Hi Ann,

Thank you for your response. I read your earlier post
about yeast and agree with your point of view.
But, normally, yeast is not present in our blood
stream, is it? Would it somehow be different in that
it is not in its normal environment, esp. in a
newborn. They give these vaccines within 24 hours of
birth sometimes. Given that it is a foreign substance
introduced in an unnatural manner, perhaps, combined
with other factors (say, introducing ABM or other
fluids in the first weeks, or damaged nipples) these
yeast-based vaccines could increase the risk of
contracting thrush?

It is an interesting question!

Virginia Bobro
LLLL in Maine, IBCLE candidate 2002

> Dear Virginia,
> I actually posted earlier this week about yeast and
> your post made me wonder
> why no one responded.
> Eating yeast or touching yeast does not give one an
> out break of thrush.  An
> increase in yeast growth is brought on by an
> individual becoming susceptible
> because THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM is not strong enough to
> fight the increase
> growth.
> What makes some individuals susceptible?  This could
> be from illnesses,
> surgeries or receiving antibiotics, to name a few.
> Not everyone reacts the
> same so thrush needs to be looked at case by case.
> Where I think the scare about yeast came from is the
> mother and baby who get
> recurring cases of thrush after aggressive
> treatment.  Now their environment
> needs to be reduced of yeast growth (again one
> cannot get rid of all yeast in
> our environment just reduce it).
> I do not believe that these vaccines will bring on a
> rash of thrush cases.
> But if anyone has research that counters that I
> would love to see it.
> Getting off my soap box.
> Ann Perry RN IBCLC
> Boston, MA



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