Re: Fighting Possible Yeast

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Do you have a warm or cold mist humidifier? I think cold are supposed to be more

likely to be " germy " . I have a warm mist humidifier, and place several drops of

GSE in the water at each refill, which I read is supposed to help kill any icky

things living in there as well.

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> Hmm - I'm wondering if my humidifier is encouraging my

> sinusitis yeast (if that is what I have.)

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> The other day, after coming home from a few days away, I definitely

> noticed some pressure in my head.

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> But I feel worse without it.

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> Mara

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Andy

It sounds like a yeast/candida overgrowth. They can form rhizoid structures that show up in stools; haven't come across a mention of them showing up in urine but it wouldn't surprise me. The skin rash and location also sounds like candida.

Remember that if your gut ecology is out of balance, your digestion isn't working normally, and your immune system is overwhelmed, the opportunistic candida will get out of control. Sticking to SCD foods over the long term will help with this problem.

However, if you want to move the candida elimination process faster, you can take natural or prescription antifungals. The prescription antifungals, like Diflucan, are stressful on the body, so shouldn't be taken over the long-term. Nystatin is an easier-on-the-body prescription antifungal, if your doctor will consider it. OoO is a good natural antifungal, but it helps to alternate between 2 or 3 types.

You don't necessarily have to eliminate the yeast trigger foods like fruit and fruit juices, just cut back on the amounts and pick the least-sweet varieties that you can find. Same with the other trigger foods -- cut back on the amount and frequency, especially if they are foods your digestion can't completely breakdown. You want to eliminate fermentation along intestinal tract in order to starve out the candida.

Eat as much of the low-carb veggies your body will tolerate, as well as plenty of protein from fish, meats and eggs. Also stay hydrated.

You also need to take probiotics regularly in order to replace dying yeast or help force them out. If your digestion isn't tolerating yogurt yet, then use a legal L. Acidophilus or S. Boulardii supplement.

And over time your gut ecology will be restored, your immune system will be able to handle the toxins, and your digestion should improve. Takes time and patience. But it will come.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

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also started having prostatitis soon after I started SCD, and there are theories that Candida may be one of the causes of prostatitis. I see the following: sometimes my stool is slightly white on the outside, and there are few white strands floating around (that doesn't quite look like mucus). Also there are few strands floating around when I pass my urine. Do these sound like yeast problems?I am not sure my MD will buy this.I did take a look at your file on yeast: Regarding food, I don't take honey. But I am still in early stages and so I have problems eliminating fruits and fruit juices because of calories.

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Mara,

So do you feel that SCD isn't enough to control your UC? Or would it just take

longer to get to the place you are at with the LDN? Do you think you'll ever be

able to stop taking LDN?

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

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> I hadn't been. But lately because the LDN wasn't working

> and I was having some symptoms beginning to return - I started that

> vitamin E protocol - found it really helpful so far. I guess I'll do that

> for a while more - a few more weeks - but it is not meant to be a long term

> thingy.

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> And for the yeast I started candex (which advertises no die off - hah!)

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> Mara (who thought she sent this off hours ago, but obviously not.)

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I would like to know which is the product that is being used instead of googling and not knowing what and where. How much is the dosage for an adult? How often does it get taken? Does it have to be monitored with blood tests? Etc....

All my tests came back negative including for parasites. But I am dealing with thrush and candida in the esophagus mostly which sometimes effects my bowel movements. I have been doing very well on the scd diet, but I am not getting anywhere to a comfort zone with my thrush. So any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

> yeast! yuck, we have been fighting it too so badly. I am new to this board, but a lurker...a regular poster on the pecanbread group for kids. i have wondered also why so many of us are fighting yeast. one thing i discovered is that iodine defidiency can contribute to yeast/bacterial overgrowth and toxicity in general. i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine (google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.How much is a therapeutic adult dose considered to be? What kind of supplement does it come inWhat kind of anti-yeast results have you seen with increased iodine?Does this also effect the performance of the thyroid? > iodine is more than just an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial. it resides in yoru thyroid and all ofy our blood passest hrough your thyroid every 17 minutes, killing off yucky buggers and also cleansing your blood from heavy metals. most americans, they say now, are severely deficient due to florine and bromine in our diets which compete with iodine for a place in our bodies (and are also toxic). I was looking up iodine the other day - and apparently there is quite a bitin eggs - and given how egg reliant SCDers are, that's one sure fire way,at least, that we are getting iodine. Between the cakes and the souffle bread and the hollandaise sauces, notto mention eggs...Mara

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Andy,How are things going? Have you tried to use coconut oil or a tee tree oil lotion to see if that helps your skin? What about over the counter 'jock itch' type products, have you tried those? Sanjay cut back his s. boulardii and the eczema on his face and body has diminished. We think it was just too much for him -- die off. AmeliaHusband UC 9 years, SCD 19 monthsLDN 3 mgFrom: Andy Ram

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 5:41:29 AMSubject: Re: Fighting Possible Yeast

Amelia-

Sorry to hear about Sanjay. I hope he gets better. Has anything that you tried worked?

