Yeast Infections and Steam Rooms

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm new to the group and have a couple of questions. I want to know

if sitting in a steam room or sauna affects yeast? I love to go to

the gym and enjoy sitting in the steam room or sauna 3 times a week.

I do notice after I have been in the steam room or sauna my

candidiasis acts up.

Also, I want to start a yeast-free diet. I'm wondering where on the

web I can get the list. I have truly enjoyed reading all the posts

from this group. This is the most helpful and informative group I

have every participated in.

Nattalie

[Guest guest]

You can go to www.yeastconnection.com, which is the site of

G. Crook, who wrote The Yeast Syndrome (I improperly said this book

was The Yeast Connection in a previous email). The book has a very

comprehensive diet plan. I'm sure others on here have additional

sites for you.

Good luck -

> Hi

> I'm new to the group and have a couple of questions. I want to

know

> if sitting in a steam room or sauna affects yeast? I love to go to

> the gym and enjoy sitting in the steam room or sauna 3 times a

week.

> I do notice after I have been in the steam room or sauna my

> candidiasis acts up.

>

> Also, I want to start a yeast-free diet. I'm wondering where on

the

> web I can get the list. I have truly enjoyed reading all the posts

> from this group. This is the most helpful and informative group I

> have every participated in.

>

> Nattalie

[Guest guest]

whenever i take hot, steamy showers for too long, many of my

symptoms start acting up- particularly respiratory and skin stuff.

i've speculated that its because my house has a lot of mold and

stuff, and it gets in the steam. just a speculation. i've heard of

other people whose symptoms are exacerbated by steamy showers and

saunas.

aliqaesong

> > Hi

> > I'm new to the group and have a couple of questions. I want to

> know

> > if sitting in a steam room or sauna affects yeast? I love to go

to

> > the gym and enjoy sitting in the steam room or sauna 3 times a

> week.

> > I do notice after I have been in the steam room or sauna my

> > candidiasis acts up.

> >

> > Also, I want to start a yeast-free diet. I'm wondering where on

> the

> > web I can get the list. I have truly enjoyed reading all the

posts

> > from this group. This is the most helpful and informative group

I

> > have every participated in.

> >

> > Nattalie

[Guest guest]

when i mentioned mold getting into the steam, its because mold grows

in my bathroom abundantly, particularly on the ceiling of my shower.

We bleach and scrub it, then it returns.

aliqaesong

> I used to have a problem with hot showers too, when I stopped

taking my

> antihistimines. What my allergist told me is that I have pressure

sensitve skin, or

> I'm alergic to hot showers! I asked how could this be? It's an

allergy, which

> is an immune problem, which is candidaisis, etc.....

>

> After going back on antihistimines, the problem went away. So

until my immune

> system is back in balance, and I can go off the antihistimines, I

stay on

> them. I'd say that if showers/saunas don't bother you, than you're

probably OK.

> Sweating releases toxins, so I would think it's a good thing. I

haven't heard

> about molds getting into the shower water/steam, but at this

point, I suppose

> it's possible.

>

> Chris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

thanks for the heads up. i've heard that a couple of times within

the past few days, so i think your post solidified that for me. i

have horrible municipal water which i filter to drink. but i didn't

think of shower filters. where can you get one?

aliqaesong

> If your tap water is chlorinated ...the heat of a hot shower

allows/causes chlorine gas to be given off in small

quantities...you inhale the chlorine while standing in hot

shower ..if you have an intolerance /inability to handle chlorine

which many in the candida/compromised immune system do...you will

feel like sh_t when you get out of a long hot shower...get a good

filter for shower head & you may find your problems with hot showers

are solved ...

> I will say some people have probs with more than just the

chlorine precipitating from hot water tho...I lived in a heavy

fruit /veg growing area on a small farm with bore water for a short

while & the bore water which was only used for washing (drinking was

tank water)...affected me greatly & this was not chlorinated but I

suspect it was heavily contaminated with pesticides from all the

surrounding farm runnoff...In the city though I find a good chlorine

head filter on shower does the trick...fwiw

>

> Re: Re: Yeast Infections and Steam Rooms

>

>

> I used to have a problem with hot showers too, when I stopped

taking my

> antihistimines. What my allergist told me is that I have

pressure sensitve skin, or

> I'm alergic to hot showers! I asked how could this be? It's an

allergy, which

> is an immune problem, which is candidaisis, etc.....

>

> After going back on antihistimines, the problem went away. So

until my immune

> system is back in balance, and I can go off the antihistimines,

I stay on

> them. I'd say that if showers/saunas don't bother you, than

you're probably OK.

> Sweating releases toxins, so I would think it's a good thing. I

haven't heard

> about molds getting into the shower water/steam, but at this

point, I suppose

> it's possible.

>

> Chris

>

>

>