Candida and probiotics?

[Guest guest]

I have a family member who has been taking 16 billion bacteria a day

of probiotics for 2 years. Is it possible to get a candida infection

with so many probiotics?

She has some BTVC symptoms that I think are linked to the bifidus in

the probiotics. So I want to recommend that she stops the probiotics

for 2 weeks to see if symptoms improve. But perhaps it is unwise to

stop taking the probiotics if it could be candida (because these

probiotics are her only source of Acidophilus and high levels of other

good strains).

Any input?

She has celiac.

Thanks!!!

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[Guest guest]

My son and I have been taking a new probiotic for the past 6 months(we used

to take Multidophilis-of the market now) which contains bifidus as well as

the lactobaccillus as Dr -McBride recommends both strains in her book

(Gut and Psychology Syndrome). I did however, order the SCDophillus this

morning. I feel fine, but of course the $64,000 questions is the bifidus

affecting

Blake as he doesn't communicate. You mention Candida. It hasn't given me any

yeast issues, but what symptoms would you look for in an adolescent boy?

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[Guest guest]

Considering the number of posts on the topic, I would not rule out

candida. Can she switch to just legal probiotics for a while? Two

weeks may not be enough to feel better. I think is was Charlene who

once wrote that after taking bifidus it took her a year to get back to

normal.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04