I didn't visit the forum but was following up the mails for a month. Because I didn't want to think about my illness, and just deal with it everyday.

I still have Prostatitis issues -- didn't take antibiotics.

I had fungal infection, which went away for after taking antibiotics but its back again now. Its on my genitals again. I don't know how to deal with it.

My colitis is under control, and I am able to eat more foods.

Why do so many of us have yeast issues? Is it an inherent issue with the diet that needs to be addressed? And how?

-Andy.

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yeast! yuck, we have been fighting it too so badly. I am new to this board,

but a lurker...a regular poster on the pecanbread group for kids. i have

wondered also why so many of us are fighting yeast. one thing i discovered is

that iodine defidiency can contribute to yeast/bacterial overgrowth and toxicity

in general. i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine

(google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results. iodine is

more than just an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial. it resides in yoru thyroid and

all ofy our blood passest hrough your thyroid every 17 minutes, killing off

yucky buggers and also cleansing your blood from heavy metals. most americans,

they say now, are severely deficient due to florine and bromine in our diets

which compete with iodine for a place in our bodies (and are also toxic).

jessica

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> Andy,

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> How are things going? Have you tried to use coconut oil or a tee tree oil

lotion to see if that helps your skin? What about over the counter 'jock itch'

type products, have you tried those? Sanjay cut back his s. boulardii and the

eczema on his face and body has diminished. We think it was just too much for

him -- die off.

>

> Amelia

> Husband UC 9 years, SCD 19 months

> LDN 3 mg

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> To: BTVC-SCD

> Sent: Thu, February 4, 2010 5:41:29 AM

> Subject: Re: Fighting Possible Yeast

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> Amelia-

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> Sorry to hear about Sanjay. I hope he gets better. Has anything that you tried

worked?

>

> I didn't visit the forum but was following up the mails for a month. Because I

didn't want to think about my illness, and just deal with it everyday.

>

> I still have Prostatitis issues -- didn't take antibiotics.

>

> I had fungal infection, which went away for after taking antibiotics but its

back again now. Its on my genitals again. I don't know how to deal with it.

>

> My colitis is under control, and I am able to eat more foods.

>

> Why do so many of us have yeast issues? Is it an inherent issue with the diet

that needs to be addressed? And how?

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> -Andy.

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> yeast! yuck, we have been fighting it too so badly. I am new to this board,

but a lurker...a regular poster on the pecanbread group for kids. i have

wondered also why so many of us are fighting yeast. one thing i discovered is

that iodine defidiency can contribute to yeast/bacterial overgrowth and toxicity

in general. i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine

(google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.

How much is a therapeutic adult dose considered to be?

What kind of supplement does it come in

What kind of anti-yeast results have you seen with increased iodine?

Does this also effect the performance of the thyroid?

> iodine is more than just an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial. it resides in yoru

thyroid and all ofy our blood passest hrough your thyroid every 17 minutes,

killing off yucky buggers and also cleansing your blood from heavy metals. most

americans, they say now, are severely deficient due to florine and bromine in

our diets which compete with iodine for a place in our bodies (and are also

toxic).

I was looking up iodine the other day - and apparently there is quite a bit

in eggs - and given how egg reliant SCDers are, that's one sure fire way,

at least, that we are getting iodine.

Between the cakes and the souffle bread and the hollandaise sauces, not

to mention eggs...

Mara

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i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine (google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.Did you do the iodine loading test? What results have you seen? Peace =)Alyssa 15 yoUC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Chinese Herbs (not legal but helping!)

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What kind of results have you observed?

Re: Re: Fighting Possible Yeast

i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine (google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.

Did you do the iodine loading test? What results have you seen?

Peace =)

Alyssa 15 yo

UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008

SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Chinese Herbs (not legal but helping!)

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> > yeast! yuck, we have been fighting it too so badly. I am new to this

board, but a lurker...a regular poster on the pecanbread group for kids. i have

wondered also why so many of us are fighting yeast. one thing i discovered is

that iodine defidiency can contribute to yeast/bacterial overgrowth and toxicity

in general. i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine

(google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.

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> How much is a therapeutic adult dose considered to be?

from 12 - 100 mg's ....a good median dose of 50 mg's

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> What kind of supplement does it come in

you can get a bottle of lugol's solution for around 10 bucks. a cheap

investment toward good health. also you can buy tablet forms of lugol's

solution called iodoral, created by a physician using iodine/iodide to treat

cancer and other various ailments. good stuff

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> What kind of anti-yeast results have you seen with increased iodine?

mostly in my kids - die-off, headaches, yeasty diapers, clear-er eyes, one of my

kids has had acne (she's two, they're very tiny little pipmles) they say this is

a result of bromine being excreted from the body.

> Does this also effect the performance of the thyroid?

