Questions from a newcomer

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

I'm new to the list but have been learning volumes since joining it a week

or so ago. I've suffered from Candida on and off for at least 10 years now.

I'm trying to resume my battle against it now with new knowledge gained from

this list and other sources. That being said, I have a few questions:

1. I've been buying Redwood Hill Farm plain goat milk yogurt made with

pasteurized but unhomogenized goat milk. I just realized that the second

ingredient (after the milk) is tapioca. Does anyone know if the tapioca

affects Candida negatively? I wonder whether it's cultured along with the

milk or added later. Also, the yogurt contains pectin; is that okay? I made

my first batch of kefir today with raw organic goat milk, and I will also

make yogurt at some point; but I would still love to have the Redwood Hill

yogurt as a back-up.

2. Is Kombucha tea okay for Candida sufferers to drink?

3. My 5-year-old daughter also suffers from Candida. Two years ago, we

discovered that she has urinary tract reflux, and then we learned that she

was born with only one kidney. Since then, she's been taking a nightly dose

of an antibiotic (Sulfamethoxazole) to eliminate the risk of infection to

the kidney; and she will continue the antibiotic until either she outgrows

the reflux (which commonly does happen) or we have the reflux fixed

surgically (which I hope never happens). Anyway, what is the best thing to

do besides diet to combat the Candida when the antibiotic is killing off her

good bacteria every day?

Thanks in advance for any and all comments. This list has been an excellent

resource for me!

Anne

[Guest guest]

> Hello all,

>

> I'm new to the list but have been learning volumes since joining it

a week

> or so ago. I've suffered from Candida on and off for at least 10

years now.

> I'm trying to resume my battle against it now with new knowledge

gained from

> this list and other sources. That being said, I have a few

questions:

>

> 1. I've been buying Redwood Hill Farm plain goat milk yogurt made

with

> pasteurized but unhomogenized goat milk. I just realized that the

second

> ingredient (after the milk) is tapioca. Does anyone know if the

tapioca

> affects Candida negatively? I wonder whether it's cultured along

with the

> milk or added later. Also, the yogurt contains pectin; is that

okay? I made

> my first batch of kefir today with raw organic goat milk, and I

will also

> make yogurt at some point; but I would still love to have the

Redwood Hill

> yogurt as a back-up.

>

> 2. Is Kombucha tea okay for Candida sufferers to drink?

>

> 3. My 5-year-old daughter also suffers from Candida. Two years ago,

we

> discovered that she has urinary tract reflux, and then we learned

that she

> was born with only one kidney. Since then, she's been taking a

nightly dose

> of an antibiotic (Sulfamethoxazole) to eliminate the risk of

infection to

> the kidney; and she will continue the antibiotic until either she

outgrows

> the reflux (which commonly does happen) or we have the reflux fixed

> surgically (which I hope never happens). Anyway, what is the best

thing to

> do besides diet to combat the Candida when the antibiotic is

killing off her

> good bacteria every day?

>

> Thanks in advance for any and all comments. This list has been an

excellent

> resource for me!

>

> Anne

>

Hi Anne:

Yes tapioca is a starch and pectin is a fruit mucilage good for

the bowel. Better to make your own yogurt or try to find a product

without tapioca as a thickening agent.

Kombucha tea is not a wise choice for Candida diet it has black

tea and sugar which outweighs any benefits of the culture it is like

eating yogurt with sugar in it tastes good but not of much help.Try

Chamomile,dandelion,pau d " arco,ginger teas just to name a few.

For your daughter I would suggest yogurt daily with the addition

of a probiotic like MMSpro Entrin for children mix in the

yogurt.Plenty of water divide weight by 2 = oz per day. Childrens

multi vit min and vit c liquids like those from Childlife.Lets hope

she outgrows the reflux.

Hope this helps!

Roy

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Roy:

Thanks for the quick reply. I've ordered some MMSpro Entrin for my daughter.

As an update, I took my daughter today to the holistic M.D. we know. He

prescribed Diflucan because oral suspension Nystatin in the past didn't

seem to help her much. He also gave us the Comprehensive Digestive Stool

Analysis & Parasitology kit from Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab. (I've done

the test myself in the past -- oh what fun.) He wants to identify the

particular strain(s) of yeast we're combating. Sounds like a wise approach

to me.

Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne,

I just wanted to mention that the CDSA test may and may not reveal

any candida. It depends on whther they are able to grown a strain. In

my case they were unable to grown any strains. But it the test is

still very good to give you an idea of just how well you digestion is

working.

Ciao,

Elio

> Roy:

>

> Thanks for the quick reply. I've ordered some MMSpro Entrin for my

daughter.

>

> As an update, I took my daughter today to the holistic M.D. we

know. He

> prescribed Diflucan because oral suspension Nystatin in the past

didn't

> seem to help her much. He also gave us the Comprehensive Digestive

Stool

> Analysis & Parasitology kit from Great Smokies Diagnostic Lab.

(I've done

> the test myself in the past -- oh what fun.) He wants to identify

the

> particular strain(s) of yeast we're combating. Sounds like a wise

approach

> to me.

>

> Anne

>

>

>