Re: Attn: Debi Re: candida and endometriosis
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jul 27 15:21:36 2002
Dear Debi:
It sounds like you've got this stuff figured out! Would your Naturopath
know of someone (a Naturopath) in Dallas?
What about vitamin C and vegetables/fruits high in vitamin c or citric
acid? Do they give you any pain? I get pain with these as well as the
dairy, eggs, phytoestrogens, etc.. Do you have a problem with excess
acid, acid stomach, etc.? I do and I'm trying to figure out what will
work for me. Vitamin C worsens the acid stomach - feels like it eats a
hole in my stomach lining.
What kind of diet do you eat?
What about the progesterone creams or the progesterone cream mixed with
phytoestrogens? Do you use either of these? What does your naturopath
say about whether or not we should use these products?
Did you suffer any hair loss/hair thinning? I'm having a big problem
with this and don't know how to remedy it :-(.
Would appreciate any info you can provide. Would it be okay to email
you offlist?
At Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Debi wrote:
>
>At Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Kelli wrote:
>>
>>Mindy:
>>
>>Please, can you tell us in detail about the candida cleanse, diet and
>>immune support system? I'd like to try it!
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Kelli
>>
>>At Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Mindy wrote:
>>>
>>>I am not sure about the connection between endo and candida; however,
>>>their is a connection between increased infections and endo. A candida
>>>diet can reduce the number of infections. I am living proof!!!! For
>>>almost fours years I have battled chronic vaginal and UTI infections. I
>>>did the candida cleanse, diet and immune support and so far so good!
>>>It's amazing!
>>>
>>>Unforntunately, I can't tell you whether it helps with endo. I have
>>>read in nutrition books that it does help with endo symptoms, but so far
>>>the only way to be rid of endo (whether it be long term or temporary) is
>>>conservative surgery (preferably excision).
>>>
>>>Mindy :-)
>
>I think there is a direct relation between endo and Candida. From what
>I have read, it's possible that it has to do with supressed immune
>systems; women with endo are more likely to have had food allergies,
>candidia, mono, and more. It is also possible that long term use of
>antibiotics and/or BCP's are the culprit in Candida, as they both may
>kill off the good bacteria that we need to fight off infections. My
>naturopath had me on Nystatin for years and it cleared up my Candida
>problems totally (and helped my sinuses!) I also take a
>multi-acidopholus regularly and double it if I have to use antibiotics.
>I have read about the anti-candida diet and would do it if I needed, but
>since I found out I was allergic to milk and eggs (eating foods you are
>allergic to also suppresses your immune system as your body has to fight
>it off)and have used the Nystatin and acidopholus I haven't had any
>problems for years. I stopped taking BCP's seven years ago because they
>were causing my (real) breasts to become hard (the irritation from it
>could cause breast cancer), although that's when my endo really started
>growing. And I agree, excision by a trained professional is the only
>cure.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Lieke wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Did somebody hear about a connection between candida and
>>>>endometriosis???
>>>>(maybe somebody knows an artical about this)
>>>>I did a test (question list) for candida and ther was an a question: Do
>>>>you have endometriosis. So is there and what is the connection between
>>>>thes to things???
>>>>Somebody has an answer???
>>>>Please excuus me for my Englisch, I'm from The Netherlands.
>>>>Thans for reading....
>>>>gr. Lieke
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