Re: Re: Fungal question

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Our little one had tinea versicolor for several summers and you can get rid of

it by putting dandruff shampoo right on the whitish spots. We did not have this,

this summer, so it probably goes away with repeated chelation.

Re: Fungal question

>

> Hi group,

> I know that this has been addressed in the past, but it's a complex

> topic that I can't seem to get my head around.

>

> My only fungal problem for a long time was Tinea Versicolor, a skin

> fungus that appears mostly on the chest as pale non-itchy

> freckles. Every couple of weeks, I put jock itch cream on wherever

> the spots turn up and they go away after a couple of days.

>

> But my dump phase symptoms (which led me to this group and got me to

> start chelating) were a chronic vaginal yeast infection that went on

> and off for weeks and months. I cut out the sugar and got on

> probiotics (and DMSA) at it seems to be mostly under control.

>

> The skin fungus, however, keeps recurring. I know it's part of the

> whole systemic thing and would love to get rid of it. I wonder if

> that's possible to do, or if I just have to sit it out for a couple

> of years until chelation ends (I'm on round 10).

>

> What I've tried so far: Tea tree oil, topically (useless), garlic

> caps (can't tolerate it, it lowers my blood sugar), biotin (can't

> remember what the side effect was, but I can't tolerate it),

> probiotics (they help with the yeast infections, but seem to have no

> effect on the skin), coconut oil, topically (just started, seems to

> hold it back a bit).

When I had a fungal infection on my skin several years ago, I got

rid of it by applying garlic directly to my skin. I would not

recommend doing it exactly as I did it - I crushed garlic cloves

and applied them to my skin under gauze bandages. I burned my skin

doing this, but it did get rid of the fungal infection.

I would suggest something a bit gentler like applying some of

the juice from crushed garlic, or perhaps some diluted GSE, and

see how that works. I would apply it a few times per day.

> I ordered caprylic acid caps, and it just arrived, and also oregano

> oil. I'm not sure if I should take the oregano, or use it

> topically. Has anyone had any experience with it?

I haven't used oregano oil very much, but I expect it might

help topically.

> I'm kind of scared of strong or prescription yeast-killing drugs.

> Aren't they like antibiotics, killing off good stuff as well as the

> yeast? I'd like to hear people's advice in this area.

Some of the natural stuff can kill off good bacteria, too.

I believe caprylic acid and coconut oil do not cause this

problem - at least that is my experience.

Sometimes the Rx stuff may work better than natural stuff,

but I think you have to decide based on your own situation

if this makes sense. Some of the Rx things can be hard on

the liver.

> Thank you,

> Aine

>

> PS: I'm curious if this is a yeast thing or something else. At

> Christmas, I gave myself a treat and ate gluten free cake that was

> full of sugar (two slices!) and it killed my immune system and I got

> really sick with strep throat. Does the yeast do this to the immune

> system, or is it a whole other thing?

Well, mercury can reduce immune function, both directly and

indirectly. I tend the think the yeast is more the effect than

the cause.

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