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From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Yeast Overgrowth Syndrome????? Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 23:21:13 -0700 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 * * * 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------- * * * "Murray Charters" <[log in to unmask]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn