Anyone get a yeast infection from Alinia?

Hi everyone.

I've been back on Alinia only for a few weeks. No other meds or antibiotics. Is it possible to get a yeast infection from Alinia? I am taking MASSIVE amounts of probiotics to get my gut back in shape after a bout of C diff. And Dr H won't put me back on antibiotics for a while because of my recent bout of C diff.

But it is so weird because I am pretty sure I have a yeast infection. I have been on a ton of antibiotics for six months and never had one yeast infection so I am not sure why I'd get one now.

Just curious....Thanks!

I didn't.

Alinia has the least side effects listed of any of the drugs I've been on in the 3 years I've been treating.

Yeast infections are primarily the result of imbalance - flora disruption. Probiotics are generally not a balanced product and they certainly can't replicate a true biome; they are useful but also limited just by the nature of their composition.

And, not all of the products people are using are high-quality, multi-strained probiotics. Some probiotics have yeast, which might be OK for some, not others. Some yeast issues can originate in residual intracellular fungal issues or chronic atrophic erythomatous candidiasis that can lie dormant yet create the same sx through metabolic waste and toxins. Some issues can be bacterial but mimic yeast infections. Some can cause cyclotic vaginosis - overgrowth of lactobacillus and other imbalances. We all have different flora composition coming into these infections and treatment, and just like w/ Lyme, we won't all react the same to a specific product.

All you can do is to carefully incorporate a very high quality probiotic and observe your response. I used to advocate high doses but after time, I realized I do better off the probiotics and have since learned why. For me and some other people, it's not the best way to repopulate our flora...

-p

Hi Patty-

I'm not really sure what is going on. There are so many different yeast and fungal strains but what we're really dealing with is dysbiosis - whether it's bacteria, yeast, parasites, etc. Healthy immune systems can handle the imbalance. Just like there are so many contributing factors for why pathogens can cause problems for some people, sometimes, and not in other circumstances.

For several reasons, my GI is sensitive. Probiotics and fermented foods, which really help some people, bring on typical yeasty sx (belly gets tight, uncomfortable, distended, gassy, nausea, mood changes..) I go off them, GI returns to normal.

Through DNA mutation investigation, I learned that I have a genetic predisposition to imbalanced gut flora and lack of some good bacteria and probiotics can never really replace everything. I'm hoping to do a fecal transplant when I'm done w/ tx.

I've also had yeast problems for years and years - mostly really small issues but they were there as a child. And everything got much worse when I started getting run down w/ Lyme & co, high viral load, etc. and then got much better when I realized what it was and how to address it.

So - I think my yeast issues were pretty fundamental - not like the problems that have developed for some people only since starting on abx.

-p

Yes - the methylation mutations involve a few functional issues, including B and folate metabolization.

And thanks for reminding me that I need to update my sig! I'm no longer on L-5-MTHFR. I'm trying out a hydroxy B12 form although haven't seen much progress yet.

The A12398c and c677t are the common methylation mutations but there are others, and there are combinations w/ cbs mutations that also affect how your body will metabolize what you supplement. And the level of issues can be indicated by whether or not you are heterozygous (roughly 30% reduction) or homozygous (roughly 60% reduction). I think most people are hetero for one or both.

I think my issues are more complex than just these typical mutations. When I dug in and ran my DNA data through many, many programs, the feedback I received was so confusing, so overwhelming, I just couldn't figure out what to do. So I decided to try different things and truthfully, I haven't had a lot of change. I decided to continue with my tx and hopefully I'll be able to find and see a specialist in the future.

For you, though, I think you can try out the separate methyl forms of each and start them individually and carefully observe. You might do a search for MTHFR discussions here - or start a new discussion - I know people have had some good success. Good luck in your quest!

-p