We've got a lot going on with both boys right now, since doing our last stool tests and changing the course of treatments. Well, not changing per say, but adding to them. In the process, I have seen die-off in both boys, always a good sign, but not always fun to live through.
Full moon
Since the full moon was February 18th (three days ago), we started Gavin's parasite cleanse on the 14th (four days before the full moon). The theory behind this is that parasites hatch during a full moon and in order to attack all stages of their life cycle, you start four days before a full moon and continue the cleanse until four days before the next full moon. This time, in addition to the Humaworm kid's cleanse, I decided to add in the Artmesia and a worm cleanse called W-W by Pure Herbs. I joined him in that cleanse, just for the heck of it, even though I plan to do the family cleanse again in April. I am not doing Humaworm, just the W-W, Artmesia and I am adding in a separate black walnut hull capsule. I have a feeling I have a parasite issue for sure, so it can't hurt to join him in the fun. Since starting that cleanse with him, we've had a whole slew of die-off symptoms. Whenever he goes through severe die-off, he experiences a day or two of minimal talking. His speech always seems to suffer on the worst days. I'm not sure, if it's the quality of his speech or if it's his mood which makes him less interested in being social or reasonable, and just becomes quiet and demanding at the same time. There is definitely a mood that follows his die-off, one of anger, frustration and impatience, plus he clings to me while whining most of the day. It's like nothing can make him happy, he wants something, then he doesn't want it, then he wants it again. The screaming over it all is the most frustrating part about it, for us parents. It's extremely exhausting, to say the least. Other symptoms we have seen with this particular cleanse are: severe sleep disturbances which involve an inability for him to fall asleep and stay asleep, he wakes crying every 45 minutes until he is able to get into a deep sleep, he's craving sugars, he was irritable in the first few days, and his bloating looked incredibly painful, because it started very high in the abdomen and was so tight that blue veins were pressed visibly against his skin. Six days into the cleanse, he had watery diarrhea that burned his rear so badly it left painful welts all the way down his thighs. He couldn't even bear the feeling of his clean diaper against his skin at bedtime. On this same day, his urine smelled horrible, almost like he had a bowl movement in his diaper, even though he drinks TONS of water. There was definitely some form of potent toxin in his urine! He has had a problem with sweating for a few months now, sweating while napping or sleeping at night and now is no exception. He wakes with his pillow soaked behind him. Since doing research on parasite infection, this is a red flag for parasites! Chelation was supposed to start coincidentally ON the full moon, so we decided to avoid this round with him so as not to tax his liver too much.
Glyconutrients update
On a good note, we have been able to add the glyconutrients back in without a rash. We started back on them with half a teaspoon dose. It's been well over a week now and no rashes so far! I think last time perhaps we increased his dose too fast for his body to handle, because when we had gotten to a teaspoon and a half, we noticed the rash during a round of chelation, which means, there was probably too much detox between the glycos and chelation, together. I would also imagine that the combination of the glyconutrients, the active parasite infection and chelation was just too much for his little liver. Rashes are often a sign that the liver is malfunctioning.
For me, the parasite cleanse resulted in significant joint pain in my left wrist. This only happened on the day of the full moon and it was really painful. The aches would come and go, throbbing deep in the joint. One of my ankles felt like it hurt a little too, but it didn't last as long as the wrist hurt all day. I experienced some itching (yes, rectal, nice huh?) and today after my second dose, I have a strange tightness in my chest that doesn't resolve with coughing. I have also experienced alternating bowel movements like Gavin too.
Thyroid and iodine
My hair test suggested possible thyroid problems, so I am experimenting with Lugol's 2% iodine daily and since doing a patch test, I am increasing the dose. I noticed that increasing the dose makes me feel better. When you do an iodine patch test, the patch of brown iodine on your skin should remain there for 24 hours, if you aren't deficient. If it disappears sooner, you are deficient. My patch was gone in less than 9 hours! So I will continue to increase the drops until the water tastes metalic to me, then I will back off and maintain at that dose. Then I can repeat the patch test to see, if that dose is offering enough iodine to make my body happy. When that happens, the patch should remain on my skin for at least 24 hours. I am now also testing the boys with the patch test, today in fact! Iodine is known to help with parasites, fungus and bacterial infections, so it's very possible they are deficient too. I would guess that I could have passed on any of my own deficiencies to them, resulting in many of the issues we are battling now.
