An old article that still might help today!

[Guest guest]

The Bowl Truth

Martiga Lohn

YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without embarrassment.

It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our stools, because they

may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking our temperature or our

blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their health by their bowel

movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing

is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good bowel movement. "

From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to turn

it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the involuntary

contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric acid,

digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal the

consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing sugars,

starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are combined,

packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our feces--consist of

water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and small seeds),

sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal secretions, and

bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its distinctive brown

color.)

If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement. Although

digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other variables

can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it should be

brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened; fairly

bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too messy; and

very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing methane and

bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an odor, " says

Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be a very

strong, pungent odor. "

Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

down. "

As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

Bleeding in your upper digestive

tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

VERY DARK BROWN

You drank red wine last night or

have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

LIGHT GREEN

You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with the

gallbladder or liver.

BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

Malabsorption--your digestive system

GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

irritable bowel syndrome.

SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

syndrome.

ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red meat,

spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular hours,

and chaotic relationships.

REALLY BAD-SMELLING

An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which can

putrefy in your digestive tract.

WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and infrequent

and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic, it may

contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer stool

stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products [such

as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who treats

people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how often

the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health. " The

act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability to

absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit the

profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

* Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

* Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

* Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

* Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive enzymes,

including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions; and

daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

* Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

* Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

* Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

* Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

* Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or other

less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

* If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

this is good to know! thank you!

what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

________________________________

From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

Subject: An old article that still might help today!

The Bowl Truth

Martiga Lohn

YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without embarrassment.

It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our stools, because they

may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking our temperature or our

blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their health by their bowel

movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing

is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good bowel movement. "

From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to turn

it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the involuntary

contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric acid,

digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal the

consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing sugars,

starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are combined,

packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our feces--consist of

water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and small seeds),

sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal secretions, and

bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its distinctive brown

color.)

If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement. Although

digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other variables

can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it should be

brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened; fairly

bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too messy; and

very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing methane and

bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an odor, " says

Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be a very

strong, pungent odor. "

Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

down. "

As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

Bleeding in your upper digestive

tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

VERY DARK BROWN

You drank red wine last night or

have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

LIGHT GREEN

You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with the

gallbladder or liver.

BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

Malabsorption--your digestive system

GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

irritable bowel syndrome.

SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

syndrome.

ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red meat,

spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular hours,

and chaotic relationships.

REALLY BAD-SMELLING

An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which can

putrefy in your digestive tract.

WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and infrequent

and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic, it may

contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer stool

stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products [such

as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who treats

people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how often

the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health. " The

act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability to

absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit the

profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

* Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

* Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

* Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

* Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive enzymes,

including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions; and

daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

* Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

* Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

* Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

* Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

* Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or other

less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

* If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

When we have candida, it is because our bodies can not handle it the hugh

numbers of it. It is with us from birth if I am not mistaken and it is kept in

control because we are balanced bodies.

Candidisis (over growth) is a by product of our not being balanced.

As it says in the article, the longer the food stays in, the problem of body a

balance becomes harder to achieve. That is why it is good to keep hydrated

which in turn keeps things moving and helps the body by flushing out all the

things it needs to get rid of.

It would be like your vacuum cleaner not getting emptied, can you imagine what

that would do if you kept trying to use it without it being emptied.

Our bodies need to be flushed, that is what bowel movements are meant to

do...get it out, all that stuff that has been vacuumed up!!!

Each person has a different bowel movement profile due to the things that are

going on in your life before you pooped. I often have webs of candida with my

stool. I stand at the toilet and jump for joy as it is flushed down the

toilet...I am glad it is out.

Constipation is very common with candidia because there are so many things that

cause the colon to be sluggish. Parasites are a big reason...they are able to

take up a lot of room and it is hard to get the stool out.

Polyps are another reason because they take up space in the colon making it hard

for the stool to pass.

One solution to many many problems...get balanced in the body!

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I have been using one of theses for a couple of years now!

Colema Boards do help...a lot.

If anyone gets one, please email me before you start...it is a very serious whay

to clean and in the moving out of things, YOUR BODY WILL REACT! It is all good!

>

> this is good to know! thank you!

