yeast infections

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Hi!

I have only posted one other time, but I was wondering. Last year I was

given Diflucan by a general MD for a suspected yeast infection (my first).

I stopped eating sugar for about two weeks cold turkey just to be on the

safe side. I missed it sometimes, but it didn't really bother me. Does

this mean that I probably DON'T have a real problem with yeast overgrowth?

I'm sorry to hear that so many people do.

Thanks,

Robin

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Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 22:07:48 -0400

Dennis-

>A few months ago I tried to stop lots of the sugars (pop and

>white flour) and started getting fuzzy brain feeling,

Sounds to me like you probably have a fairly severe candida overgrowth

problem, and when you abruptly cut off its food source the candida made you

very uncomfortable.

If you want to kick the sugar/refined carb habit one important thing to do

is to increase the amount of saturated animal fat you eat as you decrease

the refined carbs you consume. Another is to take probiotics to help choke

out the candida and restore a natural balance to your digestive

tract. Another is to take things which will help kill off the candida

overgrowth without harming you in the process. Coconut oil can help a lot

with that, as can a variety of herbs.

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Sorry didn't save the link to this but it did come from Dr. Mercolas website

How to Treat Yeast Infections Naturally

By Dr. Kendra Pearsall

Infection of the vaginal tract (vaginitis) is one of the most common reasons

for women seeking medical attention. There are many types of vaginal

infections, but one of the most common is the yeast infection, Candida

albicans, which is demonstrated by a thick, curdy white, itchy discharge and

reddened, raw vaginal tissue. When the ecology of the vagina is disturbed,

the beneficial bacteria in the vagina are destroyed, and Candida is allowed

to proliferate, leading to a yeast infection. Therefore, if you are a woman

and you have a yeast infection, you must always ask yourself what may have

caused this imbalance.

Here are some questions to consider:

Do you eat sugar, or are you diabetic? (Candida thrives on sugar.)

Are you wearing synthetic panty hose or panties without a cotton crotch?

Do you wash your vagina with soap? (Soap can irritate the tissues. In most

cases only water and a washcloth are necessary.)

Do you have a depressed immune function due to an illness or unhealthy

lifestyle? (Eating junk food or inadequate sleep, etc.)

Are you taking antibiotics (which kill healthy flora), steroids or birth

control pills (which adversely affect the pH of the vagina)?

Are you pregnant?

Have you ruled out food, pollen, detergent or semen allergies with a medical

practitioner trained in allergies?

Are you sexually active? (Sexual intercourse is contraindicated while you

are infected as you may pass the Candida to your partner and continue to

pass it back and forth.)

Natural treatments for yeast infections include:

You must eat a healthy, low-sugar, low-grain diet as prescribed in Dr.

Mercola’s Total Health Cookbook and Program, which I co-authored. You can

get an idea of the program by checking out the nutrition plan.

You will want to increase your probiotic intake with probiotic capsules or

by eating cultured foods because these contain the good bacteria that keep

your vagina and gastrointestinal tract healthy and will replace the Candida.

This is especially important if you are taking antibiotics.

After I met Donna Gates, author of The Body Ecology Diet, in February, I

have become a strong believer in the importance of cultured foods and eat

them with every meal to aid in digestion. When people complain to Donna that

they don’t have time to shred vegetables, she recommends people make it into

a party and prepare it in bulk while socializing. Cultured vegetables are

amenable to mass production because they keep for months on end without

spoiling.

Other good cultured foods are plain organic yogurt and miso. Cultured foods

are eaten in every culture and ideally should be eaten with every meal

because of their amazing health benefits.

Other dietary considerations include avoidance of all simple sugars, dairy

(except if cultured), alcohol, cheeses, dried fruits, melons, peanuts and

all suspected food allergens as all these will exacerbate Candida.

Natural topical treatments include:

Inserting one Boric acid powder capsule morning and evening for three to

seven days for an acute infection, and 14 to 30 days for a chronic

infection. I have not seen Boric acid capsules widely available in health

stores or pharmacies but women can make their own by buying a bottle of

Boric acid powder and gelatin capsules (a capsule-making machine makes the

process go faster).

