I
suffered a major setback with my trail, as I found out from test results that I
have Strep G infection and I have to take another course of antibiotics. The
only type that will rid of strep G is penicillin (the others I took before
starting this trial was amoxicillin, which will not work with Strep G).
Allergy
to Penicillin
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| Penicillin Antibiotics |
Because
I have had bad reactions to penicillin in the past, asked for an alternative.
So now I am taking Cefalixin tablets, twice per day with a one-off thrush
tablet with fluconazole. Great, this is just what I needed!
I
took my first antibiotic today along with the thrush tablet. Even before taking
the medication, noticed I had a dry eyes last night and awoke tired, puffy eyed
with the same old Candida symptoms. I suffered terrible private itching last
night too. This has left me despondent. The verdict is still out on whether the
candida diet really works. Looking in the mirror, my tongue remains heavily
coated towards the back and my eyes are surrounded with dark rings with puffy
skin beneath.
I
will stop the trial here, but will post some research on what Strep G is (never
heard of it) as well as other findings about Candida whilst I am on the
antibiotics before continuing with the diary.
It
is questionable whether the infection I have is due to low immune function and
leaky gut. Apparently when the yeast infection of the gut become systemic, the
walls become more permeable, allowing microbes to leak into the bloodstream.
This can cause food allergies and infections.
Anti
Candida Diet
I
have found out it is good to continue the probiotics during the antibiotic
treatment, and will continue this diet as though nothing has happened. It is
disheartening, but this infection has to cleared up before I can continue with
this trial.
Antibiotic
use with Candida Treatment
With
these thoughts, I have to remind myself, that I have suffered vague symptoms of
suspect candidia for most of my adult life. A week of taking antibiotics will
not affect my experiment. In fact, it will serve as a tougher test on whether
the candida diet really works. Usually after antibiotic treatment, the gut is
left vulnerable for unwanted microbes to flourish. It is often the case that individuals
will suffer a flare up of thrush once the antibiotic course is done. I suffered
this myself after completing my previous course of antibiotics about two weeks
ago. The private itching has yet to settle down.
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