> what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

> candidiasis

> Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

> Subject: An old article that still might help today!

>

>

>

> The Bowl Truth

>

> Martiga Lohn

>

> YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

>

> LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

> Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without

embarrassment. It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our

stools, because they may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking

our temperature or our blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their

health by their bowel movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in

Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good

bowel movement. "

>

> From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

>

> HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

> From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to

turn it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the

involuntary contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric

acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal

the consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing

sugars, starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

> continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are

combined, packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our

feces--consist of water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and

small seeds), sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal

secretions, and bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its

distinctive brown color.)

>

> If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement.

Although digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other

variables can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it

should be brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened;

fairly bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too

messy; and very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing

methane and bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an

odor, " says Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be

a very strong, pungent odor. "

>

> Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

> down. "

>

> As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

>

> An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

>

> If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

>

> BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

> Bleeding in your upper digestive

> tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

>

> VERY DARK BROWN

> You drank red wine last night or

> have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

>

> GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

> You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

>

> LIGHT GREEN

> You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

>

> PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

> Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with

the gallbladder or liver.

>

> BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

> Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

>

> PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

> A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

>

> LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

> Malabsorption--your digestive system

>

> GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

> isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

>

> LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

> Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

> WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

> poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

> changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

> irritable bowel syndrome.

>

> SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

> Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

> are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

> vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

> syndrome.

>

> ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

> This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red

meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular

hours, and chaotic relationships.

>

> REALLY BAD-SMELLING

> An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which

can putrefy in your digestive tract.

>

> WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

> One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and

infrequent and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic,

it may contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer

stool stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products

[such as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who

treats people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

> risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

>

> Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how

often the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

>

> Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health.

" The act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability

to absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

>

> IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

> The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

> digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit

the profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

>

> * Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

> * Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

> * Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

> * Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive

enzymes, including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions;

and daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

> * Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

> * Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

> * Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

> * Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

> * Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or

other less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

> * If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

> Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

yes I also do enemas, it helps a lot! it removes wasted when I dont have enough

bowel movements. what does candida look like in the stool?

After I did a high fat diet, I once expelled sthg weird, Bee said it wasnt

candida, it was a white thing jelly like, cant find the words in english, it was

not transparent, so Im not sure it was mucus but it was disgusting and I

wondered if it wasnt candida, had that twice..

________________________________

From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 8:37:41 PM

Subject: Re: An old article that still might help today!

When we have candida, it is because our bodies can not handle it the hugh

numbers of it. It is with us from birth if I am not mistaken and it is kept in

control because we are balanced bodies.

Candidisis (over growth) is a by product of our not being balanced.

As it says in the article, the longer the food stays in, the problem of body a

balance becomes harder to achieve. That is why it is good to keep hydrated

which in turn keeps things moving and helps the body by flushing out all the

things it needs to get rid of.

It would be like your vacuum cleaner not getting emptied, can you imagine what

that would do if you kept trying to use it without it being emptied.

Our bodies need to be flushed, that is what bowel movements are meant to

do...get it out, all that stuff that has been vacuumed up!!!

Each person has a different bowel movement profile due to the things that are

going on in your life before you pooped. I often have webs of candida with my

stool. I stand at the toilet and jump for joy as it is flushed down the

toilet...I am glad it is out.

Constipation is very common with candidia because there are so many things that

cause the colon to be sluggish. Parasites are a big reason...they are able to

take up a lot of room and it is hard to get the stool out.

Polyps are another reason because they take up space in the colon making it hard

for the stool to pass.

One solution to many many problems...get balanced in the body!

http://www.ener-chi.com/colema.htm

I have been using one of theses for a couple of years now!

Colema Boards do help...a lot.

If anyone gets one, please email me before you start...it is a very serious whay

to clean and in the moving out of things, YOUR BODY WILL REACT! It is all good!

>

> this is good to know! thank you!

> what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

> candidiasis

> Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

> Subject: An old article that still might help today!

>

>

>

> The Bowl Truth

>

> Martiga Lohn

>

> YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

>

> LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

> Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without

embarrassment. It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our

stools, because they may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking

our temperature or our blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their

health by their bowel movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in

Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good

bowel movement. "

>

> From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

>

> HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

> From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to

turn it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the

involuntary contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric

acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal

the consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing

sugars, starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

> continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are

combined, packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our

feces--consist of water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and

small seeds), sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal

secretions, and bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its

distinctive brown color.)

