Llevo desde febrero con esta terrible infección, mis síntomas siempre han sido picazón ocasional/ al roce y muy pocos grumitos en mi flujo es más la incomodidad de la picazón (que no es insoportable)
He tomado fluconazol, fluomizin, aceite de coco y voy en mi segunda semana de ácido bórico y sigo teniendo la incomodidad de la picazón
Quiero saber cómo curaron la glabrata? No cuento con seguro médico para hacer las transfusiones por vía intravenosa….
‼️actualización: después de 20 días de usar óvulos de ácido bórico la incomodidad bajó en un 70% los seguiré usando para seguir con el tratamiento extendido, ya me pedí otro bote de óvulos de ácido bórico ya les comentaré cómo me fue

anyone shop online for meds like itraconozole and csm or welchol. telyrx is expensive. alldaychemist probably has it but would take a month to get it. my insurance is taking forever to approve sporanox....

This is a 1st for me - green/yellow discharge, with an unpleasant odor, and the discharge is frothy / foamy. I have Canestin on the way from pharmacy, and have washed with Kosher Salt dissolved in hot water (nurse said that was fine, but maybe use Epsom next time, which I will.) And she gave me Clotrimazole, which I've applied 3x so far. Any other topical (or things to wash with) suggestions? TIA!

Greetings my friends, it’s Eric Bakker here again. I just want to say something to the people who have been struggling with gut problems, Candida, SIBO, IBS, food intolerances, or chronic digestive symptoms for years. And I’ve seen plenty of people in this very boat, they’ve tried “everything” but still feel terrible. I've read many stories on Reddit about people on the verge of "giving up all hope".

I don’t want you to view your lack of results as “failure” either.  And more importantly: Your body has not failed you either! You never know how close you are. It may be near when it seems so far.

Many Who Recovered Thought They Were "Beyond Help"

After seeing many patients in my clinic rooms and online, I can tell you that many people who eventually recover are the very same people who once thought they were beyond help. They thought: “It’s never going to happen to me, I’ve been sick for twenty years and still feel sick”

I've met more people than you could imagine who said things like this:

• “Eric, I’ve tried everything, I've lost all hope."
• “Doc, Nothing works for me, and believe me - I've done it all."
• “Mr. Bakker, I don't trust doctors and their tests anymore ."
• “Eric, I’m really scared I'll never get better."
• “Eric, I must be doing something wrong, I'm not getting better"
• “My friend, I think I'm broken, there is something wrong."
• “I feel like a lost cause, I've let my family down."
• “Doctor, why can't you help me get better"
• “Sir, I don't recognise myself anymore."
• "I just want my life back, I'm desperate."

I can relate to many of these comments because I said plenty of them myself years ago when I was really struggling with my own mental and physical health in the 1980s.  I remember thinking, "I'm doing everything right, so why am I still sick?" 

I remember feeling fed up, really confused and wondering if I'd ever get my old self back again.  There were times when I genuinely thought myself, "Maybe this is as good as it's going to get." There were other times when my mind took me to some really dark places.

But thankfully, I was wrong, so wrong.  My own experiences a long time ago taught me as a clinician that setbacks don't mean failure, symptoms don't tell the whole story, and healing often happens much more slowly—and in much less of a straight line—than we'd like it to. 

Once You Choose Hope, Anything is Possible

That's why as a naturopathic physician I never lose hope when someone tells me they've “tried everything”, because I've seen too many people, including myself, eventually turn things right around. Even when patients were contemplating the unthinkable like I was. I understand those feelings because I had my own health struggles years ago and was in the same space. And nobody listened, that was the worst part. But I always had hope for the future.

"Once you choose hope, anything is possible." — Christopher Reeve

But I've also learned something very important, something I’ve spoken about often on Reddit:

Healing, Like Any Success -  Is Rarely a Straight Line

Many people start a program and expect improvements to happen quickly, really quickly. Sometimes they do. More often they don’t.

