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Old Wed, Mar-23-05, 21:21
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Question A yeast-caused rash?? oh man

Hello

I posted just a couple posts ago about my yeast problems. I'm on the anti-yeast diet because of recurrent yeast infections (the only symptom i've had). I've been following the strictest diet rules for awhile. actually getting stricter as i go, because i keep discovering more things are 'if-y'.

Anyway, on my xmas vacation 3 monthes ago (already!) I got a rash under my arm, close to my armpit and breast. I ignored it for awhile, assuming it would go away, but 2 weeks ago i went to see my doctor about another yeast infection *i still seem to be getting them despite the diet*
And he told me he thought it was yeast-related and gave me some cream.
I didn't know you could get yeast in other parts of your body!!!!!
can anyone tell me about it?
the cream he gave me hasn't cured it, and i just finished the tube, and last night i discovered a patch of weird dry skin on my ass! i don't know if its the same thing.

Is it possible that the anti-yeast diet has left me malnutritiond, and that's why i'm getting this skin problem? because i've been on the diet for almost 5 monthes now, and i know its supposed to be only 6 weeks before you ease off....

other than my skin, i feel fine and don't have a yeast infection right now. help me!!! i feel like my body's falling apart, and i only just graduated from university!
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Old Wed, Mar-23-05, 22:36
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yeast infections on the skin are not related to internal yeast problems. they usually occur in moist warn places, the creases under breast, armpits, and abdominal are commons spots. when it's pretty bad it looks raised, with an irregular edge, is moist and can have a cheesy drainage. it also can peel. the cream was probably mycostatin. it also comes in a power. wash and dry the area, apply the cream a couple of times a day. keep it dry, even to the point of tucking a kleenix or soft absorbent cloth in the creases.

dry patchy skin isn't yeast. i'm thinking you might need to see a dermatologist to get it this all straightened out. hopw this helps.
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Old Wed, Mar-30-05, 10:14
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Yogurt fermented for 24 hours will cure most yeast problems if you are on a low carb diet also. I eat this type of yogurt everday.
Your rash sounds like eczema which is also helped by fully-fermented yogurt. If you want details, let me know.
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Old Thu, Apr-07-05, 06:16
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hey,

i had a terrible weird blooming rash break out all over my body. like a dreadful kind of excema (which i got as a child - did you? it makes you predisposed to getting it again if you have a candida overgrowth) - impossibly, insanely itchy, and spread incredibly fast - from a spot on my hand to all over in about two months. i felt just the same as you - like my body was falling apart and something was very very wrong.

anyway! i cured it through diet and supplements - i worked some of the diet out myself and then had it all confirmed by a specialist in london, if you live in the UK and want the address. in brief: no sugar (or honey or imitation sugars), no yeast, no refined wheat (pasta, white flour), no potatoes, white rice - pretty standard anti-candida diet - no vinegar, no mushrooms, no blue cheese etc. On top of that, no onions, no tomatoes, no citrus fruits, no strawberries or other red berries, no red pepper, and I try to avoid dairy products. No chillis for the first few months either.

My body went through a horrible die-off for about a week (like a hangover every day, and the rash got worse), then was perfect with brand new skin about a week later.

As far as supplements: I took some to accelerate the die-off stage (grapefruit seed extract, oil of oregano) but don't anymore. I do take a strong acidophilus every day.

hope this helps!
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Old Tue, Apr-12-05, 07:27
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food allergies also cause rashes and hives and eczema. I never even needed a food allergy test to tell me I was allergic to nuts. I'd get red, swollen, cracked dyr, itchy lips. however, I did need the test to tell me about my other food allergies, since severa were on the candida diet.
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Old Tue, Apr-12-05, 20:43
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hi clean livin
i read in your other post that you were allergic to eggs...
I'm wondering if its possible that's my problem too... My rash wont go away with the medicine the doctor prescribed, and i eat A LOT of eggs now, and before i started this diet i only at them rarely.....
Is it just eggs, or some chemical that is fed to the chickens or something? seems like an unusal item to be allergic to

thanks!
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Old Wed, Apr-13-05, 07:04
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I'm allergic to milk, eggs, kidney beans, oysters, scallops, bakers and brewers yeast, etc. A good allergy test can tell you your specific allergies. The problem with conventional doctors is that I've yet to have one even consider that my symptoms could be food allergy related. Until I found a candida specialist, most doctors didn't even consider all my allergic symptoms as related, even though tehy are, and would try to give me pills for each and every symptoms. That's how you know a bad doctor from a good one. All of my symptoms are allergy related. Just look up milk allergies, and egg allergies, and you will start seeing all of the symptoms you have mentioned, especially rashes. It would be worth it to get an allergy test, although I doubt anyone but a candida doctor could read it properly.
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I'm not so sure that a fungal skin infection isn't related to systemic yeast overgrowth. I've had these fungal skin spots that would show up on all the moist places on my body for over ten years now. Since they were mild and they didn't itch or hurt, I just applied tea tree oil and they would eventually go away, only to pop up again in another month or two somewhere else. Finally I had one that didn't seem to respond to tea tree oil and it wouldn't go away. Now that I've finally gotten serious about dealing with my yeast/fungal overgrowth, even the most stubborn one has gone away. When I cheat on my diet (for me that means cheese!), they pop back up again. So it seems clear that they are a symptom/result of yeast overgrowth in my body.
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Old Mon, Apr-18-05, 07:31
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hi clean livin
i read in your other post that you were allergic to eggs...
I'm wondering if its possible that's my problem too... My rash wont go away with the medicine the doctor prescribed, and i eat A LOT of eggs now, and before i started this diet i only at them rarely.....
Is it just eggs, or some chemical that is fed to the chickens or something? seems like an unusal item to be allergic to

thanks!


