I started writing this as a simple response, it got long so here it is.
WOW! First – the pain your husband was (still is?) in is torture, I am so sorry to hear he’s been struggling! I couldn’t imagine (ok, only a tiny bit) how infuriating and scary it is to hear “we don’t know what is wrong with you, so here is this drug that has awful side effects, and probably won’t work, but hey give it a shot anyway” – yeah NO THANK YOU.
I have found in my own journey of countless visits to several doctors in varying degrees of specialties and being brushed off and told “you are fine” that most medical professionals are so removed from the obvious answer that it doesn’t occur to them to suggest yeast, or maybe it doesn’t even occur to them in the first place? Our culture is saturated beyond the point of comprehension in sugar and sugar additives, it’s simply become part of our lives – it’s not an option or a treat, it’s a way of life. So to think it is making us sick is simply crazy talk of course! I can’t say for sure if a change in your diet will change his diagnosis, but I think it will help him feel better. Imagine if it was a simple yeast over growth (I may say simple – but don’t be fooled, it’s a bitch to kill off and take back control) – and after a cleanse and balanced diet he was back to his old self?! You have to keep me updated!
Second – You sound just like me – in more of my research I have found that it’s extremely common to have a small yeast over growth grow wildly out of control during pregnancy and the main cause? Constipation! Because of your digestive systems regularity it removes a good portion of the yeast (a majority of it lives in your colon) so when things slow down in pregnancy the yeast gains the upper hand. It takes a simple 24 hours for it to take hold and one day you wake up thinking “I’m going to eat chocolate until I explode” and of course you completely indulge yourself because hey, you deserve it, the baby wants it! Before you know it you are a slave to feeding your yeast’s sugar addiction and you are powerless to control it. Our bodies battle yeast daily, and we keep feeding it with carbs and yeast creating unrelenting symptoms with no obvious connection to a “problem” until one day something comes along and opens your eyes. For me, it was my itchy armpits! I know it sounds weird, but after being told I was allergic to the deodorant I’ve been using for ten years I gave up on finding an answer from a doctor. At the same time I was battling my daughters relentless yeast rash (we also cloth diaper) and scouring the internet for any wash routine I hadn’t tried, I came across a blog that mentioned not only yeast rash in children but ITCHY ARMPITS. What?! How could this be? How on earth could they be related? So my search began…
I also wanted to share this with you, I found this very helpful!
Food you can eat:
Foods you can’t eat:
Advise: Start taking an acidophilus supplement in addition to eating yogurt at least once a day (I know it’s cheating but I eat vanilla). I like the Pearls – here is a link to their site with the different kinds they offer. I am currently on the YB (yeast balance for women) but I’m considering trying the Serious Support
Please prepare yourself for the backlash! You are all going to feel worse before you get better (and if you feel great right away, it hasn’t started to work). I’ve started to introduce some sugar and such back into my diet and I think it was too soon so pulling back on that a bit. I would really love to hear how you are doing, please ask me any questions, I’m doing countless hours of research and emailing with a couple nutritionists and our pediatrician who is the only Dr. who not only thinks I’m right about my own family’s health status, but also agree’s that I am on to something in suspecting it causes a great deal of health problems that never get diagnosed. I will keep updating and sharing what I learn!
P.S. You know me from the GM boards, I’m the one that knows all the names of the prints 😉
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