The Fungal Theory

Dr Expert gives me 15 minutes a month to discuss my life and death situation, he is my hero

(i will go back to lurking, just wanted to say that i have found this thread very interesting. my BF had glandular fever in her teens and was put on the anticandida diet. it changed her life for the better, i have lots of allergies, potential fungal chronic sinusitis, was dxd as allergic to the millions of fungal spores in the tropical town i lived in for 4 yrs, i had to move back south..athsma, rashes etc, i too, thank you all for the time and energy that you put into these threads)

IMPOSITIVE that statement made about Pioneers was made by JOYS, But I entirely agree with her.  If you ever have a chance to catch the full story about Einstein Theories. It took years to prove and much effort on many peoples part. Conversely, a fella was given the Nobel prize for Lobotomy. 

What once was , may not be now, what considered radical at one time is now mainstream. This is a place for the thoughts of change. If we wish to consider those thoughts with others. Then we should be able to. If someones to have a reasonable exchange of ideas. GREAT. BUT don't knock us.

I follow all----alternative/ complimentary / and orthodox.  Hells bells-------followed orthodox for 6 months after Keflex caused Candidasis. Terrible thrush. But I have been a believer in probiotics since the seventies. In this instance, even though I was taking probiotics, it wasn't near enough. I had to take 4-5 times what I was taking. Thrush of six months treatment with orthodox meds, My ENT doc suggests probiotics.  I had the powder at home for use on  the dogs food. In 24 hours of putting  the powder on my tongue several times a day--------majorly gone. Now I add it to my yogurt and cereals and whatever daily. Keflex will never pass my lips again----It also caused major vag yeast infections--------I dreaded each time during the surgery year , of the pre-op/postop routine of Keflex b/c I knew what was coming. But as I say this last dose started down a slippery slope, that my body did not want to respond too. That's when I found the fungal thread. Who better to share that story with than others that might have the same problem.

There was once in the early 80's that a friends friend , had a child in the ICU with uncontrolled diarrhea. They attributed the diarrhea to multiple dose of antibx's over the year. I suggested what then was known as brewers yeast and or yogurt that did not have the culture killed. The Doc responded in that situation with----We have tried everything else. They did it and the child's diarrhea stopped in 24 hours. The word PROBIOTICS was not coined until 1996. But super infections caused by antibx's were known for several decades. Could we talk about it ---no.

There is a place for all discourse which means -----to talk. If the addition of individuals that want to say -----hey I don't agree and this is why--------that's discourse. But please, add only that which improves the discourse and does not demean it.

Carola-----Thank you for your addition to the discussion, it was greatly appreciated b/c of some very good points re:exchange of ideas

Impositive---------------JOYS will get this, they're so few Sheila's-------except in Austarlia-----which Lordy it's put on the bathrooms.  JOYS-----------one time when I worked in an operating department there were three Sheila's . We always laughed when the three of us were together and they'd call on the intercom for Sheila---------Which one?

A minute ago, edited a few seconds ago by sas-schatzi sas-schatzi wrote: I'm re-postig this from another thread. tested hyperlink. There are implications , not just for us, but all women and childernmales ans well as females.

Hillck-----I'm even more bummed that article was published in DEC 2006. It should have been a Public Health Warning issued from some agency. You noticed that at the end of the article they said they were going to lay low. It was fascinating that the Mongolians to empirically figure this out and have been doing it for 2 thousand years. That's HUGE.

TO ALL---read the below hyperlink.-----How it affects us is-----what if on days we drink milk that is estrogen loaded and it's fighting with the antiestrogenic drugs we take, would that have any impact on flashing. We have pretty much agreed that alcohol has an impact and sugary drinks. Now we may have to make choices about milk.

I'm going to add the hyperlink here and re-post it on a couple of threads.

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.07/11-dairy.html

EVE-------I so agree about the kids. There are so many young male that are obese with man boobs. If they are drinking estrogen/growth hormone laden milk -------could easily be the root of the problem. I've switched to rice milk. It's okay the more I drink it , the more I'm getting used to it. I hope this travels by word of mouth rapidly. Google " milk and risks" . There are so many articles. which tells me as research lover lots of people have been writing and others looking. In a search if you have to jump through hoops to find the info you are seeking that says, little has been published , or it's an orphan topic, or the topic is so new not much has been published.

I have trush in the right side of my throat for almost a year now from Advair, I take Clotrimazole 5 times a day for 14 days and it stil isn't gone. Anyone have or know of anything natural that will work?

Eve,  So sorry to hear you're facing another possible diagnosis.  With my original diagnosis, I needed a MX. I just couldn't face going through it all again later on so I opted for the BLMX.  I have never regretted it.  It's about peace of mind, especially as ILC doesn't show on mammograms and is hard to feel.  They sometimes tell me I need a mammogram, and I have to laugh (and remind them to read my file).  No more of those thanks, no squishing or waiting for results or manual breast exams.  I know you have problems with surgery, but once it's over and you're recovered, it should be the end of four years of mammogram and surgery nightmares.  If you've been resisting a MX for a long time but have to have a BLMX, then you may want to get some counselling through your cancer centre.  Take care of yourself, de-stress, know we care very much for your welfare and well being.

I truly hope someone can come up with anti-fungal treatments that really work so you can have relief from that too.

Love and hugs from Sheila 

Eve, I agree with SAS and hope it didn't seem I was implying you should follow my decision, only that if you do go that way, it's not all bad.  Your news shocked me, and yes, it sucks!

Vicki, that's a shocking list of side effects from statins.  My husband takes a statin, blood pressure meds and low dose aspirin since his heart problems and having a stent placed in his coronary artery.  I've tried to encourage him to eat a better diet but he's lost interested over the years.  I found this information on alternative cholesterol lowering supplements.  I'm hoping something might be helpful in at least getting hubby on a lower statin dose. Have you any experience with any of these?

Cholesterol-lowering supplements: Lower your numbers without prescription medication 

dear Joy, I am ok with the blmx suggestion. I am about ready to bite the bullet. I'm so done with this. I am concerned about the recovery time. But...the biopsy isn't until Monday. The radiation doctor seems to think it's cancer because of the type of califcations and the way it is. There maybe more, I'm not sure but she was anxious to get me to have a biopsy...the first day, I have time is on MOnday. So...we'll see. Right now, it's surreal.

Eve - you could be correct---------but what you are trying to do avoidance on is getting rid of the time bombs on your chest, Read ERIC V history on the male thread. He had symptoms of BC that were blown off for ten years b/c he was a male . Now he is 4thstage at 34 . You can live a long time with cancer. We can do all the alternatives we like and say I've lived this much longer. Well may be yes may be no. I looked at my breasts as time bombs waiting to kill me. Now I have to deal with a brain tumor . Which was first-----which caused the onset-----chicken and the egg.  Both are estrogen supported in my case. So, dear one I will be jumping through as many hoops as you in these next few months. Lets hope, we make the right decisions and that those decisions were made in time. L&H"S