10a. Re: Yeast

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Posted by: " TAP " usns99@... usns99

Tue Mar 1, 2011 1:14 am (PST)

" Why does one have to worry about fungal problems? Is yeast the only fungal

problem suffered although it is bad enough? Is LDN worth taking if it causes

fungal/yeast/ gut/sleeplessnes and other problems? "

Answers to many questions you may have concerning yeast overgrowth can be found

at this excellent web site:

http://www.womentowomen.com/digestionandgihealth/candida.aspx

The quick answer is that there are some very cheap and harmless supplements you

can take to keep yeast in the gut under control, along with a few dietary

changes (avoid sugar is #1) if those supplements aren't sufficient. From that

site:

* Candex

* Berberine

* Oil of oregano

* Garlic

* Citrus seed extract (e.g., ParaMicrocidin)

* Pau d’arco

* Isatis tinctoria (indigowoad root)

* Undecylenic acid

* Caprylic acid

* Probiotics

I've been taking probiotics and garlic for years and used to take another

product called " ThreeLac " , which is another type of probiotic that contains

yeast-eating bacteria, and it's harmless to the " good " bacteria in your gut

necessary for digestion.

I've also tried a couple of the other product listed above in the past, but

found them intolerable - Oil of oregano is very powerful, too much will kill off

too many yeast too fast and cause a " herxheimer " reaction (will make you sick as

a dog). And Caprylic Acid is very irritating to the intestines and colon (it is

an acid after all). I won't go into the ugly details of what it did to me in

just a month, but I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy......

My suggestion to everyone, and I don't think this is promoted here as strongly

as it should be, is probiotics, probiotics, and MORE probiotics! They're your

best friends, trust me on that.