Re: reply - thrush

[Guest guest]

Hi BarbaraAnn, Nystatin, in any form, will kill candida only in the digestive

tract. The liquid will not kill anywhere in the body other than the

digestive tract, which includes the intestinal tract. Incidentally, the

prescription Nystatin given out contains sugar which does not help matters.

My doctor gave me Nystatin powder which I mixed in water and drank. No

sugar. He also told me not to eat sugar. It helped a lot.

[Guest guest]

Geri:

The old saying is fish and company start to smell after three days,!!!!!

Sue AIH

Wisconsin

[Guest guest]

Barbara,

Despite a year and a half of immunosuppresants, I still seem to have a very

strong immune system. Ordinarily that's a good thing but I'm not so sure

it is considering that I have an autoimmune disease. I've always been

resistant to flu, viruses of any kind and infection. I've had few

infections in my entire life. Since I've been on pred and Imuran, I

haven't had a cold or flu and only one infection - from a cat bite - which

turned out to be very serious and even dangerous. Otherwise, I seem to be

as resistant as I ever was.

Right now I'm developing some deep chest congestion and have a major cough.

In the past, I haven't seen a doctor for this kind of thing because the

usual remedies have always worked. I drink hot lemonade for congestion,

take a couple of aspirin and take an over the counter cough medication if

the cough bothers me, and that's it. I'm seeing a new internist Monday and

will see what he says about it, but otherwise, I'm not really worried.

However, I'm curious about whether others who have specific autoimmune

diseases and who have been taking immunosuppressants, are still apparently

resistant to infection? Could this be something that will turn out to be a

problem? Ever heard any discussion about this?

Talk to you later. I'm still trying to plow my way through 250 e-mails and

I've lost track of where I am. That's besides dealing with a variety of

house guests for the past two weeks (and they haven't all been pleasant.)

Take care,

Geri

[Guest guest]

Hi Geri, I am new, as of today, and have been reading the mail. I too have

found that after being on the immunosuppresants that I seem to be healthier.

Before I would get ill very easily and couldn't fight it off, since taking the

drugs I seem to be soo much better, fewer colds, flus, etc. I have no idea if

this is a good thing or not, other than I don't need to take more drugs to

fight off the infections. I will introduce myself a little later, must go

right now, Lynn

Geri Spang wrote:

> From: Geri Spang <spangs@...>

>

> Barbara,

> Despite a year and a half of immunosuppresants, I still seem to have a very

> strong immune system. Ordinarily that's a good thing but I'm not so sure

> it is considering that I have an autoimmune disease. I've always been

> resistant to flu, viruses of any kind and infection. I've had few

> infections in my entire life. Since I've been on pred and Imuran, I

> haven't had a cold or flu and only one infection - from a cat bite - which

> turned out to be very serious and even dangerous. Otherwise, I seem to be

> as resistant as I ever was.

>

> Right now I'm developing some deep chest congestion and have a major cough.

> In the past, I haven't seen a doctor for this kind of thing because the

> usual remedies have always worked. I drink hot lemonade for congestion,

> take a couple of aspirin and take an over the counter cough medication if

> the cough bothers me, and that's it. I'm seeing a new internist Monday and

> will see what he says about it, but otherwise, I'm not really worried.

>

> However, I'm curious about whether others who have specific autoimmune

> diseases and who have been taking immunosuppressants, are still apparently

> resistant to infection? Could this be something that will turn out to be a

> problem? Ever heard any discussion about this?

>

> Talk to you later. I'm still trying to plow my way through 250 e-mails and

> I've lost track of where I am. That's besides dealing with a variety of

> house guests for the past two weeks (and they haven't all been pleasant.)

>

> Take care,

> Geri

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

barbara ann wrote:

>

> From: barbara ann <barbara99ann@...>

>

> Patti,

> I always keep a bottle of the acidophilus pills on

> hand because I have to take anti-biotics when I go to

> the dentist or when I get a flu or sinus infection.

> There is one anti-biotic in particular (can't remember

> the name) which is guaranteed to cause yeast

> infections. You're right, Yogurt contains the

> acidophilus bacteria and is very good for the

> intestinal tract in order to maintain the balance

> between the good guys and bad guys. I use the yogurt

> as a preventative and try to eat it regularly. (it's

> not my favorite thing)

> Unfortunately, at least in my own experience, once an

> infection takes hold in a compromised immune system,

> the results can be devastating, if not deadly. The

> drugs we take are so potent that our bodies simply

> can't fight off the infection without the help of a

> strong prescription drug. The higher the dose of

> immune suppressant drugs - the less defense the body

> has. I have seen people in the hospital die from

> simple bacterial and viral infections because the

> infection couldn't be controlled. That's why I feel

> it's important to get on top of these things

> immediately. I don't like it, but that's the way it

> is, and it scares the heck out of me.

> Barbara Ann

> AIH Transplant Recipient

> P.S. I hope your husband is still gaining weight and

> feeling well. My best to you and your family.

>

>

> ---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Sue,

At 08:08 PM 7/10/99 -0400, you wrote:

>From: Roselle50@...

>

>Geri:

>The old saying is fish and company start to smell after three days,!!!!!

>Sue AIH

>Wisconsin

I wish a couple of our guests would have thought about that. Not that they

had the sensitivity to care.

Geri