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Re: Any connection between candida and PCOS?
From: Christine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 May 2002 07:01:35 -0500 (CDT)
I made a mistake on my last post...I meant my vitamins have 100mcg of
the B's, not 100mg. Sorry! =)
At Wed, 15 May 2002, Christine wrote:
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>My PCOS is also mild. That is why I take a low does of Glucophage XR.
>He started me out on 1000mg/day, but I got the same results from
>500mg/day, so why take more when you can take less, right? But
>apparently I may need more now.
>
>I do take a multi-vitamin...it is a whole foods supplement (Natures
>Plus) It has 100mg of both B-12 the other B's.
>
>At Tue, 14 May 2002, Anne wrote:
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>>Is it happening when you have pms? It could be related to hormonal
>>changes.
>>
>>You are on a very low dose of glucophage. My PCOS is mild, I was
>>probably at the onset point when I started. I took 1000mg for 4-5
>>months and just upped it to 1500mg and I am having absolutely no pms
>>problems any more, or cravings.
>>
>>I wonder if it could also be your body responding to the positive
>>hormonal changes occuring due to the glucophage.
>>
>>However, sometimes our bodies will crave what we need, not just what is
>>bad for us, I'm also a vegetarian, are you making sure to take B-12 / or
>>a multivitamin?
>>
>>Good luck
>>
>>Anne
>>
>>At Tue, 14 May 2002, Christine wrote:
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>>>I was wondering if there could possibly be a connection between candida
>>>problems and PCOS? I have both. I do not eat dairy, refined processed
>>>sugars or products or meat. I also stay away from breads, things with
>>>yeast and that feed the yeast. But for the last 2 months, I have craved
>>>these things soooo badly. I have given in a lot to these cravings, and
>>>since then, I have had a return of symptoms...i.e. Aching and cramping
>>>all the time from the ovaries, uterus. I take Glucophage XR 500mg a
>>>day, and when I started taking it, my symptoms subsided. WEll I am
>>>still taking it, and the symptoms are coming back. So I was wondering
>>>if there may be a connection or just a coincidence. Any thoughts?
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