>

> If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement.

Although digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other

variables can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it

should be brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened;

fairly bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too

messy; and very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing

methane and bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an

odor, " says Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be

a very strong, pungent odor. "

>

> Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

> down. "

>

> As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

>

> An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

>

> If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

>

> BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

> Bleeding in your upper digestive

> tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

>

> VERY DARK BROWN

> You drank red wine last night or

> have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

>

> GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

> You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

>

> LIGHT GREEN

> You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

>

> PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

> Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with

the gallbladder or liver.

>

> BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

> Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

>

> PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

> A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

>

> LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

> Malabsorption--your digestive system

>

> GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

> isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

>

> LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

> Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

> WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

> poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

> changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

> irritable bowel syndrome.

>

> SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

> Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

> are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

> vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

> syndrome.

>

> ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

> This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red

meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular

hours, and chaotic relationships.

>

> REALLY BAD-SMELLING

> An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which

can putrefy in your digestive tract.

>

> WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

> One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and

infrequent and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic,

it may contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer

stool stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products

[such as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who

treats people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

> risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

>

> Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how

often the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

>

> Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health.

" The act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability

to absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

>

> IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

> The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

> digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit

the profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

>

> * Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

> * Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

> * Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

> * Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive

enzymes, including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions;

and daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

> * Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

> * Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

> * Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

> * Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

> * Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or

other less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

> * If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

> Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

Yes, that is what it looks like...a web.  When it breaks up, it looks like

strings just floating around!

(Please understand, I do not stand and look at my poo a lot..

Just enough to know what is going on, or coming out!  LOL

The other thing I have noticed is what I would say looks a lot like sesame

seeds.  This happened when I have a look to garlic.

Hope that hepls!

From: Caroline Croon <carolinecroon@...>

Subject: Re: Re: An old article that still might help today!

candidiasis

Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 1:49 PM

 

yes I also do enemas, it helps a lot! it removes wasted when I dont have

enough bowel movements. what does candida look like in the stool?

After I did a high fat diet, I once expelled sthg weird, Bee said it wasnt

candida, it was a white thing jelly like, cant find the words in english, it was

not transparent, so Im not sure it was mucus but it was disgusting and I

wondered if it wasnt candida, had that twice..

________________________________

From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 8:37:41 PM

Subject: Re: An old article that still might help today!

When we have candida, it is because our bodies can not handle it the hugh

numbers of it. It is with us from birth if I am not mistaken and it is kept in

control because we are balanced bodies.

Candidisis (over growth) is a by product of our not being balanced.

As it says in the article, the longer the food stays in, the problem of body a

balance becomes harder to achieve. That is why it is good to keep hydrated

which in turn keeps things moving and helps the body by flushing out all the

things it needs to get rid of.

It would be like your vacuum cleaner not getting emptied, can you imagine what

that would do if you kept trying to use it without it being emptied.

Our bodies need to be flushed, that is what bowel movements are meant to

do...get it out, all that stuff that has been vacuumed up!!!

Each person has a different bowel movement profile due to the things that are

going on in your life before you pooped. I often have webs of candida with my

stool. I stand at the toilet and jump for joy as it is flushed down the

toilet...I am glad it is out.

Constipation is very common with candidia because there are so many things that

cause the colon to be sluggish. Parasites are a big reason...they are able to

take up a lot of room and it is hard to get the stool out.

Polyps are another reason because they take up space in the colon making it hard

for the stool to pass.

One solution to many many problems...get balanced in the body!

http://www.ener-chi.com/colema.htm

I have been using one of theses for a couple of years now!

Colema Boards do help...a lot.

If anyone gets one, please email me before you start...it is a very serious whay

to clean and in the moving out of things, YOUR BODY WILL REACT! It is all good!

>

> this is good to know! thank you!

> what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

>

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

> candidiasis

> Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

> Subject: An old article that still might help today!

