Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 , You may have systemic yeast/candida, which is why things keep coming back. There are very strict diets, like the Body Ecology Diet, that can help but are hard to do and you have to be very invested in it. It is not a drug, but a long-term solution to this problem. Email me off group if you want to learn more. It helped me, when I stuck with it strictly, which I haven't been lately. =( Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 , You may have systemic yeast/candida, which is why things keep coming back. There are very strict diets, like the Body Ecology Diet, that can help but are hard to do and you have to be very invested in it. It is not a drug, but a long-term solution to this problem. Email me off group if you want to learn more. It helped me, when I stuck with it strictly, which I haven't been lately. =( Melinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Please ask ur doc to have your culture redone to identify the strain of yeast you have = there are many strains. Also request a sensitivities test done on the culture to identify WHAT MEDICINE WILL "CURE" IT. Not all strains respond to the same meds and you could be doing irreparable harm to your body by using an antifungal which is never going to cure your strain of yeast, but which will, indeed, further exacerbate your vulvar condition.Dusty __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Please ask ur doc to have your culture redone to identify the strain of yeast you have = there are many strains. Also request a sensitivities test done on the culture to identify WHAT MEDICINE WILL "CURE" IT. Not all strains respond to the same meds and you could be doing irreparable harm to your body by using an antifungal which is never going to cure your strain of yeast, but which will, indeed, further exacerbate your vulvar condition.Dusty __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 nattie115 wrote: In addition to the Diflucan, try going to a nutritionist or talking with a doctor about the anti-candida diet. That was the only thing that helped me permanently. IMHO, it was the stupid yeast infections and OTC treatments that caused the vv in the first place. I never realized before that what I was eating was causing me to have many infections in the first place. I'm also very sensitive to gluten and yeast. In addition, let's not forget that Diflucan can have some side effects. At any rate, the best approach (longest-lasting) seems to be three-pronged: 1. Diflucan, taken over a period of time 2. Probiotics, to restore the natural balance of your intestinal flora3. The anti-candida diet. I really reccommend working with a nutritionist for this part as everyone reacts differently to certain kinds of foods (for example, I can't even eat too much sugar!) It had some great side effects for me, like getting my glucose in a normal range, cleaning up my liver which was in trouble, etc. As a further example, have you seen the yeast tests on the market? They use your vaginal pH to tell whether you have a yeast infection or something else. What you eat affects your pH as well.I'm pregnant now and can't take Diflucan, and since I had morning sickness, all I could really eat was crackers. Take a wild guess what happened. The diet really saved me.A final note, when you are prescribed antibiotics, explain your situation (this is a reiteration from the earlier posts.) If you can, you should always get a prescription of Diflucan to go along with the antibiotic. I've never run into a doctor that had a problem with this - must be a fairly common problem! Good luck.**IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, Thanks for your cooperation! ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 nattie115 wrote: In addition to the Diflucan, try going to a nutritionist or talking with a doctor about the anti-candida diet. That was the only thing that helped me permanently. IMHO, it was the stupid yeast infections and OTC treatments that caused the vv in the first place. I never realized before that what I was eating was causing me to have many infections in the first place. I'm also very sensitive to gluten and yeast. In addition, let's not forget that Diflucan can have some side effects. At any rate, the best approach (longest-lasting) seems to be three-pronged: 1. Diflucan, taken over a period of time 2. Probiotics, to restore the natural balance of your intestinal flora3. The anti-candida diet. I really reccommend working with a nutritionist for this part as everyone reacts differently to certain kinds of foods (for example, I can't even eat too much sugar!) It had some great side effects for me, like getting my glucose in a normal range, cleaning up my liver which was in trouble, etc. As a further example, have you seen the yeast tests on the market? They use your vaginal pH to tell whether you have a yeast infection or something else. What you eat affects your pH as well.I'm pregnant now and can't take Diflucan, and since I had morning sickness, all I could really eat was crackers. Take a wild guess what happened. The diet really saved me.A final note, when you are prescribed antibiotics, explain your situation (this is a reiteration from the earlier posts.) If you can, you should always get a prescription of Diflucan to go along with the antibiotic. I've never run into a doctor that had a problem with this - must be a fairly common problem! Good luck.**IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, Thanks for your cooperation! ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 nattie115 wrote: In addition to the Diflucan, try going to a nutritionist or talking with a doctor about the anti-candida diet. That was the only thing that helped me permanently. IMHO, it was the stupid yeast infections and OTC treatments that caused the vv in the first place. I never realized before that what I was eating was causing me to have many infections in the first place. I'm also very sensitive to gluten and yeast. In addition, let's not forget that Diflucan can have some side effects. At any rate, the best approach (longest-lasting) seems to be three-pronged: 1. Diflucan, taken over a period of time 2. Probiotics, to restore the natural balance of your intestinal flora3. The anti-candida diet. I really reccommend working with a nutritionist for this part as everyone reacts differently to certain kinds of foods (for example, I can't even eat too much sugar!) It had some great side effects for me, like getting my glucose in a normal range, cleaning up my liver which was in trouble, etc. As a further example, have you seen the yeast tests on the market? They use your vaginal pH to tell whether you have a yeast infection or something else. What you eat affects your pH as well.I'm pregnant now and can't take Diflucan, and since I had morning sickness, all I could really eat was crackers. Take a wild guess what happened. The diet really saved me.A final note, when you are prescribed antibiotics, explain your situation (this is a reiteration from the earlier posts.) If you can, you should always get a prescription of Diflucan to go along with the antibiotic. I've never run into a doctor that had a problem with this - must be a fairly common problem! Good luck.**IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, Thanks for your cooperation! ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I had chronic yeast infections and the only thing that relieved them was taking an herb my acupuncturist gave me called Lomatium. I know it is used as a natural antibiotic/anti-infungal. I was on it for several months. At first I was nervous about taking it because taking antibiotics for a long period of time was what caused the problems to begin with. But I had vaginal cultures done they were yeast free and also showed that I had a lot of the *good* bacteria present. I am also getting acupuncture now and all of it is making so much sense - the treatment, the philosophy, the approach. It really resonates. I'm told I have a lot of dampness in my body (which would make sense as far as having a tendency towards yeast). I think that acupuncture can really help with stagnation, relieving dampness, strengthening the energy -and immunity- of the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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