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Originally Posted by Luzyanna
Well you certainly don't go to my doctor to fight it. I spent 20 minutes trying to convince him I have a systemic yeast overgrowth and he probed around telling me he didn't see any yeast infection. DUH Then I said I'd been on a yeast-free diet after developing one after another food allergy/intolerance. He's NEVER heard of Leaky Gut Syndrome. He sent me home with 2 boxes of birth control pills and said it's "probably just hormones". He needs
Gonna call and set myself up an appointment to be allergy tested anyways. Pooh on him.
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Absolutely! Nonetheless, I am sorry for you that your doctor's visit turned out to be such a washout. If your doctor has never heard of Leaky Gut Syndrome, he needs to do some reading!!!
From what I've read, there are a few possibilities that you could explore and get tests for. One, would be to get tested for nasty bacteria in the gut, such as Heliobacter pylori (I think that is what it is called).
A friend of mine had been suffering from various intestinal issues/food allergies/intolerances and, as she is privately insured, they agreed to do all sorts of tests. They found "all sorts of bacteria" (more she didn't say). She's not into alternative medicine of any kind and was given a course of antibiotics, which she said helped. I believe that in the long term, the antibiotics may well lead to a recurrence of the problems she had, but what can you do?
And surely you can be tested for a candida overgrowth? There must be some way that they can get a sample of the stuff in your stomach somehow.
I found a lot of stuff on Dr Mercola's site about probiotics and these problems, too. You might want to look there. I just googled various things and got referred to the pertinent pages.
And, as for saying he didn't "see" any yeast infection, if it's
inside you, then he wouldn't, would he???
Are there any naturopaths in your area or any kind of alternative practitioner that you could consult? I also just read that another thing that stimulates yeast overgrowth and upsets the balance of your gut is birth control pills. I would just go for condoms - they can't do any harm to your insides!
This doctor seems like he doesn't have a clue and he doesn't seem to be taking your complaints seriously.
But I really think it would be a good idea to get the gut flora looked at first, rather than test for allergies first. The intolerances/allergies are probably a
symptom of something else - i.e. Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Leaky Gut Syndrome - and it does seem that these can be cured/helped by things like probiotics (e.g. yoghurts) or enzyme supplements and lacto-fermented foods like sauerkraut etc, although the vinegar in the latter could excarbate candida according to Sally Fallon in "Nourishing Traditions".
If you manage to re-establish a healthy gut flora again, then maybe these allergies will disappear!
I hope you don't think I'm being pushy, but it does seem to be a widespread problem and I'm just hoping that by posting the things I have discovered a few people might be lucky in curing their IBS problems naturally and without too many nasty chemical drugs.
amanda