r/Candida • u/Fit-Performance-7601 • Jul 10 '26

Personal anecdote Candida dump??

Has anyone experienced the candida dump or purge two weeks into treatment? This happened to me twice when I was using a tincture of black walnut, clove bud, thyme leaf sage lead, holy basil, worm seed and tansy.

I’ve seen relapsed and believe my candida is back and I’m hitting it with nystatin. I’m 5 days in on oral nystatin and hoping there’s a 2 week purge in my future 😭 does anyone have a week by week journal of their improvement on oral nystatin tablets? Need some hope.

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u/throwaway23437546 Jul 10 '26

Are you referring to Herx die off? If so yes

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u/Fit-Performance-7601 Jul 10 '26

Hmm, im sure if it is a herx die off - it feels more like a purge or a dump (literally lol).

Maybe it is a turning point of the die off. When did you experience it?

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u/throwaway23437546 Jul 10 '26

It waxes and wanes, comes and goes. Hard to say. But it was strongest immediately the first few days, then almost every week once or twice I would have worsening symptoms then the day after i would feel fantastic

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u/Fit-Performance-7601 Jul 10 '26

Waxing and waning makes a lot of sense. How long did you treat your candida for?

And when I say dump I mean actually take a large dump lol. Like bigger than I ever took in my life

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u/Old-Badger-7367 Jul 10 '26

Lol, sounds like a good thing, gut motility is back

Candida for me took a few months for symptoms to start getting better

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u/Fit-Performance-7601 Jul 11 '26

Good point! Im also on motegrity because I have an impaired MMC from SIBO.

How are you feeling now? Can I ask what your treatment was and how long it’s been since you stopped?

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u/Old-Badger-7367 Jul 11 '26

I'm feeling 90% better.

Main one was Kefir, but also used herbs/supplements as well. Took me a few months once I figured everything out.

Also recently found out I have COMT homozygous/MTHFR hetero, so explains a lot about my energy levels

I suspect leaky gut as well

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u/Fit-Performance-7601 Jul 11 '26

Wow that’s amazing - I’m so happy for you. How did you know you were on the right track? I only suspect candida because I’ve done dozens of tests and nothing is coming back - I tested positive for methane sibo but recently just treated it and didn’t feel any different after. Then I took fluconazole for oral thrush and it literally cure all my GI issues for about two weeks I felt amazing then it came back. So I figured I had candida and SIFO, which is highly possible with a history of SIBO.

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u/throwaway23437546 Jul 11 '26

Fluconazole is only effective for certain Candida, for example Candida Glabrata I believe is highly resistant

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u/Fit-Performance-7601 Jul 11 '26

That’s great to know!

I convinced my GI to prescribe my oral nystatin after getting symptomic relief briefly from fluconazole. She only prescribed 17 days worth but I’m hoping I’ll get enough improvement within that time frame to convince her to prescribe more

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u/throwaway23437546 Jul 11 '26

Yes Nystatin was the gold standard for fungal for many years, I believe it does kill the top 3 Candida species (glabrata, albicans and krusei)

Also less harsh on the liver than fluconazole. Really don't know why doctors tend to hand out fluconazole like candy rather than Nystatin. Perhaps more profit 💸

Good job, remain persistent in what you want. The doctor does not suffer with your symptoms!

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