September 28, 2024
During treatment, a situation may occur in the body in which previously accumulated toxins are released into the bloodstream, causing various ailments. It has been scientifically proven that this happens, for example, during antibiotic therapy for certain diseases, when toxins enter the body from eliminated bacteria. The symptoms that accompany this are called the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction. The terms Herxheimer reaction, Łukasiewicz-Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction or simply Herx are also used interchangeably.