New member

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim

You are descibing symptoms that severe candida cases will have: panic and

anxiety attacks, night terrors, weakness, shales and shivers. This is

associated with advanced stages. Perforated /leaky gut, addiction to

sugar/alcohol, etc.

If I were where you are, I would do this:

1. change eating habits - start food combining (Fit for Life), and eliminate

practically all carbohydrates from my diet. That means practically an Atkins

diet, but please follow the MEVY diet instead.

See the article on Candida at www.life-enthusiast.com/amino

2. supplement with free form amino acids (Dr. Vickery's Platinum Plus are a

good brand)

3. supplement with flax seed (freshly ground). You can use Platinum Plus

Flax/Borage for convenience

4. consider taking the FM Starter package - multi vitamin, extra vitamin C,

extra vitamin A, enzymes, flax, aminos

The diet change will seem severe, but after a few days you will feel so much

better. Read the article Fibromyalgia Demons at the link above to understand

more about the causes and symptoms ...

www.life-enthusiast.com

new member

> Can anyone tell me if this is Candida?

>

> My story is very long and involved bit for now I will sum it up.

>

> I for one thing have been taking Ativan a benzo drug (very addicting)

> since July. That is another story. I weaned myself off it once before

> and started taking it again for a pannic attack I had in July.

>

> Anyway I was drinking a lot of beer every night since then and kept

> feeling more and more sick. I would get these jello legs feeling,

> chills, feel sick all over. Stand and be afriad to walk.

>

> Got so bad 3 weeks ago I ended up in the hospital with my potassium

> and electrolytes way down. They also said I had fat depostis in my liver.

> They gave me antibiotics for a low grade intermitten fever. I had

> sweats all night and woke up with the shakes and the Ativan seemed to

> help. They also were giving me Paxil.

>

> Anyway up until the time I went to the hospital and when I got out I

> had low grade intermitten fever. Sweats at night and a sour smell

> coming out of my hair. I have a coated tongue and actually had the

> same type of white substance come off my scalp when I scratched my

> head. I also have this tickling feeling where I think my prostate is

> located. Had a lot of heartburn recently.

>

> I would get chills and feel sick all over from time to time. Feel like

> my body is being poisioned or toxic all over.

>

> I started taking Olive Leaf and felt more sick and chills. Howevere

> the coating on the tongue is less and the sweats are not as bad. I

> also don't see the white substance coming from my scalp. The heartburn

> stopped too. I also want to mention I stopped drinking alcohol since I

> left the hospital.

>

> Can anyone tell me if this sounds like a Candida infection?

> If so is it severe?

>

> I am not sure if that is what I got or experiencing WD from the Benzo

> drug or a combination of both.

>

> If anyone can shed light on this I would very much appreciate it.

>

> Blessings

> Jim

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim

It certainly sounds like you have Candida. I have a

web site that lists the symptoms, plus a simple test

you can do at home. Check out

www.katherinemckelvey.co.uk

Regards

McKelvey U.K.

--- Jim <nekktar2000@...> wrote:

---------------------------------

Can anyone tell me if this is Candida?

My story is very long and involved bit for now I will

sum it up.

I for one thing have been taking Ativan a benzo drug

(very addicting)

since July. That is another story. I weaned myself off

it once before

and started taking it again for a pannic attack I had

in July.

Anyway I was drinking a lot of beer every night since

then and kept

feeling more and more sick. I would get these jello

legs feeling,

chills, feel sick all over. Stand and be afriad to

walk.

Got so bad 3 weeks ago I ended up in the hospital with

my potassium

and electrolytes way down. They also said I had fat

depostis in my liver.

They gave me antibiotics for a low grade intermitten

fever. I had

sweats all night and woke up with the shakes and the

Ativan seemed to

help. They also were giving me Paxil.

Anyway up until the time I went to the hospital and

when I got out I

had low grade intermitten fever. Sweats at night and a

sour smell

coming out of my hair. I have a coated tongue and

actually had the

same type of white substance come off my scalp when I

scratched my

head. I also have this tickling feeling where I think

my prostate is

located. Had a lot of heartburn recently.

I would get chills and feel sick all over from time to

time. Feel like

my body is being poisioned or toxic all over.