>

>

>

> The Bowl Truth

>

> Martiga Lohn

>

> YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

>

> LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

> Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without

embarrassment. It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our

stools, because they may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking

our temperature or our blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their

health by their bowel movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in

Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good

bowel movement. "

>

> From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

>

> HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

> From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to

turn it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the

involuntary contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric

acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal

the consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing

sugars, starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

> continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are

combined, packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our

feces--consist of water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and

small seeds), sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal

secretions, and bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its

distinctive brown color.)

>

> If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement.

Although digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other

variables can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it

should be brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened;

fairly bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too

messy; and very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing

methane and bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an

odor, " says Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be

a very strong, pungent odor. "

>

> Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

> down. "

>

> As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

>

> An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

>

> If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

>

> BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

> Bleeding in your upper digestive

> tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

>

> VERY DARK BROWN

> You drank red wine last night or

> have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

>

> GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

> You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

>

> LIGHT GREEN

> You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

>

> PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

> Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with

the gallbladder or liver.

>

> BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

> Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

>

> PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

> A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

>

> LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

> Malabsorption--your digestive system

>

> GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

> isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

>

> LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

> Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

> WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

> poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

> changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

> irritable bowel syndrome.

>

> SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

> Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

> are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

> vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

> syndrome.

>

> ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

> This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red

meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular

hours, and chaotic relationships.

>

> REALLY BAD-SMELLING

> An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which

can putrefy in your digestive tract.

>

> WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

> One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and

infrequent and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic,

it may contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer

stool stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products

[such as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who

treats people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

> risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

>

> Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how

often the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

>

> Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health.

" The act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability

to absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

>

> IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

> The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

> digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit

the profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

>

> * Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

> * Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

> * Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

> * Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive

enzymes, including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions;

and daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

> * Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

> * Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

> * Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

> * Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

> * Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or

other less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

> * If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

> Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

thank you! it was candida then, seems like the high fat diet did work! I also

had sesam seeds like thingies once, weird..

________________________________

From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 9:08:36 PM

Subject: Re: Re: An old article that still might help today!

Yes, that is what it looks like...a web. When it breaks up, it looks like

strings just floating around!

(Please understand, I do not stand and look at my poo a lot..

Just enough to know what is going on, or coming out! LOL

The other thing I have noticed is what I would say looks a lot like sesame

seeds. This happened when I have a look to garlic.

Hope that hepls!

From: Caroline Croon <carolinecroon@...>

Subject: Re: Re: An old article that still might help today!

candidiasis

Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 1:49 PM

yes I also do enemas, it helps a lot! it removes wasted when I dont have enough

bowel movements. what does candida look like in the stool?

After I did a high fat diet, I once expelled sthg weird, Bee said it wasnt

candida, it was a white thing jelly like, cant find the words in english, it was

not transparent, so Im not sure it was mucus but it was disgusting and I

wondered if it wasnt candida, had that twice..

________________________________

From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

candidiasis

Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 8:37:41 PM

Subject: Re: An old article that still might help today!

When we have candida, it is because our bodies can not handle it the hugh

numbers of it. It is with us from birth if I am not mistaken and it is kept in

control because we are balanced bodies.

Candidisis (over growth) is a by product of our not being balanced.

As it says in the article, the longer the food stays in, the problem of body a

balance becomes harder to achieve. That is why it is good to keep hydrated

which in turn keeps things moving and helps the body by flushing out all the

things it needs to get rid of.

It would be like your vacuum cleaner not getting emptied, can you imagine what

that would do if you kept trying to use it without it being emptied.

Our bodies need to be flushed, that is what bowel movements are meant to

do...get it out, all that stuff that has been vacuumed up!!!

Each person has a different bowel movement profile due to the things that are

going on in your life before you pooped. I often have webs of candida with my

stool. I stand at the toilet and jump for joy as it is flushed down the

toilet...I am glad it is out.

Constipation is very common with candidia because there are so many things that

cause the colon to be sluggish. Parasites are a big reason...they are able to

take up a lot of room and it is hard to get the stool out.

Polyps are another reason because they take up space in the colon making it hard

for the stool to pass.

One solution to many many problems...get balanced in the body!

http://www.ener-chi.com/colema.htm

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>

> this is good to know! thank you!