UPDATE - Within 5 hours, Gavin's iodine patch is gone! I'd say he's deficient. Grayson's is still going strong. I guess tomorrow I will add iodine for Gavin and see how it changes things. One thing I have learned in the interim is that adding iodine addresses parasites....interesting.
Attack of the antivirals
With Grayson, we decided to hit him hard with the natural antivirals and there is clearly a reaction happening. I'm not sure, if the term die-off is appropriate in this situation, but it sure appears that way. He was already taking high doses of olive leaf extract, and we added in monolaurin and lysine. With the addition of these supplements, he is rubbing his face, nose and ears all day. It doesn't seem to be bothering him. He used to have more of a swatting action, but lately, it's a backhand rub on the cheeks, nose, across the mouth and forehead and he rubs the back of his head behind his ears a lot, sometimes grabbing and bending his ears. He looks so funny when he has this chronic itching, because his hair is always sticking up all over from rubbing his head! hahaha In the past I would have thought this was a tic, but it's not a consistent motion (not sure, if that even matters) and he says he is itchy. He is even putting the palm of his hand over his ear and pressing/rubbing, like you would if you had a deep inner ear itch. I've noticed that since I increased the monolaurin, he is now nasally too. His tolerance of the monolaurin is low, we just increased his dose to three little pellets, when normally a scoop is used. I am wondering, if this means he has a problem with Rubella, since I have heard that monolaurin is the natural antiviral of choice for rubella infections. Oddly, even with these strange behaviors, his mood has been phenomonal! In the very beginning, his moods were like the wind, but that passed quickly. We've even increased his DMSA this round with no ill effects, amazingly! In the past, just a tiny increase would send him into meltdown misery! Not this time. He's finally on a full 5mg dose of DMSA. Still nowhere near his maximum dose since he could go as high as 20mg per dose safely! I still feel like we are really making progress. His more consistent cooperative moods make parenting a breeze! This is something I haven't been able to say in years. I am proud to say that I am enjoying these days immensely!
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Learned our lesson, again
We have been doing this for two years now and know our kids pretty well when it comes to what antimicrobials they need, the doses and when. We have never intentionally stopped their antimicrobials with the exception of when my husband decided to test it out while I was away, which didn't go over well. I can't lie, we often hope that they might not need so much to keep things maintained so when we are forced into a trial for something like the stool test we did with both of the boys two weeks ago, we have a secret, unspoken hope. We hope that when going back onto the antimicrobials, they won't need as much and/or that the die-off won't be as severe, because that would mean we are seeing the ultimate goal, the BIG light at the end of the tunnel. We also know that chelation is going to require 100-300 rounds for complete recovery, so the fact that we are only on rounds 46 and 22 means that this is purely wishful thinking on our part.
In this particular case, we truly thought we might have been out of the woods with the high doses. They initially handled being without the antimicrobials REALLY well, then when we chose to only use partial doses of their antimicrobials, they appeared to still be handling it incredibly well, no severe die-off, but we began seeing the Jekyll and Hyde behaviors again, which you might remember from a previous post. This always means that we are killing only some of the pathogenic load, so we see small improvements and then they relapse into more die off, almost constantly. This means we need to increase until we see more consistent behavior. The problem is when they have gone days without any antimicrobials, allowing the overgrowth to go unchecked, it means having to really hit them hard to get back on track. Then die-off just sucks, plain and simple. The symptoms creep up on us and the die-off lingers for longer than expected. Sometimes it means even doubling up on doses and increasing the frequency until we get to a better place again. This solidifies our need to be consistent, because once we are there, life is good.
So now two weeks into having them back on the antimicrobials, we are still struggling with normalcy. One thing for sure is I can definitely see what their yeast and bacteria symptoms are now, it's so evident when we go through something like this. And what happens is we first see the yeast overgrowth, because that increases in an attempt to deal with the bacterial overgrowth, it masks it. So when the yeast levels begin to come down enough, the bacteria overgrowth is exposed and the symptoms change. Grayson has been itching a LOT, which sometimes confuses me, because it can be confused with tics. He swats at his head and ears, but he is also rubbing his head, telling me his ears and head are itchy. This is a major yeast sign for him and it's been pretty constant for the past two days....die-off! Prior to that, he was exceptionally hyper, too happy, yup yeast. Then today he came home from school spaced out, tired, grouchy and negative, bacteria. I've noticed over the span of about three days now, he's lost his sparkle which is a trait Grayson has had his entire life, since the moment he was born, he sparkled. It's times like these when I see how tragic it must feel for the parents who have more severely effected children. When your child loses his smiles, his eye contact and his sparkle, you've lost everything. They become an empty shell, staring back at you with blank eyes. This is also the part I wish my family and friends could understand about why we do what we do. The only people who truly get it are us and his teachers, because they spend hours a day with him.