I started taking Olive Leaf and felt more sick and

chills. Howevere

the coating on the tongue is less and the sweats are

not as bad. I

also don't see the white substance coming from my

scalp. The heartburn

stopped too. I also want to mention I stopped drinking

alcohol since I

left the hospital.

Can anyone tell me if this sounds like a Candida

infection?

If so is it severe?

I am not sure if that is what I got or experiencing WD

from the Benzo

drug or a combination of both.

If anyone can shed light on this I would very much

appreciate it.

Blessings

Jim

[Guest guest]

Hi Robin,

Thanks so much for your wonderful post. You are right on! I'm sure

Jim will appreciate your thoughts because of how candid you are about

drinking and how it you've changed and become more healthy. Kiddos

to you my friend!

It's great to have you with us.

Luv,

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim,

To add a little to 's suggestions, I would try to get a reputable

nutritionist to consult with. Your system might be very acid, and you want

it to be alkaline. You might also consider seriously doing a colon cleanse,

and then afterward replenishing your system with good bacteria or a regime

of probiotics. I would also consider investigating how Colloidal Silver

(Brand Sovereign Silver) and/or H2o2 (35% food grade ONLY) would be an added

benefit to eliminating the Candidiasis. Bacteria, virus, fungus, mold, etc.

are killed off by suffocation with either one of these two totally natural

ingredients. Do read up on both before use though. A great book on

nutrition is Foods That Heal by Dr. Bernard Jensen. A good website for

Colloidal Silver is www.silvergen.com or http://www.silver-colloids.com, or

http://www.csfacts.com/ for a start. And a good website for H2o2 is www

dfwx.com for everything you want to know and more.

-- Re: new member

Hi Jim

You are descibing symptoms that severe candida cases will have: panic and

anxiety attacks, night terrors, weakness, shales and shivers. This is

associated with advanced stages. Perforated /leaky gut, addiction to

sugar/alcohol, etc.

If I were where you are, I would do this:

1. change eating habits - start food combining (Fit for Life), and eliminate

practically all carbohydrates from my diet. That means practically an Atkins

diet, but please follow the MEVY diet instead.

See the article on Candida at www.life-enthusiast.com/amino

2. supplement with free form amino acids (Dr. Vickery's Platinum Plus are a

good brand)

3. supplement with flax seed (freshly ground). You can use Platinum Plus

Flax/Borage for convenience

4. consider taking the FM Starter package - multi vitamin, extra vitamin C,

extra vitamin A, enzymes, flax, aminos

The diet change will seem severe, but after a few days you will feel so much

better. Read the article Fibromyalgia Demons at the link above to understand

more about the causes and symptoms ...

www.life-enthusiast.com

new member

> Can anyone tell me if this is Candida?

>

> My story is very long and involved bit for now I will sum it up.

>

> I for one thing have been taking Ativan a benzo drug (very addicting)

> since July. That is another story. I weaned myself off it once before

> and started taking it again for a pannic attack I had in July.

>

> Anyway I was drinking a lot of beer every night since then and kept

> feeling more and more sick. I would get these jello legs feeling,

> chills, feel sick all over. Stand and be afriad to walk.

>

> Got so bad 3 weeks ago I ended up in the hospital with my potassium

> and electrolytes way down. They also said I had fat depostis in my liver.

> They gave me antibiotics for a low grade intermitten fever. I had

> sweats all night and woke up with the shakes and the Ativan seemed to

> help. They also were giving me Paxil.

>

> Anyway up until the time I went to the hospital and when I got out I

> had low grade intermitten fever. Sweats at night and a sour smell

> coming out of my hair. I have a coated tongue and actually had the

> same type of white substance come off my scalp when I scratched my

> head. I also have this tickling feeling where I think my prostate is

> located. Had a lot of heartburn recently.

>

> I would get chills and feel sick all over from time to time. Feel like

> my body is being poisioned or toxic all over.

>

> I started taking Olive Leaf and felt more sick and chills. Howevere

> the coating on the tongue is less and the sweats are not as bad. I

> also don't see the white substance coming from my scalp. The heartburn

> stopped too. I also want to mention I stopped drinking alcohol since I

> left the hospital.