> what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

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> ________________________________

> From: NieeMA <nieema0@...>

> candidiasis

> Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

> Subject: An old article that still might help today!

>

>

>

> The Bowl Truth

>

> Martiga Lohn

>

> YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

>

> LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

> Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without

embarrassment. It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our

stools, because they may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking

our temperature or our blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their

health by their bowel movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in

Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good

bowel movement. "

>

> From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

>

> HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

> From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to

turn it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the

involuntary contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric

acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal

the consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing

sugars, starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

> continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are

combined, packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our

feces--consist of water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and

small seeds), sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal

secretions, and bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its

distinctive brown color.)

>

> If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement.

Although digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other

variables can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it

should be brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened;

fairly bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too

messy; and very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing

methane and bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an

odor, " says Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be

a very strong, pungent odor. "

>

> Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces and

their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about the

shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

> down. "

>

> As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should float.

Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals in the

food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another camp

believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk and

fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

>

> An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

>

> If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

>

> BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

> Bleeding in your upper digestive

> tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

>

> VERY DARK BROWN

> You drank red wine last night or

> have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

>

> GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

> You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

>

> LIGHT GREEN

> You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

>

> PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

> Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with

the gallbladder or liver.

>

> BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

> Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract,

colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as inflammatory

bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the ailment is located

near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood signals partially

digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract. Seek medical advice

promptly.

>

> PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

> A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

>

> LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

> Malabsorption--your digestive system

>

> GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

> isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

>

> LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

> Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

> WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

> poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

> changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

> irritable bowel syndrome.

>

> SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

> Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

> are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

> vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

> syndrome.

>

> ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

> This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red

meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular

hours, and chaotic relationships.

>

> REALLY BAD-SMELLING

> An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which

can putrefy in your digestive tract.

>

> WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

> One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and

infrequent and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic,

it may contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer

stool stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products

[such as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who

treats people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

> risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

>

> Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how

often the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

>

> Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health.

" The act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability

to absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

>

> IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

> The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

> digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit

the profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

>

> * Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains, vegetables,

and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system smoothly

and quickly.

> * Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

> * Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

> * Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive

enzymes, including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions;

and daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

> * Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

> * Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all of

which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

> * Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off the

television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma, the

color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he says.

It will improve your digestion.

> * Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

> * Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or

other less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

> * If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your bare

or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

> Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

[Guest guest]

Caroline,

According to my research and information, candida only can be seen under a

microscopy, in its yeast or fungal hyphal formations. Let me tell you, I don't

rest when I want to know something , and I have seen the same white mucus

formation in some of my bowel movements after an intensive antifungal treatment.

I own to books written by DRs which confirm you need a microscopy to see candida

in any form but that wasn't enough for me, and I have emailed two recognized

microbiologists to confirm it. All of them confirmed that formations are dead

cells plus mucus. Still, I am not totally convinced. I haven't found any other

clue about what is that. I would like to know why most people report it and what

really it is.

.

> >

> > this is good to know! thank you!

> > what are the usual stool for candidiasis though? I'm rather constipated

personnally.. enemas really help!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ________________________________

> > From: NieeMA <nieema0@>

> > candidiasis

> > Sent: Tue, July 6, 2010 7:57:32 PM

> > Subject: An old article that still might help today!

> >

> >

> >

> > The Bowl Truth

> >

> > Martiga Lohn

> >

> > YOUR STOOLS CAN REVEAL A LOT ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, IF YOU LEARN TO READ THEM.

> >

> > LET'S FACE IT: DIGESTION HAPPENS.

> > Few of us, however, are able to talk about the end result without

embarrassment. It's too bad we're not more willing to pay attention to our

stools, because they may be just as useful in diagnosing our health as taking

our temperature or our blood pressure. " People can tell a measure of their

health by their bowel movement, " says Ted Loftness, M.D., an internist in

Litchfield, Minn. " Nothing is so overrated as sex and so underrated as a good

bowel movement. "

> >

> > From your stool you may be able to get clues about your diet, your

gastrointestinal health, and even whether your stress, anger, or anxiety levels

are too high.