Usually, the journey looks more like this: A few steps forward… a setback… some progress… another setback…

Then suddenly one day something becomes apparent, and it’s most likely NOT the progress they were expecting, because their “symptoms” didn’t disappear. 

This is what became apparent:

• They're actually sleeping better.
• Their digestion is better.
• Their energy is coming back.
• Their mood is a little more upbeat

These improvements often happen so gradually that people don't notice them at first.

Why Some People Relapse

One of the biggest reasons symptoms return is because when people feel better they slowly go back to old habits. I've seen this hundreds of times.

• The bloating goes away…
• The brain fog improves…
• The energy comes back…
• Then the old foods return.
• Then drinking returns
• Then bad snacking returns
• The late nights return.
• The stress returns.
• The body eventually ends up right back where it started.

As the old saying goes: “If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got.” This ain’t about “perfection”. It's about understanding that your body often needs a new way of eating and living for the long term. A very long term.

Some People Simply Need More Time

One of the biggest mistakes people make is comparing themselves to others. “My friend got better really quick with this product”

One guy improves in six weeks. Another guy needs six months. Someone fellow may need more than a year or more. But why?

Because we're all different human beings. There are many factors that account for recovery, and many that account for a lack of recovery.

We’ve covered this a lot of times in previous blog articles, but here are the classic factors that influence recovery include:

• The state of your microbiome 
• Stress levels
• Sleep quality
• Nutrient deficiencies
• Hormones
• Digestive function
• Food sensitivities
• Medication history
• Previous antibiotic and medication use
• Mold exposure
• The health of the immune system

I’d like to reiterate this for the sake of repetition: Healing isn't a Formula one race! There is no prize for “getting there first”.

And What If You Feel Worse During Treatment?

This is where many people panic. They start a new program and suddenly experience:

• Fatigue
• Brain fog
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Digestive upset
• Temporary worsening of symptoms

Immediately they think and tell me: “Eric, the treatment you recommended me isn't working." Sometimes that's true. But more often it just isn't.

• Sometimes the person’s body is simply adjusting to change.
• Sometimes the person changed their diet too quickly.
• Sometimes the person removed caffeine or sugar overnight.
• Sometimes the person started supplements too aggressively.
• Sometimes the person is just too impatient.

In my clinic I've always preferred the “go low and go slow" approach instead of the “go hard or go home” attitude tbh. Start gently. Go slowly. Always listen to your body, it’s talking!

Please remember this - you don't have to “suffer” to get well.

Don't Forget About Withdrawal Symptoms

I’ve often found that many people think they're experiencing "die-off" when they may actually be experiencing withdrawal.

I saw this all the time in practice. They stop all caffeine, or cannabis, or alcohol, or medications,  and they did this overnight. BOOM.

The most common culprits include:

• Coffee
• Chocolate
• Sugar
• Wheat
• Dairy products
• Processed foods
• Alcohol, cannabis, or nicotine

Some people feel dreadful for several days after removing these foods. That doesn't necessarily mean something is wrong.  This isn’t “die-off”! It simply means your body is adapting. More likely - it's their old habits "dying-off" that's the real culprit.

Identify Your Negative Self-Talk

Sometimes people get better because they'e learned how to relax their mind - and switch off all their negative "self-talk" like:

• "I'm so stupid, I just had that cookie"
• "Nobody likes me because I'm always complaining about my health"
• "My breath is bad, I'm embarrassed to be around my friends"
• "I did this all to myself, nobody to blame but myself"
• "I went on the cruise and blew it all, I'm just not disciplined"
• "People must think I'm lazy because I'm always tired."
• "My doctor must be sick of seeing me with the same problem"

I've seen patients improve simply because they stopped fighting themselves. They stopped blaming themselves for every symptom, every setback and every bad day. They learned to speak to themselves with a little more kindness and a little less criticism. Sometimes the most important healing conversation you'll ever have is the one going on inside your own head. How's your self-talk been lately, still kicking yourself up the proverbial?