>

> Can anyone tell me if this sounds like a Candida infection?

> If so is it severe?

>

> I am not sure if that is what I got or experiencing WD from the Benzo

> drug or a combination of both.

>

> If anyone can shed light on this I would very much appreciate it.

>

> Blessings

> Jim

[Guest guest]

Hi Marla. Welcome to the group. I only joined two

weeks ago and started the diet this week. My problems

began at birth and I'm 55. What are your poor food

choices? Did you get well and then totally give up the

diet and get sick again? I would read all the files

and links at this groups site. There is some wonderful

information out there. I'm headed off to take a nap so

will talk to you later. Hugs, Carol B (with 1 & 1/2' of

snow outside and it's supposed to continue all week)

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Welcome to our group Marla. I'm so glad you found us.

I currently live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but I lived in Madison,

Wisconsin until I was 28 years old. My parents still live in

Northern Wisconsin.

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I have a brother who was

born with a cleft lip and palate so I understand a lot about it. Did

you find the missing nutrient(s) that may have caused it? I've never

looked into it myself. He was born in 1955 and had surgery, twice,

at the University of Wisconsin. It was quite the ordeal for my

parents and us to go through.

I had candida for over 25 years before I found out why I was sick so

much. My story is in the files on the left side-bar it you want to

check it out sometime.

So we'll give you a chance to read the articles in files and get

caught up on the posts and we'll be in touch, for sure.

Again, Marla, you've come to the right place. We have a great group

of people with lots of understanding and help.

You are always open to write to me personally on any issues you feel

are too personal for a group setting as well. This goes true for

anyone in our group.

The very best in health,

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Pcmaria,

I'm so glad you've come forward to share with us, and to let us know

that you want, and can, help. That's wonderful!

You went through quite the ordeal years ago, with some but not all

symptoms returning. Stress can be a hugh factor, eh? I've been

there too.

I like the idea of baking foods on stones. My daughter just bought

some. It's a great and probably dates back eons. If you have any

recipes you'd like to share please email them to me directly.

Am I to understand you had candida back when, and not it has re-

occured? I'm not sure what you are saying re: candida in your

message.

Have you learned anything from the articles and information,

especially things that may be different than what you're familiar

with?

The best in health,

Bee

[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

Have you sought another opinion?

Taken recent test results elsewhere to be read.

What most do not realize is that surgery DOES not always

remove pain. You might require pain management, anyone in

CIP (chronic intractable pain) does become depressed.

There are other disorders too that can evolve from

injuries.

Nice to read your post.

Peace,

In a message dated 2/5/2005 5:38:00 PM Central Standard Time,

kasjasgas@... writes:

Hi-

I am a new member, my name is Kathy.

I haven't received any email from the group yet so I don't know if I did

everything right.

My purpose in joining this group is to hopefully gain some answers and some

support and validation about the symptoms I am experiencing.

I was assauted in apr of 2003 and sustained a broken arm, deachment of my

thumb from my hand and then finally after a year of me c/o symptoms of neck

and

back pain they did an MRI and found out that cervical disca 3-7 were all

destroyed and one was pressing on spinal cord.

I had to have replacement of the discs, bone grafts and finall fusion of it

all with titanium steel.. That was just this past May.

Now according to everyone (Drs) I'm supposed to be just fine. But I'm not

fine. I have constant headaches that send me to bed.I am exhausted most of

the

time and was recently diagnosed with severe depression and PTSD due to the

assault.

I have been receiving workmans comp since the assault happened on the job.

But all they want to know is when can I go back to work. In the condition

I'm in I can barely leave the house nevermind look for and maintain a job.

I'm

scared and i feel hopeless and its like the doctors don't want to hear any of

that. they look at the latest MRI and say " well the plates still in position

so you should be fine "

Thats nice but I'm not fine, infact it seems like I'm getting worse.

Thanks,

Kathy

Hallenbeck~Sikorsky~ BS,RN,UM,QC

Owner-Moderator

" AnGeLsInPain "

" OneVoiceInPain "

Interqual Certified

Published Psychiatric Researcher

Advocate for those in CIP, HIV, Psychologic Pain

" The Lord Will NEVER push us beyond what we can endure. "

[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

Have you sought another opinion?

