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Anti-Candida Diet and Natural Treatments

by Dr. John Dommisse

Nutritional & Metabolic TeleMedicine
1840 E River Rd, Ste 210
Tucson, AZ 85718-5892
Ph. 520-577-1940
Fax 520-577-1743

The issue of systemic candidiasis (yeast overgrowth all over the body and in the blood), as opposed to just the local vaginal, mouth (thrush) or skin infection, is a controversial one.

'Mainline' medicine and obstetrics does not recognize the systemic condition except in very rare cases of severe immune deficiency, such as in AIDS; most 'alternative' practitioners do recognize and treat it, with the notable exception of Andrew Weil, MD.

It seems to me that the problem could be solved if more mainline and alternative practitioners would order the accurate blood-tests for the active antibody subclass titers - the tests done by the ELISA or MONA methods. They would find what I have: That the titers showing active systemic infection are very often raised in cases where one suspects this condition (repeated or persistent vaginal, mouth, skin or nail infections; or fibromyalgia; unexplained fatigue, or even chronic fatigue syndrome - another condition slow to be accepted by mainline medicine).

They would also find that, after a months-long continued no-sugar, no-white-flour diet, lactobacillus acidophilus, caprylic acid and colloidal silver program (or Diflucan, Nizoral, or Nystatin, except during pregnancy), the fatigue symptoms are eliminated or greatly diminished and the active antibody titers are returned to normal or near-normal. This is pretty convincing evidence, to me.

After about 18-24 months of accurately diagnosing and effectively treating candida-yeast overgrowth in the blood in virtually every case (when patients have agreed to do the diet and treatments), I have found the following diet and natural treatments (obtainable at healthfood stores) usually to be more effective than months-long, high-dosage Diflucan, Nizoral or Nystatin medications - and usually without side-effects, except in those 1-in-100 persons who are sensitive to them:

Diet

Without strict adherence to the following diet, no anti-candida drug or treatment will succeed.

(1) Avoid added sugars (including fructose, honey, molasses, fruit-juice sweeteners, etc.) and all sugar-sweet foods and snacks, including cakes, cookies, candies, desserts, sodas, fruit-juice and ice-cream, unless they are made with sugar-substitutes like saccharine or aspartame (these substances may cause problems for some people who are allergic or sensitive to them but, by and large, they are not as harmful as sugars); or stevia extract, which is a natural sweetener, available at health food stores. If you can cut out sugars for 3 days, their 'spell' will be broken and you will be able to resist them quite easily, especially once any thyroid, chromium and/ or manganese deficiencies are corrected. 1-2 servings of whole-fruits per day (except the very sweetest kinds, like grapes, watermelon and mango) are OK.

(2) Avoid white-starch foods, like white bread, cakes, cookies, white pasta, white rice, potatoes w/o their skins, and all refined flours, etc.. Whole-grain flour, in moderation, is acceptable to me, unless you are a 'carbohydrate addict'; also potatoes with their peels, whole-grain brown or wild rice, whole-grain pasta (usually available in the deli section of supermarkets), etc. I see no reason to avoid other yeasts - they could help to contain candida yeast. Nor to avoid dairy products, unless you are allergic to them. I believe some of the prohibitions bandied around are "old wives' tales" with no scientific evidence to support them. Avoiding them puts an unnecessary burden on the patient, discouraging adherence to any form of anti-candida diet and derailing the whole treatment-effort.

(3) Increase your intake of essential oils, esp. omega-3 oils, which are very lacking in the Western World's diet. These include: Fish oils, and oily fish, like salmon, mackerel, tuna-in-oil, sardines-in-oil, etc.; Flax-seed, borage and evening primrose oils. One tablespoon or three capsules of any of these, twice daily, should do the trick. Some of these oils can be used as salad-dressing, instead of olive or canola oil, or on whole-grain breads or baked potato, instead of butter. Avocadoes, nuts, olives and olive-oil, canola and other vegetable oils are mostly omega-6, which are also good but not as lacking in our diets.

(4) Avoid antibiotics and cortisone-type prescriptions if at all possible.

Treatments

(1) Acidophilus (or Primadophilus or Bifidus capsules), 700-1,000mg (or at least 1 million organisms) after breakfast and after supper daily, either indefinitely or at least for 6 months. This and the above diet are usually enough to prevent - or prevent the return of a previous - overgrowth of candida yeast in the blood and intestines. A homeopathic remedy called AquaFlora, and some herbs, are also said to be effective. If stronger treatment is required, i.e. when you have elevated candida antibody titers in your blood, I recommend:

(2) Caprylic (or Undecanoic) Acid capsules 700-1,000mg (preferably including herbal anti-candida substances as well), after brkfst and after supper daily, for 3-9 months, depending on the blood antibody titers. The dose for undecanoic acid is 2x50mg after brkfst and supper daily.

(3) Colloidal Silver (<0.001 micron particle-size, 200-500 ppm), one teaspoonful after breakfast and supper daily, for 3-9 months (until the antibody titers are normal). Some say that a few drops held in the mouth can be as effective as a whole teaspoonful swallowed (and is therefore much cheaper) but, so far, I'm not able to confirm or refute that. I have not seen any evidence of 'argyria', a silver-grey discoloration of the skin that is supposed to follow. This substance was used as an antimicrobial agent before we had antibiotics, and was quite safe.

References

Crook WG: CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME and The YEAST CONNECTION.Jackson, TN: Professional Books, 1992.

Jesop C: The short, baffling mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome. Chapter 1 in LEARNING ABOUT CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (Bolles EB, ed.): 7-27. NewYork, NY: The Dell Medical Library, 1990.

Solomkin JS: Pathogenesis and management of Candida infection syndromes in non-neutropenic patients. NEW HORIZONS 1 (1993), 2 (May): 202-13.

Karwowska W et al. Antibody levels to Candida Albicans carbohydrate and major cytoplasmic antigens isolated from standard and patient strains. ANNALS OF IMMUNOLOGY 1984, 135D: 145-59.

Schonheyder H et al. IgA and IgG serum antibodies to Candida Albicans in women of child-bearing age. SABOURAUDIA 1983, 21: 223-31.

Kostiala AAI, Kostiala I. ELISA for IgM-, IgG- and IgA-class antibodies against Candida Albicans antigens: Development of, and comparison with other, methods. SABOURAUDIA 1981, 19: 13-34.

Dommisse JV. Cure of chronic fatigue syndrome by the correction of vitamin-B12 deficiency, mineral imbalances and candida yeast serum antibody elevations. Tucson (1840 E River Rd, Ste 210): THE NATURAL MEDICINE NEWSLETTER, Vol.1, No.1, Sept., 1996; and Vol.2, No.1, Sept., 1997. 17 Nov. '96 Revised 13 Feb., '97; 26 Oct., '97; and 11 October, 1998

The above article by dr. Dommisse is not an endorsement of the product vitaklenz. This article is reproduced solely for the educational benefit of readers as we consider the advice provided by dr. Dommisse to be essential in the treatment of Candida related problems. It is (in our opinion) one of the best articles ever published on Anti-Candida Diets.