Son with Systemic Yeast Infection

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone--

 

I'm new here.

 

My 7 1/2 yo son was recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection. He had

a rash on his leg for YEARS, which

then moved to his face. At that point, I felt it was serious enough to get to

the bottom of, and after some testing,

voila!--yeast.

 

It has been a slow, challenging battle--as vegetarians, there isn't much left to

eat once you take away all the carbs.

 

Anyway, I would love to hear from people who have resources for things we can do

BESIDES DIET to help speed up

the healing. And some yummy vegetarian recipes would be great, too.

 

I would also love to hear from anyone else who has child going through this (we

can commiserate offline ).

 

Thank you!

 

Margie Remmers

 

P.S. I prefer Facebook, but since I can't post the link, please search for me

by name. I think I'm the only one in

there. )

[Guest guest]

Hi Margie,

Pau d'Arco tea is a great remedy for yeast, black sweetened with

Stevia. Theres really no way around the diet thing, when there is a candida

(yeast) infection, the gluten-sugar free diet has to be followed. Besides the

Pau d'Arco, you may also want to look into CELLFOOD liquid concentrate. I hope

this helps. Mark B.

 

 

 

, " Margie @

YouCanHaveWhatYouWant.com " <margie wrote:

>

> Hi everyone--

>

> I'm new here.

>

> My 7 1/2 yo son was recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection. He

had a rash on his leg for YEARS, which

> then moved to his face. At that point, I felt it was serious enough to get to

the bottom of, and after some testing,

> voila!--yeast.

>

> It has been a slow, challenging battle--as vegetarians, there isn't much left

to eat once you take away all the carbs.

>

> Anyway, I would love to hear from people who have resources for things we can

do BESIDES DIET to help speed up

> the healing. And some yummy vegetarian recipes would be great, too.

>

> I would also love to hear from anyone else who has child going through this

(we can commiserate offline ).

>

> Thank you!

>

> Margie Remmers

>

> P.S. I prefer Facebook, but since I can't post the link, please search for me

by name. I think I'm the only one in

> there. )

>

[Guest guest]

One more thing Margie, add Acidophillus or Bifodohpillus to his diet EVERY DAY.

These are Nature's Sunshine products and are imo, the best on the market. Good

luck, Mark

 

, " Margie @

YouCanHaveWhatYouWant.com " <margie wrote:

>

> Hi everyone--

>

> I'm new here.

>

> My 7 1/2 yo son was recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection. He

had a rash on his leg for YEARS, which

> then moved to his face. At that point, I felt it was serious enough to get to

the bottom of, and after some testing,

> voila!--yeast.

>

> It has been a slow, challenging battle--as vegetarians, there isn't much left

to eat once you take away all the carbs.

>

> Anyway, I would love to hear from people who have resources for things we can

do BESIDES DIET to help speed up

> the healing. And some yummy vegetarian recipes would be great, too.

>

> I would also love to hear from anyone else who has child going through this

(we can commiserate offline ).

>

> Thank you!

>

> Margie Remmers

>

> P.S. I prefer Facebook, but since I can't post the link, please search for me

by name. I think I'm the only one in

> there. )

>

[Guest guest]

, " Margie @

YouCanHaveWhatYouWant.com " <margie wrote:

>

> Hi everyone--

>

> I'm new here.

>

> My 7 1/2 yo son was recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast

> infection. He had a rash on his leg for YEARS, which

> then moved to his face. At that point, I felt it was serious

> enough to get to the bottom of, and after some testing,

> voila!--yeast.

>

> It has been a slow, challenging battle--as vegetarians, there

> isn't much left to eat once you take away all the carbs.

>

> Anyway, I would love to hear from people who have resources for

> things we can do BESIDES DIET to help speed up the healing. And

> some yummy vegetarian recipes would be great, too.

 

I'll second the recommendation to try probiotics. But, I think you would do well

to reconsider his diet. Candida thrives in a physiology full of sugar, so, if

your son has a raging candida infection, his body is telling you in no uncertain

terms that you are feeding him an UNHEALTHY diet with way too many carbs. In my

opinion, it is child abuse to insist he remain on a diet that is obviously

keeping him in a state of poor health.

[Guest guest]

I am not so sure it is the vegetarian diet itself. Many, many vegetarians live

on a vegetarian diet that is low in glycemics. Why don't you post a day's diet

of your son so we can analyze it?

 

GB

 

, " Alex Stanley "

<j_alexander_stanley wrote:

>

> , " Margie @

YouCanHaveWhatYouWant.com " <margie@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi everyone--

> >

> > I'm new here.

> >

> > My 7 1/2 yo son was recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast

> > infection. He had a rash on his leg for YEARS, which

> > then moved to his face. At that point, I felt it was serious

> > enough to get to the bottom of, and after some testing,

> > voila!--yeast.

