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I'm on limited Cowden plus Byron White herbs? Is it possible to get yeast while on herbs? I know it says they are antifungals as well as antibiotics but I'm having some gas and bloating; more than usual and I'm wondering about yeast. Been on the protocol for 6 months, and haven't been that careful about my diet.
I take Theralac, S. Boulardi and just started back on VSL.
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I don't know if the herbs are to blame but probably the diet is. If you have previously been on antibiotics for any length of time, then your gut is compromised.
Don't you hate it!!
You may need to up the herbs that will kill yeast or get some Diflucan.
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I do! I was on abx for a long long time but thought I was in the clear for yeast being on herbals for this long. I've eaten salads everyday for lunch for 2 years, and do try to be careful, but suddenly a month ago, as I was increasing the herbs all hell broke loose. Change in bowels, gas, bloating etc. I wonder if the increase is the herbs has anything to do with it.
So if my gut is compromised, what does that mean? Will this eventually go away? I don't even know what to eat anymore. Lots of foods on the Lyme Diet are too gassy.
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Taking too many probiotics can have the opposite effect and cause many of those symptoms.
On one hand, probiotics are said to help with gas and bloating, and on the other gas, bloating and diarrhea are listed as possible side effects when taking probiotics. It leaves one wondering which is right. Can probiotics cause gas or do they help alleviate it? The truth is it can do both.
Foods such as yogurt and kefir are additional sources of these beneficial living organisms and provide a natural way to add probiotics to the diet.
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If I have a colonoscopy I would assume they would be able to tell if I have yeast. That's up next, I am sure.
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I don't think that is the conventional way of diagnosing yeast, but I'm sure a tissue sample would be helpful. I've had all the scopes but I'm sure they never checked for yeast.
Systemic yeast infections are not always easy to detect and they are very difficult to treat. Doctors make the diagnosis by checking a sample of the patient's stool and possibly running blood and tissue tests. If fungus is found, a diagnosis is made.
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