Diflucan

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LOL Ann: well you tried! i took Diflucan a month!!!!! i went to Mexico this summer & you can buy it there cheaper & they write their own prescription!! i have a few bottles in the basement for emergencies. Mog

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tracey: Garlic is very good. i was eating it a lot but i'm having surgery tomorrow so i had to go off it till after. Mog

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Hi there. That is the reason why I am afraid of pharmaceutically remedies.

Greetings.

Claudio

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Subject: Re: Diflucan

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 13:24:35 EST

In a message dated 2/12/01 12:07:17 PM Central Standard Time,

ann.williams@... writes:

<< one (ONE!!) diflucan capsule >>

I took one Diflucan and it helped for about a week. Then the yeast came

back even stronger. Then I got a prescription for a week(400 mg on day 1,

200 on the following days). That knocked the yeast out for almost a month.

Then it returned with a vengeance. Then I got a prescription for two weeks

(300 mg/day). It is still sitting in my drawer. Around that time I did a

Great Smokies CDSA w/ yeast culture and I found out that my yeast is

resistant to Diflucan...I wonder how that happened? My advice would be NOT

to take the single Diflucan pill. I know that there is info on the web -

try

searching for Jack Newman The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers (thsi

is

what I showed my doctor) - that supports the fact that much candida has

become resistant to Diflucan and that longer duration and higher doses are

now necessary.

Tracey

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Hi Ann. Which is best? to take remedies or to take antifungal nutrients?.

Why is the reason that one must be looking for the die-off?.

Claudio Acuña

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Subject: Re: Diflucan

Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 10:29:29 -0000

Ann - that to me is just ***?????**** - what did she think???? maybe she

thinks that that will 'put you off' for a while or something.. good

grief.... here's treatment from a good site:

" The following treatment regimen MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY for success.

There are primarily two goals in the treatment of chronic candidiasis

syndrome:

DESTRUCTION OF YEAST PROLIFERATION IN THE BODY

Reduction of the factors providing a favorable environment for the growth of

yeasts.

It is important to note that for the first few weeks of treatment, your

symptoms will become worse as you will face " die off " reactions from the

yeast cells releasing their contents as they are broken down by the

antifungal drugs. This is commonly seen as headache and lethargy.

I have tried to include some proven natural aids. Many people who suffer

from this disorder have learned not to rely on science to help them.

However, I don't know of any cases of well documented successful treatment

without prescription antifungal drugs. Treatment can take several months

before optimal effects begin.

TREATMENT CONSISTS OF:

Prescription antifungal drugs:

Lamisil (Terbinafine HCl), Diflucan (Fluconazole) , Sporanox (Itraconazole),

Nystatin.

Lamisil has just been introduced and offers hope in that it is not just

fungistatic (stops growth of fungi), but also fungicidal (kills fungi).

Lamisil may replace Diflucan as the number one choice. About 30% of Lamisil

is unabsorbed leaving about 75mg of the tablet to pass through the

intestines. Lamisil and Diflucan are extremely safe and effective. A single

dose of 150 mg Diflucan can cure a yeast infection in women. However, its

activity in the intestines may not be as significant. Various yeasts are

resistant to it as well as Sporanox, most notably, Candida krusei. Liver

function problems with Lamisil, like Diflucan, are also rare. Nystatin is

the weakest antifungal and many yeast are resistant to it. Prescription

antifingal drugs are a NECESSARY part in treatment. Natural antifungal

products are far too weak to have any significant effect or else they would

be used in cases of severe mycosis. Minimum inhibition concentration (MIC)

levels from Candida in stool will be helpful to determine susceptibility of

the Candida a patient is carrying to the various antifungal drugs.

Despite past experiences with the older antifungals such as amphotericine

ketoconazole, etc., liver toxicity with Lamisil and Diflucan is extremely

rare and these drugs can be considered safe, which is very exciting to many

physicians who understand this problem. Sporanox is as well, although to a

slightly lesser extent. If concern is raised over possible side effects,

frequent liver function testing, especially in long term usage or in the

case of past liver complications, will be helpful.

ANTIBIOTIC, HORMONE AND ANTACID/ANTI-ULCER MEDICATION AVOIDANCE

Avoid all antibiotics and cortisones (steroids), topical and oral, unless

absolutely necessary. Small amounts of these can have dramatic effects.

