Please someone give me some advice or info.. candida confusion thanks?!
Question: Hello can anyone give me any advice or information?I wil try to explain..
I am 21,and when I was 15 my dad died suddenly.It was a huge shock.I began binge eating becase I was depressed,mainly on sugary food,and also had the depo provera contraception for 9 months.Around this time, I began feeling very..down and spaced out and sickly.I couldnt concentrate and everthing felt a dreamlike state.To cut a long story short, 4 years later I feel worse and worse.So so tired,overweight,spotty,spaced out,pressure on my head and sickly, almost flu like.
I went to a alternative medicine clinic and they said it was a CANDIDA OVERGROWTH and,suggested a strict diect that also ruled out certain intolerances they say I have eg wheat. Anyway it is 100 pound a month for the treatment and I dont know what to do. I tried to commit suicide last month coz i cant bare to be so ill and my dr wont listen,it is so bad.
The internet forums recommend REALLY strict diets that I feel are impossible..
Answers: Hello can anyone give me any advice or information?I wil try to explain..
I am 21,and when I was 15 my dad died suddenly.It was a huge shock.I began binge eating becase I was depressed,mainly on sugary food,and also had the depo provera contraception for 9 months.Around this time, I began feeling very..down and spaced out and sickly.I couldnt concentrate and everthing felt a dreamlike state.To cut a long story short, 4 years later I feel worse and worse.So so tired,overweight,spotty,spaced out,pressure on my head and sickly, almost flu like.
I went to a alternative medicine clinic and they said it was a CANDIDA OVERGROWTH and,suggested a strict diect that also ruled out certain intolerances they say I have eg wheat. Anyway it is 100 pound a month for the treatment and I dont know what to do. I tried to commit suicide last month coz i cant bare to be so ill and my dr wont listen,it is so bad.
The internet forums recommend REALLY strict diets that I feel are impossible..
I think you're being taken for a ride. How would this alternative medicine clinic know you had a systemic infection with Candida? Did they culture various sites and body fluids to see if this yeast is growing on and in you? I think they didn't! Plus, if you had a systemic Candida yeast infection, you would be long dead. Everyone has a little bit of Candida colonization, but it rarely exists in sufficient numbers to cause problems. It can often be recovered from the mouth, vagina, skin, and even the bowel. Your normal bacteria present on and inside your body keep the Candida populations in check.
It's time to get control of your diet. Stay away from the high sugar/high starch meals and focus more on high protein foods accompanied by simple, non-starchy vegetables. Eat salad, lots of green veggies, squashes, cabbages, a sweet potato once in awhile, and so forth. Stay away from all sugars and sugar-sweetened foods/drinks, and severely limit breads, cereals, white potatoes, rice, pasta, etc. Eat some fruit once in awhile, but don't go overboard. Look into the Atkins or South Beach diets; they'll get you on to the road to sensible eating habits.
Once you get most of the carbs out of your diet, I think you'll see quite a difference in how you feel both mentally and physically. It's like the fog will lift and your energy levels will significantly improve. Your depression should improve. It really doesn't cost any more to eat sensibly.
Stay away from the charlatan Candida theorists - they're dangerous and they'll just take your hard-earned money.
HI Alli
Its time to take your Health back. This is the sign your body has had enough and needs some attention. "The body knows how to heal itself, it only needs some assistance". No matter what you need to do. You will overcome this and be in control of your life/health. There are many methods to overcome this issue and education is the key. Ill give some ideas here you probably wont here from medical doctors, but are very effective.
Reading through the Candida Cleanse (go here http://www.naturalcures.com and obtain a free password), a diet and supplement plan that requires a six-week to six-month commitment, depending on the severity of the condition.
Dealing with Candida requires a comprehensive treatment approach; significant improvements may not be noticeable for three to six months. Seek the help of an alternative health practitioner experienced with Candida, if you need support.
Read through the Candida Cleanse, and then make a commitment to clear Candida once and for all. Candida does not have to be a continual health problem, and it is worth all of the effort required to clear it. The Natural Cures Candida Cleanse is easy to follow, and an excellent approach to resolving this aggravating problem.
Best of health to you
Hi Alli,
Poor you! I'm so sorry you are feeling so bad. If you have a look at this (which you probably already have)
http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/candida/a/...
you will see that there are tests which can be done by your doctor to establish whether you have this or not. As you have only mentioned one of the enormous list of symptoms they give, it doesn't sound as if that could be it. Rather than pay