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Hi everybody,

My name is and I come from Ireland. I have only found out recently

that I am suffering from candidiasis after first becoming ill around

Christmas time two years ago. I have been searching for a cause for my

increasingly worsening symptoms during that time and was beginning to lose

hope until I came across some candida information recently and everything

began to make sense.

During my late teens and early twenties I had suffered increasingly from

skin problems, I had gone to my local doctor who referred me to a

dermatalogist who prescribed me a cortisone cream and some antibiotics.

Unfortunately she neglected to tell me of the dangers of using them long

term, and although my condition improved markedly in the short term, the

longer term has been a different story. I discontinued the antibiotics after

about 6 months but I kept taking the cream on and off for about two years,

only stopping after reading with horror about the side effects of long term

steroid usage two years ago (no mention of candidiasis though). It was then

my symptoms began to develop and have got worse since then. Despite various

standard medical tests and referrals I was fobbed off at every turn with

diagnoses of viruses, fibromyalgia, and depression. None of my doctors

seemed concerned that it was only after discontinuing the steroid cream that

I became ill. In the 2 years I had to give up university and was forced to

move back home.

However,my diagnosis has filled me with a new lease of life and hopefully

with your help I can begin to get my life back again.

I have been on a candida diet for about 5 weeks and I have got a few

questions some of you knowledgeable people on the list may be able to

answer.

From your own experiences I was wondering what are the most effective

anti-fungals are, and am I able to take them everyday or do I have to rotate

them?

I'm also a bit unclear on how much of each I should be taking every day.

I'm also considering taking L-glutamine for leaky gut , have you found it as

good as some people claim?

Also, a couple of sites I came across recommended taking some essential

amino acids, what do you think?

Finally, I was hoping you may know a good candida diet site, I am finding

the restricted choices very boring.

I hope you all have a healthly new year and that most of us won't be on the

list this time next year!

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