Hello again Lactnetters.
I thought I would post an update on the mother with severe yeast. For
right now, she is looking into a few things (including the NAET diet and a
possible zinc deficiency), but the other counselor and I have been doing
some research and we'd like some opionions on the possibility that this
mother and baby (with weeping yeast sores) may have celiac disease.
Mother reports having a "funny taste in [her] mouth," especially anytime
she tries to reintroduce bread into her diet, at which time she reports
sever abdominal gas and cramping. She does not report having any rashes
associated with the yeast.
We were looking at:
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/celiac/index.htm
and there is a quote [below] that we found particularly interesting.
I'd be interested in any thoughts/opinions on whether this possibility
should be explored. We have not yet shared this possibility with the mom.
For those who asked, mom has been tested for HIV and she is negative. She
is continuing to seek treatment options, and hanging in there with nursing
for now.
Thanks again for all the support!
Heidi Streufert
Gaithersburg, MD
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>Why is Gluten Excluded in Candida Diets? Many of the Candida diets also
>suggest excluding gluten from the diet. What isn't explained is why this
>particular protein is excluded and other proteins are not. Usually sugars
>are the main foodstuffs to exclude. In this article Ron Hoggan explains
>his theory of why gluten is a problem for people suffering from yeast
>problems.
>
>Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 From: Ron Hoggan
>
>If we assume that yeast overgrowth occurs when "friendly" intestinal
>bacteria are killed off by antibiotics, and the yeast, among other things,
>interferes with adequate absorption, then they do have a point. After all,
>some B vitamins require the bacterial action in the intestine, to be absorbed.
>
>What disturbs me is that I doubt that these recurring candida infestations
>could happen without gluten or lactose problems. Sure, antibiotics kill
>off the "friendly" bacteria. But that should be a very temporary event,
>followed by re-colonization of the gut, by bacterial cultures.
>
>What stops that return of the bacteria? A condition where clubbed and
>flattened villi cause decay of food in the intestine due to malabsorption.
>In that case, the candida is provided with food so it can continue to
>proliferate.
>
>If gluten/casein is eliminated from the diet, the situation will soon
>normalize, in most cases. Then a return to a normal diet, after the repair
>of the intestine has taken place, will not result in immediate symptoms.
>In fact, it may take months or years before sufficient intestinal damage
>results, and the symptoms return. The conclusion drawn from this is that a
>new return of the candida has taken place. Within limits, this is a
>correct assessment. But it ignores the underlying problem.
>
>The underlying problem is gluten-induced intestinal damage, but because
>the Candida is easier to identify, the underlying pathology is missed.
>
>If I'm right, then these people with recurring and chronic yeast
>infections will be at much greater risk of developing stomach and
>intestinal malignancies, especially lymphomas. If they are right, they get
>to eat a food that is of questionable nutritional value, and has been
>identified as causing a variety of other ills. It is a lop-sided equation,
>but I don't know how to convince them that they are walking into the
>lion's den. It is too bad!
>
>Best Wishes, Ron Hoggan Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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