Yeast has taken over my body

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I will try to keep a very long story short. First my name is Konnie. I

have been married for 16 years and I have three kids 15, 10, and 2.

When I was a child I suffered from reoccurring yeast, bladder, and

kidney infections, and also what was called " sunspots " but is actually

a fungus. My mom met a women chiropractor who advised her to buy " The

Yeast Connection " and put me on the diet, as well as have me bath with

white vinegar in my bath for the sunspots. We did this and I got

better. Through my life I have always gotten at least one yeast

infection a year but never though anything. Ironically, I have been

telling a close friend for several years to put her child on the diet

because of reoccurring yeast infections and a recent thrush infection,

at 19 years of age. Her husband met someone while out of town and he

told him all about candida and they got her on the diet 2 months ago.

She is 100% better on this diet. Now back to me, about 6 years ago I

began having reoccurrant UTI's again. I was diagnosed with 15 in 9

months. I then got pregnant and had not one UTI. As soon as my cycle

returned I started with one every month. I was referred to a uroligist

who insisted they were from a dropped bladder from " This " birth

(ignoring that I had this problem before his birth) and he wanted to

do surgery. He did some tests for kidney reflux that all came back

fine and then wouldn't you know his practice went out of business. off

I go to a second specialist who insisted that although the kidney

reflux tests came back fine I still had it. he put me on long term

macrobid and ordered a triple renal scan. Two weeks into my long term

treatment I had a severe allergic reaction. I never went to the renal

scan. 2-3 months went by with no UTI's (gee I now had 16 antibiotics

in a year no wonder). I did howvwe develop those " sunspots " on my

stomach again. Then I got a UTI and was so scared to get another

antibiotic that I went to a chiropractor. He was my saving grace until

I could no longer afford him. I am so happy to report that I have not

had a UTI or any UTI " symptoms " in 4 months now. When I was pregnant I

developed toes nail fungus which I thought was from getting pedicures

before my pregnancy. Little did I know then...I also had gestational

diabetes for the 2nd time. When DS was born I developed masttitis and

then thrush on my nipples from the antibiotic for the mastitis. I was

treated with ONE diflucan and it did not go away (the baby's doc

refused to give me nystatin for him). i then treated DS and I both

with gentian violet and it went away. Through my UTI nightmare I got 2

yeast infections and I got thrush on my nipples 2 more times. I have

had several people tell me I need to do the candida diet but I have

been so afraid to do such a restrictive diet that I have ignored it.

All the while I knew what I needed to do. Last week I went to the

dentist to have a back molar that had broken pulled. I had been on,

you guessed it ANTIBIOTIC for a week prior to the procedure. All went

well and I was recovering with zero pain. Until Monday when I started

with a HORRIBLE sore throat and what felt like absessed gums in an

area where my tooth was NOT pulled. By Wendsday morning my mouth was

killing me and my throat felt like there was something stuck in it and

I could not swallow. It felt like I was swallowing glass and my throat

felt like one side was literally closing up on me. I called my doc

right away. As I was getting ready, brushing my teeth, I noticed my

tongue was pure white and mucussy. I figured it was all of the mucus

from whatever was going on, although, I have had a mild white coat to

my tongue for what seems like my entire life. The doc took one look in

my mouth and asked how long my tongue looked like this. I said forever

but it seems much worse now. His diagnosis...severe thrush of the

mouth and throat. I cried! Not because I have thrush but because it

was a revelation I have been ignoring for so so very long! He gave me

a script for some antifungal losenges for 14 days and advised me to

cut out all yeast, sugar, and dairy. Go figure! The funny thing is

that as I was driving there I thought to myself don't forget to ask

him if he can write you a script for nizoral cream for these sunspots

on your stomach that are spreading and itching. lol Since then (grant

you this is TWO days ago) I have thrush in my nipples again and my

ears are itching like mad. My body has been taken over! I go to the

gyno this afternoon for my yearly that I ironically have had scheduled

for a few weeks now. I need to ask him for something for my nipples

and the sunspots. I am not trusting that he will know what is best for

me. I know I need nizoral cream for the spots but for the nipples

should I ask for long term nizoral or diflucan? If he is a jerk about

it I will call my primary monday and ask him but I am thinking nizoral

not diflucan right? Also the diet is totally overwhelming me to where

I am afraid to eat. i am so scared of this yeast that I am afraid to

eat the wrong thing. Has this happened to anyone, these feelings? Not

to mention it hurts like heck to swallow. My throat has gotten much

better since starting the meds and my tongue looks great,

comparatively but when I wake up in the morning it is horrible and

late in the evening too. Anyways, if you have kept reading this long

thank you so much and if you have any advice or words of encouragment

I really need them today! Thank you so much!