Do Proboitcs Antioxidants Feed Parasites?

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I have come across this recently and found the literature on the subject very interesting, and founded. I had many concerned during my rigid treatment with MMS that not taking probotics was bad news. Now I believe not taking probotics helped with my healing, and not taking antioxidants. Keep in mind I firmly beleive after a healing crisis ONE MUST start taking good antioxidants and probotics, but not until detoxed. This will also explain why oxidizing with something like MMS is so effective. This article may also explain why the "spring tonic is so effective. The iron in the black strap molasses when ingested with flower of sulfur is gobbled up because of the iron content. Theory but makes sense. As mentioned above, protozoal parasites "eat" bacteria, so your doctor may advise you to avoid probiotics during the course of anti-parasitic treatment. Cysteine, glycine, and glutathione, while important antioxidants, can stimulate the growth of yeast in some patients with candidiasis. If you are taking botanical remedies for dysbiosis, your doctor may tell you to temporarily avoid all antioxidants because botanical medicines kill parasites and bacteria by oxidizing them, and thus, antioxidants reduce the effectiveness of these remedies.http://www.family-friendly-fun.com/family-health/food-allergies.htmDysbiosis caused by bacteria or yeast can be diagnosed using a stool test called a comprehensive digestive stool analysis (CDSA). The microbiology part of this test differs from a standard "stool culture," which usually only reports the presence or absence of aerobic (oxygen-loving) bacteria considered "pathogenic" by conventional medicine, such as Salmonella and Shigella. A CDSA tests for the presence and amount or absence of all aerobic organisms and the friendly facultatively anaerobic organisms Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. The organisms a CDSA reports include yeast of all kinds, all normal and abnormal aerobic bacteria, Bacteroides, Lactobacillus, and Bifidobacterium. A CDSA also gives your doctor chemical information that reflects the health of your digestive system. This information includes the presence and amount or absence of undigested protein and plant fibers, fats, fatty acids, occult blood, and other metabolic markers. This information may be suggestive of conditions that are affecting your health in general. Tests for dysbiosis, such as a CDSA or a parasitology test, as discussed below, may be the most important tests you do and should not be omitted for any patient with severe food allergies or digestive problems. Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory can refer you to doctors in your area who use the CDSA to evaluate their patients.In-depth parasitology testing should also be done to determine if parasites are causing dysbiosis. Such in-depth testing can be done best by a specialized parasitology lab such as the Institute for Parasitic Diseases. The parasitology testing you should have done differs from the standard "ova and parasites" test done at most hospital laboratories in several ways. This testing will report organisms that would not be reported on a standard test because they are not considered "pathogenic" by many in conventional medicine, such as Blastocystis homonis. Also, since specialized laboratories have more experience in looking for parasites, they are more likely to find any that are there. However, even when the test is done by an experienced laboratory, Dr. Leo Galland says that parasitology testing should be "taken with a grain of salt." Stool samples, by their very nature, contain a lot of debris mixed with a very few parasites, eggs, or cysts. It not always easy to distinguish a degrading white blood cell or other material from something significant. For this reason the test may be reported as negative when the patient DOES have parasites, even if it is done by a competent technician at an excellent laboratory. The more samples submitted, the more likely a parasite will be picked up. The use of purged stool specimens or rectal swabs also increases the chance of recovering parasites because they are dislodged from the intestinal wall. A patient may have several negative tests and still have parasites.Intestinal dysbiosis can be treated with a variety of prescription and botanical medicines to rid your body of unfriendly organisms. Your CDSA results include sensitivity testing which indicates which medicines are effective against your particular unfriendly bacteria and yeast. Treatment of dysbiosis caused by bacteria and/or yeast will also usually include supplementation with friendly probiotic organisms such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Dr. Leo Galland does not recommend taking probiotics while under treatment for parasitic infestations because bacteria are "food" for protozoal parasites: save your probiotics to take after the course of anti-parasitic treatment is completed. Your doctor may also direct you to take nutrients that help your intestine heal, such as L-glutamine (the major source of nourishment for the cells lining the small intestine), N-acetyl-glucosamine (which stimulates the production of intestinal secretary IgA, a protective factor), and butyric acid (which promotes healing in the large intestine), or other nutrients.A few supplements you may be taking can be counterproductive to the treatment of dysbiosis and are mentioned here so you can avoid them. Iron supplements feed unfriendly bacteria and protozoan parasites. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) also feed some unfriendly bacteria, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae, hemolytic E. coli, Bacteroides species, and Staphylococcus aureus. As mentioned above, protozoal parasites "eat" bacteria, so your doctor may advise you to avoid probiotics during the course of anti-parasitic treatment. Cysteine, glycine, and glutathione, while important antioxidants, can stimulate the growth of yeast in some patients with candidiasis. If you are taking botanical remedies for dysbiosis, your doctor may tell you to temporarily avoid all antioxidants because botanical medicines kill parasites and bacteria by oxidizing them, and thus, antioxidants reduce the effectiveness of these remedies.Some substances cause increased intestinal permeability and can compound the problem of "leaky gut" and contribute to food allergies. They include alcoholic beverages, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (aspirin, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, prescription arthritis medications, etc.), chemotherapeutic drugs for cancer, radiation therapy to the abdomen, and corticosteroid drugs. There may be times, such as if you have cancer, when you have to take some of these treatments. But "just say no" to using the ones that you have a choice about, such as alcohol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief.Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are now being sold without a prescription and without much warning about their side effects. For anyone with even the possibility of compromised intestinal health, a single dose of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug can increase intestinal permeability tremendously. Food allergy patients and first degree relatives of people with Crohn's disease fall into the "possibly compromised" category. If you need pain relief medication, try using heat, herbal pain relief remedies, supplements such as DL-phenylalanine, or acupuncture rather than resorting to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.In a study of factors that might cause inflammatory bowel disease in mice, indomethacin, a prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, induced symptoms of Crohn's disease in normal mice, but not in germ-free mice. The study concluded that some interaction between the indomethacin and intestinal flora produced inflammation. Perhaps the indomethacin caused "leaky gut," which then allowed the mice to become sensitive to their intestinal flora. The Physician's Desk Reference warns about the possibility of gastrointestinal bleeding, ulceration, and perforation when using nonsteroidal inflammatory drugs, and reports that one arthritis drug can lead to the development of inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. W. A. Shrader, Jr. says that all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause some degree of mucosal atrophy in the intestine.If people with food allergies avoid harmful substances and address the factors at the root of their problems, such as nutrition, digestion, and dysbiosis, their allergies CAN be overcome. It may take time and some of the medical treatments discussed in this website may also be needed, but good health can be possible.Internet resourcesAmerican EPD Society - http://www.epdallergy.com/EPD FAQ - http://www.dma.org/~rohrers/allergy/epd_faq.htmEPD Patient Alliance - http://www.epd-pa.orgMany EPD and allergy links - http://www.dma.org/~rohrers/allergy/allergy.htmMastering Food Allergies - http://www.nidlink.com/~mastent/Foods: Purity Foods (spelt flour) - http://www.purityfoods.comSpecial Foods (exotic tuber flours) - http://www.specialfoods.comFor a list of doctors in your area, contactAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 800-822-ASMA American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology800-842-7777American Academy of Pediatrics800-433-9016