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if you join the yahoo iodine group, they have a bunch of links answering these

kinds of questions. iodine has been used to treat both hypo and hyper

thyroidism.

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> > iodine is more than just an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial. it resides in yoru

thyroid and all ofy our blood passest hrough your thyroid every 17 minutes,

killing off yucky buggers and also cleansing your blood from heavy metals. most

americans, they say now, are severely deficient due to florine and bromine in

our diets which compete with iodine for a place in our bodies (and are also

toxic).

>

> I was looking up iodine the other day - and apparently there is quite a bit

> in eggs - and given how egg reliant SCDers are, that's one sure fire way,

> at least, that we are getting iodine.

yes, but americans are so defidient in iodine that it will take much more than

you get in food to get your body back into shape.

>

> Between the cakes and the souffle bread and the hollandaise sauces, not

> to mention eggs...

>

> Mara

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[Guest guest]

I have low thyroid . Does this mean that I am lacking in Iodine?

Re: Fighting Possible Yeast

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> > yeast! yuck, we have been fighting it too so badly. I am new to this board, but a lurker...a regular poster on the pecanbread group for kids. i have wondered also why so many of us are fighting yeast. one thing i discovered is that iodine defidiency can contribute to yeast/bacterial overgrowth and toxicity in general. i have started giving my SCD kids therapeutic doses of iodine (google iodine loading) and have seen absolutely fantastic results.

>

> How much is a therapeutic adult dose considered to be?

from 12 - 100 mg's ....a good median dose of 50 mg's

>

> What kind of supplement does it come in

you can get a bottle of lugol's solution for around 10 bucks. a cheap investment toward good health. also you can buy tablet forms of lugol's solution called iodoral, created by a physician using iodine/iodide to treat cancer and other various ailments. good stuff

>

> What kind of anti-yeast results have you seen with increased iodine?

mostly in my kids - die-off, headaches, yeasty diapers, clear-er eyes, one of my kids has had acne (she's two, they're very tiny little pipmles) they say this is a result of bromine being excreted from the body.

> Does this also effect the performance of the thyroid?

>

if you join the yahoo iodine group, they have a bunch of links answering these kinds of questions. iodine has been used to treat both hypo and hyper thyroidism.

>

> > iodine is more than just an anti-fungal/anti-bacterial. it resides in yoru thyroid and all ofy our blood passest hrough your thyroid every 17 minutes, killing off yucky buggers and also cleansing your blood from heavy metals. most americans, they say now, are severely deficient due to florine and bromine in our diets which compete with iodine for a place in our bodies (and are also toxic).

>

> I was looking up iodine the other day - and apparently there is quite a bit

> in eggs - and given how egg reliant SCDers are, that's one sure fire way,

> at least, that we are getting iodine.

yes, but americans are so defidient in iodine that it will take much more than you get in food to get your body back into shape.

>

> Between the cakes and the souffle bread and the hollandaise sauces, not

> to mention eggs...

>

> Mara

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[Guest guest]

Hi

Low Iodine is one of the many reasons people have low thyroid. You have to check if you have thyroid antibodies before you think about taking it. Are you on any treatment for your thyroid?

Sky

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I have low thyroid . Does this mean that I am lacking in Iodine?

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I am not at this time, however my internist said it was very sluggish. On my blood test results what would be the indicator of the antibodies? I have a file with all my test results, so it helps me make my own decisions sometimes.

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Sky, what does thyroid antibodies have to do with this? MaraTo: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, Feb 11, 2010 12:49 amSubject: Re: Re: Fighting Possible YeastHi Low Iodine is one of the many reasons people have low thyroid. You have to check if you have thyroid antibodies before you think about taking it. Are you on any treatment for your thyroid? SkyFrom: "aproposof (AT) aol (DOT) com" <aproposof (AT) aol (DOT) com>To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Thu, 11 February, 2010 12:10:20 PMSubject: Re: Re: Fighting Possible Yeast I have low thyroid . Does this mean that I am lacking in Iodine? Re: Fighting Possible Yeast Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use.

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If you are considering using iodine supplementation, I urge you to do the

research yourself, don't listen to anyone on this board or elsewhere. There is

a LOT of disinformation re: iodine. See link:

http://www.fibromyalgiarecovery.com/IODINE%20-%20Solution%20to%20health%20proble\

ms.pdf

the docs listed at the end of this slideshow...google their names and see what

comes up. Lots of people have used iodine to treat low thyroid. i had a bout

of low thyroid when i was pregnant with my first colicky, GI-problem kiddo.

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, there are two antibody tests for thyroid that the doctor has to

order separately. If they are positive that means you have

Hashimoto's thyroid, which is an auto-immune condition, as opposed to

regular hypo or hyper thyroid. It gets a little complicated.

I am not at this time, however my internist said it was very

sluggish. On my blood test results what would be the indicator of the

antibodies? I have a file with all my test results, so it helps me make

my own decisions sometimes.

Thanks,