Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 , who is this doctor you are consulting with? Is he in Missouri? Missy > > Thanks , I just spoke with this doctor and he did indicate that > it would probably be okay to stick with the H/C for now. He also said > that I need to get my thyroid levels up before I try to aggressively > attack the candida because this will help eliminate a lot of the > candida problem. So, he did make it sound like thyroid can contribute > to yeast overgrowth problems. He did however, talk about the > inconsistency in Armour that many docs do talk about and also about > keeping the option of swithcing to a synthetic such as levoxyl > open....yeah right! That went in one ear and out the other. He said to > do this though only if I find that the Armour is not working at getting > the body temp up. When I told him I was on 3 grains and increasing > though, he didn't seem alarmed at all. He said it is okay to keep > increasing until the body temp comes up. > Thanks again, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 - I am experiencing the same problem. I have been taking Isocort for a few months, now Prednisolone in the last week, and have had a yeast infection for the past 4 weeks. It's a catch 22 situation, as raising the thyroid will help fight the candida, yet you can't do that without taking cortisol to help the adrenals. I guess all you can do is be very strict on diet, and take probiotics? I also read something in Andy Cutler's book about taking Vitamin A to improve immune function. Are you doing anything else? Nicola -- In NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS , " lajett00 " wrote: > > I have a phone consult today with a doctor who is going to help me with > my chronic candida overgrowth. Now, I've been taking HC for 5-6 weeks > now and my candida has definitely worsened. My monthly yeast infection > is worse than it has been in a very long time. Also, I have other > symptoms related to candida that are worsening. In the HC insert to the > med it says if you have thurush/candida you should consult your doctor, > I'm assuming because the HC can worsen this condition and in my case it > has. I'm currently taking this, plus sea salt and am wondering if I > would possibly be able to switch back to the Isocort without problems. > I don't know yet as I have not spoken with the doctor, but I'm thinking > he's going to want me OFF of the HC in order to control this candida > monster I have. I'm currently holding at 3 grains for 2 weeks now. I > know for a fact that I cannot tolerate Armour without the adrenal > support because I've tried it before > Thanks for you input.... > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2006 Report Share Posted April 9, 2006 I don't know where you are getting this information that taking HC will make yeast worse. I am willing to bet it is a side effect of HIGH doses much higher than we take for adrenal support, and at immunosuppressive dosages. Cortisol only suppresses immune function at dosages over 40MG a day. Less than that and at replacement dosages it enhances immune function. Here are some examples of where HC creams are recommended for TREATMENT for Candida and yeast infections. http://www.skinsite.com/info_candida.htm http://www.browardhealth.org/111565.cfm http://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/medicines/medicines/c/canesten/canesten_hydrocortiso\ ne.htm http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/Datasheet/d/daktacortcrm.htm Not be honest, if it caused yeast overgrowth or made it worse, would it be recommended as part of the treatment for it? -- Artistic Grooming * Hurricane, WV My Ebay Jewelry Store http://stores.ebay.com/valeriescrystalcreations The BEST thyroid website! http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 >>told me today that immune response is not operative in the intestines???? and that, therefore, Pred. could not lower the immune response in order to allow Candida to flourish.<< I don't know about that, but I do know that your body makes Cortisol, and as long as people do not take more than their body should be making, it will not causes any problems with yeast or Candida. What I have found that causes it and makes it worse if you do have it is low thyroid. -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV My Ebay Jewelry Store http://stores.ebay.com/valeriescrystalcreations http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 > > >>told me today that immune response is not > operative in the intestines???? and that, therefore, Pred. could not > lower the immune response in order to allow Candida to flourish.<< > > I don't know about that, but I do know that your body makes Cortisol, > and as long as people do not take more than their body should be making, > it will not causes any problems with yeast or Candida. What I have found > that causes it and makes it worse if you do have it is low thyroid. Hi Val What I was wondering about was this. When cortisol is raised (stage 2?) then is it possible that this increased amount of cortisol could be equal to or higher than the physiological dose i.e. 20 mg? If yes, then any existing candida would flourish at this point. We are told that stress contributes to candida and my theory is that it is in this fashion that it does so. That being the case, then if we take high doses of steroids, the existing candida will balloon up causing all sorts of problems. It is a problem, keeping it at bay, until - as you say - the thyroid balances and sorts the whole sorry mess out. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2006 Report Share Posted April 12, 2006 > > >>told me today that immune response is not > operative in the intestines???? and that, therefore, Pred. could not > lower the immune response in order to allow Candida to flourish.<< > > I'm not up on the candida issue in general, but do know that the immune system functions very diffently in the digestive tract than in the rest of the body -- different cell types, filtering mechanisms, etc -- or else we'd mount an immune response to everything " foreign " we eat. So I guess it makes sense that a physiological dose of pred would not make the candida worse. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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