Antacids and anti-ulcer drugs have been shown to predispose Candida

proliferation.

This includes topical and oral acne medications containing antibiotics-if

you do have candidiasis, these have the potential of making your condition

worse.

Candida overgrowth is frequently associated with the growth of various other

pathogens that may require antibiotic treatment. Of course, MIC's should be

performed to determine the most effective antibacterial.

Avoid antibacterial deodorants (baking soda works good), soaps, (and hand

soaps) containing antibiotics, usually triclosan. Antibacterial soaps are

mainly the result of paranoia, are unnecessary, and have the potential of

breeding resistant bacteria. In addition, exposure to small amounts of

pathogenic bacteria is helpful in sensitizing the immune system.

If you have an allergic skin reaction, you do not need steroids. Topical or

oral benadryl is best despite what some doctors may tell you. The purpose of

cortisones is to aid in healing and reduction of inflammation. However,

cortisones do not attack the source of the inflammation, histamine.

Bacterial skin infections do not always require the use of oral antibiotics

and you may try topical antibiotics if necessary.

As a note, 80% of throat infections are viral and do not require

antibiotics.

Complex sugar and carbohydrate dietary reduction and protein increase Intake

of dense complex sugars in the diet MUST be eliminated completely! The

reason for sure failure of treatment is the misunderstanding of how

important it is to remove these complex sugars from the diet. It is

important to remember that sugars are sugars, whether from natural sources

or cane sugar. Antifungal drugs will not be successful without removing

sugars from the diet. This includes all sweetened drinks & soda, fruits and

fruit drinks, corn syrups, and other high sugar containing products. Past

publications have emphasized the fact that Candida ferments and rapidly

proliferated in the presence of simple sugars. Not only is this the case,

but research has shown that sugars dramatically increase the ability of

Candida to adhere to epithelial mucosa cells and may be one of the most

important factor in the chronic states of gastrointestinal Candidiasis

(Saltarelli).

Be sure to READ YOUR LABELS!!!!

Complex carbohydrates/polysaccharides (starches) and even disaccharides

(sucrose - table sugar, lactose, sometimes fructose, etc.) can pass far down

the gastrointestinal tract before they are broken down into glucose

molecules and absorbed. Candida has been suggested to reside and proliferate

further down the gastrointestinal tract. Complex sugars and polysaccharides

can therefore be made available to Candida (Chan, common knowledge). High

protein diets and elimination of concentrated sweet sugars will help avoid

this. Monosaccharides such as glucose (especially) and dextrose (an isomer

of glucose) are readily absorbed in the duodenum (at the beginning of the

small intestines) Glucose can even be absorbed in the stomach. Small amounts

of lactose (milk sugar) in fermented sources may actually be helpful - see

below.

On the other hand, it is still unknown whether Candida can dominantly

proliferate in the upper gastrointestinal tract in patients with the Candida

Syndrome. In that case, complex carbohydrate (starch only) consumption would

be favorable since Candida can not dirctly use long chain carbohydrates,

which would pass farther down the gastrointestinal tract. Fungi and yeasts

are generally tolerant to the low pH environment found in and near the

stomach (Tortora).

Increase dietary protein and reduce carbohydrates.

If your doctor lets you try an antifungal drug, I recommend a protein only

diet along with the medication a couple days a week. YES - it is going to be

difficult, but it is the rest of your life at stake!! It is not necessary

nor recommended to eliminate all carbohydrates from the diet. In fact, a

high protein diet can backfire on you in three respects - 1. The break down

of proteins produces ammonia, creating a basic environment favorable to

yeast; 2. Undigested proteins that are absorbed through the consequential

" leaky gut " can put an excess strain on your immune system; and 3.

Carbohydrates are not only necessary for energy, but also provide food for

your normal intestinal flora. Without feeding your normal flora, they will

die allowing further proliferation of candida. A summary of the sugar and

carbohydrate content of various products, as well as helpful guidelines of

what to eat and what to avoid, is available by clicking HERE.

PROBIOTICS

Much contoversy surrounds the role of the normal flora. However, their role

in preventing Candida infection can not be ignored. Since the major

contributing factor to Candida proliferation is the elimination of the

normal flora, it is absolutely necessary for restoration of these colonies.

As intestinal yeast colonies are destroyed by antifungal drugs, it is

important that they be replaced by normal intestinal bacteria to help

prevent recolonization by Candida. You can not use normal flora to cure

intestinal Candida, only to prevent.

