Yeast question

October 9, 2001

Hi,

My son, 4, has had two stool tests which showed tons of abnormal bacterial

growth but never yeast. Yet his two Organic Acid Tests I think have shown

presence of yeast metabolites (high citramalic, high 3-oxyglutaric, high

arabinose). He shows other symptoms which I feel could be attributed to

yeast; hyperactivity, hypoglycemia, occasional rear-end rash, constipation,

mood swings to name a few.

Does this seem like yeast, despite no yeast showing up on stool? If yeast

isn't present in stool, does that mean no yeast, or can there still be yeast?

Didn't someone post recently about a type of yeast not found in stool? What

types of yeast wouldn't show up in stool, and how should they be attacked?

Or does yeast not sound likely?

For the record, we're gfcfsf, have been using probiotics for six months

(Pro-Culture Gold), and have eliminated sugar, corn, yeast, egg, nuts,

artificial colorings and flavors, high salycilate and phenol foods. I

strongly suspect sulphur/phenol problems. Eating around here is really yucky.

I tried enzymes, but my son got really hyper on them, but am going to try

again and stick it out a bit longer.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Debbie

November 17, 2001

<<Has anyone else given up on prescription meds for yeast?>>

Our yeast problem probably isn't as severe as yours. We've never used

prescription meds. Two weeks ago, we started Primal Defense, and are pleased

with what we're seeing so far. Primal Defense has many different kinds of

probiotics as well as some other nifty stuff. I don't know how it differs

from ProBio Gold. We use ProCulture Gold and colostrum as well. Primal

Defense comes in capsules or powder. We use the powder, which mixes well with

dark colored food. The cheapest place I've found to buy it is online at

I've also heard many people say that you just have to keep switching

anti-fungals to keep resistance from developing.

Believe me, I'm no yeast expert, though! Good luck!

Debbie

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