Taken recent test results elsewhere to be read.

What most do not realize is that surgery DOES not always

remove pain. You might require pain management, anyone in

CIP (chronic intractable pain) does become depressed.

There are other disorders too that can evolve from

injuries.

Nice to read your post.

Peace,

In a message dated 2/5/2005 5:38:00 PM Central Standard Time,

kasjasgas@... writes:

Hi-

I am a new member, my name is Kathy.

I haven't received any email from the group yet so I don't know if I did

everything right.

My purpose in joining this group is to hopefully gain some answers and some

support and validation about the symptoms I am experiencing.

I was assauted in apr of 2003 and sustained a broken arm, deachment of my

thumb from my hand and then finally after a year of me c/o symptoms of neck

and

back pain they did an MRI and found out that cervical disca 3-7 were all

destroyed and one was pressing on spinal cord.

I had to have replacement of the discs, bone grafts and finall fusion of it

all with titanium steel.. That was just this past May.

Now according to everyone (Drs) I'm supposed to be just fine. But I'm not

fine. I have constant headaches that send me to bed.I am exhausted most of

the

time and was recently diagnosed with severe depression and PTSD due to the

assault.

I have been receiving workmans comp since the assault happened on the job.

But all they want to know is when can I go back to work. In the condition

I'm in I can barely leave the house nevermind look for and maintain a job.

I'm

scared and i feel hopeless and its like the doctors don't want to hear any of

that. they look at the latest MRI and say " well the plates still in position

so you should be fine "

Thats nice but I'm not fine, infact it seems like I'm getting worse.

Thanks,

Kathy

Hallenbeck~Sikorsky~ BS,RN,UM,QC

Owner-Moderator

" AnGeLsInPain "

" OneVoiceInPain "

Interqual Certified

Published Psychiatric Researcher

Advocate for those in CIP, HIV, Psychologic Pain

" The Lord Will NEVER push us beyond what we can endure. "

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

There are several options that are available for you to try if your

physician is willing to prescribe them for you. Methadone and the Duragesic

patch

are both medicines that are commonly prescribed for chronic pain. In fact,

these are the only two primary pain meds that my pain management doctor

prescribe. They are both considered long lasting narcotics and often, short

acting

narcotics (hydrocodone, percocet, etc) are prescribed for breakthrough pain

(often the does of methadone and the Duragesic patch maintain a constant

baseline dosage that some activity can exceed and cause breakthrough pain).

This

breakthrough pain is above and beyond the normal level of chronic pain.

The Duragesic patch contain fentanyl, one of the more powerful narcotics,

and is released through you skin via one or more of the following patch sizes;

25 uGr/hr, 50 uGr/hr, 75 uGr/hr, and 100 uGr/hr. The downsize is that these

can be expensive whereas methadone is cheap. This may not be a big deal if

you have insurance. Some of the side effects associated with narcotics is

minimized using the patch because the amount is absorbed into your system

through

your skin and not your intestine. Constipation is a very real concern with

narcotics such as methadone.

Personally, I am taking 125 uGr/hr patch and take 2-3 percocet / day for

breakthrough pain. I have 5 herniated thoracic disc with the worst one

depressing my spinal cord column 6 mm. The others discs and bone spurs make

contact

with either the spinal column or nerve roots. Surgery is not an option at

this time unless it becomes a life threatening condition so pain management is

my only option. Other meds that may be of interest include Neurontin,

Cymbalta, and skelaxin.

I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask any questions.

God Bless,

[Guest guest]

Just thought I would say your not alone with these things. Try

ezboard.com " Spineyfriends Backyard " A nice forum with friendly

folks and great support for spinal issues.

>

> Just looking for some new ideas. I had fusion of L4 L5 S1 in Nov of

> 2003 at Mayo in Minnesota. As a result of the surgery I have nerve

> damage that cause numbness and pain in both of my feet. In addition

> to that I get what I call electric shocks from the feet. As a

result

> of a car accident after my surgery I have 2 bad discs in my neck.