As stated above, it is well known that the most common reason women get

vaginal yeast infections and immunosuppressed patients develop systemic

candidiasis is due to the elimination of normal flora (as most women know if

they have ever been on courses of antibiotics). This ecology factor in yeast

infections can not be disputed. These bacteria don't just " crowd out "

intestinal yeast, but they also produce factors such as lactic acid (from

lactose), formic acid, acetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide that help to

provide an environment and pH unfavorable to yeasts. Unfortunately, you can

not use probiotics to eliminate intestinal Candida because the intestines

are subject to colinization only when the walls are lacking a dominant

colonzing species.

The elimination of yeast containing foods was previously suggested when it

was thought that the syndrome was from an allergy to yeasts, as there

appears to be some cross reactivity in the antigenic determinants of food

yeasts and Candida. As stated above, food yeasts do not carry the ability of

pathogenic yeasts to colonize mucous membranes. In fact, consuming large

quantities of yeast containing foods may actually help stimulate Candida

antibody production as they may share similar epitopes. (The epitope is the

part of an antigen in which the antibody recognizes.)

TREATING CANDIDA RELATED INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY PROBLEMS (the leaky gut).

First, you will need to start a rotation diet after you have eliminated

sugars from your diet and have started antifungal medications. This is to

help determine what foods you might be hyper-sensitive to and that have the

potential of creating the most problems as they pass through the inflammed

area of the Candida infected intestines and provoke an immune response.

Second, intradermal allergy (difficult to have done) testing will help you

determine which foods to avoid. Skin prick testing will primarily yield

results from IgE responses and not from IgG antibodies (which results from

intestinal permeability problems).

DGL

(deglycyrrhizinated licorice) DGL is derived from licorice and has been

demonstrated to aid in the production of intestinal mucosa, the primary

defense mechanisms in the GI tract.

Glucosamine and N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)

Numerous studies have shown that glucosamine, a derivitive of chitin from

fungal cells, has the ability to prevent the binding of Candida to

epithelial mucosa cells (Saltarelli). It has also been suggested to directly

aid in restoration of the mucosa. This is available in many nutrition

stores, and may be derived from other sources.

Concanavolin A

This is a lectin (a special type of protein) that has also demonstrated to

reduce the adhesive ability of Candida. It is found in soybean agglutin,

wheat germ agglutin, and jack beans (toxic unless cooked).

Digestive enzyme supplements

will help to 1. aid in more complete digestion, possibly alleviating the

absorption of undigested food particles; and 2. They will aid in absorption

in the upper GI tract so as to prevent undigested food from reaching the

lower bowel where most candida is suggested to reside.

Low residue diet

Because most yeast lives in the lower bowel, a diet limiting the amount of

residue will help limit the growth of Candida.

Avoiding foods which are difficult to digest and may remain unabsorbed.

Digestive enzyme supplements as stated above.

Natural antifungals - undecylenic acid, gentian violet, caprylic acid,

garlic, etc.

These have been determine to have limited antifungal action and are

available in many nutrition stores. However, I will reserve judgement

because some may also have antibiotic action, especially garlic, which can

prove detrimental in chronic intestinal yeast. Undecylenic acid was used as

an antifungal agent before many of the new synthetic drugs were introduced.

Of course, they do not carry anywheres near the potency of prescription

antifungal agents.

Alcohol avoidance.

Whether fiber therapy may help or actually do harm is speculative. One of

the primary defense mechanism of the gastrointestinal tract is intestinal

motility. Problems with intestinal motility can create an environment

favorable for micro-organisms to proliferate.

THE REST OF THIS EXCELLENT ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.cfs-recovery.org/docdarren2.html#treatment

sincerely

wendy

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> I took one Diflucan and it helped for about a week. Then the yeast came

> back even stronger

Oh good grief!! I've taken it now....still, got my GSE and caprylic

acid as backup, so I'll wallop it with them and a whole load of

probiotics over the next week and make sure it doesn't get a

chance to coem back stronger! Were you taking herbs and doing

the diet when you took your single pill? I won't take it again, that's

for sure! Thanks for the info.

Ann

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> Ann - that to me is just ***?????**** - what did she think???? maybe she

> thinks that that will 'put you off' for a while or something..

