How to prevent Candida, fungus and yeast overgrowth when taking abx

There are a host of things. Pirouette has a yeast/fungal writeup in the new to lyme section. Also there have been a large number of recent post about this subject. Scroll through and you will see them. Also Traveler reminded me of taking apple cider vinegar. It's good for yeasts as well as detoxing. Oh and helping the gut which i know we all need. Try eating fermented veggies or drinking kefir. Both are full of trillions of probiotics. I do a sauerkraut that does not have vinegar. Regular vinegar is not good for yeasts, but apple cider vinegar is great. I use Bragg's. I used to take it a lot last year when I had a lot of stomach issues. Now I'm back to it since the stomach issues are rearing again. I think due in part to some oxygen therapies I was doing. Think it killed some good bacteria. Just did another doctors data test so we'll see what that shows.

Grapefruit Seed Extract, garlic, and Colloidal Silver are also good to help control Candida.

NOW has a supplement called Candida Support that contains other recommended herbals. Lately most of the internet suppliers like Pureformulas, Lucky Vitamin, etc. have a hard time keeping it in stock.

But if Candida gets out of control or goes systemic you'll need big Pharma Rx to knock it down.

Peteza- I use Bubbles too and Wildbrine brand. I actually just started the Bubbles brand because I was in Fl and no one sold the, Wildbrine.

I love Bubbies!

Tickbite - awesome you mentioned garlic!!! I totally forgot all about that one because it is a daily take for me.

Raw garlic. The best for fixing so many things. Antimicrobial, antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory. Boosts immunity, reduces blood pressure, great for detoxifying (does have sulfur containing compounds), great for helping beat cancer.

A couple of more antifungal herbs are Alchornea and Olive Leaf Extract. To control fungus in the mouth area you can oil pull using coconut oil.

I eat raw Nigella sative seeds. They have an oregano flavor and I like them because chewing them makes them lodge in my teeth, throat, and any mucus pocket in my airway/esophagus. I can feel a slight burning in my throat and oral mucosa when eating them.

All good stuff here blueberry! If you are in prevention mode (as opposed to trying to get rid of overgrowth that has already developed)... There are many great foods and natural antifungals that are quite effective. If you incorporate herbs and things like garlic and xylitol, just be sure to limit them to two at a time and rotate them in/out every couple of weeks to avoid yeast/fungus growing resistant.

You'll need to have some antifungal component in your protocol the entire time you are on abx.

Probiotics help but only if they are multi-strained and high quality. Take abx, then do your antifungal, then do probiotics-preferably before bed to help replenish the gut.

-p

How much Olive leaf extract should I use as a prevention?
Is 500mg per day enough?