> The fusion helped but I still have pain 3 to 6 range depending on

> the day. All this causes problems with my sleep. I am taking 7.5mg

> hydrocodone no more than 2 a day and amatriptiline (sp) I take

these

> to get some relief and some sleep. What else is out there? I've

> heard of a patch that you apply to your skin. I am worried about my

> liver as I have been on hydro for a long time. My family Dr.

> monitors me very closely and does his best. I'm going to set an

appt

> with a pain specialist next week. What is working for other

> members?

[Guest guest]

Hey thanks! I saw a pain Dr. yesterday, he

prescribed a couple meds for my nerve pain, hope it

works. I wanted him to take over all my meds but he

passed the buck back to my family Doc for the hydro

and amitryptiline. I bet this is common since they are

the stronger meds. Liability strikes! I kinda get

pissed off feeling like a second class citizen asking

Dr.s for pain relief. As I told the Doc I'd rather

have another 20ys of life with pain somewhat under

control. Rather than 30yrs with no control. Quality of

life ya know!

--- biddolf@... wrote:

> Hi there,

>

> There are several options that are available for you

> to try if your

> physician is willing to prescribe them for you.

> Methadone and the Duragesic patch

> are both medicines that are commonly prescribed for

> chronic pain. In fact,

> these are the only two primary pain meds that my

> pain management doctor

> prescribe. They are both considered long lasting

> narcotics and often, short acting

> narcotics (hydrocodone, percocet, etc) are

> prescribed for breakthrough pain

> (often the does of methadone and the Duragesic

> patch maintain a constant

> baseline dosage that some activity can exceed and

> cause breakthrough pain). This

> breakthrough pain is above and beyond the normal

> level of chronic pain.

>

> The Duragesic patch contain fentanyl, one of the

> more powerful narcotics,

> and is released through you skin via one or more of

> the following patch sizes;

> 25 uGr/hr, 50 uGr/hr, 75 uGr/hr, and 100 uGr/hr.

> The downsize is that these

> can be expensive whereas methadone is cheap. This

> may not be a big deal if

> you have insurance. Some of the side effects

> associated with narcotics is

> minimized using the patch because the amount is

> absorbed into your system through

> your skin and not your intestine. Constipation is a

> very real concern with

> narcotics such as methadone.

>

> Personally, I am taking 125 uGr/hr patch and take

> 2-3 percocet / day for

> breakthrough pain. I have 5 herniated thoracic disc

> with the worst one

> depressing my spinal cord column 6 mm. The others

> discs and bone spurs make contact

> with either the spinal column or nerve roots.

> Surgery is not an option at

> this time unless it becomes a life threatening

> condition so pain management is

> my only option. Other meds that may be of interest

> include Neurontin,

> Cymbalta, and skelaxin.

>

> I hope this information helps you. Feel free to ask

> any questions.

>

> God Bless,

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I kinda surprised the Pain Doctor didn't take over all your meds. Mine has

taken over everything. The one important thing to remember about the narcotic

pain meds is try to get them from only one doctor. There are horror stories

out there where " Red Flags " have been raised in the pharmacy when patients

get these pain meds from more than one doctor making it almost impossible to

get pain medication in the future. You basically get labeled as an abuser or

worse.

You may also consider keeping a pain log. I keep a daily log/journel that

records pain levels, symptoms and other notes, activities, medicine taken with

times. This will help show how responsible you are and more importantly,

show your pain doc important information that may help your treatment. On the

very first page of my pain log I keep track of side effects, pain

descriptions, questions that arise during the month, and any concerns that

arise.

I mentioned Cymbalta earlier. It has helped me a lot and has only been

recently approved by the FDA in treating nerve pain in diabetics. There are

many

who have had some relief while taking this particular medicine. It is also

an antidepressant. Many of the antidepressants are used in treating nerve

pain with varying degrees of success.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

God Bless,

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/8/2005 2:28:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bhut_52761@... writes:

Gabapentin

I am taking 1500 mg/day of Gabapentin (Neurontin). I take 300 mg breakfast,

300 mg lunch, 300 mg dinner, and 600 mg at bedtime. It does work. You do

have to ramp up over a period of time and cannot go cold turkey when you quite

taking this medicine since it can cause a seizure. I have tried to reduce

my dosage in the past but my nerve pain increased to a point where I had to go

back to my current dosage 1500 mg is a medium dose and they can go up to

either 3200 mg/day or 3600 mg/day (can't remember exactly).

