well said

I don't agree that all of these people are in it for the money. I mean afterall you SHOULD get paid for a service. If your a psychiatrist and your counseling someone you get paid for your time, your a doctor and you see patients- you get paid for your time. Someone selling a product- they get paid for that product.

The question is- will this help me? is this of value to me?

There are many things in nature that help
and many things Rx wise that help

who knows if there ever is a cure for anything- but with maintenance I believe you can overcome symptoms/illness and keep things in check. Does that mean ultimate cure- maybe? and maybe not.

The goal is to try and be positive- proactive with your health and seek out medical attention.

for instance- I have a story- many years ago i developed a chronic case of group b strep over growth. Anti biotics simply only got rid of it temporarily. But after discovering the pro-biotic Fem-Dophilus, oddly my group BH STREP completely went away... am I cured??? Who Knows- as of right now YES... could it come back? I pray NO- its ten million times more painful than a yeast infection- it literally felt as if someone was stabbing my vagina.

and BACTERIAL infections just like CANDIDA can be very hard to treat and get rid of. The key is finding out what works for you, and how to manage it.

Negativity is toxic and will only harm you if you doubt everything.

so first off
see a physician
if you dont like them, see another..keep searching til you find someone who works for you and with you.

One thing i will say I like so far about jeff mccombs is he takes his own time to answer questions. While he may be anti...antifungals (lol) he does know his stuff... but does his plan work for everyone- NO

some of us need antifungals, the key is- which work best for you??

In my case- we cant identify what i have- i wont allow a biopsy on my vulva..i dont want more irritation than that has already been there
all we know is my cultures are all NEGATIVE

but this new doctor i found is sure i probably have it in a small area in the skin, and it needs to be treated with a borad spectrum anti fungal.. (hes into natural medicine too) and... he also told me i can use the mccombs plan while on the Rx. Im trying to ask mccombs his opinion as he does have a protocol if you need an Antibiotic and use his plan at the same time.

but if your suffering- you need to seek help of a physician- period
and try to work with your doctor on how to help you

it would also be IDEAL if people here at curezone would be more helpful at answering questions.

as it seems some people tend to just give their opinion or just not answer questions

some of us NEWBIES to these fungal issues need some guidance. As my expertice is more with group B strep vaginitis and how i over came that
but NOT with fungal infections- its scary- im learning
but more help would be of great benefit.

BTW experts like Crandall are GREAT- know their stuff
but they are also ONE SIDED with more EXTREME approaches. everyone is different, every body is different... so we cant all use an oral anti fungal, topical anti fungal, and cortisones at the same time (as she suggested for me to do)
some of us are more sensitive and need to try a systemic approach with some more natural methods and leave well enough alone vaginally and not alter the pH to set up an imbalance that can create something like bacterial vaginosis....

too much of anything (good or bad) is NOT a good thing!

sorry for my rant- but i had to state that as i have noticed some negativity out there and this board should be helping people- not spreading negativity

Your mother won't let you eat only meat and green vegetables?

One diflucan pill won't do anything for you. Matter of fact, diflucan for weeks did nothing for me. I had better luck with the natural antifungals.

You need to start--at a bare minimum--trying things like oil of oregano, GSE, olive leaf extract, and Candex (especially). All of those are sold right at your local Vitamin Shoppe. Also you need to start drinking homemade kefir of some form. I would be shocked if you did not see an improvement after taking those steps.

There are 16 year olds out there sniffing coke and having orgies, don't tell me you aren't able to hide some supplements from your parents.

it sounds like you need a new GYNO

first off if your culture does not grow YEAST and they cant see yeast under the microscope than you may only have BV
in which case those yeast infection creams are going to make that sooo much worse!

If you do have BV and yeast at the same time your best bet is boric acid suppositories. But you need to be careful with those.
about 600 mg suppositories once a night for 14 days. I would use extra virgin coconut oil on your vulvar skin to protect it from the boric acid, as it can irritate- but it works


as far as probiotics
for BV the ONLY proven probiotic for that is FEM-DOPHILUS
it works- I use it... its amazing
its not a high dose pro-biotic, its simply made for the vagina.
you can go to vitaminshoppe.com or amazon.com to buy it.

You take it 2 times a day.
The makers suggest you can use it vaginally twice a day for BV and it will resolve bacterial vaginosis.

also you need to understand BV is not really an INFECTION per say- its an IMBALANCE of your vaginal flora, and your pH in there is off.

STOP USING anti fungal creams in/around your vagina if you have BV it will only make it worse.

as far as antibiotic- i would try and avoid those, but if needed and your BV is out of control
than you should ask for TINDAMAX
you take that only for 5 days, only once a day
less side effects than Flagyl and works better
but at the same time you need to take fem-d and also another good probiotic for your GUT would be recommended. One with NO FOS, and has billions of live organisms. I personally like Jarrow formulas. Or Metagenix.

But you need to make sure its really yeast
it is possible to have both yeast and BV at the same time
or if you treat BV you can than get yeast if your treating it with an anti biotic....
and have a ping pong effect.

one thing is do not douche- it sets up a major imbalance.
I don't care who recommends it- it only makes things worse
and don't stick a lot of unproven methods in the vagina, that will only make it worse as well!

If i were you and your unsure- call your doctor and ASK-"exactly, what did my culture grow? yeast or BV or both?"
did they look under the microscope as well?

BV does produce many of the SAME symptoms yeast does
burning/itching/discharge

and if they ONLY looked inside your vagina and said it looked like yeast- it may not be yeast... it may simply be BV

also have they tested you for GROUP B STREP vaginitis or other bacterial infections there?

some bacterial infections can cause cottage cheesy looking discharge as well! That happened to me when i had group b strep over growth many years ago- i didnt have any yeast/candida at that time
just simply GBS in my vagina