> >

> > HOW FOOD BECOMES STOOL

> > From the moment food enters your mouth, your body embarks on a campaign to

turn it into a soupy mush called chyme. Chewing, saliva, peristalsis (the

involuntary contractions of gastrointestinal muscles), bacteria, hydrochloric

acid, digestive enzymes, bile, and other secretions all work to give each meal

the consistency of split pea soup. While your digestive cells are absorbing

sugars, starches, fats, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, waste products

> > continue traveling down the line. In the colon, all the leftovers are

combined, packed together, and partially dehydrated. What remain--our

feces--consist of water, indigestible fiber, undigested food (such as corn and

small seeds), sloughed-off dead cells, living and dead bacteria, intestinal

secretions, and bile. (The worn-out red blood cells in bile give excrement its

distinctive brown color.)

> >

> > If all goes as it should, you'll end up with a healthy bowel movement.

Although digestive idiosyncrasies, variations in intestinal bacteria, and other

variables can produce different standards for a healthy stool, in general it

should be brown to light brown; formed but not hard; cylindrical, not flattened;

fairly bulky and full-bodied, not compacted; somewhat textured but not too

messy; and very easy to pass. And it shouldn't smell--much. " You're passing

methane and bacterial, degraded foodstuffs, so there's always going to be an

odor, " says Donovan, N.D., a naturopath in Seattle. " But it shouldn't be

a very strong, pungent odor. "

> >

> > Experts disagree on two other stool characteristics: the number of pieces

and their buoyancy. Each bowel movement preferably should be in one piece, about

the shape and size of a banana and tapered at the end, according to

Ferreira, a nutritionist and instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute for

Food and Health in New York City. Others, however, object. " Stools don't have to

be well-formed logs, " Donovan says. " They can disperse in the toilet water; they

can break

> > down. "

> >

> > As for " floating versus sinking, " one school argues that stools should

float. Ferreira says buoyancy is a sign that the body has absorbed the minerals

in the food and that these nutrients are not contained in the waste. Another

camp believes healthy bowel movements should touch bottom because of their bulk

and fiber content. Loftness is not impressed with either argument: " Most stools

will sink, " he says. " Whether it floats or sinks really doesn't seem to make any

difference. "

> >

> > An occasional deviation from this total picture is usually considered okay;

chronic deviations (or any featuring blood) are not, and should be checked with

a doctor. For a list of specific characteristics that may point to health

problems, see our chart below.

> >

> > If Your Stool Looks... It Could Mean...

> >

> > BLACK, TARRY, AND STICKY

> > Bleeding in your upper digestive

> > tract. The black color comes from digested blood cells.

> >

> > VERY DARK BROWN

> > You drank red wine last night or

> > have too much salt or not enough vegetables in your diet.

> >

> > GLOWING RED OR MAGENTA

> > You've eaten a lot of reddish foods such as beets.

> >

> > LIGHT GREEN

> > You're consuming too much sugar, or too many fruits and vegetables with not

enough grains or salt.

> >

> > PALE OR CLAY-COLORED

> > Minimal amounts of bile are being excreted, perhaps because of problems with

the gallbladder or liver.

> >

> > BLOODY OR MUCUS-COVERED

> > Hemorrhoids, an overgrowth of certain bacteria in your gastrointestinal

tract, colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn's disease (also known as

inflammatory bowel disease), or colon cancer. Red blood usually means the

ailment is located near the end of your digestive tract, whereas black blood

signals partially digested blood coming from an ailment higher up the tract.

Seek medical advice promptly.

> >

> > PENCIL-THIN AND RIBBONLIKE

> > A polyp or growth in your colon that narrows the passage for stool.

> >

> > LARGE AND FLOATING, WITH

> > Malabsorption--your digestive system

> >

> > GREASY FILM ON TOILET WATER

> > isn't getting the full nutritional use of food.

> >

> > LOOSE AND WATERY, SOMETIMES

> > Diarrhea. Possible causes are food:

> > WITH UNDIGESTED FOODSTUFFS

> > poisoning lactose intolerance, antibiotics, antacids, dietary

> > changes, travel, anxiety, stress, inflammatory bowel disease, or

> > irritable bowel syndrome.

> >

> > SMALL, HARD, ROUND PELLETS

> > Constipation--even if you're defecating frequently. Possible causes

> > are eating too much dry food, including protein, and not enough

> > vegetables and raw foods; laxative abuse; worries; or irritable bowel

> > syndrome.

