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Understanding How To Treat Lyme Disease

By Daphne Bowen


Understanding what to do is important if you have been bitten by tick. Once you know this is the case you can work on how to treat lyme disease. Lots of people will encounter this at some stage in their life and if not treated it can cause many problems. The body can begin a slow decline causing them further medical problems.

Thankfully there are several ways in which a person can go about dealing with this problem. It is very important that this is diagnosed early in order for treatment to begin as soon as possible. Early diagnosis is very helpful in this regard.

Telling whether you have the disease can be easy if you are showing symptoms. The most obvious one will be itching or discomfort in the skin where yo have been bitten. This can progressively get worse causing further discomfort or may spread to different parts of the skin. You may also feel a general sick feeling which is caused by a lowered immune system. Visual signs may also prove helpful. These will present themselves as rashes or target lesions which may become raised and can cause scarring in some extreme cases

These can take time to develop though so if you have any concerns at all it is important for you to seek medical attention promptly. In doing so you should be able to recover in a short period of time, usually in two weeks to a month

When you show symptoms of lyme disease and it is promptly diagnosed you will generally be given antibiotic drugs in the form of tablets or capsules. In cases where treatment has not been as swift you will be admitted to a hospital and then be given the same drugs in a higher dosage to be flushed through the body targeting the disease in a more direct fashion.

Some of the drugs used for treatment can make your skin more sensitive to sun and may also lead to your body reacting negatively to them. If this happens to you it is best to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun and you should definitely avoid using a sunbed until the treatment has run its course.

In addition to seeking proper medical attention it is always important for you to ensure your immune system is given a fighting chance. To do this you can ensure that you are maintaining a healthy diet, eating nutrient dense foods and making sure you are drinking plenty of water. This helps your body in the process of helping the liver in flushing out toxins and also allows your body to function better.

Taking a multivitamin supplement may prove useful if you are thinking about how to treat this disease. Generally it is best to go by the advice given to you by your family doctor who will cover the various ways for you to get back to good health during and after treatment.




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