candidiasis-long-if U have nothing to do!

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Hi all,

 

My husband was diagnosed by a dispensing herbalist with candidiasis (sp) or

yeast overgrowth. He was

diagnosed because of various itches he has plus a large underarm rash he has had

for over

a year, and one possible cause given is that he has been on pain killers now for

20 years.

( We did get the guy to make up the nerve sedative formula w/out the Lobelia but

that's another story).

The herbalist said this yeast overgrowth has led to Leaky Gut Syndrome. He said

my husband has a malabsorption problem and nutrients he eats are not being

assimilated. He

tested him with a zinc drink and said he is definitely zinc deficient as well.

 

Treatment from the herbalist is:-

1. herbal mix of fluid extracts of Golden Seal, Horopito, Aniseed, Myrrh and

Albizzia.

Also a gut repair powder mainly consisting of Slippery Elm. He prescribed him

one bottle

of zinc drink. He also prescribed probiotics, and zinc cream for his rashes.

Along with

that a complex multi vitamin and mineral supplement especially the B group.

The herbalist's advice was a low carb and high protein diet and to cut out all

products

containing any sugars.

 

As we are vegan we really don't do high protein, so I am looking at lowering

carbs

and have removed all bread etc but my husband is 6'1 " , thin, and HUNGRY all the

time.

 

I have been making raw salads every day, steamed veg, all sorts green, orange,

potatoes etc. He eats nuts, wholemeal crispbread, apples, bananas, hummus, plus

meals like

lentil stew. All he ever says is 'what can I eat?' I am struggling to feed him

and also to pack his lunches. Organic veg is so expensive here we can really

only

afford to eat it for one meal.

 

Since seeing the herbalist I have looked into this condition and I have made

some more changes for him, stopped all coffee and tea, stopped all products

containing yeast i.e. bread, and also yeast extracts here such as 'Vegemite'. I

have

been giving him extra flaxseed oil, plus 3 caps of Evening Primrose Oil per day,

and I also added Caprylic Acid caps. I read all this from my herbal books and

the main

one I am following is Kitty Campion's as in her book she says lots of stuff

exactly

as is on this list and she also uses a lot of Dr. Christophers formulas.

He already has raw organic garlic daily but I am trying to increase that. I also

make him one cup a day of Dandelion root 'coffee' if hw wants it.

 

There is a slight possibility I can get him to do the juice cleanse, but we will

not

be doing the other cleanses due to the unavailability of most of the herbs here,

and the huge expense of converting to our dollars including the postage and the

import risks., where we may never receive anything.

 

My questions are all related to diet, so if anyone can help I would be happy to

hear

from you.

 

Looking at various books and web pages I have found so much conflicting

information, so

I am trying to find out which is correct, here are some things I have read.

 

Do not eat any products containing yeast

You can eat products containing 'other' yeasts

Eat all fruits except grapes, melon and bananas.

You can eat bananas

don't eat tomatoes

You can eat tomatoes

Don't eat oranges

Don't eat any fruit

Don't drink any fruit juice concentrate

Don't drink any fruit juice

Drink fruit juice

No nuts

Nuts but no peanuts

Nuts but no peanuts or cashews

Beans but no chick peas (garbanzos)

Nothing with refined white flour

Potatoes only if they are baked

No carrots or sweet potatoes, they are too sweet.

No dried fruit

Potatoes only if they are not peeled

No brown rice

No mushrooms

Nothing fermented i.e. soy sauce, tamari

No vinegars except ACV

 

Help!

 

thanks a lot

Persian