013/12/bacteria-tails-implicated-gut-inflammation

Blood tests done in 2005 and 2013 show P41 KD present in my system.

In 2013, another lyme disease blood test called Lyme Ab, Total/IgM Responses showed Lyme Ig/IgM Ab as high at 1.18. My infectitious disease doctor wasn't suspicious at this time, However, when I had more extensive lyme testing done through igenex, the CDC/NYS (IgM) was positive for additonal bacteria strains 31, 34, 39, 41 again, and 83-93. The past blood tests I had done through LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics didn't test for all those bacteria strains. Remember that igenex concluded that I didn't have lyme disease based on these test results, but my infectious disease doctor noticed one test result that was negative became positive. I can't seem to find that other test result sheet that shows which test it was. I just noticed that the Lyme Ab IgM Western Blot test was negative with the infectitous disease doctor, but the CDS/NYS IgM was positive with igenex. I'm not sure if this was the test that made my infectious disease doctor suspicious or if it's a different one I can't find right now.

Please look into this bacteria with tails causing inflammation in the intestines. See the website link above.

I forgot to mention that the igenex for IgG CDS/NYS were positive for 31, 39, and 41. It was hardly traceable in 31 and 39, though. The lyme disease bacteria strains are 23-25, 31, 34, 39, 41, and 83-93. you need to have a ceratin number of strains to have lyme disease. I also thought I read that CMV or EBV viruses can interfere with the 41 strain results. I've had both viruses.

***Update: i found this recent link on lyme disease testing which may be helpful. I don't have the Spirochetal infection Syphilis, but it's possible I have Spirochetal infection periodontitis.

http://lymelife.bangordailynews.com/2016/01/05/a-lesson-in-lyme/a-lesson-in-lyme-western-blot-versus-igenex-testing/

http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=2919950