I have no experience with Nabumetone.

[Guest guest]

The meds the pain doc prescribed are

Nabumetone & Gabapentin any exp with these? I agree

about the narcotics I would only get them from one

Doc, with the Rush Limbaugh situation. Doctor

shopping? I still feel like a beggar asking for

refills of the hydro even though my day would be hell

without the stuff. I applied for SS disability last

week as my sales career is putting so much stress on

me I think it makes my situation worse!

--- biddolf@... wrote:

> I kinda surprised the Pain Doctor didn't take over

> all your meds. Mine has

> taken over everything. The one important thing to

> remember about the narcotic

> pain meds is try to get them from only one doctor.

> There are horror stories

> out there where " Red Flags " have been raised in the

> pharmacy when patients

> get these pain meds from more than one doctor making

> it almost impossible to

> get pain medication in the future. You basically get

> labeled as an abuser or

> worse.

>

> You may also consider keeping a pain log. I keep a

> daily log/journel that

> records pain levels, symptoms and other notes,

> activities, medicine taken with

> times. This will help show how responsible you are

> and more importantly,

> show your pain doc important information that may

> help your treatment. On the

> very first page of my pain log I keep track of side

> effects, pain

> descriptions, questions that arise during the month,

> and any concerns that arise.

>

> I mentioned Cymbalta earlier. It has helped me a

> lot and has only been

> recently approved by the FDA in treating nerve pain

> in diabetics. There are many

> who have had some relief while taking this

> particular medicine. It is also

> an antidepressant. Many of the antidepressants are

> used in treating nerve

> pain with varying degrees of success.

>

> If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

>

> God Bless,

>

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Well, there is herpes zoster, or shingles, which can

cause infection of the nerve roots and specifically

the pain nerves...but usually is associated with skin

blisters in the distribution of the nerves

involved...in her case c6-7. Sometimes the rash does

not appear, and hence the " might be " diagnoosis. It

gets confusing. Radiofrequency lesioning is very

helpful should the pain persist...one very good

indication to use it. There are certainly German

members of the isis organisation. (international

society injection of the spine) check it out.

--- dartenne <dartenne@...> wrote:

>

> Hi there,

>

> I am new here and from Germany, I am a member of

> another group

> for health purposes, but I do not know if this one

> works alike, so

> forgive me if I am doing something wrong.

>

> I became a member of this group as I am urgently

> looking for help for

> a dear friend, who is staying in the hospital since

> three weeks and

> all the doctors are doing is giving her morphium to

> endure her pain.

>

> All they can say is that her pain derives from the

> area c6/c7 and it

> might (might!!!) be from an infection at the nerve´s

> root. But there

> is no treatment proposed to her!!!!

> She got in touch with an orthopedist, which made the

> neurologists

> laugh at her, but she is desperate to DO something,

> she can´t stay on

> morphium for the rest of her life!

>

> So, my questions on her behalf are:

> When is a spinal problem a matter of orthopedists

> and when for

> neurologists?

> Despite MRTs and x-rays, what else could be done to

> make sure of a

> proper diagnosis?

> Do you know any specialists/centres for spinal

> injuries in Germany?

> Are there any German members here?

>

> Thanks for listening, Corinna

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Laurie wrote:

> I am a new member to this group and am learning a lot from all the

> files and posts. It sure is great to hear that I am not alone in my

> suffering with low weight.

Dear Laurie,

Welcome to our friendly helpful group. You've come to the right

place! We are here to help you get your candida under control.

That's great you are learning a lot - education is the key to

understanding how candida works and what you can do to get rid of

it. I suffered from very low weight too - you can read my story in

the files.

>> Thank goodness I can add some grains after > they are properly

soaked to give me some much needed energy.

==>Just so you know, grains will not give you energy. The food

industry has done quite a number on us so we will buy their products!

The best energy source for your body is " good " fats, esp. coconut

oil, taken along with animal meats and low-carb veggies.

