I have been taking nystatin 2 pills in the morning and 2pills at night. After about 4 weeks of this I now notice thrush- which I didn't have before! Any thoughts?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
No, it's not the fault of the Nystatin. You must have a bad case of yeast. You may have to ask your dr for some Mycelex lozenges or liquid Nystatin.
The liquid N has some sugar .. and Mycelex does have either sweetener or artificial sweetener. Crazy, huh!? But I used Mycelex about 2 months ago and it worked well.
DIET, DIET, DIET is the key. Then, be sure to follow the 5 step plan outlined below. It was developed by my naturopath. It works.
"Successful control and elminiation of a Candida Albicans overgrowth requires a multifaceted program as described below. Failure to follow ALL the steps simultaneously will result in slow progress and will lengthen healing time significantly. The program should be tailored to the individual and must balance the need to eliminate the Candida and deprive it of its food source while insuring proper nutrition for the individual."
Five Steps to Candida Elimination:
1. You must starve it into submission by eliminating its food source.
2. You must kill it with anti-fungal herbs and supplements. [e.g....garlic, onion, caprylic acid, Pau D'Arco capsules or tea, clove, grapefruit seed extract, olive leaf extract, oil of oregano, tea tree oil, Echinacea, Goldenseal, black walnut, MSM, barberry root, uva ursi, neem leaf, biotin]
3. You must reestablish the proper balance and quantity of probiotic bacteria in the digestive tract. [...multi-strain lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidus capsules with FOS should be taken between meals to maximize repopulation of the digestive tract by beneficial bacteria.]
4. You must reestablish proper levels of all B vitamins (yeast free) and utilize other immune enhancing supplements to boost immune system function. [e.g ... B complex vitamins (yeast free), biotin, beta 1-3 glucan, colostrum, maitake mushroom, vitamins A, C, E, zinc and selenium]
5. You must cleanse and heal the digestive tract to promote proper elimination of toxins and Candida and assimilation of nutrients. [e.g...chlorophyll, MSM, omega 3 fatty acids found in flax seed and salmon oils, GLA found in borage, evening primrose and black currant oils. Pantothenic acid, digestive enzymes between meals]
Posted by Kerry23 (Member # 28383) on :
I had the same problem, took almost a month of Nystatin and nothing but a heavy herx. The best advice is from the post above, she sent the same to me. It is fantastic, but the bottom line is these antibiotics caused the over growth of yeast and Diflucan (prescription drug) is the only cure that I know of. Everything else is preventitive measures. Some of these "heavy duty" probiotics make my intestines crampy and it hurts.