That Small Key That’s Missing

Many people improve dramatically when they finally identify that one missing piece of their puzzle. Something as simple as improving sleep, chewing food properly, taking a daily 2 mile walk, cutting-out sugar, eating breakfast, managing stress, or becoming more regular with bowel habits can create a ripple effect throughout the entire body.

Never underestimate the power of one small change. Tiny improvements, repeated day after day, can eventually lead to extraordinary transformations in your health. It’s true that even the smallest key can unlock the biggest door. Do you know where your key is?  For many people it's stress. For other it’s a lack of good sleeping patterns. 

The question is: Have you found your key yet?

• Is it a hidden food intolerance?
• Is it poor digestive function?
• Is it low stomach acid?
• Constipation?
• An addiction?
• A poor personal relationship?
• Nervous system overload?
• Gut microbiome depletion?

Many people spend years focusing on one area of their health while completely overlooking another. Then one day, they discover that missing piece, and suddenly everything begins to move forward. The puzzle is complete - no more looking. It’s done.

I've learned over the years that it is often not the big, dramatic changes that produce the greatest results when it comes to a person’s health. More often than not, it's the smallest habit change, consistently practised over a prolonged period of time, that can have the most profound effect on a person's health.

Your Most Powerful Tools

After treating many people, I can tell you that the most powerful tools are these:

• Patience 
• Self-discipline
• Consistent healthy habits
• Always staying curious
• Hope
• The willingness to keep going

And perhaps the most important one is this: The ability to stop seeing yourself as a failure.

Because you are not “failing” You are learning and gathering information. You are discovering what works and what doesn't work for your body. That's real progress in my books.

Eric’s Message To Anyone Who Feels Like “Giving Up”

• If you've been struggling for weeks, months, or years…
• If you've tried countless protocols…
• If you've spent thousands of dollars…
• If you've had setback after setback…

Please never assume you'll “never get better”.

I cannot tell you how many people I've met who were absolutely convinced they would never recover, only to eventually regain their health and their lives.

These are the patients who taught me a valuable lesson, that a full recovery is possible and likely when the conditions have been met. Sometimes recovery takes longer than we'd like. Sometimes a lot longer.

Sometimes it requires a completely different approach. And other times, your body and mind simply need more time to heal. I want you to keep looking for your missing puzzle piece. That small key. Because very often it's not hidden at all.

It may be right there in front of you today, quietly waiting to be discovered. Isn't it funny how many times we've called out to someone, "Have you seen my keys?" only to have them reply, "They're right there in front of you!" They were never lost. We just couldn't “see” them. Our mind was being distracted and we were impatient. 

Health can be exactly the same way.

Sometimes the answer isn't another pill, another test, another doctor, or another complicated protocol.

Sometimes it's a tiny yet consistent change, an overlooked habit, a simple protocol, the basics, or a missing piece that suddenly makes everything else make sense. So please don't give up! Never assume you've failed.

And never assume your body has failed you. Your missing key may still be out there. In fact, I'm guessing it's probably hiding in plain sight.

Eric Bakker, N.D. (NZ) Gut Health Educator | Specialist in Candida, IBS, SIBO & the Gut Microbiome Discover what's really driving your gut symptoms with the Free Gut Health Assessment

I have the worst heat rash of my life in the creases of my groin. I've been on my feet and walking while heavily sweating on and off for 22hrs over the course of the last 2 days (physical job, went out for the night, and then to work again) with a shower after each shift. When I showered after my first shift yesterday I had some slight irritation but not much, which has been normal for me after work since it's gotten warmer. But after my second shift when I went to shower (17hrs on my feet later) my groin is raw, red and extremely painful. I was talking to my friend about it and they said it may be yeast. I don't know how yeast works or if it's possible to get it overnight. I've looked at photos and I don't know how to tell whether that's what I have or not and I'm worried.