>I have > probably had problems on and off most of my life but

reached a crisis > about 4 years ago when I developed multiple

chemical sensitivity.

==>My heart goes out to you. It's too bad doctors do not help people

like you. But they get so little education about the body's

marvelous healing powers and nutrition. Instead they treat all of

the body's natural healing reactions as diseases, and only suppress

them by drugs. The candida diet I recommend will assist the body

with doing it's job, which is healing. The main principles of my

diet will set you up for life-long health.

>>I > pretty much am living in isolation now except for immediate

family > and short trips to the store.

==>What kinds of sensitivities do you have?

> I really do appreciate the sharing that goes on here and the

support > because I know we all need it. My goal is to get this

candida under > control to get rid of the extreme sensitivities so

that I may have a > bit of life again. I don't care if I ever see

sweets again or the > foods I used to crave. I just want a life and

am committed to getting > it back because nothing else matters now.

> Good health to you all and may we all make slow but sure steps on

our > way back to recovery.

==>You go girl! You can beat this and have a very long healthy happy

life! We're here for you!

The best in health,

Bee

[Guest guest]

Thank you Bee

I've had a few setbacks this past week or two so I am slowing down a

lot and adding the grains back a little just to try and reach a

better equilibrium until I increase my protein more. It's taking time

to get it all right. I think I tried to cut the grains out too

quickly and my body couldn't deal with it all as well as antifungals

etc.

I am sensitive to petrochemicals in general so pretty much everything

scented. Also I have mold allergies, grass, trees and a list of foods

to avoid which I have done.

Thanks take care

Laurie

> Dear Laurie,

>

> Welcome to our friendly helpful group. You've come to the right

> place! We are here to help you get your candida under control.

> That's great you are learning a lot - education is the key to

> understanding how candida works and what you can do to get rid of

> it. I suffered from very low weight too - you can read my story in

> the files.

> ==>Just so you know, grains will not give you energy. The food

> industry has done quite a number on us so we will buy their

products!

> The best energy source for your body is " good " fats, esp. coconut

> oil, taken along with animal meats and low-carb veggies.

>

> >I have > probably had problems on and off most of my life but

> reached a crisis > about 4 years ago when I developed multiple

> chemical sensitivity.

>

> ==>My heart goes out to you. It's too bad doctors do not help

people

> like you. But they get so little education about the body's

> marvelous healing powers and nutrition. Instead they treat all of

> the body's natural healing reactions as diseases, and only suppress

> them by drugs. The candida diet I recommend will assist the body

> with doing it's job, which is healing. The main principles of my

> diet will set you up for life-long health.

>

> >>I > pretty much am living in isolation now except for immediate

> family > and short trips to the store.

>

> ==>What kinds of sensitivities do you have?

>

> > I really do appreciate the sharing that goes on here and the

> support > because I know we all need it. My goal is to get this

> candida under > control to get rid of the extreme sensitivities so

> that I may have a > bit of life again. I don't care if I ever see

> sweets again or the > foods I used to crave. I just want a life and

> am committed to getting > it back because nothing else matters now.

> > Good health to you all and may we all make slow but sure steps on

> our > way back to recovery.

>

> ==>You go girl! You can beat this and have a very long healthy

happy

> life! We're here for you!

>

> The best in health,

> Bee

[Guest guest]

Dear Laurie,

I understand about adding grains back in when you had eliminated them

too quickly. The body needs time to adjust to changes for sure, so

it's wise to make them gradually. Have you tried adding coconut oil

yet?

I had tons of allergies when I started curing my candida in the mid

1980s and all of them turned around, except the bad stuff like MSG,

carrageenan, soy and pesticide loaded veggies like iceberg lettuce.

I've seen many other people's allergies also reverse themselves on the

candida cure. I believe your allergies will turn around too. Wouldn't

that be nice?

Take good care my friend,

Bee

[Guest guest]

Hi Bee

Yes adding the grains back is a small setback but I think now that I

am soaking them properly and only eating a little bit it of quinoa,

amaranth, buckwheat and brown rice it isn't a total loss.

I too am hopeful about reversing the allergies in the long run but am

taking pleasure in any small steps I may have in improvement and am

not expecting much so that I do not become discouraged.

