Re: Re: Amazing Improvement on Diflucan + SCD - Gisele

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Kelley,

just as a Mom, if a child has a sore throat and rash that doesn't go away in one day--it's a good idea to have the pediatrician look to make sure it's not scarlet fever- and if the itchy rash goes away with benadryl, then it's an allergic rash (possibly the flowers)

Just putting my 2 cents in!

Terry

Re: Amazing Improvement on Diflucan + SCD - Gisele

Hi Gisele,Just wondering what you think of this...my daughter (11) started getting a sore throat on Thursday and ended up really stuffy on Friday. By Saturday she was feeling really tired and a little dizzy, then later in the day we noticed she had an itchy rash on her hands and forearms and her face got really red and itchy. She hasn't been tested for yeast, but failed the spit test and has had a coated tongue at times, so obviously something there. I was wondering if this could be yeast working it's way out? Of course, the day the rash started she helped her Grandma plant flowers (with no gloves) and went to the park and put her hands in the creek. So who knows if that caused it. BUT, her tongue looks GREAT today!Just wondered if this sounds like anything to you, or if I'm outta luck on figuring this one out b/c of the flowers and the creek! :^DThanks! Kelley W. SCD 2/16/09Samamtha, 8, mild asperger's symptomsSara, 11, sals/phenols intol? yeast?>> I think yeast/candida shows up differently in everyone--so not necessarily bloating ...it forms colonies at your weak points? for me, I barely get vaginal yeast issues ...but my sinuses/ears & eyes get very mucousy, stuffy & itchy ...I know it often shows up as a rash ...my boss' opinion ( he's an ND) is that it often shows up as IBD ...i did a $200 microbiology & it came back as "many" under yeast ( of the ~50 we do per year, times 7 years ...that's the first "many" lol...lucky me!! ) he treats even if it says "few" as he says it's notoriousely hard to culture ...but thats where/how I found out that parapsilosis is my most dominant strain ( I have albicans too) & which antifungals work for it ( it usually list 1/2 dozen natural ones as well as pharma ones ) ...yeast is a beast! lol...recently a distant cousin produced a 500 year family history & it showed that from the 1800's on, my relatives were notorious for going bonkers & gettin hauled off to "asylums"lol ...so apparently yeast/non-sour dough baking wasn't too good for my ancestors either lol..so scd will hopefully keep me out of the nuthouse by feeding me nuts!!lol ;-) gisele>

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Hi Kelley--

Glad to hear the rash is gone.

Scarlet fever is a rash and a spreading internally of a bacterial strep infection--usually strep throat (sore throat) that travels to the joints, heart and causes lasting damage--why you have to take antibiotics when you have strep throat. You don't necessarily have to have a fever to get it. The rash is diagnostic, spreads to the elbows, knees and trunk typically, though I have seen it elsewhere, and blanches when pushed on .

Chickenpox is varicella zoster virus. After infection, it stays dormant in the body and is reactivated as shingles, or herpes zoster. It is so rare for a young child to have shingles. This virus has absolutely nothing to do with scarlet fever, so don't worry.

I just didn't want your daughter to perhaps have undiagnosed/untreated strep ( you said she was stuffy and sore throat) that could lead to complications.

All the best. Hope you had a great Mother's day.