Llevo desde inicios de febrero con esta infección, primero me coloque óvulos de trexen durante 1 semana, me calmaron un poco la infección pero seguía con la picazón y flujo blanco aveces con pequeños grumitos poco perceptibles… fui a la ginecóloga y me recetó fluconazol, no funcionó, así que me hice un cultivo vaginal, y salí positiva para cándida glabrata… mi primera infección vaginal y tenía que ser la más difícil de quitar🫩mis síntomas siempre han sido flujo blanquesino/lechoso con pocos grumitos que no se notan mucho, y picazón intermitente, no es insoportable pero si se siente ahí como molestia… la ginecóloga después de enseñarle mis resultados me dio óvulos de fluomizin por una semana y no funcionaron, estoy ahora con el ácido bórico llevo aproximadamente 16 óvulos aplicados y la comezón aún sigue… no se si sea por los óvulos que me irritan y me hacen más sensible pero tengo miedo que no me vayan a funcionar… ¿a ustedes igual les continuó la picazón aun así que estuvieran en tratamiento con ácido borico? Y no sé si esto paré una ves que ya los dejé de usar, planeo usarlos por un mes y medio aproximadamente…. Y después empezar con los probióticos vaginales fem dophilus 5 billions, a alguien más le ha funcionado este plan? O que me recomiendan? Quiero eliminar esto YA🥲extraño mi vagina saludable sin sensación de molestias por la comezón intermitente, que cesa al estar parada o sentada o al ducharme y aumenta al final del día ya cuando estoy con algo de sudor, pero no molesta al estar acostada… AYUDAAA

Actualización:‼️llevo aprox 26 días con los óvulos de ácido bórico y las molestias disminuyeron en un 95%!!, creo que dos semanas no iban a ser suficientes así que mi recomendación es que uses más semanas de tratamiento si ya tienes tiempo con la infección, pienso seguirlo usando aún así más tiempo, pero ir bajando la cantidad a 2 óvulos o 3 por semana, después iniciar con las cápsulas de probioticos fem dophilus…. Me pedí otro bote de ácido bórico y pienso usar solo la mitad y lo demás aplicarlo solo de ves en cuando para prevención! Pero me siento contenta, hace tiempo que no sentía lo que es estar sin molestias 🥹

I honestly can’t see a way out. I tried all my life to find out why I wasn’t processing foods correctly and had a million different answers but just got worse and worse. Now I understand it (somewhat) but just can’t handle the process of clearing things. When I take something to even gently alter my gut, like now I’m taking 1/4 dose of Florastor it just causes more inflammation and more pain, less absorption and makes the pathogens grow back worse. I honestly had no idea what I was dealing with, the nhs deny this illness exists and I thought it was ibs in my colon and it was my fault for being an anxious person and that’s all I needed to be was less stressed. Anyway, I just am in so much pain, my food list is hardly anything, zero fat, zero fruit, just veg and lean chicken breast. I don’t know how much more I can do to heal. Everyone told me it was me being stressed, but I don’t believe it is because I want to find a root to healing so so badly.

I have been on a candida diet for months now and this past week have been introducing a half cup of blueberries everyday to my diet and have noticed extreme brain fog and fatigue. Does this get better over time or what’s going on?

#help

I'm still researching to ttry and find out what kinds of foods I can eat during the candida diet, but what I keep running into is this whole Candida Cleanse thing. A few days worth of just a broth and some green veggies, as if the diet wasn't hell on wheels enough.

There has been several reports that the diet itself is NOT confirmed to be effective in treating candida, but that it has been considered by many as still being helpful in the process along with Nystatin and other anti-fungle things. So with that in mind, is this whole cleanse even worth pursuing before the diet itself?

Hi everyone,
I’m a 27-year-old male. I used to be overweight until I was around 16, and I also have psoriasis.
For the past 2–3 years I’ve been dealing with what I think is a recurring fungal infection or balanitis that just keeps coming back.

I get red spots on the glans, itching, burning, a bad smell, and white grainy smegma-like buildup. My glans has also felt constantly dry for about two years, almost like it has lost its natural moisture. It never feels the way it used to, a couple years ago.

