Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hi all, I have had a candida problem since i had to have a short course of predfoam enemas about 3 weeks ago. I was wondering if it is thought OK to use Diflucan or similar to fight it while on SCD. I am still pretty near a BTVC 'intro' diet and having tried a strict anti-candida diet over the last week I can see that it would be a real struggle to keep this up for any length of time considering how basic my diet already is. I'd appreciate your advice on this. Mike UC 6 years SCD 1 year, 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I have had a candida problem since i had to have a short course of predfoam enemas about 3 weeks ago. I was wondering if it is thought OK to use Diflucan or similar to fight it while on SCD.There are definitely people who use anti fungals like Diflucan while on the SCD. I never have, so someone else could probably give you more info on that.. I am still pretty near a BTVC 'intro' diet and having tried a strict anti-candida diet over the last week I can see that it would be a real struggle to keep this up for any length of time considering how basic my diet already is.I'd appreciate your advice on this.Sounds like me =) I was only eating (fruit and veggie wise) applesauce, bananas, cooked carrots, and cooked zucchini. So when I found out I had candida a week or two ago, I knew the carrots and bananas had to go, but that would leave me with only applesauce and zucchini. Not good. What I'm personally doing is introducing non-yeasty fruits and veggies as quickly as the 'one every 3-4 days' schedule will allow. As soon as I get enough foods to replace all the carrots and bananas I was eating, then I'll probably stop eating them. Meanwhile, I've been eating a lot of VCO, and I just recently started taking raw crushed garlic to fight the candida. Plus, it's good for you anyways, and natural =) Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds except for the stupid iron pill I have to take that is SO illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I have had a candida problem since i had to have a short course of predfoam enemas about 3 weeks ago. I was wondering if it is thought OK to use Diflucan or similar to fight it while on SCD.There are definitely people who use anti fungals like Diflucan while on the SCD. I never have, so someone else could probably give you more info on that.. I am still pretty near a BTVC 'intro' diet and having tried a strict anti-candida diet over the last week I can see that it would be a real struggle to keep this up for any length of time considering how basic my diet already is.I'd appreciate your advice on this.Sounds like me =) I was only eating (fruit and veggie wise) applesauce, bananas, cooked carrots, and cooked zucchini. So when I found out I had candida a week or two ago, I knew the carrots and bananas had to go, but that would leave me with only applesauce and zucchini. Not good. What I'm personally doing is introducing non-yeasty fruits and veggies as quickly as the 'one every 3-4 days' schedule will allow. As soon as I get enough foods to replace all the carrots and bananas I was eating, then I'll probably stop eating them. Meanwhile, I've been eating a lot of VCO, and I just recently started taking raw crushed garlic to fight the candida. Plus, it's good for you anyways, and natural =) Pour Dieu, pour terre,Alyssa 15UC April 2008, diagnosed Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)No meds except for the stupid iron pill I have to take that is SO illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hi Mike, Here’s what I am doing to battle candida: I am eating low carb (no honey, etc) I am taking Saccharomyces boulardii (from KirkmanLabs.com) once a day on an empty stomach (which means 1st thing in the a.m.). S. boulardii is a beneficial yeast which will not colonize. According to Marilyn “it eats candida for lunch”. I am either eating the SCD yogurt daily or taking an acidophilus capsule daily. I am taking small amounts of Lauricidin daily (like ¼ tsp. 2x/day). It is a very strong anti-bacterial, anti-viral & anti-fungal. High potency. It also kills candida. Lauricidin.com I spoke to the lab tech at Chem-Labs where it is made and it is SCD compliant. It is simply monolaurin from coconut, no fillers. It looks like tiny pieces of Styrofoam. The data on what it kills (in a lab setting) is impressive. Coconut oil is highly recommended for its anti-microbial & anti-fungal properties. I cook with it, I eat it over vegetables or in a smoothie. I also have on hand some Grapefruit Seed Extract, though I haven’t tried it yet. Garlic, if you can tolerate it, is also good. I have no experience with Diflucan, perhaps others can chime in. Carol CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of scdhorse I have had a candida problem since i had to have a short course of predfoam enemas about 3 weeks ago. I was wondering if it is thought OK to use Diflucan or similar to fight it while on SCD. I am still pretty near a BTVC 'intro' diet and having tried a strict anti-candida diet over the last week I can see that it would be a real struggle to keep this up for any length of time considering how basic my diet already is. I'd appreciate your advice on this. Mike UC 6 years SCD 1 year, 4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 At 06:46 AM 9/28/2009, you wrote: I was wondering if it is thought OK to use Diflucan or similar to fight it while on SCD. Needed medications are not SCD-illegal. You'll want to up your legal probiotics while doing this. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Hi Mike,I'm in the same position but I take steroids as well. And they contribute to Candida overgrowth. So now I'm starting Diflucan because nothing else helps.I'm on a very limited diet for a 1 1/2 year, extremely low carb SCD. But sometimes that's not enough. I'm taking S. Boulardii 3x daily and it does changes thing but still it's not enough. Oil of oregano is very helpful tooAnd of course as everyone else already told coconut oil is great!But sometimes we need meds as well. Sad but true. Take careYanaUCSCD since March 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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