BUMP: Does s. boulardii work on all types of candida?

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Hi...hoping someone can help me out with this...Mara perhaps?

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> OK, so I have been taking s. boulardii (3 capsules before bed) for a few

weeks, as well as Enhnasa for a few months, to rid myself of yeast before I try

to start LDN in the next few months.

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> A blood test from 6 months ago showed candida albicans and that's why I've

been treating it.

> BUT NOW - I just got back results from a stool test a month ago that shows

positive for candida parasilopsis.

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> I looked up this critter and it looks like it is prevalent in healthcare

settings and likes to grow on things like IVs and central lines. I know - CRAZY,

right? So I don't know how long I've had this particular type of candida, I was

in the hospital with my Crohn's for 4 weeks in 2007, 2 weeks in 2008 for a

fistula which resulted in TPN through a PICC line for 4 months, and I've been

getting Remicade IVs for the last 2 years.

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> So here are my questions...

> 1) Is s. boulardii effective against this type of candida?

> 2) I don't think I am experiencing die-off from the s. boulardii. Should I up

the dose, and take 2 in the morning and 2 before bed? If I take it in the

morning on an empty stomach, it will only be 1 hour before I MUST have my

morning yogurt-based smoothie. Is this enough time before food? And before other

good probiotics?

> 3) Does candida parasilopsis interfere with LDN the way candida albicans does?

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> I hope someone knows about this stuff and can help me out:)

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> Thanks!

> Caroline

> SCD since 1/7/10 (ALMOST 9 MONTHS!!!)

> UC-->Crohn's since 1999

> Remicade since 2008

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