Yes I have been taking coconut oil for the past few weeks and am now

taking it properly just before I eat a fatty meal.

It will be nice to get rid of the seasonal allergies although they

don't cause me much problem. It is the chemical sensitivity that is

the biggest problem. I am hoping that clearing the candida will give

my system a little more room to cope with the chemicals in the air

that I can't avoid. However, time will tell.

Take care

Laurie

> Dear Laurie,

>

> I understand about adding grains back in when you had eliminated

them

> too quickly. The body needs time to adjust to changes for sure, so

> it's wise to make them gradually. Have you tried adding coconut

oil

> yet?

>

> I had tons of allergies when I started curing my candida in the mid

> 1980s and all of them turned around, except the bad stuff like MSG,

> carrageenan, soy and pesticide loaded veggies like iceberg lettuce.

> I've seen many other people's allergies also reverse themselves on

the

> candida cure. I believe your allergies will turn around too.

Wouldn't

> that be nice?

>

> Take good care my friend,

> Bee

[Guest guest]

Laurie wrote:

> Yes adding the grains back is a small setback but I think now that

I > am soaking them properly and only eating a little bit it of

quinoa, > amaranth, buckwheat and brown rice it isn't a total loss.

==>That's good you are soaking them. Avoid having amaranth - it

contains gluten, but the others do not.

> I too am hopeful about reversing the allergies in the long run but

am > taking pleasure in any small steps I may have in improvement and

am > not expecting much so that I do not become discouraged.

==>As you make small steps give yourself a reward, which is not food

oriented, i.e. buy a new plant for your home, treat yourself to a

good movie, etc.

> Yes I have been taking coconut oil for the past few weeks and am

now > taking it properly just before I eat a fatty meal.

==>Good for you!

> It will be nice to get rid of the seasonal allergies although they

> don't cause me much problem. It is the chemical sensitivity that is

> the biggest problem. I am hoping that clearing the candida will

give > my system a little more room to cope with the chemicals in the

air > that I can't avoid. However, time will tell.

==>Yes, time and patience are the keys.

Do take good care and keep in touch. Onward and upward!

The best,

Bee

[Guest guest]

I threw up three times in the last few weeks so wondered if I was

going through ketosis. I had some ketosis sticks but they were too

old and expired so just in case, I added grains back in and some fruit

for the time being. I don't think that is reason. I think I may have

stomach flu or something since I had chills also.

> Hi Bee

> Yes adding the grains back is a small setback but I think now that I

> am soaking them properly and only eating a little bit it of quinoa,

> amaranth, buckwheat and

[Guest guest]

I never got sick or threw up when I went into ketosis. Usually I will

feel like I'm starving for a few days as my body burns up the sugar still

in the system, then suddenly I don't feel hungry. I use that as an

indicator - I don't lose my appetite but I'm not starving or craving food.

Zack

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, barb1283 wrote:

> I threw up three times in the last few weeks so wondered if I was

> going through ketosis. I had some ketosis sticks but they were too

> old and expired so just in case, I added grains back in and some fruit

> for the time being. I don't think that is reason. I think I may have

> stomach flu or something since I had chills also.

>

[Guest guest]

Couldn't you soak grains in sea salt like nuts? Salty grains would

probably taste okay. Incidentally I didn't think whey was acidic?

> ==>Yes, time and patience are the keys.

>

> Do take good care and keep in touch. Onward and upward!

>

> The best,

> Bee

[Guest guest]

I have also used boric acid suppositories. For me

though, it's all about the gold standard diet. This

is what works best for me. Read about it here:

http://www.conniems.com

Luv,

Debby

San , CA

--- rose marie belforti <todo2@...> wrote:

> Hi all, I am new here!!!

> Happy to be here.

> I have been with the LS, Lichen Sclerosis

> group forever, but I think after all, may problems

> are more candida than LS. Actually I think they are

> related.

> I have had vaginal itch to the point of wounding for

> 25-30 years!!!! Can you believe it. It has affected

> my whole life!!

> I have spent most of these years trying to figure it

> out with all sorts of doctors, all types of

> medicine.

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http://debbypadilla.0catch.com/hunter/

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