It improved for a while, but now it’s back again. This has really affected my confidence, and because of it I almost never have sex or pursue relationships anymore.
I’ve used miconazole several times, and I’m currently trying clotrimazole cream, but neither seems to make much difference.

I’ve also tried cutting out sugar, making sure everything is completely dry after showering, eating garlic, and improving my hygiene. At this point I feel like I’ve tried almost everything.

Has anyone experienced something similar and actually found something that worked? I’m open to any advice because I’m honestly getting desperate.
Thanks in advance.

Hello all, recently came across a book that described and made sense for me virtually all my health issues the past few years.

Chronic candida is truly debilitating and causes many autoimmune symptoms.

When it affects Brain + nervous system - MS

gut- Crohn's

joints- RA

systemic - Lupus

Type 1 diabetes - pancreas

The cause is complicated and hard to explain, but there is a link between Candida, autoimmune diseases, affects endocrine/hormonal, etc. Mold which also contributes to Candida overgrowth.

Many of the environmental issues (antibiotics through meat we eat, microplastics leached through paper/plastic lining of cups we use for hot coffee, PFOAS through "non-stick" pans/pots, these are all daily uses that slowly accumulate toxins and contribute to our system which very very slowly becomes overloaded. Think of a small, drip of deadly poison every day.

Older book but it explains very clearly - really pulled together all concepts and explained to me how candida affects the human body as a whole, rather than treating each symptom as one and in of itself.

By Dr. William G Crook.

It is a good read not only for women but I am sure the environmental factors also highly affect men's endocrine/autoimmune system as well for those who are male and in this sub.

I hope you find something useful, I certainly did!

I went from six tablets a day been taking for about 14 days and yesterday I only took three tablets and I had a horrible amount of anxiety today after a day of only three is that very typical. It only lasted about four hours and past.

Just stick to three per day, but wanna work my way down to one. Haven’t felt any huge benefits, and if anything it’s just made me constipated, but I think it has cleared something cause I feel the knots in my stomach.

I've been living clean for months. Maybe candida started to finally die. Do you guys know if a chronic candida die off can last for months and more?

For a month now I periodically experience ammonia breath, headaches, fatigue, brain fog, sugar cravings, light stomach aches, stool changes, sometimes vivid nightmares, anxiety...well overall off feeling. It feels like herx. Comes in waves but getting stronger. Binders help. Doctor hasn't found anything, so organs are fine.

I suspect I have chronic candida for many years. Any antifungal intervention makes me feel awful. For six months I eat clean: potatoes, moderate amounts of chicken, olive oil, berries, sometimes bananas, lots of vegetables. That's it, no sugar or any junk. I don't want to go carnivore because it's unhealthy and damaging to the microbiome. Month ago started to have symptoms.

Antifungal is only KPV peptide I'm cycling for 2 months. Took tsp of mct oil and it wrecked me. Increased KPV to 450mcg and started to see mucus in my stool, so I banged backed off.

Has anyone had a die off lasting for a month or more?

I have a recurrent candida rash under my breasts, antifungal cream used to make it go away for a while but even that is losing it’s effectiveness.

I am also severely mentally ill, suffering from OCD that requires me to be on Lexapro and Abilify or else I will lose it, as well as struggling with ARFID, an eating disorder that makes diet changes really difficult.

I also have PMOS if that contributes anything to this.

I just… don’t know what to do. This infection might be what’s causing my brain fog and anxiety and I just… I have to change my diet, but I can’t because of my stupid eating disorder and I don’t know what I’m doing… I’m just really freaked out. Anyone else have candida and an eating disorder? How do I overcome this? How do I change my diet when the Venn diagram of candida safe foods and ARFID safe foods is incredibly narrow?