Gavin is effected differently, his BMs started off horrendous. He was having half constipated and half loose stools in one bowel movement. Just a few days ago he passed the oddest looking thing, which interestingly I've seen with him before. It's hard to imagine this thing could be duplicated which leads me to believe it was something of significance. Without making this too gross, it was a string of "balls", for lack of a better word, all linked together with about a 5-6 inch fibrous some-thing-or-other. Both times it came out with another stool, but it was completely independent of that part of the bowel movement. I assumed last time that it was yeast related, but it's possible that it might have come out during a parasite cleanse, I'm not 100% sure though. I have had a few people tell me it could have been a dead tapeworm. One of those people said she has seen the same thing numerous times with herself, her husband and others who have had tapeworm infections. Talk about being freaked out! So I am researching that angle. One thing I can say is that his behavior and bloating changed almost immediately following the passing of whatever it was!! He also responds to die-off with increased screaming when he can't cope. So instead of communicating with us when he is frustrated, he loses his ability to calmly communicate, he has outbursts all day when anything challenges him.
At a time like this when both are experiencing die-off together, especially when we've hit the bacteria stage, it makes for a great combination of screaming and anger, impatience and tears. Let's just say that today I am glad to have my husband home from his business trip, because I need the break!
In this particular case, we truly thought we might have been out of the woods with the high doses. They initially handled being without the antimicrobials REALLY well, then when we chose to only use partial doses of their antimicrobials, they appeared to still be handling it incredibly well, no severe die-off, but we began seeing the Jekyll and Hyde behaviors again, which you might remember from a previous post. This always means that we are killing only some of the pathogenic load, so we see small improvements and then they relapse into more die off, almost constantly. This means we need to increase until we see more consistent behavior. The problem is when they have gone days without any antimicrobials, allowing the overgrowth to go unchecked, it means having to really hit them hard to get back on track. Then die-off just sucks, plain and simple. The symptoms creep up on us and the die-off lingers for longer than expected. Sometimes it means even doubling up on doses and increasing the frequency until we get to a better place again. This solidifies our need to be consistent, because once we are there, life is good.
So now two weeks into having them back on the antimicrobials, we are still struggling with normalcy. One thing for sure is I can definitely see what their yeast and bacteria symptoms are now, it's so evident when we go through something like this. And what happens is we first see the yeast overgrowth, because that increases in an attempt to deal with the bacterial overgrowth, it masks it. So when the yeast levels begin to come down enough, the bacteria overgrowth is exposed and the symptoms change. Grayson has been itching a LOT, which sometimes confuses me, because it can be confused with tics. He swats at his head and ears, but he is also rubbing his head, telling me his ears and head are itchy. This is a major yeast sign for him and it's been pretty constant for the past two days....die-off! Prior to that, he was exceptionally hyper, too happy, yup yeast. Then today he came home from school spaced out, tired, grouchy and negative, bacteria. I've noticed over the span of about three days now, he's lost his sparkle which is a trait Grayson has had his entire life, since the moment he was born, he sparkled. It's times like these when I see how tragic it must feel for the parents who have more severely effected children. When your child loses his smiles, his eye contact and his sparkle, you've lost everything. They become an empty shell, staring back at you with blank eyes. This is also the part I wish my family and friends could understand about why we do what we do. The only people who truly get it are us and his teachers, because they spend hours a day with him.
Gavin is effected differently, his BMs started off horrendous. He was having half constipated and half loose stools in one bowel movement. Just a few days ago he passed the oddest looking thing, which interestingly I've seen with him before. It's hard to imagine this thing could be duplicated which leads me to believe it was something of significance. Without making this too gross, it was a string of "balls", for lack of a better word, all linked together with about a 5-6 inch fibrous some-thing-or-other. Both times it came out with another stool, but it was completely independent of that part of the bowel movement. I assumed last time that it was yeast related, but it's possible that it might have come out during a parasite cleanse, I'm not 100% sure though. I have had a few people tell me it could have been a dead tapeworm. One of those people said she has seen the same thing numerous times with herself, her husband and others who have had tapeworm infections. Talk about being freaked out! So I am researching that angle. One thing I can say is that his behavior and bloating changed almost immediately following the passing of whatever it was!! He also responds to die-off with increased screaming when he can't cope. So instead of communicating with us when he is frustrated, he loses his ability to calmly communicate, he has outbursts all day when anything challenges him.
