Yeast infection versus Lyme?

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Hi All. This is Selma #2 from US checking in. I've not been on the

board for awhile/too busy with work and holidays. Diagnosis of FMS 10

years ago, 2 years a go optic neuritis with neuro symptoms progression

which led me to lyme path. IGENEX wester blot positive (2 bands).

Zhang herbs 8 months/plus supplements with Buhner last 2..

worsening/new symptoms. LDN September 2007 with homeo lyme treatement

parallel. Not back to where I was , but feeling a hell of lot better

than this summer/fall. Less eye pain. I did add devils claw and

sarsparilla plus capryilic acid for possible yeast in addition to

other vitamin supplements, cod liver oil etc. Amish healer/medical

intuitive told me through written letter (he's not local) that all my

problems stem from yeast/candida. I did do his diet and herbal

treatment of 15 days (his recommendation)two times..with no major

improvement. He still insists I have candida and that I am getting

sugar or aluminum some where in my diet on his 15 day yeast diet. My

regular MD/GP is very open minded and alternatively minded. I

convinced him to do a bunch of testing using Great Plains Labs (they

specialist in autism, immune stuff.. testing for yeast, heavy metals

, food sensitivies etc. etc). I did come back positive for

yeast/fungus! But copper/zinc, glutathione, ceruloplasma? spelling?,

food sensitivies ( a bit high for asparagus and sweet potatoes!)..all

came back normal. Stress hormones also tested high in the full acid

urine profile. His recommendation go on no sugar, no flour , no

alcohol diet plus nystatin/probiotics plus cleansing(milk thistle,

vitamin C etc)for several months and retest/monitor symptoms. I will

also continue to take the LDN and other supplements. Has anyone

explored the candida yeast treatment path? Wondering on thoughts from

others on yeast and it's symptoms versus lyme. My only other option at

this point would be to try abx..but if yeast is the issue , that would

only make that worse! It is hard to believe that yeast could cause

optic neuropathy, but great plains has a book talking about the yeast

connection to austism, FMS, CFS, autoimmune etc. My biggest issues at

the moment right now are brain fog, muscle twitching, jerking.. and

eye pain a few days/month (towards end of monthly cycle it seems).

also some shaking in my hands/twitches in thumbs.

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> Hi All. This is Selma #2 from US checking in. I've not been on the

> board for awhile/too busy with work and holidays. Diagnosis of FMS 10

> years ago, 2 years a go optic neuritis with neuro symptoms progression

> which led me to lyme path. IGENEX wester blot positive (2 bands).

> Zhang herbs 8 months/plus supplements with Buhner last 2..

> worsening/new symptoms. LDN September 2007 with homeo lyme treatement

> parallel. Not back to where I was , but feeling a hell of lot better

> than this summer/fall. Less eye pain. I did add devils claw and

> sarsparilla plus capryilic acid for possible yeast in addition to

> other vitamin supplements, cod liver oil etc. Amish healer/medical

> intuitive told me through written letter (he's not local) that all my

> problems stem from yeast/candida. I did do his diet and herbal

> treatment of 15 days (his recommendation)two times..with no major

> improvement. He still insists I have candida and that I am getting

> sugar or aluminum some where in my diet on his 15 day yeast diet. My

> regular MD/GP is very open minded and alternatively minded. I

> convinced him to do a bunch of testing using Great Plains Labs (they

> specialist in autism, immune stuff.. testing for yeast, heavy metals

> , food sensitivies etc. etc). I did come back positive for

> yeast/fungus! But copper/zinc, glutathione, ceruloplasma? spelling?,

> food sensitivies ( a bit high for asparagus and sweet potatoes!)..all

> came back normal. Stress hormones also tested high in the full acid

> urine profile. His recommendation go on no sugar, no flour , no

> alcohol diet plus nystatin/probiotics plus cleansing(milk thistle,

> vitamin C etc)for several months and retest/monitor symptoms. I will

> also continue to take the LDN and other supplements. Has anyone

> explored the candida yeast treatment path? Wondering on thoughts from

> others on yeast and it's symptoms versus lyme. My only other option at

> this point would be to try abx..but if yeast is the issue , that would

> only make that worse! It is hard to believe that yeast could cause

> optic neuropathy, but great plains has a book talking about the yeast

> connection to austism, FMS, CFS, autoimmune etc. My biggest issues at

> the moment right now are brain fog, muscle twitching, jerking.. and

> eye pain a few days/month (towards end of monthly cycle it seems).

> also some shaking in my hands/twitches in thumbs.

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