Please explain cyst-busting

[JAG10]

I'm trying to understand what is meant by cyst-busting. If macrolides are able to help the body destroy intracellular bacterias why is cyst-busting or adding cyst-busting medications necessary?

 

Perhaps my question reveals how thoroughly confused I really am

[KeithandElizabeth]

JAG:

 

Below is an excerpt describing the cyst form of lyme from an article about lyme disease

 

Borrelia Cyst

 

"When the Borrelia spirochete finds itself in a hostile environment it appears to change into a cyst form and become dormant. One cause of a hostile environment is antibiotics in the body serum. However, when the environment becomes favorable to its growth, the cyst will open and the spirochete is released. When in the cystic form conventional antibiotic therapy will not destroy the Lyme spirochete."

 

 

Because lyme can change forms, it can hide out when antibiotics are introduced by forming cysts that the antibiotics cannot penetrate. Flagyl and Tindamax are the most popular cyst busters!

 

Hope this helps.

 

Elizabeth

[JAG10]

Thanks, Elizabeth!

 

So macrolides are effective against myco-p because they can penetrate their cell wall or is it that they don't have a cell wall? Can chronic myco-p form cysts? If not, how does it survive in a chronic state?

 

Is it only Borrelia that forms cysts or are there others?

[Johnsmom]

JAG:

 

Below is an excerpt describing the cyst form of lyme from an article about lyme disease

 

Borrelia Cyst

 

"When the Borrelia spirochete finds itself in a hostile environment it appears to change into a cyst form and become dormant. One cause of a hostile environment is antibiotics in the body serum. However, when the environment becomes favorable to its growth, the cyst will open and the spirochete is released. When in the cystic form conventional antibiotic therapy will not destroy the Lyme spirochete."

 

 

Because lyme can change forms, it can hide out when antibiotics are introduced by forming cysts that the antibiotics cannot penetrate. Flagyl and Tindamax are the most popular cyst busters!

 

Hope this helps.

 

Elizabeth

 

 

Is Diflucan a Cyst Buster?

[Suzan]

Is Diflucan a Cyst Buster?

 

I have heard it was (I thought my LLMD told me) and I see references to it on forum's and such, but I cna't find anything that says it really is.

 

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[lyme_mom]

Yes Diflucan is a cyst buster.

[JAG10]

Are different cyst-busting abx needed for different infections?

 

I've read a couple of places on the net that myco-p can go chronic in cyst form....but if anyone here can confirm....And if so, what kind of cyst buster goes with the macrolides? At the same time or alternating?