Terry

Re: Amazing Improvement on Diflucan + SCD - Gisele

Thanks Terry. Good to know. I just looked up scarlet fever and she never had a fever, her throat wasn't red at all (she said it was more moucosy and sore, not like a really hurting sore throat - don't know if that made sense!) The rash was also only on her hands and forearms...very pale, you could almost hardly see it. It's almost completely gone now and her congestion has gone away. The interesting thing about you suggesting scarlet fever is that she had chicken pox when she was 5 months old, and shingles when she was in preschool, and scarlet fever looks like it's from the same virus...kinda makes me wonder...Thanks,Kelley W.>> Kelley,> > just as a Mom, if a child has a sore throat and rash that doesn't go away in one day--it's a good idea to have the pediatrician look to make sure it's not scarlet fever- and if the itchy rash goes away with benadryl, then it's an allergic rash (possibly the flowers)> Just putting my 2 cents in!> > Terry> > > > > Hi Gisele,> Just wondering what you think of this...my daughter (11) started getting a sore throat on Thursday and ended up really stuffy on Friday. By Saturday she was feeling really tired and a little dizzy, then later in the day we noticed she had an itchy rash on her hands and forearms and her face got really red and itchy. She hasn't been tested for yeast, but failed the spit test and has had a coated tongue at times, so obviously something there. I was wondering if this could be yeast working it's way out? > > Of course, the day the rash started she helped her Grandma plant flowers (with no gloves) and went to the park and put her hands in the creek. So who knows if that caused it. BUT, her tongue looks GREAT today!> > Just wondered if this sounds like anything to you, or if I'm outta luck on figuring this one out b/c of the flowers and the creek! :^D> Thanks! > > Kelley W. SCD 2/16/09> Samamtha, 8, mild asperger's symptoms> Sara, 11, sals/phenols intol? yeast?> > >

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Hi Kelley--

Glad to hear the rash is gone.

Scarlet fever is a rash and a spreading internally of a bacterial strep infection--usually strep throat (sore throat) that travels to the joints, heart and causes lasting damage--why you have to take antibiotics when you have strep throat. You don't necessarily have to have a fever to get it. The rash is diagnostic, spreads to the elbows, knees and trunk typically, though I have seen it elsewhere, and blanches when pushed on .

Chickenpox is varicella zoster virus. After infection, it stays dormant in the body and is reactivated as shingles, or herpes zoster. It is so rare for a young child to have shingles. This virus has absolutely nothing to do with scarlet fever, so don't worry.

I just didn't want your daughter to perhaps have undiagnosed/untreated strep ( you said she was stuffy and sore throat) that could lead to complications.

All the best. Hope you had a great Mother's day.

Terry

Re: Amazing Improvement on Diflucan + SCD - Gisele

Thanks Terry. Good to know. I just looked up scarlet fever and she never had a fever, her throat wasn't red at all (she said it was more moucosy and sore, not like a really hurting sore throat - don't know if that made sense!) The rash was also only on her hands and forearms...very pale, you could almost hardly see it. It's almost completely gone now and her congestion has gone away. The interesting thing about you suggesting scarlet fever is that she had chicken pox when she was 5 months old, and shingles when she was in preschool, and scarlet fever looks like it's from the same virus...kinda makes me wonder...Thanks,Kelley W.>> Kelley,> > just as a Mom, if a child has a sore throat and rash that doesn't go away in one day--it's a good idea to have the pediatrician look to make sure it's not scarlet fever- and if the itchy rash goes away with benadryl, then it's an allergic rash (possibly the flowers)> Just putting my 2 cents in!> > Terry> > > > > Hi Gisele,> Just wondering what you think of this...my daughter (11) started getting a sore throat on Thursday and ended up really stuffy on Friday. By Saturday she was feeling really tired and a little dizzy, then later in the day we noticed she had an itchy rash on her hands and forearms and her face got really red and itchy. She hasn't been tested for yeast, but failed the spit test and has had a coated tongue at times, so obviously something there. I was wondering if this could be yeast working it's way out? > > Of course, the day the rash started she helped her Grandma plant flowers (with no gloves) and went to the park and put her hands in the creek. So who knows if that caused it. BUT, her tongue looks GREAT today!> > Just wondered if this sounds like anything to you, or if I'm outta luck on figuring this one out b/c of the flowers and the creek! :^D> Thanks! > > Kelley W. SCD 2/16/09> Samamtha, 8, mild asperger's symptoms> Sara, 11, sals/phenols intol? yeast?> > >