Replied by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, USA) on 10/11/2009
Hi Joan, Sorry to hear about your mom. She definitely has a serious problem with candida. Candida is usually caused by too much sugar and carbs in the diet- example: breads, cake, white flour items. The difficulty is her age and how elderly people can be stubborn with change. Google candida or candida overgrowth so you can see the symptoms and I'll bet your mom has shown a lot of these. Weak and delirious are also signs of candida as are thrush. Sugar will exacerbate the problem so stay away from that- it will actually cause it to flair! Work on eliminating sugar and white flour items and anything containing them. Add probiotics, veggies, yogurt but not sugared yogurts. Check out the candida page on this site and do research because only you will know how to take care of your mom since you are her caretaker and will know what she can handle. Mainstream doctors don't give much thought to this (candida) but alternative doctors do so it is no surprise they are overlooking this. I wish you the best. LisaReplied by Lisa (Thousand Oaks, Ca, USA) on 10/11/2009
Hi again Joan, I just wanted to bring your attention to a post by Jan on the candida page under dietary changes. It's an extensive post but very informative and personal in that she had her own battle with candida. Her post may save you from a lot of footwork and missteps in your work with this. Hope it helps.
EC: Jan's post is here, 2nd from the top: https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/candida.html#DIETARYCHANGES