> >

> > ALTERNATING BOUTS OF Irritable bowel syndrome.

> > This chronic DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION condition can be aggravated by red

meat, spices, sugar, alcohol, lack of fiber, allergy-causing foods, irregular

hours, and chaotic relationships.

> >

> > REALLY BAD-SMELLING

> > An imbalance of intestinal bacteria or eating too much animal protein, which

can putrefy in your digestive tract.

> >

> > WHEN MOVEMENTS STALL

> > One of the most common gastrointestinal complaints is hard feces and

infrequent and difficult elimination --better known as constipation. If chronic,

it may contribute to autoimmune diseases and colon or breast cancer. " The longer

stool stays in the colon, the more one reabsorbs some of the metabolic products

[such as estrogen] that have been excreted in the bile, " says Donovan, who

treats people with cancer in his naturopathic clinic. " We can see increased

> > risk of breast cancer in women with a history of constipation. "

> >

> > Experts agree that regularity is important, but they disagree sharply how

often the average person should eliminate. The National Institute for Diabetes,

Kidney, and Digestive Diseases says three times a week is normal and healthy for

some people. According to Ayurveda, the Indian healing system, once a day

provides an ideal, complete evacuation, says Virender Sodhi, M.D., an Ayurvedic

doctor and naturopath in Bellevue, Wash. ***Ferreira thinks once or twice a day

is the right frequency, while Donovan says a person should have a bowel movement

within two to three hours of a major meal--or two to three times a day.***

> >

> > Regular bowel movements may contribute to more than better physical health.

" The act of digestion and elimination can be seen as a metaphor for our ability

to absorb what is useful from our experiences and eliminate what is unnecessary,

harmful, or holds us back, " Ferreira says. " If you have a healthy bowel movement

each day, you're letting go of the past and bringing in the new. "

> >

> > IMPROVING YOUR STOOL

> > The three basics required for healthy bowel movements (and a healthy

> > digestive system) are fiber, fluids, and exercise. If your stool doesn't fit

the profile of a healthy bowel movement, the following steps can make it better.

> >

> > * Eat more dietary fiber found in whole foods, especially grains,

vegetables, and fruits. Fiber allows waste to pass through your digestive system

smoothly and quickly.

> > * Drink plenty of fluids (preferably water, as opposed to sugary drinks) to

prevent intestinal blockage from excess fiber.

> > * Exercise daily. Even a walking program, Loftness says, promotes bowel

regularity.

> > * Regularly eat foods that are known to stimulate the flow of digestive

enzymes, including brown rice; pungent foods such as garlic, ginger, and onions;

and daikon radish, according to Ferreira.

> > * Eat fermented foods such as miso (soybean paste), tempeh (soybean cakes),

high-quality yogurt, and pickles to replenish the beneficial bacteria in your

gut.

> > * Minimize or end your intake of coffee, laxatives, and refined foods, all

of which interfere with regular elimination. Be aware that certain prescription

drugs, such as antibiotics and birth control pills, can also hamper bowel

movements. If you're having trouble with constipation, ask your doctor if you

can change or reduce the medications you're taking.

> > * Pay attention to your food while you eat, says Sodhi. Sit down. Turn off

the television. Don't read or listen to the radio. " Look at the food, the aroma,

the color. That creates a kind of relationship between you and the food, " he

says. It will improve your digestion.

> > * Heed the call of nature. Go to the bathroom when you feel the urge to

eliminate, not just when it's convenient. Doing otherwise can encourage

constipation.

> > * Reduce your levels of stress, which can cause constipation, diarrhea, or

other less-than-perfect bowel movements. Try a stress-reducing technique such as

meditation or yoga.

> > * If you're daring, consider this: Squat on the rim of the toilet in your

bare or stocking feet while you eliminate. " Squatting straightens the recto-anal

angle and opens it more fully so elimination is much easier, " says yoga

practitioner Ravizza, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Pennsylvania

State University in Scranton. " You could think of it as straightening a

partially kinked garden hose. "

> > Martiga Lohn is a freelance writer living in Minneapolis, Minn.

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