Question Asked in a Candida Forum:

I have come to a stage in my treatment of Candida where I am trying very hard to introduce some friendly bacteria into my gut as a way of permanently controlling candida. I am taking a lot of probiotics at the moment both in the form of capsules and various yoghurts also other things like chlorella, sauerkraut and FOS (basically everything to try to encourage good bacteria to emplant and replicate.

At the same time I want to carry on with antifungals but I really need to use only those which do not kill the good bacteria at this stage. Please could you tell me which antifungals are suitable? I am taking nystatin and xlitol.

I also have some oregano oil tablets which I know is okay but they also contain grapeseed oil, is this okay? I would be very grateful for any advice on this subject.

Answer:

Caprylic Acid is an antifungal but not antibacterial so that would work. Anything with grapefruit seed extract is antibacterial and would kill the good with the bad. I would say the best thing to do is encourage the right environment for good bacteria and then your efforts will be successful.

This would not only include killing off yeast and bad bacteria but cleansing the bowel of impurities that prevent the healthy bacteria from hanging around, addressing nutrient deficiencies which starve your healthy bacteria the same way they starve you, following a proper diet that will encourage the good and discourage the bad. With all those things in your favor it is pretty hard not to succeed. But truly they all must be addressed.

I’m convinced that it is extremely hard (or impossible) to either effectively reduce candida levels or reestablish good flora in the gut without conducting a massive gut cleanse.

One way our body protects itself of toxins from wrong diet is by producing mucous layer that coats the intestinal tract - undigested food gradually gets accumulated as the mucous buildup increases - this is the perfect home for some of the harmless species (like candida) to grow out of control.

Unless you remove the residue buildup, the antifungals may not do the job properly (hard to access internal mucous layers), nor will the probiotics be implanted (the intestinal wall may not be accessible due to buildup).

I’m currently under going a long term bowel cleanse and still seeing old buildup being removed. I think a Bowel Cleanse done in parallel with antifungals can increase its effectiveness (or even making antifungals need minimal as it is physically scraping the excess out).

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