Re: Cysts and RA....antibiotics etc..

[Guest guest]

If you are on sulfa drugs or antibiotics, it is critical that you

replace the good bacteria in your body that these drugs kill. The

meds can't distinguish between the good and bad bacteria and just

kill everything.

For females, this can cause yeast infections but can also cause

diahrea, candida and many other illnesses. Many doctors (good ones)

will tell you that you must take acidophilus when you are on

antibiotics to keep you from getting sick. Eating a yogurt each day

can accomplish this, but you can also take accidopholus pills.

Here are some links where you can find more info about it:

http://my.webmd.com/hw/diet_and_nutrition/tp21170.asp

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T080400.asp

My rheumy always asks me how I am sleeping and has prescribed

sleeping pills because I don't sleep due to pain. His office did a

study of sleep problems due to RA. He wants records of all medical

issues that I see other doctors for. I consider him my primary

doctor because he manages everything for my health because RA

affects everything!

Good luck to those of you struggling with your rheumys and PLEASE

try to find one that will listen to you and knows what they are

doing.

Miriam

>

> Anything that goes into your body, will come out of your pores one

way or

> another. Be it an abscess, a pimple thats gone horribly wrong or

a cyst. With

> all the medication I have been on over the years, I have to say, I

have been

> lancing myself silly. If you are sulfa drugs especially, or an

anti biotic

> which is fungus based, you can get a nasty " something " usually

someplace tender

> and in a place hard to reach. My experience has been to use

exfoliating gloves

> and wash places that are prone once a day if I havent been

perspiring, but

> twice a day if I have. I hate being sweaty because of course I

smell like

> medication so I am forever dousing myself with an anti bacterial

wipe. Yes, those

> things work very well. Refreshing too!!! Yours, Deborah

>

[Guest guest]

I wish my RD was like yours.....it puzzles me....for a 186.00 office

visit...you'd think he'd listen more .....I've told him from day

one........for about 3 years....I was not Sick...took NO MEDS....and

I was getting really tired all the time...and in a Lot of pain....but

put it down as the I'm about to hit 40 and things Hurt ...lol.

I spent the better part of 2 years.....thinking I was just getting

older...and things hurt and you don't have the energy u had at

30.......Little did I know, how wrong I was...LOL.

I wish my OB/GYN hadn't retired....you could see him about

anything....He's the one that started working on the Candida Syndrome

in my late Teens.....and Strangly....a lot of Docs don't believe in it

(in my experience)....my GP will subscribe the Nystatin Orals tabs

for me.....but I'm not too sure she thinks they work....but they do.

I haven't slept but a FEW good 8 hour nights in about 4 years.....RD

agrees I need GOOD Sleep....but isn't concerned as to how I go about

doing that.....(@@). Isn't concerned about my pain.......

If we had more closer...I'd switch....but 45 mins driving/riding is

about my limit..... If I went to a bigger city....I'd never make

it back.....LOL.

Carla

Ohhhh Yes.....good tip on the Yogurt....I do that too...will look

into the acidophilus.

>

> If you are on sulfa drugs or antibiotics, it is critical that you

> replace the good bacteria in your body that these drugs kill. The

> meds can't distinguish between the good and bad bacteria and just

> kill everything.

>

> For females, this can cause yeast infections but can also cause

> diahrea, candida and many other illnesses. Many doctors (good

ones)

> will tell you that you must take acidophilus when you are on

> antibiotics to keep you from getting sick. Eating a yogurt each

day

> can accomplish this, but you can also take accidopholus pills.

>

> Here are some links where you can find more info about it:

> http://my.webmd.com/hw/diet_and_nutrition/tp21170.asp

> http://www.askdrsears.com/html/8/T080400.asp

>

> My rheumy always asks me how I am sleeping and has prescribed

> sleeping pills because I don't sleep due to pain. His office did a

> study of sleep problems due to RA. He wants records of all medical

> issues that I see other doctors for. I consider him my primary

> doctor because he manages everything for my health because RA

> affects everything!

>

> Good luck to those of you struggling with your rheumys and PLEASE

> try to find one that will listen to you and knows what they are

> doing.

>

> Miriam

>