Hi Katie and Deborah and All,

I don't know any thing about this subject, but, I do recall a
little controversy about this book...

See QuackWatch...
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candida.html

Any comment from the learned medical experts?

cheers .... murray

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On 29 May 2002 at 20:22, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Deborah,
>
> I cannot answer your questions directly, but I did submit a
> posting a year or so ago about the development of yeast
> infections in women who are prescribed antibiotics and I
> passed on the recommendation to eat cultured yogurt to
> counteract the development of yeast.  This posting talked
> about minor yeast infections, not major, or continual yeast
> infections.  (I have not included a citation to that posting
> because there is nothing in there helpful to you other than
> telling you that most women develop yeast infections from
> common doses of antibiotics).
> My understanding, because I had a secretary, in the
> mid-l980s, who had a continual,major yeast infection,
> is that some women are prone to such (extreme) yeast
> infections, and that there is treatment and a special diet
> for those women.  I would not be surprised that a massive
> dose of antibiotics, with a resultant major yeast infection,
> could disrupt your system so badly.
>
> As to available literature or information, my secretary read
> a mass-produced paperback book, probably published circa
> l986, which described the yeast problem and explained the
> diet.  Both this woman and her daughter, who had the same
> problem, tried the diet and found it to be very effective. I am
> certain that there is more information available on this
> syndrome since then: I do not think that this is a slippery pig.
>
> I am sorry that I cannot give you more direct or more current
> information.  When I need medical information in a hurry,
> I go the library at a local, hospital-affiliated school of nursing.
> They are always very helpful, and the librarian does most,
> if not all, of the work for me.  Also, I would think that there
> would be a teacher/professor on the faculty of such a school
> who would either be an expert, or would be able to direct you
> to an expert, in this area.
> Women's medical centers should also have specialized
> information.
> IMO, this is a legitmate medical problem, but it is a female
> medical problem which has not been addressed historicly
> by the male medical establishment; this could be why
> your doctors were so slow to recognize and diagnosis
> your problem.  For instance, did any of your doctors tell
> you that a yeast infection would be expected to develop
> as a result of taking these massive doses of antibiotics?
> Also, IMO, if this is what you have,  you probably do not
> have a rare immunological disorder,  and the diet probably
> will be effective in getting you back to normal.  Kudos to
> your doctor even though he should have considered the
> yeast syndrome earlier and saved you such needless
> suffering.
>
> Good luck and good health!  Katie from Green Bay.
>
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