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Re: chronic candida...any tests to tell if it's from the intestine?

From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 30 13:44:51 2004

HI!

Well, all I can say is I wish I had the answers too! I have the SAME chronic yeast that is just indestructable. As I've mentioned previously, my current infection has been around 3 months. WITH TREATMENT/ drugs/ yogurt/ acidophilis, etc... It's awful. And after sex the burning is SO BAD. That's how I know I still have one. My boyfriend is totally clean, tested for everything under the sun including yeast just to make sure.

I just don't know. I've started this new diet to see if that works. My doc has me cutting out alcohol, coffee, sugar, carbs, etc. I'm sure you've read my frustrated emails in the past :) I don't know if intestinal yeast is connecte, but I know that if it is truely systemic it's a bi#$h...

One huge thing though, a moldy appt is VERY bad for you, especially for your resp. system. Yeast/ candida, I have no clue. But, I would call your landlord and/or report it to someone. Try using baking soda or baby powder on your carpets, let the dampness soak up, and then I would hire or rent a steam cleaner and get that junk out of there. Also, I would beg to have it repainted if there is mold on the walls anywhere. They MUST use KILLS primer. that's just about the ONLY thing that will guarantee to rid you of the mold on your walls. I have asthma as well and became VERY ill when I moved into an appt w/ mold on the ceiling. We had to paint w/ kills to get rid of it. You can become very sick from certain molds.

Good luck, and keep me posted if you discover any tricks! 

--
Michelle


At Fri, 30 Jul 2004, anonymous wrote:
>
>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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