Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 i have had athletes foot since i was young. about 2 years ago i started having reoccurring yeast infections. about the same time i was having problems where my toenails would just hurt. thats when i found out about the nail fungus. kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2001 Report Share Posted February 20, 2001 I was always told by drs that everyone has a certain level of yeast in your body and that is not bad . I get yeast infections only when I take certain antibiotics(the penicillins) so I try to make them give me Eyrithromyacin...also women can keep getting yeast infections from their sex partner .....men can carry it and not show any signs like women do...many yrs ago when I was married to an army officer , the gyns on post used to say they knew when the Cav was back from the field manuvers cos all the wives were up at the hospital getting treated for yeast infections..sometimes abstaining long times and then having sex regularly causes big time infections. My dtr(19) has had bad feet for yrs but only had a vag yeast infection once or twice ...and it was from meds I think...she is a vegetarian also(no eggs, fish, poultry either).Judy in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 31, 2001 Report Share Posted May 31, 2001 That's a good question. The enzymes which break down complex carbohydrates (amylase for starch, for example) and those that break down disaccharides (lactase for lactose, sucrase for sucrose, etc.) are also found in the intestinal wall and gut bacteria may also produce the same enzymes. The end product is usually glucose, which we use for fuel, and so do the bacteria. I was always taught it was better to get your glucose from complex carbs rather than just eating straight sugars. This way the glucose produced isn't released in a rush or spike which can result in excess sugar for the bacteria. > I recently joined this board and I would like to say thanks to all those who share and kudos to everyone for being such a warm and helpful group. It's so refreshing to find both high level knowledge and a spirit of generosity together on an autism list. > My question to those who are using enzymes is, have you found any enzymes more helpful than others in a child with yeast issues? For instance, would an enzyme which breaks down carbohydrates be helpful to a child fighting yeast, or would it just make more sugar available for the yeast to thrive? Thanks, > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2004 Report Share Posted March 9, 2004 I think I asked this before but I forgot! Is there a regular blood test for Candida Yeast? I did not have 1 vaginal yeast infection the entire time I had implants - then I got one 2 weeks ago. (I'm not on antibiotics either) It didn't get better with the 1 dose Monistat so I had to get a dose of Diflucan. It finally cleared up but took almost 2 weeks. I sure hope I'm not going to keep getting these things. They are so disgusting! Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Patty, It was kind of weird how I developed an infection. I take probiotics every day and 2hrs apart from the grapefruit seed extract. But so many weird things happen to me anyway and I react to everything I seem to take. Thanks for the help. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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