At a time like this when both are experiencing die-off together, especially when we've hit the bacteria stage, it makes for a great combination of screaming and anger, impatience and tears. Let's just say that today I am glad to have my husband home from his business trip, because I need the break!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Stool testing
We've come full circle since our stool test break from the antimicrobials. We increased slowly and secretly hoped we wouldn't need as much to keep them maintained....wishful thinking! We were continuing to see the Jekyll and Hyde behaviors, good one minute, not so good the next. As long as we don't see consistency with behavior, we know we need to increase their doses until we do see those nice smooth days again. We are back where we started as mentioned in this post about Nutraceuticals for yeast, bacteria, viruses and parasites and things are running more smoothly now.
We did our stool tests through Direct Labs, since it means we don't need to take both boys to a doctor that isn't covered by insurance, just to pay for the tests ourselves anyway. Our doctor is about 45 minutes away, so we would be spending the money on gas to drive there too. Using Direct Labs allows us to order the tests online, the kit comes in the mail, we collect the samples and send it back using the enclosed Fed Ex envelopes! Easy peasey lemon squeezy! The test we chose is supposed to be 100% accurate and at Direct Labs it's called the "Microbial Ecology Profile -MM KIT". It's retail price is over $1000, but they have it for $259!
Here is Metametrix's overview of the test:
GI Effects is unlike any other stool analysis profile, going beyond the standard parameters for identifying gastrointestinal disorders.
The GI Effects Profile uses DNA analysis to identify microbiota including anaerobes, a previously immeasurable area of the gut environment. DNA assessment is specific and accurate, avoids the pitfalls of sample transport, reports results as specific numbers, and is more sensitive than classic laboratory methods.
Download the White Paper on documented limitations of culture based stool assessment.
Metametrix offers the Complete GI Effects profile for the most thorough look at the gut microbiome.
We did our stool tests through Direct Labs, since it means we don't need to take both boys to a doctor that isn't covered by insurance, just to pay for the tests ourselves anyway. Our doctor is about 45 minutes away, so we would be spending the money on gas to drive there too. Using Direct Labs allows us to order the tests online, the kit comes in the mail, we collect the samples and send it back using the enclosed Fed Ex envelopes! Easy peasey lemon squeezy! The test we chose is supposed to be 100% accurate and at Direct Labs it's called the "Microbial Ecology Profile -MM KIT". It's retail price is over $1000, but they have it for $259!
Here is Metametrix's overview of the test:
GI Effects is unlike any other stool analysis profile, going beyond the standard parameters for identifying gastrointestinal disorders.
The GI Effects Profile uses DNA analysis to identify microbiota including anaerobes, a previously immeasurable area of the gut environment. DNA assessment is specific and accurate, avoids the pitfalls of sample transport, reports results as specific numbers, and is more sensitive than classic laboratory methods.
Download the White Paper on documented limitations of culture based stool assessment.
Advantages of the GI Effects Stool Profile
- Greater Accuracy
Microbial DNA analysis improves the accuracy of results and includes both aerobes and anaerobes. Anaerobes comprise over 95% of the bacteria in the gut and are difficult to detect with old culture methods. - Antibiotic resistance genes
DNA analysis detects organisms possessing genes that give rise to antibiotic resistance, offering clinicians a superior tool for effective patient management. - Single Sample Collection
Culture methods require multiple collections, whereas the GI Effects Stool Profile requires only one sample collection leading to improved patient compliance! - Eliminates Errors in Transport
Sample transport is a source of significant error in culture analysis due to the change in microbial balance from the time of collection. Using DNA analysis, the specimen is placed in a fixative tube that stops microbial growth and offers a highly accurate snapshot of the microbial balance in the gut. - Increased Sensitivity
GI Effects detects as few as 5 cells per gram - a 5000-fold increase in sensitivity over microscopy for parasite detection. - A Better Value
No reflex or add-on costs for additional testing!
Why Use Stool Analysis?
Gastrointestinal function is important for general health. The intestinal tract contains significant amounts of bacteria; some beneficial, some neutral, and some harmful. Balancing beneficial microbial flora in the gut is key to proper digestion, efficient nutrient usage, and ridding the body of waste and pathogens. Poor digestion and malabsorption can lead to immune dysfunction, nutritional insufficiencies, mental/emotional disorders, and autoimmune diseases.Metametrix offers the Complete GI Effects profile for the most thorough look at the gut microbiome.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Stressing...
