Symptoms and questions

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Hey all,

I just learned about Candida this weekend when I did a search for

" Holistic " and GERD. My girlfriend has had a crazy string of issues in

the last year mostly. It started years ago with Chronic Sinusitus

where she went through a string of infections that occurred around

once a month. Then she was having a variety of odd systems (ridiculous

amounts of gas (both ends), stomach acid making it to her throat,

heart burn, stabbing chest pains, ... that eventually led us to LPR

(Laryngeal Pharygeal Reflux Disease, a cousin of GERD).

Once we diagnosed the LPR I was hopeful that she'd finally be well as

LPR has been shown to cause many of her systems. She was put on 2

nexiums a day, elevated her bed, modified her diet. But it got better

for a bit but now has been getting worse for awhile now. She was

tested for food allegies (nothing very interesting) and fructose

intolerance (vomited within minutes from the solution).

At this point she's suffering from 3 sinus infections in the last 2

months, 2 vaginal yeast infections, possible IBS (along with Diarhea,

occasional terrible pain), regular stomach upsets and other systems of

heartburn LPR, lots of belching. And even her feet are beginning to

stink. Then there's the moods, air-headedness, and other mental stuff

that goes with it.

So basically, she's got infections happening on all ends of her

digestive system. Strong anti-biotics aren't curing her for long and

seem to be maiking it worse. This all led me to a.) heighten my

disdain for western medicine, b.) believe there's something bigger and

wierder going on here.

After reading about Candida, it seems a perfect fit. An infection in

her intenstine or colon that isn't being cured by anti-biotics, that

improved when she went on the Atkins diet, and that is affecting her

in many ways. She took the test on the Yeast Connection

http://www.yeastconnection.com/yeast.html and she scored a 19 (a 12

indicates that you almost definitely have a yeast problem).

Because of the issues she's having with her back-end, she already has

a colonoscopy scheduled and will be doing the necessary colon cleasing

as part of that.

So now for questions:

1.) Should she proceed with the colonoscopy? Should anything special

be done as part of that and/or the color cleansing

2.) What are the chances that her doctor will know anything about

Candida and/or think its bunk?

3.) What should I go out tomorrow and buy for her to begin fighting

this thing

4.) What are the chances she can get rid of this? How long will it

take for her to feel better and/or be cured?

Thanks for your insight,

Dave