Re: HELP Husband has yeast/esophagus infection - Dr. debating with me about a HIV test

January 11, 2006

I had a H pylori infection last year and a stomach ulcer. It was incredibly

painful. I took mastic gum and it cleared it up very well. I am still

taking a maintenance dose now just in case. Mastic is brilliant because it

kills H Pylori but it also kills candida/yeast as well and is a fairly good

anti-viral too. I would avoid antibiotics if possible. They can devastate

bowel flora and the immune system

HELP Husband has yeast/esophagus infection - Dr.

debating with me about a HIV test

> Hi,

>

> It's been a while since I wrote, but I hope everyone is well. Won't make

> this long, but I need emotional support and wisdom how to go about this.

> My husband has been sick starting in July with h pylori bacteria,

> (stomach bacterial infection), and because it caused him pain to swallow

> he didn't eat and lost a considerable amount of weight. He went from 160

> to 124, got it diagnosed, was treated with antibiotics (Prev Pak,

> contained Amoxicillian plus a cocktail of other antibiotics to take for

> about 3 weeks) he got better and started putting on the weight and eating.

> In his second week he developed an allergic reaction to the medication

> and broke out in hives, so they took him off it, and didn't give anything

> else, nor did he return to the dr.

>

> Now we're in August and I noticed he has yeast on his gums, I believe he

> has had yeast for YEARS. The dr gives him Nystatin to clear it up, but he

> didn't take it right and the yeast continued to grow. Starting at Xmas

> time, he began to complain about his throat and chest, and started losing

> weight again. By New Years, he was exhibiting similar symptoms to

> diabetes, (frequent urinating, and excessive thirst, fatigue) and this

> runs in his family. So I made an appointment thinking he may have

> diabetes and the bacteria infection was flaring back up.

>

> I took him to the dr and his tests for diabetes came back negative, and he

> wanted to do more blood work including an HIV test, which we both been

> there done that, and objected to the nurse. The dr prescribed Nexium and

> last night it made my husband sick, the fact that he hadn't been eating or

> drinking didn't help, due to the severe pain in his throat. He is down to

> 130, again because it's too painful to swallow.

>

> When I came home from work last night, he was OUT OF IT, dehydrated and

> when he opened his mouth his tongue was full of yeast. We took him to the

> emergency, and was diagnosed with the yeast and infected esophagus. The

> hospital also offered an HIV test and we objected.

>

> Well I get a call this morning from his dr, nicely asking me why we

> objected to the test. I told him I don't feel HIV isn't his problem,

> yeast and an infected esophagus is. He said, he's not saying he has hiv,

> but why else would he loose all this weight, and get yeast... in his

> mouth? I told him because he hasn't ate in months due to the pain, and it

> has not been confirmed that his bacterial infection has been cleared up.

> He said well he thinks we should have it just to rule it out, he just

> can't understand why or where this yeast is coming from, why the weight

> lost, the lack of energy.... blah blah blah.

>

> I was in a parking lot, and quite thrown off almost in tears, not quite

> knowing how to respond. I just kept saying he needs to be treated for the

> yeast, and infection, we refuse to take this test. I told him I wasn't in

> a place or frame of mind to spill out my reasons, but we're not taking it.

> He just kept going on and on... I told him , well I know your the dr, I

> don't know about yeast, but we object to the hiv test. I told him in our

> follow up visit I would be more thant happy to share why I refuse the

> test, and only want my husband treated for the yeast and infection. He

> said he would be happy to listen, and will not force the issue, but would

> be concerned IF he continues to lose weight and get worse. I said well

> let's cross that path IF we get to it, this is not a spur of the moment

> decision I made, I researched this ( I feel STUPID because I just froze up

> and forgot ALL I " researched " )

>

> SO, I need some wisdom and advice how to handle this. Thoughts on the

> yeast, and infections. I'm not as well versed or feel confident to debate

> as some of you experts are. I don't want to go in there and make a fool

> of myself, but I do want to be able to defend my rights and beliefs in a

> manner I can explain without looking or sounding like I don't know what

> I'm talking about, if he should shoot some things back.

>

> I feel like I'm going in for a final exam, or something, but I refuse to

> have my husband take that test. If this dr gives us flack we will go to

> someone else. I have to make a gastro appointment, and hopefully this

> will be the end of this. Any advise is helpful and appreciated.

>

> Thanks and God bless,

> M

>

January 11, 2006