> >

> > It has been a slow, challenging battle--as vegetarians, there

> > isn't much left to eat once you take away all the carbs.

> >

> > Anyway, I would love to hear from people who have resources for

> > things we can do BESIDES DIET to help speed up the healing. And

> > some yummy vegetarian recipes would be great, too.

>

> I'll second the recommendation to try probiotics. But, I think you would do

well to reconsider his diet. Candida thrives in a physiology full of sugar, so,

if your son has a raging candida infection, his body is telling you in no

uncertain terms that you are feeding him an UNHEALTHY diet with way too many

carbs. In my opinion, it is child abuse to insist he remain on a diet that is

obviously keeping him in a state of poor health.

>

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I just wanted to share what we are going through.  A similar situation, our

daughter is 2 1/2 and has had chronic eczema on her body for almost a year now.

 She pretty much was not gaining a lot of weight either, or even eating much for

that matter.  After going to her doctor (no help there of course, he just said,

" Oh, it's just eczema " ) and seeing a clinical herbalist, we started to feel

helpless.  The herbalist took put us on a diet free of gluten, dairy, corn, and

soy.  She also said we needed to take the following (we meaning both my daughter

and I because I am still breast feeding, so she is getting what I eat too):

" Carlson's Baby Vitamin D Drops " - 1 drop per day, and I take 5 drops; " Tropical

Oasis Liquid Calcium Magnesium " , she gets 1 1/2 teaspoons per day, broken up

into 3 doses; and " Nordic Natruals " Omega 3, 1/4 teaspoon twice a day, 1

teaspoon for me twice a day; a really high quality, high dose of probiotics, she

gets half a capsule a

day, I take 2 capsules a day (but this is only going to help, if the gut is

healthy and there is a diet change).  She stressed that flax seed oil does not

work the same as fish oil, it does not break down the same way.  So basically,

the flax oil is useless in terms of getting omega 3.  And I have to say that

when she told me this, I just said, we'll do it, because my daughter means more

to me than anything, and I just want her to be healthy.

I am part of another group called Holistic Moms Network, and I am so grateful to

have had some support and wisdom shared from a couple of moms.  

I have been a vegetarian for 17+ years, my daughter has been since birth and my

spouse for about 2 years.  I decided to become a vegetarian for moral reasons,

the thought of taking an animal's life was just not right in my opinion.

So, here's what I wanted to share.  Both women said, yeast, it's yeast.  And

sugar thrives on yeast, as another post said.  So here's what breaks down into

sugar, all grains (wheat, spelt, oats, buckwheat, barley, rice, brown rice,

quinoa, etc.) corn, beans, legumes, and sugar of course, refined sugar being

even worse.  So, there is the vegetarian diet right?

Both moms swore to me that this is what was going on.  They shared their

stories, and ours was so similar.  The knowledge I gained from them was such a

gift.  They also shared that they were also vegetarians, and how hard it was for

them to change, but again, it all comes back to the health of our children.  I

have been told this before too, by many people, but until I heard this from

other vegetarians (formally), I refused to hear any info.  They put it into a

perspective of saying, you can still be vegetarians, but for now, you are eating

meat for medicinal purposes.  

I have to tell you, literally, we switched our diet completely that next day.

 After 2 days of eating different, our daughter's eczema started to go away, she

started sleeping better, she no longer was bloated in the evening, her mood

changed - she was more clear (and I thought her mood was fine before, but

literally, it was like a fog lifted, WOW!).  

Here's the diet, there are many different names for it, but here's the basic.

 You have to think in terms of hunter and gather - what did they eat, how did

they survive.  Here's how: lean meat, vegetables, some fruits, nuts, seeds and

eggs.  Also, only using oils like coconut oil and organic butter that is from

" pasture or grass fed only " cows (you can find this in natural foods stores, or

Whole Foods carries it too, it's right with the other butter).In terms of

sugars, small amount: only raw unprocessed honey is allowed, stevia (an herb),

and some still choose to use agave and pure maple syrup.  In the beginning,

avoiding sugars is best, until the gut is healed.  That is the diet in a

nutshell.  The idea is getting rid of sugar, so anything that breaks down into

sugars (potatoes, grains, beans, sweet potatoes, fruit juices, and certain

fruits are higher in sugars than others).

Some of the names for eating this way, to help with yeast:

GAPS - Gut and Psychology SyndromeSpecific Carbohydrate DietPaleo

Here are some REALLY great books to check out (very helpful to learning more

about this, and have great recipes too):

 

" The Garden of Eating A Produce Dominated Diet and Cookbook " by Rachel

Albert-Matesz and Don Matesz

" Neanderthin " by Ray Audette

" The Paleo Diet " by Loren Cordain

" Gut and Psychology Syndrome " by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride

Please e-mail me if you have any questions!  I'd love to help.  The other moms

have helped guide us through this, and it's been about 3 weeks now, and our

daughter's eczema is almost gone and she's gaining weight!!!  The other moms

helped me with meal planning, how to still make special things, etc.

