Lyme Signs and Symptoms

Painful Tongue

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Some Lyme patients report the bothersome symptom of a painful, sore, or burning tongue.
In Chinese medicine, the tongue is thought to be the first harbinger of illness and disturbances in the body’s health. All acupunturists and Chinese medicine specialists examine the tongue during their assessment of a patient’s illness.
Causes
Medical textbooks list many causes for this […]

Interstitial Cystitis

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

This is a condtion that is marked by inflammation of the urinary bladder that is not uncommon in patients with Lyme disease, especially those with chronic or undiagnosed Lyme disease. The spirochete that causes Lyme disease reportedly has a particular affinity for the mucosa that lines the bladder.
Interstitial cystitis is a diagnosis of exclusion and […]