Weight gain and bloating

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Hello everyone -

Thanks for the replies to my last post. It was mighty comforting to

see them the next day! Hope your health is improving.

I've been treating myself with 2 anti-fungals - Nilstat and some

herbal tablets containing garlic and other stuff. I am really

concerned about my weight gain since the candida came back. Is this

something other people have experienced? I was bingeing on foods

that aggravated the yeast up until about a week ago, which would

have accounted for some of it. My stomach is just so waterlogged and

heavy - it's unbelievably bloated and I have to wear a poncho much

of the time! It doesn't make any difference if i do a lot of

exercise - my weight has stayed the same and I feel awful.

I've also been experiencing a lot of anger since i began treatment.

i am really irritable, and feel really aggravated by noise, smells

and esp tobacco smoke.

will this ease at all? At the moment i hardly want to eat at all, as

I don't know whether i have allegies, sensitivities etc. it seems i

react to everything i put in my mouth. I'm really feeling so upset

about it. any advice would be appreciated.

I was also wondering if green tea is allowed.

thanks for listening -

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Dearest Poppy,

> Thanks for the replies to my last post. It was mighty comforting to

> see them the next day! Hope your health is improving.

==>You are welcome for all our support and help. We're glad you're

here.

> I've been treating myself with 2 anti-fungals - Nilstat and some

> herbal tablets containing garlic and other stuff.

==>You might consider not taking them for a bit and get the diet down

pat first. Ensure you are following " all " of the diet before jumping

in with antifungals.

>>>I am really concerned about my weight gain since the candida came

back. Is this something other people have experienced? I was bingeing

on foods that aggravated the yeast up until about a week ago, which

would have accounted for some of it. My stomach is just so

waterlogged and heavy - it's unbelievably bloated and I have to wear

a poncho much of the time! It doesn't make any difference if i do a

lot of > exercise - my weight has stayed the same and I feel awful.

==>Your weight will normalize gradually, but your digestion and diet

needs to be handled first. Try having more " good " animal meats and

coconut oil and low carb veggies (no sugars, no grains of any kind,

no processed foods, no snacks). Maybe eat smaller meals more often.

> I've also been experiencing a lot of anger since i began treatment.

> i am really irritable, and feel really aggravated by noise, smells

> and esp tobacco smoke.

==>Emotional flare-ups are common with candida. Your reactions to

things, even noise, smells, smoke, etc. will gradually diminish as

you progress through the program.

> will this ease at all? At the moment i hardly want to eat at all,

as I don't know whether i have allegies, sensitivities etc. it seems

i react to everything i put in my mouth. I'm really feeling so upset

> about it. any advice would be appreciated.

==>You'd probably do okay on low carb veggies, proteins and coconut

oil. Start with the basics.

> I was also wondering if green tea is allowed.

==>I don't believe you can get green tea that does not contain

caffeine. You can find other herbal teas that are caffeine-free

however, i.e. camomile, peppermint, pau d'arco is an excellent one

for candida, and others.

Take good care Poppy. Write and keep in touch eh?

Luv,

Bee

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Hi Poppy, I was really angry a lot when I first started the Candida

restricted diet. I wasn't even taking antifungals but the die off reaction

was still just awful. It lasted about three weeks for me and I still felt a

bit edgy for several months. But eventually that, along with the other

symptoms, gradually went away to where I am positively happy. I can't

believe it sometimes.

Traditional Eastern medicine says that the liver is where you hold anger

and, boy!, I have to think they're right. Our poor livers are so severely

taxed during the die-off and taking anti-fungals, while helping to kill

Candida, is another hard thing for an over-worked liver to process.

I also had quite a lot of " brain fog " during that time. I just couldn't

think straight. Do you have those symptoms too?

As for the weight gain, I agree with Bee that a healthy body will eventually

find its own right weight. That's if you're avoiding sugars, starches and

alcohol. Especially avoid sweet drinks of ANY kind because, while they add

numerous calories (and extra fat), your body gets none of the sensation of

feeling full. That;s another reason why steamed vegetables are so good to

fill up on -- so much of their composition is water and fiber and so your

body will feel full but won't have consumed so many calories. Soup is also a

good diet food.

But it sounds to me like your weight gain is simply bloat? In which case I

guess it will all go away when the die-off comes under control and you can

eventually get rid of the Candida overgrowth.

When I was so miserable I had to be careful when I was around others because

I didn't want to take it out on them. I tried to get extra rest and do a lot

of reading... :-) Good luck -- it is MISERABLE at first.

~Robin

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hi poppy

ohhh, the weight gain and bloating. you're not alone!

i have one of those bodies that fluctuates almost daily depending on

what i've been eating/drinking. its really amazing.

the bingeing on candida feeding foods is strange, isn't it? we know

its not going to be good for us, but sometimes we go right ahead and

indulge anyway! i've written about my food experiences here before,

as have others. i remember one person describing the 11pm drive to

the grocery store to buy donuts, even though s/he knew they were only

going to make things worse in the long run. some foods can be truly

addictive, like a drug. and then there's the emotional side of

eating. i'm a person who munches when i'm nervous or anxious, and i

crave the same foods every time, starchy carbohydrate snacks like

chips, crackers, etc. when i eat wheat products (pasta, bread, etc),

i lose the desire for other foods like protein or vegetables. once i

start on bread or pasta, i have to MAKE myself eat something else at

the next meal, over-riding my strong cravings for more bread or

pasta.

many folks, myself included are allergic or sensitive to wheat. did

you know that one of the symptoms of wheat allergy/sensitivity is

depression?? i have felt it, i don't get severly depressed, but i can

notice a downward change in my mood if i have been eating more

wheat-y foods.

i find that if i can get myself off those foods for a few days in a

row, by the third day, as i'm starting to see the bloat and digestive

uncomforts diminish, it becomes much easier to WANT to eat the foods

that are good for me. by then, even when i get an emotional craving

for an unfriendly food, its easier to choose something with protein &

fat, and a salad or good bowl of soup and to eat that happily

instead.

robin gave some really great info about the anger/liver connection! i

agree too, i think there's something very real there. i have seen it

with a number of people, it can get ugly!

detoxing can be really unpleasant, we've all been there in one form

or another. do you have a bathtub? how about a nice hot bath... do

you like to cook? maybe make a pot of your favorite soup or stew and

enjoy the nourishment. do you enjoy the fresh air? you could set

aside time to go for a nice hour-long walk (i did that yesterday and

it did wonders for me - i didn't feel like doing it until i was

actually in my walking shoes and out the door, then it was great!!)

remember to use all the resources in the files section located to the

left of the screen. there are wonderful articles to give you great

ideas and to help keep you motivated.

echoing bee's & robins well wishes & advice: hang in there, take it

slow and easy, allow yourself extra rest and alone time. you will

feel better soon!!

take care ~ suz