Re: Sugar/Candida was: Probiotic Whole Foods

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this is validating for me to hear/ read.  I too have Candida and am very strapped financially, where getting the help i need from my Naturopath is almost impossible. I don't have health insurance for " Alternative Therapies. "

My story is similar to yours. I still have acne related to CD, etc-- my body's way of flushing out some of the toxins, and probably inflammation. I actually now rub some garlic (juice from the clove) on a breakout or nodule and it works wonders!! I love it!! I don't stink either:)

With me, my body was so underweight that I was put in many different eating disorder hospitals, but no amount of therapy helped me. I knew the main problem was physiologically based, but didn't have a name for it until 13 years later, which was Jan. of this year! I binged A LOT on noodles, high sugared cereals, cookies, etc. but kept losing weight.  I couldn't help myself, no matter how intelligent and self-aware I was/am, it wasn't helping.  It has been such a long, hard journey for me.

I appreciate the articles, but some of the readings can be too triggering for me, where I freak out, like I'm going to die because the subject matters can be very intense

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> I'm so sorry to hear that you've had such a rough road. As far as sugar, I

> am not aware of that being related to celiac disease. It is important that

> you do get some sugar in your diet though, as our bodies must have it to

> survive. Glucose is where we get our energy to live. So I'd guess you must

> mean refined sugar, not all sugar, right? Have you had your blood glucose

> levels tested? It has been shown that those with one autoimmune disease such

> as celiac are somewhat more likely to get others, such as diabetes and

> Hashimoto's thyroiditis. You should be tested for those too.

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> You're right that your body will be " off " until you get all the right

> nutrients again, which you can't do until your intestines heal. I know that

> some people take extra B vitamins for a while, but I'm no expert on that so

> I'll have to let them explain that. First you can have a blood test which

> looks at your nutrient levels to see where you are deficient.

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> I sure wish I could decrease cravings! But I'd guess that you're right that

> recovery (and getting all the right nutrients) will help that too.

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> Someone also mentioned avoiding dairy for a while - I should have said that

> too. The reason is that the ends of the villi are the areas which do most of

> the digestion of dairy, but until you're healed, those ends are gone, and so

> it's very hard to digest dairy. That should also get better with time. If

> you do have dairy it won't hurt your villi nor slow the healing, but it will

> probably give you other symptoms (pain, gas, etc.).

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> All the best wishes!

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> Subject: [ ] Re: Probiotic Whole Foods

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> Thanks .

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> I have Candida amongst of other secondary illnesses as a result of living

> with CD for 11+ years. My whole body, Mind and brain are out of whack as a

> result, along with having a sugar allergy. Eating sugar is so toxic for me.

> My life becomes unmanageable, especially when compounded with gluten.

> Do you know anything can help decrease cravings? Healing my stomach will

> help...

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> Thank you!

> Also, do most others with a gluten intolerance and/or allergy have a sugar

> sensitivity as well? I'm seeing that people don't metabolize dairy, but was

> wondering about sugar, corn syrup, etc.-- all chemicals that are very

> harmful to my system.

-- ~Amira