Timing of probiotics and antifungals

[Guest guest]

I'm on Nystatin oral tablets three times per day. I take one pill

first thing in the morning along with all my other allergy RX's and

then one with lunch and one with dinner.

I can't tolerate the cow or goat yogurt due to a dairy allergy, and

I've tried to make almond yogurt and coconut yogurt, but can't seem

to get those to work.

After being on antibiotics and steroids 6-12 times per year in the

prior 4 years, I have managed to stay off of all antibiotics and

steroids for the entire 10 months since beginning SCD last October.

I have had to travel on business a LOT lately and it's very hard to

stick with strict SCD under those circumstances. (Frequently, even

when I am trying my hardest to follow the diet, I will end up at a

manufacturer's plant where they will say " We brought in lunch so we

can keep working through lunch. " The last time this happened a

couple of weeks ago, the lunch was club sandwiches, pasta salad,

beef noodle soup, potato chips, and carrot cake. They had also

given me a smoking rental car, and I traded rental cars three times

and finally gave up and kept the third smelly car because I needed

to get on the road for a 2.5 hour drive through unfamiliar territory

to my final destination. The hotel was also full of cigarette

smoke, as the smoking lounge area was right next to the front

desk/lobby with no walls between them. I came home from that trip

sick as a dog with sinus infection, ear infections and it turned

into acute bronchitis.

Now I'm on antibiotics for 2 weeks, and I went back to " fanatical

adherence " as soon as I got home from the trip 2 weeks ago. Since I

can't have the yogurt, I tried making the cabbage juice on

pecanbread, and I've also been trying better to remember to take the

lyosan acidophilus capsules that I never remember since they have to

live in the refrigerator and can't be taken with the nystatin.

How long do I need to wait between the Nystatin and the cabbage

juice and/or acidophilus capsules? I also recently bought some oil

of oregano. Can I use the Oil of Oregano at the same time as the

Nystatin?

Thanks for your help!

[Guest guest]

Allow at least 2-3 hours, more if you can, between the Nystatin and

the probiotic.

I do not know about the oil of oregano. I hope someone else will answer.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04

> How long do I need to wait between the Nystatin and the cabbage

> juice and/or acidophilus capsules? I also recently bought some oil

> of oregano. Can I use the Oil of Oregano at the same time as the

> Nystatin?

>

> Thanks for your help!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

<<Can I use the Oil of Oregano at the same time as the

> > Nystatin?>>

Both are antifungals and most people rotate their use instead of using

them at the same time.

Something that has found to be effective is pairing a yeast enzyme

(Candex, Candizyme, Candidase etc..) with a antifungal.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and

[Guest guest]

What happens if you do the probiotic and Nystatin at the same time?

Flo mom to Mike SCD since 2005

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the responses. I really appreciate it.

[Guest guest]

>

> What happens if you do the probiotic and Nystatin at the same time?

> Flo mom to Mike SCD since 2005

>

>

The Nystatin will kill the probiotic along with the candida, so it's

best to separate the antifungals from the probiotics. It's not always

easy to do though, when you're taking the antifungals three times a

day like I am.