Re: Kekadaca- tell everyone.

Well....

What I did, after diagnosing myself, is I printed out the questionairre online by Dr. Crook and filled it out. (Which I scored a 250 by the way). And also some other information on Candida with my symptoms and went to see the Doctor. (although at my Doctor's office it is walk-in unless you want to wait a week or so) and then you see the nurse practioner.

So I did this and she agreed with me. I got a prescription for NYSTATIN and some advice to "read up on "it" ".

And that is exactly what I did. I read every single web page, ordered a book. Read everything there was to know about it. (although I could barely think sttraight at that point. I had to re-read everything the next day). Let me tell you my "favorites" list is jampacked with "Candida" pages.

So I was taking the NYSTATIN (oral suspension is what I got). Tasted pretty good too. :)
I was taking two teaspoons three times a day.
Let me say that I had horrible horrible die off symptoms! Which thank GOD I knew about because I probably would have stopped taking the NYSTATIN if I didn't know I had to go through that to get better.

I also drank Pau D Arco tea 3 times a day. Also Goldenseal tea.(tea bags in the water while cooking in a pot).

For the first 3-4 weeks I ate nothing but fish and orgainc vegetables. And distilled bottled water. LOTS OF IT!
It was hard, but I knew it would be worth it.

With my fish I would eat lots of garlic and onions.
And yes, I ate fish for breakfast also! I ate mostly tuna, orange roughy, salmon. (yes my husband was constantly telling me about my bad breath) LOL
(I started to add organic chicken and turkey after 4 weeks).

At about the third week I started taking "Yeast Fighters" by Twinlabs. (with the NYSTATIN)
And also probiotics. Two, three times a day (different probiotics because they all have different strains).

Also taking a good multi-vitamin and biotin supplements and extra vitamin C.

So it has now been 8 weeks and I am feeling so much better!
And here is where I stand....

I am not quite sure how long I have to be on the diet, or take probiotics, but I will do it for at least 6 months to be sure.

And also I am wanting to do a cleanse, and this is where I don't know much about.

Also someone on here, Jhan, said I should take magnesium?
So, how do you know if you need it?