Doxycycline and Dairy

[tupins]

I was just diagnosed with lyme disease and will be taking Doxycycline for 30 days.  Can anyone tell me if I must avoid dairy entirely or just avoid it a couple of hours before and after taking this antibiotics?
Thanks.

[tupins]

You mentioned a lot of good sources for calcium, that be said, I believe that we were less concerned with the calcium intake and more concerned about not being able to include it in our diet. I miss my morning cup of java with milk so I have switched to peppermint tea.

Soy milk is a source of calcium but I would stay away from it unless it is organic. Almost 100% of the soy grown in this country is GMO and the organic labeling has recently come into question. It is a real problem where so many of the big corporation who bought out some of the smaller and more successful organic companies and gave big bucks to fight proposition 37.  They want to continue using GMO products without stating it on their labels. Monsanto is as evil as it gets.

[tupins]

Four hours gives you plenty of time to eat dairy at lunch.  The information pamphlet on Doxy made no mention of deleting dairy.  It was at the suggestion of my doctor.

[JackieCalifornia]

Depending on how often the doxy is taken, it might be possible to create a 'window' around, say, lunch, and eat dairy then.

I cut dairy out of my diet a while back, and get calcium from other things.

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Good plant sources of calcium include:

--    Green leafy vegetables: spring greens, kale, broccoli, parsley.

      (Spinach is not a good source of calcium. It is high in calcium, but the calcium is bound to oxalates and therefore poorly absorbed.)
    
--    Fortified foods such as soya milk
    
--    White flour (as calcium is added by law) and white flour products
    
--    Calcium-set tofu
    
--    Oranges
    
--    Figs and black molasses
    
--    Drinking 'hard water' (meaning water with a naturally high mineral content) can provide 200mg of calcium daily, although soft water contains almost none
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[youvegottobekidding]

That's interesting. If it's 4 hours that sounds as if you basically have to cut out dairy altogether, right?
Now I think of it, what does it say in the leaflet that comes with the doxy? Usually they are specific about the rules!

[Ricobord]

Strangely enough, I am now on Doxy nearly a year into my treatment.  My doc rotates abx as soon as a patient plateaus on one.  He also usually gives two at a time.  I have been on a whole bunch of them, probably more than is typical due to some complications that forced even more switches.

The big guns for me have been Bicillin LA shots.  Usually late stage neuro disease like mine calls for IV Rocephin, but I was having gallbladder pain.  Since Rocephin can be hard on the gb, I started Bicillin shots instead.  Since they're working, I'm still on them.  I do not think orals alone would have cured me. I had what they call encephalopathy.

I think it's a bit odd that I was prescribed Doxy at this point, as it's usually used early in treatment.  I will be asking about it at my next appointment.

[tupins]

Since you just started your Doxy this week then we are both beginning a very long journey.  How would you like to keep a log and share what you are doing, specifically what you are taking, how much of each and how often?  I would do likewise and we can compare notes. Let's share what appears to work and what doesn't. Anyone else who cares to chime in please do so as the more feedback the merrier.