Re: New member...question about Candida and smoking

[Guest guest]

Sorry, thats one subject i don't know about is the smoking, i would think it isn't good for the immune system thou. talk with your Dr. did you tell him you smoked? you should start cutting down now, we all know it isn't good for you and you have been on the diet 3 weeks now so its time to start eliminating the smokes! sorry! Good Luck!

Mogdrmom

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In a message dated 1/3/01 2:56:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, mogdrmom@...

writes:

<< Mogdrmom >>

Hi I have aol too but all of your messages are warned attachments on the list

and I don't understand why that is. I don't want to be scared to open your

mail but I think that's weird.

Nastasya

[Guest guest]

Nasta: I have the same thing happening with me just since Christmas or maybe it is the 6.0 --AOL? i to was afraid of opening new persons mail. maybe i will write aol & see what they say. Mogdrmom

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for the input on smoking. I have had the feeling that perhaps it was not the right time to quit until after I'm a little healthier. Seems like just too much at once. Thanks again for the input.

Be well.

[Guest guest]

Sounds like your doing all the right things to get control over this! Boy do i

know about

how hard the quitting smoking is! I still haven't gotten that one under control

yet, but i

refuse to stop at least trying to quit. Smoking does do alot of harm besides

just the

general " bad for you lungs " information. What I did that least made it a little

less

UNhealthy (if that is possible) is I switched to a " all natural, no

preservatives " brand.

I actually went through withdrawal of all the chemicals they use on normal

cigarettes!

They also have seemed help me to cut down as well. My theory in the switch was

to cut back

on at least some of the extra chemicals and deal with the nicotine problem

later.

Besides damage to your lungs smoking also decreases the oxygen levels in your

blood and

being that most tobacco is cured with sugar it also will feed the yeast and

increase blood

sugar levels.

Good luck on your quitting! I would advise however to get yourself healthy

and deal with

the smoking issue when you feel you are emotionally ready.

MW215OC@... wrote:

> Hi, I'm new and newly diagnosed. Thank God someone finally is willing

> to admit that there is something verifiably wrong with me. 10 years

> and over a dozen doctors later, had to finally diagnose myself by

> doing internet research. Found a good doctor is So. Calif. and began

> treatment about 3 weeks ago.

>

> I am currently taking: antifungals (caprillic acid and nystatin);

> Biotin; Garlic; Magnesium; Zinc; an anti-parasitic; and am on a

> complete elimination diet. I have also started coffee-retention

> enemas about 3 times a week. Over the last couple of weeks, most of

> my symptoms have receded with the exception of mucousy eyes and dark

> circles. Could this be because I haven't quit smoking. While I know

> that smoking is not good, what are the direct effects it has on my

> treatment and chances for recovery? Does anyone know exactly how it

> compromises my recovery? I'm trying to quit but with everything else

> (including eating such a strict diet), I'm finding it very difficult.

> I'm not complaining (far be it from me to complain, I'm so grateful

> to have found out what's wrong with me), I guess I just need to see a

> direct link so I have more motivation to give it up. Thanks.

>

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>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/3/01 1:04:58 PM Central Standard Time, MW215OC@... writes:

Over the last couple of weeks, most of my symptoms have receded with the exception of mucousy eyes and dark circles. Could this be because I haven't quit smoking. While I know that smoking is not good, what are the direct effects it has on my treatment and chances for recovery? Does anyone know exactly how it compromises my recovery? I'm trying to quit but with everything else (including eating such a strict diet), I'm finding it very difficult. I'm not complaining (far be it from me to complain, I'm so grateful to have found out what's wrong with me), I guess I just need to see a direct link so I have more motivation to give it up. Thanks.

Nicotine feeds candida. Smoking also sucks the nutrients out of your body that can build your immune system and in other ways better help you fight the candida.

When I first realized that I had candida, quitting smoking was the first thing I did. It took me two more years to actually start the diet (I'm slow sometimes...LOL). But, if I had to do it all over again, I would still quit smoking first. I felt 80% better within 6 weeks of quitting smoking. I've been on the diet for 4 weeks now (straight) and have seen a lot of improvement, but still not as much as I did when I quit smoking.

I know it's hard to do, but it is definitely WELL worth it to quit!!!!!! When I quit, I did a little ritual - pretended I was breaking up with a really bad boyfriend - LOL - I picked a day, packed everything up (cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, all smoking paraphernalia, etc.), told it I wasn't going to let it ruin my life any more, and threw it all away in the dumpster. The next 2 weeks were very difficult. I ate A LOT of lollipops (which is why I didn't start the diet right then, too). It worked, though. And, like I said, I felt SOOOO much better. I was so worth it.

We're here for ya...

~

[Guest guest]

I used nicotine patches & they helped alot. I used the lowest

nicotine patch for two weeks and toughed it out after that. I have

been a non smoker for 1 1/2 years. Good Luck!!

LAH

-- In candidiasisegroups, AnglGodes1@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 1/3/01 1:04:58 PM Central Standard Time,

MW215OC@a...

> writes:

>

>

> > Over the last couple of weeks, most of

> > my symptoms have receded with the exception of mucousy eyes and

dark

> > circles. Could this be because I haven't quit smoking. While I

know

> > that smoking is not good, what are the direct effects it has on

my

> > treatment and chances for recovery? Does anyone know exactly how

it

> > compromises my recovery? I'm trying to quit but with everything

else

> > (including eating such a strict diet), I'm finding it very

difficult.

> > I'm not complaining (far be it from me to complain, I'm so

grateful

> > to have found out what's wrong with me), I guess I just need to

see a

> > direct link so I have more motivation to give it up. Thanks.

> >

> >

> >

>

> Nicotine feeds candida. Smoking also sucks the nutrients out of

your body

> that can build your immune system and in other ways better help you

fight the

> candida.

>

> When I first realized that I had candida, quitting smoking was the

first

> thing I did. It took me two more years to actually start the diet

(I'm slow

> sometimes...LOL). But, if I had to do it all over again, I would

still quit

> smoking first. I felt 80% better within 6 weeks of quitting

smoking. I've

> been on the diet for 4 weeks now (straight) and have seen a lot of

> improvement, but still not as much as I did when I quit smoking.

>

> I know it's hard to do, but it is definitely WELL worth it to

quit!!!!!!

> When I quit, I did a little ritual - pretended I was breaking up

with a

> really bad boyfriend - LOL - I picked a day, packed everything up

> (cigarettes, lighters, ashtrays, all smoking paraphernalia, etc.),

told it I

> wasn't going to let it ruin my life any more, and threw it all away

in the

> dumpster. The next 2 weeks were very difficult. I ate A LOT of

lollipops

> (which is why I didn't start the diet right then, too). It worked,

though.

> And, like I said, I felt SOOOO much better. I was so worth it.

>

> We're here for ya...

>

> ~