I think she was genuinely trying to help, bless her! At least she

didn't rubbish the diet ands herbs, which I've been doing for about 7

months (with really good results until this week's flare-up!), which is

more than can be said for my last doctor.

Thanks for the info, - there's tons of useful stuff there. I'm

just going to look at the rest of the site.

Ann

[Guest guest]

> Hi Ann. Which is best? to take remedies or to take antifungal

> nutrients?.

I'd say the natural approach wodl be best - a strict combinaiton of

diet, probiotics and herbal antifungals

> Why is the reason that one must be looking for the die-off?.

Because then you can be sure that the treatment is working - on a

new antifungal, the worse you feel, the better!!

Ann (:

[Guest guest]

> My new GP has just given me one (ONE!!) diflucan capsule and

> She was ever so nice about the whole candida situation, though -

> even encouraging about the herbal/homeopathic treatments I'm

> using and the diet!! She recommended some books ('Got that...got

> that...lent that to your nurse last month...'), raved about the

> amount of info on the Internet, AND I've got a diagnosis of candida

> down in my medical notes, finally, so that's got to be a

> positivething, right?!

Ann, It's really good your GP acknowledges your candida and tried to

help even if it wasn't quite enough. Also that she's not set into

thinking that the only treatments that work are the ones that are

packaged up and patented by a huge Pharmaceutical company.

After all this time and all the marvellous progress you've made, what

made you approach your GP with the Candida issue? Just curious. I

haven't dared approach mine for fear of having 'Hypochondriac'

written on my notes.

Hang on in there.

Debs

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In a message dated 2/12/01 2:54:19 PM Central Standard Time,

ann.williams@... writes:

<< Were you taking herbs and doing

the diet when you took your single pill? >>

Yes.

[Guest guest]

> After all this time and all the marvellous progress you've made, what made

> you approach your GP with the Candida issue? Just curious.

Well, I've only just moved to that surgery (moved from Swansea to

Cardiff in July), and I did mention it to the first GP I saw there on

my first visit. He was dismissive, but yesterday I was giving my

new GP (female and much nicer, hence the change!) the rundown

on why I'd had to stop the thyroid medication she'd given me, and

one of the things that came up was that the amount I'd eaten had

triggered a candida setback last weekend. Her ears pricked up,

she reached for her pad and went 'So what usually helps...?' I

explained that I was treating it herbally/homeopathically, and she

was genuinely interested. I took the diflucan to humour her, I

guess, and to show her that I was prepared to be as open-minded

about her approach as she was about mine. At least now I can

honestly say 'Well, I tried it and it did nothing, but thank you'.

Her nurse has my Chainow book at the moment, because she's in

the same boat as me - I might ring the surgery later and ask her to

pass it on to the doctor when she's finished with it.

Ann

I haven't

> dared approach mine for fear of having 'Hypochondriac' written on my

> notes.

>

> Hang on in there.

>

> Debs

>

>

>

>

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Re: Diflucan

Tracey,

How did you get the Great Smokies test? Is this something I can order

myself or does a NP have to order it?

~

> In a message dated 2/12/01 12:07:17 PM Central Standard Time,

> ann.williams@v... writes:

>

> << one (ONE!!) diflucan capsule >>

>

> I took one Diflucan and it helped for about a week. Then the yeast

came

> back even stronger. Then I got a prescription for a week(400 mg on

day 1,

> 200 on the following days). That knocked the yeast out for almost a

month.

> Then it returned with a vengeance. Then I got a prescription for

two weeks

> (300 mg/day). It is still sitting in my drawer. Around that time I

did a

> Great Smokies CDSA w/ yeast culture and I found out that my yeast is

> resistant to Diflucan...I wonder how that happened? My advice would

be NOT

> to take the single Diflucan pill. I know that there is info on the

web - try

> searching for Jack Newman The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers

(thsi is

> what I showed my doctor) - that supports the fact that much candida

has

> become resistant to Diflucan and that longer duration and higher

doses are

> now necessary.

