yeast or bacterial overgrowth?

[Guest guest]

How can I tell if my daughter's gas is caused by a bacterial overgrowth or

yeast? I have never suspected yeast because there is no yeasty smell and

she doesn't get diaper rash. But I would like to put her on a prescription

antifungal if it might be yeast. Is there any way to tell the difference?

Thanks-

Katy

mom to Amber 2 years old, -Magenis Syndrome, excessive gas and bloating

SCD 10 days

chicken

carrots

green beans

gelatin

1-2 tsp Welch's 100% white grape juice mixed with her medicine -

melatonin at night for sleep in cellulose-based tablets

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure how to tell you if the gas is yeast or bacteria because we've

always used lab work to check on disbiosis for our son. However, I'd really

recommend that you try the natural antifungals first before jumping right in to

a prescription one. Most parents report that the yeast comes back when the

prescription antifungal is stopped, and that it is much more difficult to get

rid of each time you have to use the prescription. Candex is a natural yeast

enzyme, and is SCD legal. You can order it on line, or probably buy it at your

local health food store. Oil of oregano, olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed

extract, and the freshly made carrot juice with a fresh garlic clove crushed

into it are all natural methods to treat yeast/bacterial overgrowth. You just

want to rotate amongst them to keep the yest/bacteria from building up a

resistence to it. Obviously, you would juice the carrots and press the garlic

at home. The grapefruit see extract(GSE), oil of oregano(OOO), and olive leaf

extract(OLE) can all be purchase easily at a local health food store.

Meleah

yeast or bacterial overgrowth?

How can I tell if my daughter's gas is caused by a bacterial overgrowth or

yeast? I have never suspected yeast because there is no yeasty smell and

she doesn't get diaper rash. But I would like to put her on a prescription

antifungal if it might be yeast. Is there any way to tell the difference?

Thanks-

Katy

mom to Amber 2 years old, -Magenis Syndrome, excessive gas and bloating

SCD 10 days

chicken

carrots

green beans

gelatin

1-2 tsp Welch's 100% white grape juice mixed with her medicine -

melatonin at night for sleep in cellulose-based tablets

[Guest guest]

>

> I'm not sure how to tell you if the gas is yeast or bacteria

because we've always used lab work to check on disbiosis for our

son. However, I'd really recommend that you try the natural

antifungals first before jumping right in to a prescription one.

Most parents report that the yeast comes back when the prescription

antifungal is stopped, and that it is much more difficult to get rid

of each time you have to use the prescription. Candex is a natural

yeast enzyme, and is SCD legal. You can order it on line, or

probably buy it at your local health food store. Oil of oregano,

olive leaf extract, grapefruit seed extract, and the freshly made

carrot juice with a fresh garlic clove crushed into it are all

natural methods to treat yeast/bacterial overgrowth. You just want

to rotate amongst them to keep the yest/bacteria from building up a

resistence to it. Obviously, you would juice the carrots and press

the garlic at home. The grapefruit see extract(GSE), oil of oregano

(OOO), and olive leaf extract(OLE) can all be purchase easily at a

local health food store.

> Meleah

> yeast or bacterial overgrowth?

>

>

> How can I tell if my daughter's gas is caused by a bacterial

overgrowth or

> yeast? I have never suspected yeast because there is no yeasty

smell and

> she doesn't get diaper rash. But I would like to put her on a

prescription

> antifungal if it might be yeast. Is there any way to tell the

difference?

>

> Thanks-

> Katy

> mom to Amber 2 years old, -Magenis Syndrome, excessive gas

and bloating

> SCD 10 days

>

> chicken

> carrots

> green beans

> gelatin

> 1-2 tsp Welch's 100% white grape juice mixed with her medicine -

> melatonin at night for sleep in cellulose-based tablets

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Katy,

<<How can I tell if my daughter's gas is caused by a bacterial

overgrowth or> yeast? I have never suspected yeast because there is

no yeasty smell and> she doesn't get diaper rash. But I would like

to put her on a prescription> antifungal if it might be yeast. Is

there any way to tell the difference?>>

I checked back and saw that her bloating went down substantially when

she was on the intro diet. That is a very good sign. : ) The

fatigue and listlessness that you wrote about sometimes is caused by

die off and not by a lack of carbohydrates. " The third day she woke

up very lethargic but not bloated " - this is what you want, it likely

indicates the body working at flushing the toxins of the dying

microbes. Epsom salt baths and/or activated charcoal will help ease

die off symptoms.

It sounds as if you have added foods too fast and too many to be able

to tell which are causing trouble.

If you redo the intro even for a day or two only, gradually adding 1

food at a time in small amounts and record any reaction to *each*

food addition you'll get a good baseline from which to add foods and

you'll know which foods are her " safe " foods.

Nothing you have written indicates a yeast overgrowth in particular/

just a " garden variety " microbial overgrowth.

If you are able to start a good probiotic and/or yogurt that may help

with the bloating also.

Some Yeast symptoms: thrush, itchy bottom, frothy stools, skin

rashes, itchy skin rashes...

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23 yrs

mom of and