Does my YI seem to be getting better??? I feel like it was but we are back at the beginning again. Also, from what I've read on EC everyone has been douching and applying ACV internally to get rid of their YI's. I know being pregnant you're not supposed to insert tampons, etc, into the vagina and they discourage douching. So in this case I think maybe I am just relieving the itchiness and maybe killing bacterias on the outside, but I don't know if consuming ACV is killing it on the inside of the vagina...
Does anyone have any advice??? I currently live in Brazil so natural remedies can be hard to find. I've also been eating yogurt, but I don't know if all yogurts have acidophilus?? And my yogurts have powdered milk and powdered this and that in them, so I don't know if it's helping at all. Like I said, here it is hard to get natural, organic products and alternative natural remedies as opposed to drugs and stuff... At least I haven't had an easy time finding them. Any advice??? I am really sick of this YI!!!
Replied by Lynn (Pearlington, Ms) on 02/16/2012
I find that the natural, over the counter, anyway practically, AZO works great!Replied by Roberta (Uk) on 03/08/2012
Hi, I am sorry to read that you are having this many problems. Unfortunately , candida is one of those problems that many still don't know anything about. 10 years ago I went through hell. I still have a few difficulties but I feel I can control most of them through an anti-candida diet and the use of antifungals.
I've recently developed thrush which I haven't had and if I did have it, it was many years ago. I believe it may be because of the nylon leggins I've been wearing lately which may have caused the problem. The only problem is, they're so nice, warm, comfortable and fit my shape perfectly - I don't want to give them up. But I think I'm going to have to. Most of the symptoms that come with thrush, I don't have and I presume that this is because of the diet and the of various antifungals I use on a regualar basis. Apart from a foul smell which comes and goes. Last time I drank so much water, it disappeared just the day before I went to see the doctor. But I also used a drop of tea tree in about 30ml's of grape seed oil and put it inside of my vagina. When I woke up the following day, the pain had almost gone and no foul smell. I would like to do this on a more regualar basis in hope that it will clear it for good. I'm worried about doing everyday, because it might be too harsh. But it has made things feel better.
Vinegar, good bacteria, lactic acid and pessaries aren't suitable for me. I just find that theymake matters worse for me. I believe that they may even breed the thrush as well. I have no idea how they manage to be suitable for others. I would have thought that they would be feeding the fungus even more?
Vinegar is useful for cleaning windows and plates in restaurants and helping our stomach to produce more stomach acid. But being more alkaline may help to keep you more healthy. It might be a good idea for you to read up on candida and yeast infections an not just from a medical point of view or from a sellers point of view. Erica White may be a good place to start. I believe she has a book called Beat Candida. It may give you the tools so you can help yourself. As for good bacteria, I personally find that it makes matters so much worse for me so I do my best to avoid it. There is a time and thre is a place for it. And if one has to, through foods may be the best answer and for a week or so and not more. I have read somewhere that good bacteria lives and works so closely with bad bacteria can beceome bad if sugars are eaten in the diet and yeast feeds of the sugars. Lactic acid is an acid. Acids encourage candida to flourish. Lactic acid is plentiful in dairy milk. But dairy products are not suitable for candida sufferers and should be avoided. Pessaries may work for a short while, but they do come with ingredients that do also feed the candida. So I wonder how long it will be before the next dose of thrush comes along?
Erica White may be a good place to start and seeing a kinesiologist. Try and a get a food intolerance test. This will help you to find out which foods your body absorbs and which foods you should try to avoid. Not all foods are good for us.
And you're probably wondering why I'm telling you all of this. Unfortunately, I've ben through so much to get this far. It really hasn't been easy. I got to a stage where my body simply rejected everything. All I was doing was waiting to die. I went back and forth so many times with candida. I just hope that you can deal with with it sooner than what I did.
I do wish you well... Pls let me know what happens and how you do. If you are pregnant, spk to your doctor about any changes to your diet or supplements.
