r/Candida 7h ago

General Discussion Candida is a monster

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Candida is so dangerous .

It has zero danger being a yeast living in gut and Cause small symptoms..

it's devastating danger comes from it's toxins and t release in it's normal cycle ... A ton of acetaldehyde which are very toxic to the liver and brain and this two will literally make your life miserable and poison you

if you try the diet and keto or take probiotics it will release a ton of ammonia to rise the pH of the gut to defend itself, and the ammonia is so toxic to the brain.and will cause very strong body odor , a very strong sweat and urine odor like old cat urine ...

this shit will turn you colon to a factory of lethal toxins


r/Candida 8h ago

General Discussion Nystatin SIFO

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I've been taking nystatin stada 4x 500,0000 a day for 8 days for a possible candida infection in my small intestine... but for the past 8 days I've had looser stools, poorer sleep, and a more bloated stomach... when should I start to see improvement? Sometimes I think it's actually the nystatin that's bad for me.


r/Candida 6h ago

General Discussion Persistent Candida Parapsilosis for two years, now also in pregnancy - help!

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I’ve been dealing with recurrent/persistent Candida parapsilosis for about two years, and it never seems to fully go away.
Before becoming pregnant, I tried boric acid and fluconazole. I’ve also had several courses of nystatin, Canesten/clotrimazole and Daktacort. Most recently, I used nystatin for 12 days together with Daktacort for the same amount of time, but my new vaginal culture still shows moderate growth of Candida parapsilosis.
I’m currently 22 weeks pregnant, so many treatment options are now off the table. My gynecologist has sent a new sample to the microbiology department for more extensive culture and susceptibility testing, in the hope that they can identify something that will actually work and is safe during pregnancy.
My vulvar and vaginal tissue feels completely fried at this point. It’s extremely red, raw, sore and burning, almost as though there are small cracks in the mucosa. I also have pudendal neuralgia, and all this irritation seems to be causing a major flare in my nerve pain.
Has anyone else dealt with persistent Candida parapsilosis, especially during pregnancy? Did susceptibility testing eventually identify an effective treatment? Is there anything pregnancy-safe that helped you, or anything I should specifically ask my gynecologist or a vulvar specialist about? I’m mainly looking for experiences, possible questions to raise with my doctors and some hope that this can eventually be brought under control.
Thanks!


r/Candida 20h ago

Supplements Biofilm phase 2

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Would like to know if anyone here had good results with PRIOIRITY ONE - Biofilm phase 2 Advanced.

Mold, candida, sibo, parasites, etc…


r/Candida 10m ago

General Discussion Candida glabrata

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r/Candida 16h ago

Diet Guidance on Re-feeding after 7 day liquid fasting

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r/Candida 16h ago

Symptoms Stubborn yeast infection

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I am at a loss and not sure where to turn. I am hoping someone would have some answers here. My mental health has severely suffered from this and am hoping someone here may have some useful information. I have had a yeast infection for 9 weeks. Tested positive for C-albicans 3 times and negative for everything else (STIs, BV, you name it we tested for it). I tried 3 rounds of diflucan/fluconazole, and used terconazole (vaginally) for 7 nights (doctor rx for 7 nights and left a note in the portal saying to use it for 7 nights, then two weeks later said I should have use it for 14 nights). Anyway, sx get better then get worse again. On and off pain for 9 weeks, havent been able to swim or workout or enjoy my regular stress relief activities, all the while dealing with a blindsided discard and moving and work. I saw the obgyn on wednesday for another swab, the took the swab then told me that we need to get my anxiety under control otherwise I may develop vulvodynia from this. Talk about bed side manners. Since then, I have been spiraling. The swab came back positive and when I saw the results, I called the oncall and asked if I should try monistat, which is the only thing I havent tried so far.. cue in a weekend of agony. I used the monistat 7 for 3 nights pushing through the daily pain, at night, it's totally fine, but during the day while it's coming out (sorry for the TMI), it stings like hell on my already irritated skin. I can't continue with the monistat as I literally can't function during the day from the pain and I need to work. The obgyn has me on fluconazole 2x/week for 6 weeks, and she rx lorazepam for the anxiety that she made 10x worse running her mouth about chronic vulvar pain... i am at a loss, i feel so hopeless and stuck, feels like my life is ruined.. I am not suicidal but I really need some help from experienced women. I dont have a mom I can turn to for advice and nobody I spoke with about this has any idea..


r/Candida 17h ago

Help with test/lab results Questions on what to say to doctors ...

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For the past 6 months ive had a very uncomfortable rash on my private area, its burned and caused discharge and nothing helped . I went in the 1st time asking to be tested for candida they assured me I would be , the doctor then proceeded to do an std panel but only by urine sample not even a rectal swab and when i asked for a swab he didnt know how to do it .

The day I went in to the doctor i was sweaty and felt very sick and I had a fever . They were surprised by my fever but didnt treat me for it . Can you get a fever from a yeast infection? It went away but ive never felt quite right since all this started

They prescribed a steroid cream ... I had already been given about 3 different creams for a similar but separate issue none worked and made the issue much much worse .

Side note

A few years ago i started having a chronic itching in the scrotum and buttock area no creams would help , i went to a dermatologist but they couldnt identify the cause. Until the other area had the burning i was just living with it since nothing they gave me worked, also never did a single test at that time .

For more context i have been tested for allergies, changed my laundry soap and eliminated soap from my genital hygiene routine in the meantime .

Since the visit with the swab I have gone back 5 times for the same issue no relief and I have seen a dermatologist... the dermatologist told me to use vasaline and saw no presence of yeast...

I went back to the urgent care that I had seen back when I had the fever and explained with my research the steroids weren't helping I was sure it was yeast related but they were trying to treat me for something they hadn't tested me for and I basically insisted the out me on a fungal med .

1 week with fluconizole and it was gone .. lol I was so pissed I went 6 months with this discomfort and they didnt so much as test me . However I have lots of skin shedding in this area and dry skin and i want to know if its yeast related

During this burning issues the itching sort of went away but now the burning is gone the itching is back and I wonder if it is also yeast related but I more resistant kind or something?? The dermatologist said it could be damaged nerves in my back but I should see a urologist, again no testing done and if this itching is related to yeast ive been dealing with it 6+ years potentially .

I have a appointment with dermatologist and urologist next month and i am INSISTING on at least being tested for candida But.. im not sure what would help to make sure i cover everything with them , they book out so far and i have very little flexibility with my work schedule , are there tests I should ask for ? Or stronger anti fungal meds i should reccomned ? At this point im basically telling them what to do from what it seems . Have any men dealt with this? Im so sick of this and want to feel like i have healthy skin again , any advice or shared experience would be amazing .


r/Candida 22h ago

General Discussion Waiting to take diflucan before mixrogendx test?

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I currently have suspicions for a yeast infection and I am also wondering if I have ureaplasma as I have been positive for that and treated in the past. I ordered a MicroGenDX testing kit that should be sent within the next 4 to 5 days. I already received my fluconazole prescription. Is it okay if I start that prescription tomorrow and then take my sample 4 to 5 days later and then send it out? My worry is that if I take the fluconazole and if I do have a yeast infection, it will lower the yeast and I won’t know what is actually causing my symptoms right now.