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[sSRI-Research] What Does Science Say About Candida Albicans?

 

What Does Science Say About Candida Albicans?

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Research regarding Candida Albicans

 

During the 1990's, a wide variety of research became available on Candida

Albicans.

Here are some of the summaries:

 

* Researchers from the University of Virginia and from Belgium found that

anti-fungal programs helped some of their patients with intrinsic asthma

(Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 93 (1:161-162) Jan. 1994).

 

* University of Tennessee researchers reported that patients with

psoriasis responded favorably to anti-fungal programs. (Acta Derm Venerol,

Stockholm. 1994: Suppl. 186:149-150).

 

* William Shaw, PhD and colleagues at the University of Missouri Kansas

City found fungal metabolites in the urine of individuals with autism

(Clinical Chem. 41/8, 10/94-11/94, 1995). Following antifungal treatments,

the abnormalities improved and the children's symptoms lessened, often

dramatically. In his continued studies in 1996-97, Shaw found similar fungal

metabolites in the urine of other individuals with yeast-related disorders,

including children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).

 

* Two Boston psychiatrists reported on the favorable response of two of

their female patients with chronic depression to anti-fungal programs.

(Letter to the Editor, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Vol. 57-5, pp.

227-228, May 1996).

 

* R. Scott Heath, MD, a Cincinnati neurologist treated eight patients

with multiple sclerosis with antifungal drugs and diet. Although their

response was not dramatic, Heath labeled them " encouraging. "

 

* Two women with interstitial cystitis (IC), showed significant

improvement when treated with anti-fungal medication and dietary changes.

Because of their response, Philip Mosbaugh, an Indianapolis urologist, began

a study in May 1997 on 15 women with IC. Although the study has not been

completed, according to reports, a large majority of the women have

improved.

 

* Beginning in 1993, two Colorado professionals (Susanna Choi, MD, a

board certified gynecologist, and Kathy Gibbons, PhD) observed that many of

their patients with PMS improved significantly on a treatment program which

featured dietary changes and oral anti-fungal medication. During the past

two years these professionals noted that women with severe fatigue,

fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome and other symptoms often respond to

dietary changes and oral anti-fungal medications.

 

* In 1996 the Endometriosis Association described the relationship of

Candida albicans and endometriosis in their newsletter. Here is a brief

excerpt: " No other approach to endometriosis has given as consistent,

long-term, positive results as the treatment for Candida albicans / allergy

/ infection and its related problems. " (Endometriosis Association, 8585 N.

76th Place, Milwaukee, WI, 53223). According to a recent report, some women

with endometriosis show an allergic reaction to Candida albicans and are " in

need of treatment that includes ... anti-fungal drugs and proper diet. "

(Current Approaches to Endometriosis, Patient Care, Jan. 15, 1997,

pp.34-38).

 

* In a February 1997 scientific article, investigators from Finland

reported that a number of their patients with eczema improved following

therapy with probiotics.

 

 

Kristina Amelong, CNC

Certified Colon Hydrotherapist

Certified Nutritional Consultant

Survivor of a Chronic Illness

 

To reach Kristina about Metabolic Typing, Colon Hydrotherapy, or Nutrional

Counseling, contact the Optimal Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin at (608)

242-0200, or e-mail at: kamelong

 

 

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