As a fatter of mact I do! I just started with a ND today, one reason was I wanted to protect myself from these abx. She told me to take Milk Thistle ... said it will protect the liver. I didn't know that.... I've heard of milk thistle but now I know what it's for. Anyone else heard of it? I started it today.

Yes, milk thistle. A friend of mine has toxoplasmosis, a fungal lung infection that she picked up from the dirt working in the yard, and she has been on large doses of diflucan and now some new antifungal. Anyway, this stuff is really hard on your liver, too. She is taking the milk thistle for that.
Tylenol is hard on your liver anyway, and your gut -- that's what I learned in nursing school. I avoid it.

Yup, I've been taking milk thistle for about a month now. I can't say I notice anything different, but I suspect liver issues aren't necessarily noticeable until the liver actually fails. Which I want to avoid at all costs.

My sister has a chronic disease that affects her liver, and there may come a day when she needs part of mine. Got to take care of it for the both of us :-)

Thanks. What's another supplement to someone who takes so many tablets and capsules I think I'm going to gag.

Anyways, milk thistle will be investigated this payday!

Thank you as always everyone for your willingness to provide sage advice..

LOL - I hear you Cindy! There are times when I take my pills right after breakfast, and between food and the pills, I feel like I'm going to POP! Or GAG.....

Fish oil pills, for some reason, put me over the top. I don't taste them really, but I think it's the oiliness in them that makes me a tad nauseous.

I've started spreading them out a bit throughout the day, where I can. Not sure if it helps, or just gives me more times a day to forget to take them?!??!?

I wasn't going to say anything to this thread, but Feelingrough said it all!!!! I keep thinking that if I have to swallow ONE MORE supplement, I'll gag. ..... But I'll do what I have to do. (YUCK)

A good thought though, and one that's been running through my mind with all the abx we end up taking.

Yep, milk thistle - it's well documented as a liver protector. And SAMe and NAC are supposed to help. Glutathione is supposed to be really good, but delivery into the system can be more of a pain (injection, liposomal oral, nebulized, suppositories). I thought I just heard something about turmeric too...

I drink 'Biotta Brand' BEET root juice (beets are roots), or juice 'em with my juicer. HAS BEEN SAVING MY LIFE! My liver is always inflammed with lyme & the drugs, & especially with my body fighting against itself from lyme, Well beets r used in Ireland by naturopathic practictioners & some doctors I hear to stimulate & cleanse the liver. It's also a natural liver TONIC, which means it stimulates the liver to heal itself. Drink 4oz with meals for the 1st couple days-especially meals with heavy protein or fats. Sometimes I drink 6-8 oz witha heavy meal. U will find the right balance. The stools will turn from yellowish (liver not working good), to a heavy brown or black as the bile is then flowing. Red will be seen in urine & stools that looks like blood, but it's just from the beets. After a couple of days just cut back the juice until stools are normal and the red color is at a minimum or close to non-existent.
Milk Thistle protects the liver from damage & is very good.

Milk Thistle is what our LLMD has us taking for help with the liver.

Braxton, thanks for that stool info. I monitor my son's stools and they have been very dark and copious (sorry is this TMI?) but I didn't know what that meant. Will try the beets. If I bring out yet another supplement I think he will run away from home.

Thriver: Juice raw beets or buy the beet juice from the health food stores. CANNED BEETS ARE USELESS!!! They r so processed they're almost dead & the juice is removed except for water & some trace juice. They taste terrible too. Fresh beet juice taste a whole lot better than canned beets & has a mild taste. Cut it with apple juice & it's pretty good.

Yes - agreed. I have some fresh beets in the fridge right now. And the Farmers' Market is opening this weekend! Yaye!

I have Lyme and lots of pain with it. I recently started using Alka-Seltzer for pain. It is amazing how much better I feel!
I beleive it has something to do with the dilution of the 325 mg of aspirin in water and the citric acid in the lemon lime version!

I take it before bed and am amazed at how much better I sleep! This is way easier than pharma meds on my system and my liver!

I can only say that AS is a small price to pay for something that provides so much pain relief. I take it twice a day!

BTW, I have Lyme arthritis. It is in my knees and I can hardly walk as a result!
This is the best relief in 4 years, I have found so far.

I also find that if I eat lots of beets, that helps as well.

milk thistle! nothing i can notice physically but my first liver tests showed super elevated enzymes and milk thistle completely reversed that problem within a month

Here's another one in the great land of supplements - my LLMD has me on Liv-52 seems to work considering everything else I'm on.

http://www.ayurvedicherbsdirect.com/livercare-himalaya-p-60.html?gclid=CLiw7pjYqKQCFQMmbAodUgOC5Q