Hope this helps.  Best of luck to you.

Warmly,

Emily

Sacramento, CA

 

 

[Guest guest]

really thorough, informative post - thank you

 

, Emily Sunwell <sunwell

wrote:

>

> Hello,

> I just wanted to share what we are going through.  A similar situation, our

daughter is 2 1/2 and has had chronic eczema on her body for almost a year now.

 She pretty much was not gaining a lot of weight either, or even eating much for

that matter.  After going to her doctor (no help there of course, he just said,

" Oh, it's just eczema " ) and seeing a clinical herbalist, we started to feel

helpless.  The herbalist took put us on a diet free of gluten, dairy, corn, and

soy.  She also said we needed to take the following (we meaning both my daughter

and I because I am still breast feeding, so she is getting what I eat too):

" Carlson's Baby Vitamin D Drops " - 1 drop per day, and I take 5 drops; " Tropical

Oasis Liquid Calcium Magnesium " , she gets 1 1/2 teaspoons per day, broken up

into 3 doses; and " Nordic Natruals " Omega 3, 1/4 teaspoon twice a day, 1

teaspoon for me twice a day; a really high quality, high dose of probiotics, she

gets half a capsule a

> day, I take 2 capsules a day (but this is only going to help, if the gut is

healthy and there is a diet change).  She stressed that flax seed oil does not

work the same as fish oil, it does not break down the same way.  So basically,

the flax oil is useless in terms of getting omega 3.  And I have to say that

when she told me this, I just said, we'll do it, because my daughter means more

to me than anything, and I just want her to be healthy.

> I am part of another group called Holistic Moms Network, and I am so grateful

to have had some support and wisdom shared from a couple of moms.  

> I have been a vegetarian for 17+ years, my daughter has been since birth and

my spouse for about 2 years.  I decided to become a vegetarian for moral

reasons, the thought of taking an animal's life was just not right in my

opinion.

> So, here's what I wanted to share.  Both women said, yeast, it's yeast.  And

sugar thrives on yeast, as another post said.  So here's what breaks down into

sugar, all grains (wheat, spelt, oats, buckwheat, barley, rice, brown rice,

quinoa, etc.) corn, beans, legumes, and sugar of course, refined sugar being

even worse.  So, there is the vegetarian diet right?

> Both moms swore to me that this is what was going on.  They shared their

stories, and ours was so similar.  The knowledge I gained from them was such a

gift.  They also shared that they were also vegetarians, and how hard it was for

them to change, but again, it all comes back to the health of our children.  I

have been told this before too, by many people, but until I heard this from

other vegetarians (formally), I refused to hear any info.  They put it into a

perspective of saying, you can still be vegetarians, but for now, you are eating

meat for medicinal purposes.  

> I have to tell you, literally, we switched our diet completely that next day.

 After 2 days of eating different, our daughter's eczema started to go away, she

started sleeping better, she no longer was bloated in the evening, her mood

changed - she was more clear (and I thought her mood was fine before, but

literally, it was like a fog lifted, WOW!).  

> Here's the diet, there are many different names for it, but here's the basic.

 You have to think in terms of hunter and gather - what did they eat, how did

they survive.  Here's how: lean meat, vegetables, some fruits, nuts, seeds and

eggs.  Also, only using oils like coconut oil and organic butter that is from

" pasture or grass fed only " cows (you can find this in natural foods stores, or

Whole Foods carries it too, it's right with the other butter).In terms of

sugars, small amount: only raw unprocessed honey is allowed, stevia (an herb),

and some still choose to use agave and pure maple syrup.  In the beginning,

avoiding sugars is best, until the gut is healed.  That is the diet in a

nutshell.  The idea is getting rid of sugar, so anything that breaks down into

sugars (potatoes, grains, beans, sweet potatoes, fruit juices, and certain

fruits are higher in sugars than others).

> Some of the names for eating this way, to help with yeast:

> GAPS - Gut and Psychology SyndromeSpecific Carbohydrate DietPaleo

> Here are some REALLY great books to check out (very helpful to learning more

about this, and have great recipes too):

>

> " The Garden of Eating A Produce Dominated Diet and Cookbook " by Rachel

Albert-Matesz and Don Matesz

> " Neanderthin " by Ray Audette

> " The Paleo Diet " by Loren Cordain

> " Gut and Psychology Syndrome " by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride

> Please e-mail me if you have any questions!  I'd love to help.  The other moms

have helped guide us through this, and it's been about 3 weeks now, and our

daughter's eczema is almost gone and she's gaining weight!!!  The other moms

helped me with meal planning, how to still make special things, etc.

> Hope this helps.  Best of luck to you.

> Warmly,

> Emily

> Sacramento, CA

>

>