Hmmm, they thought this with me too, and
it's possible if you've had significant
antibiotic treatment before you got sick.
However, don't be fooled, this is often a
quick, dustbin diagnosis for doctors to
say screw you and push you to the side so
you stop bothering them. Candida can
easily be eliminated by going on a
probiotic diet that consists of plain
yogurt, preferably sheep's, and a
probiotic called primal defense that you
can get at a health food store. After I
took antibiotics a few months ago for
something unrelated, I had terrible
stomach pains, started to eat some
organic, raw sauerkraut, more yogurt and
those probiotics, and destroyed whatever
it was in there in about a month. I'm not
sure what all that stuff is, but be
careful. A probiotic treatment cannot
hurt you, but those medicines, if that's
what they are, possibly could. Didn't see
your other reply either. That's pretty
quick to be seeing the results, so you're
doing good. If the candida thing is a
problem, you should be even better after
they or you correct it. Did they test you
for it? There's a very simple test you
can do, but I'm not sure how accurate it
is.
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foxforce5
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Posted: 09-27-07 08:08am
I did do the saliva in water test at home
myself. I also got a saliva home kit that
I'm sending away to check the adrenals.
The Dr. said that the candida will show up
around my 2nd or 3rd colonic. He based his
diagnoses on our interview. I had taken
lots of antibiotics in the past years for
urinary tract infections. Also I have been
on the pill for a number of years.
Had my first vitamin IV and colonic on
Monday. Felt pretty good after. I am going
today for another IV and footbath (
removes toxins as well). The footbath
water is supposed to turn a different
color at the end depending upon what
toxins are in your body. I was worried
about the medications as well, but through
my research and his assurances, I feel
fine about taking this now. The colonics,
foot bathes and vitamins is supposed to
fast track getting it out of your body.
I'll keep you posted.
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Stan
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Posted: 09-28-07 14:48pm
Sounds great, let me know how it goes.
There was another guy on here awhile ago
that had candida and thought it was
hypoglycemia at first.
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foxforce5
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Posted: 09-30-07 17:27pm
I will keep you posted. I still am on your
diet and think that I have 'hypo' as well.
I won't change my mind on that until
if/when I start feeling better.
I am still eating every two hours but am
able to stretch it out longer in the late
afternoons/evenings because I just don't
feel as hungry. But the other times I am
so hungry - you said that I need to eat
more fat. I've been trying to do that. I
guess the I have seen some big
improvements in a week - though most
things happen so slow it's hard to
notice.
I also have been working on some
psychotherapy techniques on my own - my
counselor is cognitive school - that have
been really helping me dig out some crap
from the past.
I think my mind messed me up big time too.
Have a good week & thanks!
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Posted: 10-02-07 13:58pm
By the way, my NEW diet is up and ready
near the top of the forum, so read it when
you get the chance. If you're getting
like that, that's a good sign, it means
your body is beginning to stablize, and
actually, it's better to eat slightly more
earlier in the day and less during the
evening, for obvious reasons. How much
fruit are you eating and how much fat?
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foxforce5
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Posted: 10-02-07 19:38pm
Just in the last few days I have been able
to skip one of my evening meals and
stretch out the last two. Not sure if it
is because the medication or the colonics
or if I'm stabilizing a bit more either. I
just feel full. But, I take what I can
get, even if it is small.
I also am eating more apples( bigger
slices) now in the past few days without
any trouble. My fat has not gone up that
much. I am still adding about a tablespoon
of olive oil to each meal except
breakfast, of course.
I have read the new diet - but have not
had a chance to study it - I think I have
the other one memorized!!
I had my second colonic yesterday and 3rd
vitamin drip. I really think the getting
vitamins this way has helped me a lot.
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Posted: 10-04-07 10:17am
Yeah, you'll notice that I cut out most of
that fat. You probably don't need so
much, but if it seems okay don't worry
about it. You'll know it's too much when
you start crapping like a river full of
mud.
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foxforce5
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Posted: 10-22-07 17:07pm
Stan - how are you doing healthwise? It's
been kinda quiet on the boards recently.
I have been getting better each day - but
progress is slow. However, from where I
was a few months ago - I am 100 times
better. I am still getting my treatments
from the ND and my depression is pretty
much gone. A bit of anxiety is still there
from time to time. Now I am convinced that
this depression/anxiety was caused by this
illness. I am still working on my mind
with my counselor and doing a lot of work
on at home resolving the past issues. I am
still eating a very strict diet.
Did I tell you how sick I am of eggs?
I have not been able to get in a lot of
exercise yet but I have been able to skip
one meal at night and stretch the others
out to around three hours sometimes. It is
all so slow ... but it is progress. I am
not nearly as madly hungry as I was 4
weeks ago and I am sleeping better too. My
saliva test results just came in last week
and I found out that my cortisol levels
were very high. I am taking Phosphatidyl
serine for this and it seem to be helping
a lot.
Hope you are doing well.
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Posted: 10-22-07 23:21pm
I've discovered a few new bad foods, or at
least a few that lower blood sugar. Other
than that I've been great over the past
few weeks, studying, teaching and so
forth. I go to the endocrinologist on
Monday to see if there might not be
something we can do so I can add grains
back in. I would have preferred to go
without medication, even if temporary, but
after finding out some anal abscesses, one
of which required annoying surgery that's
still healing, were caused by high insulin
levels, I'm not going to mess around now.
I've heard of that cortisol test, was one
of the first things they found wrong with
me. Something with the body going whack
job because of being so stressed from the
sugar. Glad you're getting somewhere!
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foxforce5
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Posted: 10-23-07 16:12pm
Well I hope you get some relief soon. High
insulin levels? How did you get that?
The one endocrinologist that I saw a
couple of months ago has refused to treat
me because I refused to take the 5 hour
GTT. I did the all the blood tests that he
wanted and told him that I was too sick to
take that test. I wasn't planning on going
back to him anyway cuz he was such a
dickhead.
But out of the panel of tests that I took
only the cortisol level came back high
which corresponded to the results on the
saliva test I recently took. This could be
the cause of my low BS.
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Posted: 10-23-07 18:03pm
That's what hypoglycemia is, TOO much
insulin.
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foxforce5
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Posted: 10-24-07 11:38am
Sorry - I did not read your post
correctly the first time. I could not
connect the abscesses with hypo. I never
heard of that.
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Posted: 10-24-07 11:48am
Me neither, but apparently it's common
with diabetics who are on insulin. They
asked me that first. I guess it has to do
with the immune system becoming weaker and
the fact that that area has a ton of
bacteria.
