Re: Yeast Infections (yogurt)

[Guest guest]

Marjorie,

Can you give any insights on selecting the best acidophilus, both

in pill and yogurt? How does one know we're getting what it says

on the label? Do you know of any particular brands?

One thing I do when buying yogurt is to look for the latest shelf

date and select only plain, non-fat (no sugar or " fruit on the

bottom " !)

When you mention prophylactic medications, I assume you

mean Diflucan?

trackgalcal

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rosacea-support@y...

> > From: " emarjency "

> > Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 20:41:50 -0000

> > Subject: Re: demodex-human vs canine (long)

> >

> > > An observation (I'm guessing here): taking antibiotics

would

> > INCREASE the

> > > yeast problem by killing off the good bacteria. Could this be

one

> > of the

> > > reasons why we can't solve this problem? Marjorie, (if

you've

> made

> > it this

> > > far), would a decrease in good bacteria allow an increase

in

> > yeast? Of

> > > course, the beasties may not be the cause of rosacea, just

an

> > opportunistic

> > > by product. But if we are increasing their number by being

> yeasty,

> > maybe

> > > they are hindering the healing process? (I skimmed over

the post

> > about mite

> > > numbers being normal in some people with rosacea, so

this would

> > mean nothing

> > > for those people!)

> >

> > , yes, I made it this far . The relationships between

chronic

> > or erratic antibiotic use and skin fungal infections is a

common

> > topic in this group; I'm sure the archives can help you out

there.

> In

> > humans, mites are everpresent and don't appear to cause

disease,

> > although some theorize they might cause a contact

dermatitis in

> rare

> > people that improves when the mites are eradicated. But with

> respect

> > to rosacea, mites don't really interest me because too many

studies

> > found symptomatic improvement despite constant mite

counts, and

> > eradicating mites didn't result in improvement.

> >

> > Marjorie

> >

> > Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

> Marjorie,

>

> Can you give any insights on selecting the best acidophilus, both

> in pill and yogurt? How does one know we're getting what it says

> on the label? Do you know of any particular brands?

I don't know the factual information about acidophilus well enough to

comment beyond the importance of source, storage, and type. I've

already expressed how insecure I feel purchasing any unregulated

product, not knowing if what I'm getting is going to be effective and

safe, or even if I'm getting what's on the label.

> One thing I do when buying yogurt is to look for the latest shelf

> date and select only plain, non-fat (no sugar or " fruit on the

> bottom " !)

>

> When you mention prophylactic medications, I assume you

> mean Diflucan?

Yes, that, and others.

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD