Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 When I was first Dx with candida in the 80s I was given nystatin powder, but even though I got some die off it did not help us much as my doctor had hoped. He suspected more than just candida albicans was invovled so changed my Rx to amphotericin B powder which is more broad spectrum and that worked both in my mouth and my GI tract. Cheers, Tansy > > A few have been discussing Nystatin amounts and I have a question > about > > that myself. > > > > I have been taking the suspension which is 100,000 units/ml. I take > 5 > > mls 4 times daily for 2 mil a day. > > > > Yesterday the doc gave me a script for Nystatin powder.It says its > for > > 50 milllion units. Now 50 mil per WHAT?? is my question and thus it > > makes it hard to compare and contrast. Anyone use the powder? What > is > > the unit per.... ? At face value it seems like a stunning change in > > dosage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 Thanks Tansy. I have been thinking about doing the Cranton triple attack sometime. He says Am-B is stronger. One concern is that it could seed the body with amphotericin- resistant yeast. (Amphotericin is not absorbed from the GI Cranton says, but it could select resistant yeast in the GI which could move into the body proper.) I dont know much of anything about any controversy over systemic (extra-GI) yeast. Mattman claims it exists. Of course, the likelihood of me ever getting IV Am-B treatment under any circumstances is very small, and if I am never going to use amphotericin systemically, any extra-GI yeast becoming amphotericin-resistant wont make any difference. Therefore, the heck with that concern, is pretty much my conclusion. Another concern is that it might be better to save yeast drugs for when one is not doing antibacterials. Cranton feels so. But, just the opposite could possibly be true; it might be better to use amphotericin continually while using antibacterials and thus keep yeast populations down consistently. Personally, I already have alot of yeast, so I am really considering always doing antifungal and antibacterial tx at different times from now on. I want to have something left to knock out those fungi, because my recent antibacterials break in combination with probiotics did not see yeast receed. They aint goin anywhere without some firepower, despite my improving systemic health. > > > When I was first Dx with candida in the 80s I was given nystatin > powder, but even though I got some die off it did not help us much as > my doctor had hoped. He suspected more than just candida albicans was > invovled so changed my Rx to amphotericin B powder which is more > broad spectrum and that worked both in my mouth and my GI tract. > > Cheers, Tansy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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