When I was 15 years old my mother decided that she would take preventive measures to make sure I did not develop the family acne curse. As a result she took me for weekly visits to a dermatologist who gave me a shot of preventive antibiotics along with treating my skin with ultraviolet rays.
I had gorgeous skin but immediately started having problems with yeast (which I did not realize at the time) and my weight became an instant problem. I could starve myself (as teens do) but if I ate any bread, pasta or sugar I would instantly swell to the point that my fingers would ache.
Of course no medical doctors had a clue what was wrong with me. By the time I was 19 I found myself in the yeast/bladder infection cycle that many women suffer through without understanding why.
I later discovered that the antibiotics that they gave me for the bladder infections encouraged the recurring yeast infections which I treated with prescribed creams that encourage bladder infections.
I finally got my yeast under control with the help of alternative physicians. My bladder infections became so crippling that I had to go to a urologist and the tests that they did could be featured in a torture film.
A nutritionist helped me understand that sugar, carbs, bread and other foods would help the yeast to grow.
I learned the trick of using plain yogurt as a substitute for the creams.
It worked for awhile and then stopped working. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that even Dannon plain yogurt has sugar. So in essence I was feeding the candida.
I think discovered powdered acidophilious which I take now every morning before I eat. I also discovered that liguid acidophilious works much better than yogurt.
I am still (years later) finding out what foods trigger candida events but knock on wood I have not had major yeast problems for several years.
I would love to hear how others are dealing with their yeast issues - whether medically or wholistically.
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