Hi.

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I joined this and other groups a while back when I started to discover

that I was fighting a Candida overgrowth. I have periodically read

some post of information but I figured it was time to introduce

myself. I have discovered that I can not do this alone. I am a 29

year old female. I have had yeast infections for quite a many years

now, in the past two years they are becoming chronic. I think last

year I spent 2/3 of the year with a yeast infection. For medical

history information that I should mention, is that I also had a

pituitary tumor for 3 years while in my teens. We dissipated the

tumor with medication when I was 18. I had another mass appear when I

was about 25. I still have this mass. I currently don't have

insurance and hoping that I can balance my pH level or something to

reverse the prolactin levels to get that part of my body healthier.

When I first started changing my diet I had two periods! Those were

the first in years. I just knew that I had to be on the right

track….Unfortunately, I seemed to have passed on the Candida curse to

my husband as well. (Boy, do I feel crappy about that.) So this

issue has become an `our' issue and need help to get rid of it. I

also have a standing prescription for diflucan. Last time I saw my

GYN he put me on it for 6 weeks (take one, another in 2 days then

repeat the next week). The week after I finished I had another

infection. That was when I decided to change the way that I am

fighting this.

The diet change is the hardest part of our lives. We also live in

South Louisiana where it is considered rude to not eat. Not to

mention that EVERYTHING is SOOOO Good! I have been making the changes

in my diet since December. Doing it slowly I thought would help me

not want to binge. I have lost 35 pounds (which is another great

thing). Besides diet changes we take vitamins daily, probotics, we

were taking caprylic acid (didn't seem that it made much of a

difference), Echinacea, I also take Cranberry concentrate for UTI

prevention. I researched great sites like whole foods approach and

earthclinic.com for recipes and home remedies. We have gotten varying

successes but no `cures'.

I am at a loss on what to do next. I simply can't afford a completely

organic diet. I do however buy organic garlic and other things too

when we can. I will be searching the forums posts on all the sites

that I have found for something –ANYTHING to add to my regimen to get

rid of this. Thankfully I don't have the horror stories that I see in

these posts and honestly I want to stop it before I get there. My

hopes and prayers are with you all to find your body's own balance and

in getting rid of this pesky imbalance.

Finally, it is nice to meet you all, happy that I am not alone through

it but I am sorry that we are meeting because of this problem. Thank

you for listening to my ramble.

Thanks Again,

Nay