Lost girl, I got an IgG test that told me my food allergies. it was worth it. I was eating a lot of eggs, and I could have saved myself from unnecessary surgery if I'd suspected. The food elimination diets are a good way to see what you're allergic to, except that to eat healthy you have to have a wide selection, which makes it hard to tell which food is sickening you. I certainly recommend the blood test for food allergies. It helped me a lot. I also had a stool test for mercury, and I'm not sure how much of my problems are related to mercury toxicity. My levels are way out of normal range.
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Old Mon, Apr-18-05, 07:36
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I'm not so sure that a fungal skin infection isn't related to systemic yeast overgrowth. I've had these fungal skin spots that would show up on all the moist places on my body for over ten years now. Since they were mild and they didn't itch or hurt, I just applied tea tree oil and they would eventually go away, only to pop up again in another month or two somewhere else. Finally I had one that didn't seem to respond to tea tree oil and it wouldn't go away. Now that I've finally gotten serious about dealing with my yeast/fungal overgrowth, even the most stubborn one has gone away. When I cheat on my diet (for me that means cheese!), they pop back up again. So it seems clear that they are a symptom/result of yeast overgrowth in my body.


I agree that there is a relationship between the skin fungus and inflammation related to candida. I definitely see a relationship with even common breakouts. I treated my eczema (small, very red spots on my face and legs) with Elidel successfully, although I didn't run that by my candida specialist. He may have a problem with Elidel. I need to find out from him if he prefers a different kind. However, he tends to tell me that spots add character, and the diet will kill most things.
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Old Mon, Apr-18-05, 08:10
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I stopped using soaps made with tallow (ivory which is supposed to be "pure") and that helped my skin a lot. I had eczema on my hands all my life until I stopped using dish detergent and switched to castile soap for all my cleaning.

They put the cheapest crap in regular soap and I really hated the idea that I was slathering on animal fats everyday. That cant be good for the skin.
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Old Mon, Apr-18-05, 08:42
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I stopped using soaps made with tallow (ivory which is supposed to be "pure") and that helped my skin a lot. I had eczema on my hands all my life until I stopped using dish detergent and switched to castile soap for all my cleaning.

They put the cheapest crap in regular soap and I really hated the idea that I was slathering on animal fats everyday. That cant be good for the skin.


Excellent point about conventional soaps. I try to keep some more organic soaps around. Anyone know some good soaps for candiders? What is the advantage of castile?
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Old Mon, Apr-18-05, 09:01
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Cleanlivin,

I read a bit on detergents vs. soaps, I wish I could recall specifics. I stopped using detergents completely (dish soap, laundry detergents) because they are chemicals - Castile soap is not. (I like dr bronners baby soap- it’s unscented)

The only advantage I found with detergents is it kills odor better or so "they" say! (Sweat in clothing - if you have a hard job). The castile soaps work better on stains. Personally, since I have switched, I have never smelled a lingering odor in any clothes after washing.

I do my dishes with those throw away scrubber sponges; castile soap with a TBsp of tea tree oil mixed in (kills more germs and the like than antibacterial dish detergent). Before I started using this mix, the sponge stank like old mold within a few days and I'd throw it away. The sponges never stink now, and I wear them out before I have to pitch them.

The best part is my hands don’t dry out like they used too.

I think the bronners bar soap is good, not sure about advantages for people with candida; I think some of my eczema was fungal and chemical (hands)and the bronners with added tree oil fixed it.
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Default I found the cause......

Hello!

Thanks for everyone's input. I decided to cut eggs out of my diet, and guess what? The rash started to disappear within 3 days. It's completely gone now and i haven't had eggs since.

This week I had an allergy test (IgG blood test), and eggs were one of the things that turned up on it, as well as garlic, which i'd also started to eat a lot of because of this diet!

So anyway, becareful on this diet and don't give yourself allergies! I'd heard it discussed before but never really worried about making myself allergic to anything.... my mistake!

The doctors advice was to try re-introducing them again in 6 monthes...
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Old Thu, May-19-05, 08:14
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Hello!

Thanks for everyone's input. I decided to cut eggs out of my diet, and guess what? The rash started to disappear within 3 days. It's completely gone now and i haven't had eggs since.

This week I had an allergy test (IgG blood test), and eggs were one of the things that turned up on it, as well as garlic, which i'd also started to eat a lot of because of this diet!

So anyway, becareful on this diet and don't give yourself allergies! I'd heard it discussed before but never really worried about making myself allergic to anything.... my mistake!

The doctors advice was to try re-introducing them again in 6 monthes...

That is so great that the advice matched the problem! I was eating so many eggs before I tested allergic for them. That's great you could source your problem! That sucks about the garlic, but you'r probably right that you gave yourself the allergy by being so diligent about using it. You can replace a lot of its qualitiues with ginger. I rely on that quite a bit.
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