Re: Yeast and SCD

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Hi Patti,

Interesting post! I was wondering why my " athlete's foot " was

acting up, even after I cut out all grains, sugars and started

SCD. It all makes sense now. I'll bet the honey and grape

fed the yeast. It's a shame because I was glad for the extra

calories. Right now I'm back on the introductory phase for

2-3 days, since this end of second month " relapse " but I'm

going to cut back on honey and grape juice and see what happens.

Thanks again for all the helpful information!

Take care,

Ronnie

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> Yeast and SCD

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> The list moderators have put their heads together in the past week

to pull together all the information we have, together with the

experiences of many of the SCD families, and the advice of Elaine

Gottschall, in order to come up with a clear statement on the issue

of yeast. Here's what we've come up with. It will be posted on the

website for newcomers and future reference. We do want to stress that

it would be mistaken to say that SCD makes yeast worse in general...

or in the long run.... but, only that it can become an issue at

first. Hopefully, this will make the reasons a little clearer. Thanks

to everyone who gave their input. Here's the statement:

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> We do occasionally see yeast flare ups when starting SCD. This

should be a temporary increase. As lots of pathogenic bacteria are

the first to die off by not feeding them with starches and sugars,

yeast will attempt to take up that empty space initially. By giving

either powerful homemade SCD yogurt or excellent probiotics, one can

*usually* avoid this situation.

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> For those with yeast overgrowth...

> " It is wise to cut back on honey ingestion at the beginning of the

dietary regimen (amount of honey in recipes should be decreased by at

least 75%). The amount

> of honey may be increased as the condition improves. " (quote taken

from BTVC)

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> We have found that using some form of probiotic is also helpful.

Probiotics can take the form of yogurt (made from goat, cow or nut

milk), other fermented foods (such as HOMEMADE sauerkraut or kimchi)

or probiotic powder or capsules (in case the child is not yet ready

for any yogurts).

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> Ensuring that all vegetables and fruits foods are peeled and cooked

at the

> beginning is also helpful in controlling yeast overgrowth.

Undigested foods can feed microbes and delay healing.

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> The use of anti-fungals may be necessary. Some natural anti-fungals

include:

> Homemade carrot juice and garlic, oil of oregano, grapefruit seed

extract (GSE) with or without enzymes. Some decide to go with

prescription anti-fungals such as Nystatin. If using both a probiotic

(or yogurt) and an anti-fungal, be sure to give them at separate

times in order to preserve the live beneficial bacteria.

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