Where To Start?

I am sick- very sick.

I have been for 2 years. I was healthy up until my first bout with a vaginal yeast infection.. followed by a bacterial infection ( which required THREE rounds of antibiotics).

By the time the yeast and bacterial infection was gone, I have been left with a myriad of weird/dreadful symptoms and issues.

I have seen nearly every specialists there is- diagnosed with Epstein barr, Fibromyalgia, SVT, Hypoglycemia, and a psych that I thought I was manic depressive.

It is not fathomable to me that I was totally healthy up until this point in my life and WHAM- I develop a new disease every specialist I see.

I have chronic thrush in my mouth, toenail fungus that has gone to all my toes, athlete's foot.

I continue to get infections- I've had strep throat 3 times in 9 months.

I have serious depression mixed with horrible anxiety. I don't know if I'm up or down half the time but I am never, EVER comfortable in my own skin anymore.

Honestly, I am so sick of being sick that I sometimes long for death ( no worries, I have children and would not harm myself).

I am just tired and not even sure where to start.

I am nearly certain my main problem is candida but how do you change your entire life/diet when you feel like an unmoivated, sickly lump of lard????

I do not know where to begin.

Someone please tell me this CAN get better?


Every time you have to take an antibiotic or a strong herbal such as oregano oil (Theraputic dose of 6 softgels daily as opposed to a maintenance dose of 1 soft gel daily.) use a bottle of a good probiotic. Also investigate high dose cellulase enzyme treatment for candida (CandiZyme, Candex). You might want to try completely unfiltered aloe vera juice.


I so understand how you feel. I just wanted to emphasize that it's the !@#$% candida that is making you feel depressed, energyless and hopeless. It's not you! I personally think it's one of the fungi's ways of keeping you feeding it. It's evil stuff. Keep fighting and don't quit! If you are killing it off, you will feel worse - but it's only temporary and it will pass. The cadida diet is critical, but I would suggest finding and using other things that work as well to help clear it faster - like caprylic acid or Paragon or whatever works for you.


Hello, I brought myself back from the edge of death with a strict candida diet and cultured vegetables. I was bed-ridden three to four days a week and I now work 10 hour days, nearly every day. Find a strict version of the candida diet online and don't cheat. See if your symptoms improve within a month. If so, you know you are on the right track.


Its sounds very much like something may have zapped your immune system.

First indication was the vaginal yeast, followed by the bacterial infection.

3 rounds of antibiotic will have additionally zapped your gut flora, allowing Candida yeast to multiply explosively to fill the vacuum.

The compromised immune system is unable to dislodge the yeast so you end up with a multitude of symptoms caused by:
i. the initial trigger (for example an environmental xenobiotic)
ii.the yeast infection, which produces a host of metabolic toxins
iii. an impaired digestive system, which fails to break down food properly (especially vitamins, trace minerals and proteins)
iv. symptoms of malnutrition (lack of vitamins and minerals) caused by (iii)above
v. an impaired detoxification system, due to lack of cofactors (vitamins and minerals), caused by (iii), which allows toxins to build up, causing further symptoms, especially mood swings and mood disorders.
vi. Food allergies, caused by the yeast infected gut only partially breaking down proteins into peptides, which 'leak' from the gut into the bloodstream, where they constantly trigger the immune system
vii. Biologically active peptides formed through faulty digestion of proteins, which interact with the body's enzymes, hormones and their receptors

In order to prove if the above hypothesis is really the cause, you need to test your immune system status, gut flora status and immunoglobulin antibodies to Candida. If the results of these tests are abnormal, you need to find out what caused the initial damage and get that rectified.

Of one thing you can be sure. All your symptoms are real and have a cause that can be cured.

A good place to start in understanding this is with Dr Sherry Rodgers' book 'Detoxify of Die'. Another good move would be to find a Doctor who specialises in environmental medicine.


I was in the same boat about 6 wks ago. I found a dr md who specializes in Yeast (YS) on the Yeast Connection.com site. Put your zip code in and then look for a dr whose specialty is candida. He ordered ALL kinds of tests and Friday I got the results. I was overwhelmed by everything I had. No wonder I felt sooo bad. Now I am on a tx plan. I have spent thousands of dollars going to specialists and all their expensive meds. Now after 20 yrs I feel I am on the right track. Go for it. Find out what you have - no second guessing.