>

> Tracey

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If a longer duration of the drug is necessary, how

long would a person need to take it for? My doctor

wants to put me on 6 weeks of anti-fungal drugs, one

of them being Diflucan. I'm not sure if she intends to

keep me on it for the entire 6 weeks or not...as we

all know, candida develop resistance quickly. She

recommends 3 weeks of the drugs, then 1 week off, then

3 weeks more. Why this week long pause? Would that

actually help anything? She seems to be very

knowledgeable in the field of Candida, so I am hoping

she really knows what she's doing...after all, my GP

only gave me 3 Diflucan and said it should be gone,

that it's all in my head. So I am really hoping this

doctor will be of some help to me. My mother is

unhappy that the doc appears to know about more than

just the standard drugs and therapy (I'm only 18 and

still live at home). Since my mother is a nurse, she

strongly believes in the medical establishment, and

feels that the only correct treatments are the ones

that come stamped and labeled from the pharmacy. She

feels the doctor is a " quack " (and extremely

expensive, of course, and is not covered by

insurance). However, I'm giving her the benefit of the

doubt, since she knew about the issue of my fillings

and info like that. We had a long convorsation over

the phone, and now I just have to wait for that urine

sample to make its way through the mail so I can

FINALLY start getting better. But in the mean time,

this thrush is driving me crazy- does anybody have ANY

ideas at all? My mouth feels terrible.

***

***

> I know that there

> is info on the web - try

> searching for Jack Newman The Ultimate Breastfeeding

> Book of Answers (thsi is

> what I showed my doctor) - that supports the fact

> that much candida has

> become resistant to Diflucan and that longer

> duration and higher doses are

> now necessary.

>

> Tracey

>

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Hi ,

You could try tea tree oil, grape seed extract, or apple cider vinegar for

your mouth problems

Good Luck

Faisal

Re: Diflucan

If a longer duration of the drug is necessary, how

long would a person need to take it for? My doctor

wants to put me on 6 weeks of anti-fungal drugs, one

of them being Diflucan. I'm not sure if she intends to

keep me on it for the entire 6 weeks or not...as we

all know, candida develop resistance quickly. She

recommends 3 weeks of the drugs, then 1 week off, then

3 weeks more. Why this week long pause? Would that

actually help anything? She seems to be very

knowledgeable in the field of Candida, so I am hoping

she really knows what she's doing...after all, my GP

only gave me 3 Diflucan and said it should be gone,

that it's all in my head. So I am really hoping this

doctor will be of some help to me. My mother is

unhappy that the doc appears to know about more than

just the standard drugs and therapy (I'm only 18 and

still live at home). Since my mother is a nurse, she

strongly believes in the medical establishment, and

feels that the only correct treatments are the ones

that come stamped and labeled from the pharmacy. She

feels the doctor is a " quack " (and extremely

expensive, of course, and is not covered by

insurance). However, I'm giving her the benefit of the

doubt, since she knew about the issue of my fillings

and info like that. We had a long convorsation over

the phone, and now I just have to wait for that urine

sample to make its way through the mail so I can

FINALLY start getting better. But in the mean time,

this thrush is driving me crazy- does anybody have ANY

ideas at all? My mouth feels terrible.

***

***

> I know that there

> is info on the web - try

> searching for Jack Newman The Ultimate Breastfeeding

> Book of Answers (thsi is

> what I showed my doctor) - that supports the fact

> that much candida has

> become resistant to Diflucan and that longer

> duration and higher doses are

> now necessary.

>

> Tracey

>

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[Guest guest]

Tracey,

How did you get the Great Smokies test? Is this something I can order

myself or does a NP have to order it?

~

> In a message dated 2/12/01 12:07:17 PM Central Standard Time,

> ann.williams@v... writes:

>

> << one (ONE!!) diflucan capsule >>

>

> I took one Diflucan and it helped for about a week. Then the yeast

came

> back even stronger. Then I got a prescription for a week(400 mg on

day 1,

> 200 on the following days). That knocked the yeast out for almost a

month.

> Then it returned with a vengeance. Then I got a prescription for

two weeks

> (300 mg/day). It is still sitting in my drawer. Around that time I

did a

> Great Smokies CDSA w/ yeast culture and I found out that my yeast is

> resistant to Diflucan...I wonder how that happened? My advice would

be NOT

> to take the single Diflucan pill. I know that there is info on the

web - try

> searching for Jack Newman The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers

(thsi is

> what I showed my doctor) - that supports the fact that much candida

has

> become resistant to Diflucan and that longer duration and higher

doses are

> now necessary.

