Let’s start with a bit of concept definition. Intestinal dysbiosis (1) (also known as dysbacteriosis) is a disturbance of the balance of the intestinal flora. In this case, the beneficial bacteria in the gut are damaged. In that case, their numbers are reduced, and they will not be able to perform their beneficial effect, i.e., to suppress the pathogenic microbes in the intestine or to perform their additional function in the digestive process. Thus severe digestive problems can develop.
Most of the time, suppressing pathogenic microorganisms requires an additional course of antibiotics, damaging the beneficial gut flora and creating a vicious circle. Beneficial bacteria also have a digestive function; if they are not present in the gut in sufficient numbers, certain nutrients are not digested well, and many complaints, bloating, and pain can occur during the digestive process.
I was given Metronidazole as a therapeutic agent for a parasitic infection that I should have taken for at least ten days. For so long, because in the cystic life cycle of the parasite (Entamoeba Hystolytica), the drug only kills the developed parasite, useless in the cystic stage. Thus, there may be cysts in the intestinal wall that are in the pre-developmental location and not only the developed parasites; if cysts remain in the body, the therapy will fail.
On the 8th evening, I started to feel dizzy and thought I had tachycardia. I didn’t take my metronidazole dose that night. After waiting for two hours, I decided I didn’t want to be alone in that state for the night, grabbed myself, got in the car, and went to my parents. I didn’t want to scare them, so I didn’t say how bad I felt, but when they saw me, they knew exactly.
I was awake and terrified all night. I didn’t sleep for a minute because I had pain in my chest, and I felt tachycardia. I got up early in the morning and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth when a strange thing happened. Have you ever seen a faucet from which water flows in a different shade due to the color environment that hits the water? After brushing my teeth, I discovered a bluish water jet when I rinsed my mouth. I looked up and opened my mouth, and suddenly I couldn’t speak. My tongue was black!
Little red bumps appeared around my mouth and nose and hurt extremely. Head to ER. An ECG, abdominal ultrasound, and CT were needed because of the entamoeba infection; it can rarely cause an abscess in the brain or liver, which can be fatal. All were negative. The diagnosis is intestinal dysbiosis which caused my tongue to blacken.
This phenomenon exists as a black hairy tongue. Yes, it is hairy because the tongue’s papillae protrude and elongate, fortunately only temporarily. The reasons for this can be poor oral hygiene, smoking, a lot of coffee, and tea, a weak immune system, dehydration, and a long course of antibiotics, which upsets the balance of microorganisms. I think the last two might have come into play: dehydration check mark, an antibiotic-induced intestinal dysbiosis check mark….and what followed…
Dysbiosis, Salmonella, Clostridium Difficile, SIBO, Perioralis Dermatitis, Duodenal Ulcer, Vertigo, Histamine Intolerance.
But you probably have read the detailed story here: My gut healing story
