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Re: chronic candida...any tests to tell if it's from the intestine?
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 30 13:02:46 2004
Yes that embarassing symptom also goes along with it!! Feel free to let
me know if you get any testing & resolution for all of it, I would be
interested.
Lori
http://www.theendoclub.com
At Fri, 30 Jul 2004, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi Lori--
>
>Thank you so much for the information. I will check out the website and
>see about diet, etc. I have also had a lot of anal itching in addition
>to the yeast itching...I wonder if this is also connected? but I am glad
>to know that there are others out there who can relate, too.
>
>Thanks!
>
>At Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Lori wrote:
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>>Yeast infections had been a MAJOR problem(20 yrs.) for me also. After
>>sex, I always would take a shower or a problem again the next day. Since
>>seeing a naturopathic Dr.- their really was no need for me to have a
>>test done, since it was pretty obvious that their was a problem.
>>I am not an expert but always read it was also a disruption of the good
>>gut flora in the stomach-we need the good bugs in our stomach &
>>medication can disrupt this. (Hey Girls(smile) I still still use
>>medication for some ailments...)
>>My Dr. gave me acidophillis for 2 months & no problems ever since.
>>Their is a diet for it-lots of vegetables, no alcohol, no sugar(this
>>will also help the endo)...a suggested book that explains more is:
>>Endometriosis-keys to healing thru nutrition.
>>http://www.endometriosisassn.org/cart_book.html
>>I would look up the info for you, but I gave it to my neighbor.It
>>explains the yeast connection & how to treat it, among other things...
>>My neighbor said that they scraped her tongue at the medical Drs. to
>>test for it with no findings- but then found yeast in her stool, but did
>>not mention any problems with that? She is seeing another Dr.
>>Hope this helps a little.
>>Lori
>>http://www.theendoclub.com
>>
>>At Fri, 30 Jul 2004, anonymous wrote:
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>>>Hi All--
>>>I have read a lot of good information on here about chronic yeast
>>>infections. I seem to have constant itching / yeasty discharge, esp.
>>>after sex w. my partner, in spite of us using condoms and washing
>>>before/after intercourse (I know yeast isn't usually spread from partner
>>>to partner, and he doesn't have any symptoms, but I've heard of an
>>>increase in yeast with some women after sex?). My symptoms also seem to
>>>flare up after eating yeasty foods--alcohol, sweets, bread--so could
>>>this be connected?
>>>
>>>I have been on birth control for endo + premarin cream (not the premarin
>>>pill) for vaginal dryness for the past 3 years...could this be causing
>>>the increase in yeast?
>>>
>>>I am wondering if the yeast might be coming from the intestine. I have
>>>read a lot about intestinal yeast, and I feel like I have the symptoms
>>>of "yeast syndrome"--yeast infections, fatigue, achiness, brain fog,
>>>etc. Are there specific tests I can request from my doctor to see if it
>>>is spreading from the intestine? The last time I went to the doctor, I
>>>asked about Yeast Syndrome, and the doctor said she had never heard of
>>>it. It is frustrating bc these symptoms feel REAL, but not many medical
>>>professionals seem to believe in them!
>>>
>>>Also another thing--I have lived in a very damp apartment that I
>>>recently discovered that has a SEVERE mold problem...any connection
>>>between mold exposure and candida?
>>>
>>>any answers are welcome....esp. about what to ask the doctor about this
>>>condition and finding out how to treat it other than over the counter
>>>yeast creams (I've used them...they work at first, but then the symptoms
>>>come back) I am frustrated and in need of support!
>>>Thanks...have pain free days everyone.
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