>

> Tracey

[Guest guest]

Biamonte has a candida site and gives appointments which he is THEE

only person who could get candida out of my system. i had seen 10 different

Dr's and been dealing with candida since i was a little child. look up his

site and see what he has to say, i still have appointments with him but for

cancer, i have been talking to him for about 4-5 years. he is expensive but

when he is the only person i could find who knew what i was going thru i had

to lissen to him. www.health-truth.com/tourprogram.htm this is his site or

just click candida. read what he says and print it all out. he makes sense &

he knows what he is talking about. Mog

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip, Mog. I copied all his info to read carefully!

Rennie

> Biamonte has a candida site and gives appointments

[Guest guest]

> This is my first time in a chat group. But I have

had yeast

infections since I can remember as a child of 6. I am

now 38 and I

finally found a doctor that can help, he is in LA and

I live in San

Francisco. He put me on 150mg of diflucan twice a day

for thirty

days while on a no carb diet. I am also taking

acidophilos tablets

and I am supposed to take two teaspoons of olive oil

before each

meal. My main concern is my liver, I have never had

any trouble with

my liver but would like my blood tested anyway, I am

now in the

process of looking for a doctor in the bay area to

test my liver.

Any opinions on the treatment and has anyone done this

type of

treatment without liver testing?

It is good to talk with people with the same

problem...

L

You are right, I am so glad to have found people that

know what I am going through. I too have had yeast

infections forever, and I am only 25! If I do treat

it with conventional medicine, It comes back within a

week. I feel gross, like why can't I get rid of it.

I don't feel it is normal. I wish I could find a

doctor that would be willing to treat it instead of

laugh at me when I mention candida. I know I need

help, but where does one go? How can I get tested for

it? Feel free to email me presonally if you want to

talk. I know I feel better getting this off of my

chest.

Thanks!

Jerrica

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i always felt better!

[Guest guest]

I have used diflucan several times and am currently on

a four month treatment because I wasnt using it

properly last time. My experience with diflucan is

that it really takes into the second day to notice any

real improvement. The first day it's just getting

into my system. I also know that there is no point

taking acidophilus or probiotics or anything like that

while on diflucan because it just suppresses and kills

them off. I wait until the treatment is finished and

then start the work of repopulating my body with the

needed flora,

Krista.

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haven't tried yet. - Mae West

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[Guest guest]

I've been put on Diflucan twice for 2 weeks each time, at 200mg first day and

100mg subsequent days for 2 weeks straight. You need much more and it still

wasn't enough, but I'm definetly alot better.

[Guest guest]

Hi! I recently took 100 mg. daily of Diflucan for stomach candida for three

weeks. My doc told me to take it for four weeks and then try a bit of fruit and

see how I felt. He said if it made me ill to take the Diflucan for another 4

weeks. When I quit the Diflucan I started a probiotic which seemed to help

immensely. I now eat small amounts of fruit with no problem. I haven't tried

adding anything else back into my diet yet but I have a food sensitivity to

wheat/gluten and dairy products. I wouldn't be surprised if the probiotic helped

with that too but I'm not going to try them yet. Feeling too good for that. I

first tried natural products but decided I needed something stronger. Good luck.

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone

Can people please share with me their success (or if they had none!)

with Diflucan, including how much they took and for how long. I am just

a bit confused as I have read on the lists and elsewhere that sometime

people require 100 or 200mg (I am on 50mg) daily and that you should

only take it for short periods of time.

Thanks

Mickaela

Digest Number 1794

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I've been on Diflucan twice for 2weeks each at 200mg first day and 100mg

folling 13 days. Mostly I forced my doctor into this dose, actually I wanted for

a

longer period of time, and a stronger dose. I am an Rn and have a drug book

that tells proper dosage for candidiasis , also if you have read the " yeast

connection fo women " it talks about differnt antifungals and dosing. It however,

is not up entirely to you, it's the MD who prescribes and I can tell you even

as a person with medical knowledge, doctors are very skeptical about

candidasis and believe this is rare only in diabetics, Aids and cancer patients.

Goodluck!! Kim in NJ

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Patty,

Diflucan is very hard on the liver from what I understand. Even before we knew I had AIH, my pcp told me that there was no way he would let me take diflucan as long as my liver enzymes were even slightly elevated. I think most oral anti-fungal meds are very hard on the liver.

W

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My doc prescribed 4 tablets the first day and 1 tablet for 29 more day

at 200 mg a tablet. I feel better than have in a long time however

still have the white coating on my tongue.

diflucan

my doctor is putting me on diflucan for 10 days. has anyone tried

that & did it help? thanks,denise