We ordered DNA microbiology stool tests for both boys and decided to stop their nutraceuticals Saturday night, after the noon dose, then test mid-day Sunday. This would give us about 20-24 hours without anything. Well, it's now Sunday night and Gavin went in his diaper twice during sleep (before waking this morning and again at nap time) so they weren't sample worthy because of the diaper chemicals and Grayson hasn't had to go yet!
I am worrying about the length of time they are going without their nutraceuticals, more for Grayson than Gavin, because of school tomorrow. I will have to keep him home from school to do this for two reasons. One is that they give him a dose of his nutraceuticals during school, following a doctor's note. And the other reason is because I don't want to set him up for failure, if things come to a head during the day. So far both are doing surprisingly well, but we have experienced the calm before the storm in the past when my husband didn't give them any of their nutraceuticals all weekend while I was away, to see how they would do. They were great all weekend, things came to a head days later and it was an absolutely horrible time that I would rather not repeat. It took much longer than a few days to get them back to where they were. It caused us to have to skip rounds of chelation and my life was incredibly difficult having two going through it at the same time.
One thing I can be sure of is that they will have their nutraceuticals out of their systems for sure. Mommy might not fair so well over the next couple of days or weeks though. Wish us luck....
Monday morning update - I had to keep Grayson home from school. I was hoping they would both go by now so I could get them back on their nutraceuticals and glyconutrients (I stopped those too, since they can effect microbiology). STILL no BMs in this house, ugh! I can't believe this, they have both always been SO regular, I could practically set a clock by them and now, the ONE time I need them to go, they don't, neither of them. I am praying that yeast overgrowth isn't causing some sort of constipation. That would be quite the double-edged sword! This morning we have a lot of hyperactivity, aggravation, impatience, and outbursts. Grayson is doing a little better than Gavin. Gavin is back to yelling about everything, he can't communicate without screaming and explosive outbursts.
**OH, as I am writing this, Grayson has to go, YEAY!! Off to collect a sample, woooo hooo!
Monday evening update - I was finally able to collect a sample from Gavin at about 1:30 today, thank goodness, because all of his old symptoms were back full force: the yelling, explosive outbursts, defiance, crying a lot, red anal ring, and he even had dark circles under his eyes. Then tonight after a shower, I noticed that the wet dog smell that had been gone, came back slightly. I am convinced now that this was related to pathogen overgrowth.
I decided to give both boys just half of their usual nutraceutical dose instead of bombarding their body with too much die-off at once. This proved to be a good idea, because now at 6:30 pm, they are both doing GREAT! I feel like Grayson didn't even skip a beat with this whole thing, which proves that chelation is really helping him. Gavin is also back to a fairly level mood again too. I reintroduced their glyconutrients today too and with that comes the happy faces. For Gavin, the glyconutrients has reinstated lots of thorough speaking. His speech has most definitely been effected by the glyconutrients! If this break has proven anything to me, it's that one thing!
Another thing I was able to decipher from this is that the rash Gavin got after starting the glyconutrients is not an intolerance/allergic reaction, because while he was off of them, it didn't change at all. It had already been slowly drying up before stopping the glyconutrients and it is still in that same condition even after two days without them. In the past, removing the source of his eczema made almost immediate changes in the rashes, within 24 hours at minimum. I am convinced that the glyconutrients triggered a detox of some sort, whether it be viral, bacterial, yeast related, or even heavy metal or some other toxin.
So hopefully we are back to "normal" and in a few weeks we will know what was going on for both of them this weekend when the tests results are in. I can't wait!!!
Just a few little tidbits on yeast and mercury in honor of stool testing
For those of us going through chelation, we know all too well that yeast is a common complication of mercury. Our daily attempts to maintain yeast levels is just a management process in place until we can bring mercury levels down with chelation. It isn't the fix. For those who are treating yeast regularly and not doing chelation, it's just a bandaid.
