fluconazole (anti-fungal) natural alternative

I purchased these 2 items online. If you have any thoughts please let me know...

Native Remedies product called Candidate
Caprystatin 90t from Ecological Formulas

It works great and I rarely see side effects in anyone that I know. I only need to take it every few days when I am on antibiotics. The natural antifungals work well also, but I get gut yeast really bad and it takes Diflucan to knock it down. Other than that and I am dealing with loose stools for weeks.

Hi Cirenep, IMO-If your wife is just starting treatment for the most part and only going to be on the Mino I would recommend holding off on the Diflucan(Flucanozole) and saving that as the 'big gun' essentially if she ever has a systemic yeast problem. I made the mistake of taking it in the beginning of treatment and I believe I have developed a resistance to it to where I need a higher dose and due to its effects...Im not crazy about taking it at higher doses.

If she can still opt for a prescription for 'Nystatin' anti-fungal from her doctor somehow that is much gentler and way less side effects listed and all as opposed to Diflucan.

A member above mentioned the powder form of Nystatin. That is what I currently take and it is Awesome! (Shout out to Pirouette for the past reccomendation! ;)) You have to get the doctor to specifically prescribe the powder form though and get it from a compounding pharm. The difference is the normal Nystatin tablets and liquid suspension have sucrolose (sugar) in them and it just doesnt make sense because sugar feeds the yeast!

Also, def a good probiotic will always be essential while she is on abx. Preferably a pre-refrigerated one is best.

I would also recommend raw garlic, fermented foods and kefir.


Best of health to you & your wife!
~Courtney~

^^^She's the expert in this area!


Lol thx Pirouette ;-) I lovvve the Nystatin powder!!


-Courtney

One more thing… you may have to press your LLMD for the powder. Most MDs don't know about it and will initially just prescribe the typical Nystatin capsules (because that is what big pharma markets to the medical profession), which are much weaker, a lot more expensive, and as Courtney mentioned, filled with fillers.

And as she mentioned you'll need to use a compounding pharmacist. Many regular pharmacies won't carry it. In some smaller towns people have to go online to purchase. I now do most of my business w/ my compounding pharmacist who is a small operation, provides old fashioned service and his prices can't be beat. He's become an invaluable resource in my treatment. He also ships across the country for free and I can provide his website address for anyone interested.

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Girlie

I am stunned that you have no GI issues, but if you had yeast/fungal overgrowth, they would show up in your GI first. Yeasts create other neorotoxin sx, which are very similar to a lot of lyme sx: brain fog, moodiness, sugar/carb cravings, insomnia, muscle fatigue/heaviness, etc…

Maybe your GI bacteria balance is superior and along w/ the probiotics, you are maintaining an effective balance. I learned through my DNA analysis that I was born w/out a normal level of good bacteria, hence several GI problems that I now see run in the family, hence my susceptibility to the yeast/fungal probs.

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I agree, it doesn't sound like you have any yeast/fungal issues. YAY!!! One less thing to complicate decisions...

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