RE: Candida Lusitaniae Question

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much, !

We adopted Noah when he was 10 1/2 months old, and his medical

history is a bit sketchy. We do know, though, that he was on IV

antibiotics every single day for the first three months of his life -

so I'm assuming that's how the yeast flourished. He's not been on

antibiotics at all since then - until we started him on Flagyl and

Diflucan on Saturday. I've been pushing for yeast testing since June

and only last month did I find an allergist who agreed to run the

tests. I'm eagerly trying to find some natural remedies for Noah.

Would appreciate any suggestion you can give! We bought something

called Kids Wellness Candida Formula, which is a mixture of

grapefruit seed extract, garlic, oregano, etc - but from what I read,

we might need to just give him those separately so that the yeast

won't build a resistance to each natural antifungal. It's very

daunting knowing that this might be a life-long battle - but maybe

things will improve after his gut heals. I dread taking away the

fruit juice - will see if I can sweeten carrot juice with stevia. I

can already see the " icky " face that he'll make! :-)

Thanks again for your advice and welcome.

Mom to Noah, 28 months

[Guest guest]

>

> He is currently dairy, gluten, soy, yeast, potato, corn, and rice

> free. We've limited all sugars except for fruit (1 banana and 1 cup of

> fruit juice a day) (to mask all of his supplements). We've been

> dealing with mushy poos forever, and have been told that we need to

> eventually stop giving fruit, as well - in order for his gut to

> completely heal. It's going to be very difficult though.

>

> He's currently on Flagyl, for clostridia.

Bananas represent and easy source of food for a variety of unwanteb

bowel organisms, including candida, other yeasts and clostridia.

Adding sugar-free inulin and giving him something instead of bananas

will help his bowel bacteria become normal.

Duncan Crow

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

This is Simona from Milan. I did not conquer my battle yet with albicans.

I've never heard about Lusitaniae kind. If you'll read carefully all the

messages in this list you'll find tons of helpful information. The only

thing I would hardly suggest you is not to deal with chemicals such as

Diflucan or Flagyl. To me they just make the situation worse. I just can't

believe that a 28 months old baby has to pass such a tragedy. Were you

suffering during your pregnancy?

Please give a big kiss to Noah

Simona

Candida Lusitaniae Question

Hi. We just found out that my 2 year old son has Candida Lusitaniae.

We have been unable to find much info on this particular type of

Candida. My son's allergist has never seen a patient who had

Lusitaniae and it seems to only occur in 1% of the population. I read

on the internet that it is resistant to most drugs.

I would great appreciate hearing from anyone who has battled or know

someone who has battled Candida Lusitaniae. My son is also battling

clostridia, too.

He is currently dairy, gluten, soy, yeast, potato, corn, and rice

free. We've limited all sugars except for fruit (1 banana and 1 cup

of fruit juice a day) (to mask all of his supplements). We've been

dealing with mushy poos forever, and have been told that we need to

eventually stop giving fruit, as well - in order for his gut to

completely heal. It's going to be very difficult though.

He's currently on Flagyl, for clostridia. And as the Flagyl causes

yeast build-up, and we have to fight yeast anyway, he's currently on

Diflucan, as well. He also takes one capsule of Culterelle and

digestive enzymes each day.

Please feel free to contact me on or offline. I'm very interested in

hearing how other people have conquered this. We just started the

Flagyl and Diflucan over the weekend.

Thank you!

Mom to Noah, 28 months

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Duncan!

It figures that the foods my son loves are the foods he can't have.

I've heard that pears might be okay. Hopefully?

Thanks for the tip on inlulin. I have no idea what that is, but am

going to look it up right now! We'll do whatever it takes to help him

get rid of the clostridia and yeast.

Thanks again!

Mom to Noah, 28 months