first part....Re:Nursing with Candida Treatments and Die-Off Questions

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> Hi Bee,

> I just wanted to give a small update.  )  I've been doing the

candida diet and supplements for about 2 weeks now, and it' going

well.  It has been kind of hard, though, because I believe I'm going

through a lot of die-off symptoms.  It's so amazing to see everything

that you wrote about in your article exactly happening to me! LOL

+++That's good you are experiencing everything I wrote about.

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> I guess I just need some encouragement (wow, this is hard!).  I'm

27 years old and I'm sure I've had this since conception, so that

would be 28 months I would need to be on this diet... hoping I can

get through it!!   Also I have some more questions if thats okay.

> For the past 2 weeks, I have been soooo constipated, and have only

had 2 stools in 2 weeks!!!   Before I started the diet, I would have

one stool every day, and I would usually have 1 tablespoon of honey a

day to keep me regular.  (I know, bad idea for someone with candida

I've come to find out! LOL) Very sorry to be so graphic, but the

stool is very green with black specs in it.  Is this what a normal

stool on the candida diet looks like, or would this be part of die-

off?

+++, it seems that you've changed over to this diet too fast,

which will cause constipation, as explained in " Curing Candida, How

to Get Started " - so I suggest you review that article and maybe add

some foods into your diet, and change over more slowly:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/intro1.php

+++Green stools are the color of toxins, and many people report black

specs but it doesn't seem to mean anything. I also have them

occasionally.

+++However, if you have had constipation in the past your body would

also " retrace " every episode with it, according to Hering's Law of

Cure: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/menu1_1_2.php

+++See this article for helpful constipation treatments; I think the

best one is high doses of vitamin C:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig1.php

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> It's difficult because I feel so nauseaus because everything's

stuck inside me and I feel like I can't eat very much at all at this

point because nothing is leaving my body.  I'm worried about this

because when nursing, I've read that we actually need to increase our

calories.  This is true, right?  Do you know how much more fat,

protein, and carbs I should be eating when nursing? Or do I just

stick to what my own ratios are?

+++You are experiencing nausea because of candida being killed off in

the stomach, so it is also a die-off symptom. You might need to cut

back on the amount of coconut oil and only gradually increase it to

minimize die-off reactions.

+++It is okay to stick to your own ratios since the total calories

provided will be plenty. Just following my ratios easily provides

2,800 calories.

 

> I'm taking 6,000 mg of vitamin C a day, and my stool is actually

pretty soft-to-runny, but it's just VERY hard to go.

+++, I suggest you do the 9-day program at this point in time:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/dig6.php

> Also, I'm 5'6 " tall, so I'm trying to keep my protein to fat to

carbs ratios at the levels they are supposed to be as I read in your

article.  So, just wondering if there is anything else I can do for

the constipation, or if this is die-off and will eventually go away? 

2 weeks is a long time to only have 2 stools!

+++Are you sure you are consuming the correct fat ratios, since it is

difficult for most people to get up to that amount since the fats are

antifungal. If you consume enough fat it helps the bowels move and

the constipation treatments point out.

Bee