These little snippits of information are from Andy Cutlers's book "Amalgam Illness"
I am worrying about the length of time they are going without their nutraceuticals, more for Grayson than Gavin, because of school tomorrow. I will have to keep him home from school to do this for two reasons. One is that they give him a dose of his nutraceuticals during school, following a doctor's note. And the other reason is because I don't want to set him up for failure, if things come to a head during the day. So far both are doing surprisingly well, but we have experienced the calm before the storm in the past when my husband didn't give them any of their nutraceuticals all weekend while I was away, to see how they would do. They were great all weekend, things came to a head days later and it was an absolutely horrible time that I would rather not repeat. It took much longer than a few days to get them back to where they were. It caused us to have to skip rounds of chelation and my life was incredibly difficult having two going through it at the same time.
One thing I can be sure of is that they will have their nutraceuticals out of their systems for sure. Mommy might not fair so well over the next couple of days or weeks though. Wish us luck....
Monday morning update - I had to keep Grayson home from school. I was hoping they would both go by now so I could get them back on their nutraceuticals and glyconutrients (I stopped those too, since they can effect microbiology). STILL no BMs in this house, ugh! I can't believe this, they have both always been SO regular, I could practically set a clock by them and now, the ONE time I need them to go, they don't, neither of them. I am praying that yeast overgrowth isn't causing some sort of constipation. That would be quite the double-edged sword! This morning we have a lot of hyperactivity, aggravation, impatience, and outbursts. Grayson is doing a little better than Gavin. Gavin is back to yelling about everything, he can't communicate without screaming and explosive outbursts.
**OH, as I am writing this, Grayson has to go, YEAY!! Off to collect a sample, woooo hooo!
Monday evening update - I was finally able to collect a sample from Gavin at about 1:30 today, thank goodness, because all of his old symptoms were back full force: the yelling, explosive outbursts, defiance, crying a lot, red anal ring, and he even had dark circles under his eyes. Then tonight after a shower, I noticed that the wet dog smell that had been gone, came back slightly. I am convinced now that this was related to pathogen overgrowth.
I decided to give both boys just half of their usual nutraceutical dose instead of bombarding their body with too much die-off at once. This proved to be a good idea, because now at 6:30 pm, they are both doing GREAT! I feel like Grayson didn't even skip a beat with this whole thing, which proves that chelation is really helping him. Gavin is also back to a fairly level mood again too. I reintroduced their glyconutrients today too and with that comes the happy faces. For Gavin, the glyconutrients has reinstated lots of thorough speaking. His speech has most definitely been effected by the glyconutrients! If this break has proven anything to me, it's that one thing!
Another thing I was able to decipher from this is that the rash Gavin got after starting the glyconutrients is not an intolerance/allergic reaction, because while he was off of them, it didn't change at all. It had already been slowly drying up before stopping the glyconutrients and it is still in that same condition even after two days without them. In the past, removing the source of his eczema made almost immediate changes in the rashes, within 24 hours at minimum. I am convinced that the glyconutrients triggered a detox of some sort, whether it be viral, bacterial, yeast related, or even heavy metal or some other toxin.
So hopefully we are back to "normal" and in a few weeks we will know what was going on for both of them this weekend when the tests results are in. I can't wait!!!
Just a few little tidbits on yeast and mercury in honor of stool testing
For those of us going through chelation, we know all too well that yeast is a common complication of mercury. Our daily attempts to maintain yeast levels is just a management process in place until we can bring mercury levels down with chelation. It isn't the fix. For those who are treating yeast regularly and not doing chelation, it's just a bandaid.
These little snippits of information are from Andy Cutlers's book "Amalgam Illness"
- Intestinal overgrowth of yeast is common and often goes along with mercury poisoning.
- Intestinal yeast overgrowth can crowd out the bacteria that produce vitamin K, which is essential for blood clotting.
- Excessive yeast can also interfere with vitamin D metabolism in the liver and kidneys, affecting calcium metabolism.
- One very direct test for yeast infection is to administer Nystatin, which kills yeast and see if you react to it (I would recommend GSE which is a natural yeast killer). If yeast is causing a problem, killing it will exacerbate this problem. Whatever symptoms flare up when enough yeast are killed are due to the yeast. If no symptom flareup occurs, then intestinal yeast is present at an appropriate level.
- A low sulfur diet may suppress yeast, a high sulfur diet will feed it as well as one high in sugars and carbohydrates.
- Coffee is a sulfur food, tea has yeast killing tannin. If you have a yeast problem, take your liquid stimulant in the form of strong black tea instead of coffee.
- Repeated reappearance of skin dryness, hyperkeratosis or other irritation over areas where mercury containing antiseptics have been applied in the previous few years is not uncommon and should not be confused with yeast or fungal reinfection.
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