Studies show the effectiveness of Boric acid is very high especially in

women with chronic resistant yeast infections--one study with 100 women

showed a 98 percent success rate with this condition. If you find that the

Boric acid irritates your external genitalia you can protect the tissue with

vitamin E oil (preferred) or Vaseline.

Insert a garlic clove into the vagina in the morning and an acidophilus

capsule in the evening for three to seven days.

Prepare a retention douche with bentonite clay, Pau D’ Arco tea, yogurt, tea

tree oil and goldenseal and douche two times a day for seven to 10 days.

Soak a tampon with diluted tea tree oil and keep it in the vagina overnight.

Allopathic treatments include the following anti-fungals:

Clotrimazole, Miconazole, Terconazole suppository creams available

over-the-counter or by prescription.

Fluconazole, a single-dose treatment.

In my experience as a physician, I have been able to treat some of my female

patients with the natural herbal remedies successfully. On the other hand,

I’ve had female patients who’ve spent painful itchy days on end because they

insisted allopathic treatments were evil, only to go nearly insane from

their agonizingly raw, irritated vaginas.

Ultimately, a few of these women, perhaps temporarily insane from the pain,

wound up crawling to the store for the anti-fungal creams, ripping open the

box, and inserting the cream right there in the pharmacy aisle!

The moral of this story is that you may wish to experiment with Boric acid

or herbal treatments, but if you do not see results after five days you may

wish to use an allopathic treatment, which is relatively harmless if used

infrequently.

In conclusion, the best way to prevent and treat yeast infections is to eat

a healthy, low-sugar, low-grain diet, eat cultured foods, avoid the

high-risk behaviors described above and experiment with any of the above

treatments that you are intuitively drawn to, and I will bet that Candida

albicans shall not hold your vagina hostage ever again.

Related Articles:

Vaginal Yeast Infections

Drug Treatment of Vaginal Infections Linked To Premature Delivery

Vaseline May Increase Yeast Infections In Babies

Pam

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>WOW, how does it start? Why are certain people prone to it?

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your candida has flared from taking MMS - here's why:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFww6Sufn3E

>

> As the good doctor says you can't expect to beat it with MMS alone and that

approach is dangerous.

>

> Here's a workable and inexpensive (apart from the zymessence) protocol

> to follow that you can start back on the MMS along with once you've

> run with for a while.

> I'd keep clear of the MMS for the moment until you get the candida

> more under control.

>

> http://www.lucybeale.com/wellness/candida%20protocol.htm

>

> For Protease 180 substitute Wong's Zymessence or Vitalzym X

> For ProDophilus use some good strong acidophilus

> Cream of Tartar is from the supermarket - I know for sure Tesco in the UK sell

it

> NAC you'll have to order from myprotein.co.uk for example

> Molybdneum can be ordered seperately from a health food website

> Selenium you should get somewhere too or have enough via your multivitamin

> B vits from anywhere

> Digestive 270 is some other enzyme mix - I wouldn't worry about if

> you're already on zymessence

>

> Here's the relevant bit off the Wong site:

>

>

> We also notice feelings like these from people who suffer from

> systemic candida infections as enzymes kill yeast on contact. Since

> the candida usually lives in the intestines, when the enzymes get

> there (and the favorable pH in the intestines dissolve the enteric

> matrix) they may begin killing off the yeast buds they come into

> direct contact with. As the yeast die off, the yeast buds release

> alcohol and methane gas. The alcohol can make you feel light headed

> and the methane gas can cause bloating and gassiness.

>

> German clinical experience, with systemic enzyme blends, shows this

> happens in less than 20% of systemic enzyme users and can last for

> between 3 days to 3 weeks - depending on the individual and the extent

> of the toxicity or yeast infection. You may wish to lower your dose to

> 2 Zymessence caplets per day (1 caplet twice a day) until the detox or

> candida die-off has completed or lessened enough for you to resume 3

> Zymessence caplets per day.

>

>

> http://www.zymessence.com/faq.html

--- In , " sue.cato " <sue.cato@...>

wrote:

>

> Is MMS supposed to be good for yeast infections?

>

> I've been using it aliitle each day up to 3 drops but now have a raging yeast

infection. My immmune system is pretty dragged down.

>

> does anyone know if there are archives on this?

>

> sue

>