Re: For the LDN Users

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<<It caused his face and skin to flare with eczema. He has stopped for a short while and the skin is doing better>

Interesting. I just recently went through this sunburned, eczema thing on my face, after I upped my garlic. Never had it before in my life. Since my skin is terribly dry, velvety, etc. all over, I don't know if it's from general poor nutrition/poor fat absorption or maybe some reaction to yeast. I'm actually allergic to food type yeasts, so I don't take S.boulardii.

>>What are the symptoms you are having that leads you to think it is yeast?>>

2 CDSA's, one at 4+ which went untreated for years. The increasing intolerance to all foods, especially starches to where everything pretty much is rejected. 50+ years of multiple antibiotic exposure.

>>Have you had your sex and adrenal hormones checked?>>

Actually, it was my adrenals that crashed about 16 months ago, 6 months before my GI tract went completely ballistic. I've had a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and my adrenals/sleep etc. haven't been right since then. I did test with low cortisol levels and have been taking hydrocortisone since then. I did taper off when I was feeling much better in the fall (GI was a little better, too), but then things went really down hill once I was off.

Can't afford to do any more testing right now. On brink of menopause and female hormones are up and down and all mixed up with the adrenals. All my docs, including naturopath are trying, but frankly I think until my nutrition is better, nothing's going to even out. And if my sleep doesn't improve, I'll probably go crazy---not that I have a long way to go :-)

Thanks for asking,

Sue R

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 Hello everyone, Any of you who use LDN have known yeast problems ? I continue to struggle with yeast (we assume) despite 9+ months of SCD (no fruit, honey, dairy, nuts), Rx and natural anti-fungals. Can't maintain a decent weight, lots of hair loss, muscle/fat wasting, etc. and trying to add in new foods has been problematic to say the least. My IM (integrative medicine) doctor thinks it's a good time to try LDN since all we're doing is not looking that effective. IME, yeast definitely blocks LDN - I've had a recent bout of yeast from a few weeks off of the LDNand on steroids for a non gut related problem. And the LDN is not working nearly aspowerfully as it was previously, although with yeast elimination diet (which I am notperfect on) and candex and s. boulardii and lots of die off - the LDN is coming througha bit better now. I've been studying about LDN for many months and know the advice against using it when you have a yeast problem. My doctor says he has read up on the opinions about that and doesn't find them compelling. He also says that in his practice, he hasn't seen that it has been an issue.Of course everyone is idiosyncratic in their reaction to things, so it may or may not be the case for you.But I essentially diagnosed my yeast problem through the fact that the LDN was no longerbeing as effective as it had been before I took the break for steroids, as that is one majorcause of it not working. Mara

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> Sue,>> It sounds like you are on the right track though. I do think the eczema > is a manifestation of yeast. The encouraging thing is that the body is > supposed to heal from the inside out. Since it is manifesting on the > skin, I would hope that is an indication that healing has occurred on > the inside. I do know that my husband had this kind of skin issue when > he was first diagnosed and not since until now.If your eczema is a manifestation of yeast (it could also be big-time die-off, or some of both), it's doubtful whether hydrocortisone is going to help. It certainly didn't help me. Neither did any of the other (literal) handful of medicated and anti-itch ointments I bought.What did help, and helped amazingly, was coconut oil (unrefined, "virgin" -- edible quality). I don't mean to eat it (though you can, of course. But you need to smear it onto wherever you have the skin problems and keep doing that at least several times a day. That is the only thing that worked for me: about 3 months into the diet and LDN I developed a serious rash, itchiness, scaliness on my face. The coconut oil did the trick. >n> ________________________________> > To: BTVC-SCD > Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 6:41:21 PM> Subject: Re: For the LDN Users>>> <<It caused his face and skin to flare with eczema. He has> stopped for a short while and the skin is doing better>> Interesting.> I just recently went through this sunburned, eczema thing on my face, > after I> upped my garlic. Never had it before in my life. Since my skin is> terribly dry, velvety, etc. all over, I don't know if it's from general > poor> nutrition/poor fat absorption or maybe some reaction to yeast. I'm> actually allergic to food type yeasts, so I don't take> S.boulardii.>>>> What are the symptoms you are having that leads you to think it is> yeast?>>> 2 CDSA's, one at 4+ which went untreated> for years. The increasing intolerance to all foods, especially starches > to> where everything pretty much is rejected. 50+ years of multiple > antibiotic> exposure.>>>> Have you had your sex and adrenal hormones checked?>>> Actually, it was my> adrenals that crashed about 16 months ago, 6 months before my GI tract > went> completely ballistic. I've had a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and my> adrenals/sleep etc. haven't been right since then. I did test with low> cortisol levels and have been taking hydrocortisone since then. I did> taper off when I was feeling much better in the fall (GI was a little > better,> too), but then things went really down hill once I was off.> Can't afford to do> any more testing right now. On brink of menopause and female hormones > are> up and down and all mixed up with the adrenals. All my docs, including> naturopath are trying, but frankly I think until my nutrition is better,> nothing's going to even out. And if my sleep doesn't improve, I'll> probably go crazy---not that I have a long way to go :-)>Thanks for asking,>Sue R>>-- Now available. A fine gift for cat lovers:Confessions of a Cataholic: My Life With the 10 Cats Who Caused My Addictionby n Van Tilwww.wordpowerpublishing.com ; signed copies; free shipping in U.S., reduced shipping elsewhere