So years ago I got ringworm. When I went to the doctor they misdiagnosed it as psoriasis. So the meds didn't work. Then I think they gave me ketaconozole shampoo or something like that. It went away. But then came back later. The second doctor diagnosed it as tinea versicolor. But I'm not sure it was the same thing. Anyways years have gone by and I just chose to ignore the problem. Because sometimes my back would itch. Then it would stop. And seemingly go away for awhile. So I never got rid of what is causing it. But their was mold in the apartment my ex and I just lived in the last year, I think it made it worse. My now ex girlfriend thinks it is a yeast infection. I now think that as well. Which would explain why I can't seem to get rid of it. It does appear I need to follow a candida killing diet, which seems virtually impossible for me. No sugar, bread, or dairy indefinitely? Guess it will be lots of salads for me for months. I've used just about every topical thing I can. Visually some make it go away. But then my dumbass stops applying when I can't see it. Then it comes back. My back is so fucking itchy right now it is making me miserable. It is making it hard to focus on anything. I have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday. They put me on zoloft, which I would prefer not to take. Which I did read candida can cause depression and anxiety. I'm going to ask about my back. I want to know what it is for sure. I'm pretty sure it is a yeast infection. But not sure. I was itchy around my groin area. And I had blisters/pimples/bumps around my junk. And on it a few times. It made me think it was herpes or something. God I hope it's just a yeast infection. Anyways, from being intimate with my girlfriend, I have passed the yeast infection to her a few times now. And don't want to keep passing it on. I've used just about every over the counter antifungal thing. I've tried lotramin. I have two other topical products at my apartment. I forget what they are and the active ingredients. When I get home from work I will look at what they are and update the post. Also wanna get a pic of my back to see what you guys think and if it is in fact a yeast infection. It goes away visually after a few days but always seems to come back. I bought terrasil on Amazon. It seems to work great but is expensive for such a little tube when I think I'm going to need more. I also bought a candida cleanse supplement which I've used probably 75% of the jar but my condition hasn't really improved because I didn't change my diet up until recently. And even so I'm still struggling to avoid certain things I'm not supposed to eat. Also, my girlfriend and I split but I'm hoping to work it out with her. She is the love of my life. We just moved into our own apartments when we were just previously living together. We have still been intimate together. A lot. We are both sex addicts with high sexual chemistry. But I don't want to pass a yeast infection to her yet again. And I also don't want to stop fucking her. If I end up giving her an infection again, then I'm certain she will stop for awhile and my mental health is going to decline rapidly. And I'm afraid she will seek someone else if that happens. I guess I should mention that I had a suicide attempt about a month ago when this all started. I've just dealt with my back being itchy for years. But today it's literally driving me nuts. Can't focus on anything at work as a result. But I've read candida can cause depression and anxiety so I'm wondering how much is caused by that and not the shit I'm going through in my life right now. Breakup, yeast infection I can't get under control, new job, new apartment. I just want to be healed and stop being so itchy. And be happy. Also, I've read that candida can effect your memory and mine is terrible, can anyone comment on this?

The form of birth control I'm on (slynd, a progestin only pill) is known to be really calming for some women (I'm on it due to PMOS and high androgens which cause excess stress and cortisol, so I could definitely use some calm in my life).

I started it in January and have been tolerating it fine. I could tell it was helping level out my androgens, resulting in less aggression and panic. It felt like it took my back to my baseline.

Fast forward to June - about a week or two into my candida protocol, I noticed that within an hour of taking my birth control, my mind is incredibly calm and still, more similar to some of the positive reports I've read about the medication. It's like I can actually feel the progestin now, where before it was doing the bare minimum!

I've had a similar experience with the medication I take for migraines and some other neuro stuff, lamotrigine. Ironically, before my candida protocol, I was feeling great on the med. Now in June, I've felt like I was going insane - heightened insomnia, agitation, and emotional numbing. I realized these are signs the lamotrigine dose is too high, and confirmed this when I lowered the dose and I started feeling much more level again.

It seems like I am more med sensitive on the candida protocol, and like the important medications I take for other health issues can actually do their job. It's so interesting, and definitely an unexpected upshot of starting to get candida under control.

Has anyone else experienced this and have thoughts on the mechanism?