Needing some advice and help

Ok, been battling candida since May of last year. Been taking probiotics, colostrum, and many other supplements, and cut out sugar. When I first became ill, my stools are soft, light in color, and very foul smelling. Now my stools are darker, harder(but not as hard as my normal), and they do not smell. I mean when I leave out the bathroom, the person behind me, cant even tell I pooped. Im a man also.

Ok, so Im guessing I may have loaded the good bacteria up in my gut, but Im still struggling with energy, focus, thriving, and depression. 2-3 out the month, I feel back to normal, the rest of it I do not. My stools are not 100% back to normal, sometimes I still see undigested food in my stool, yet still no smell.

I want to reach my goal, and getting back to normal, hell before I forget what that is. What am I missing? Is it gut bacteria still, leaky gut, or am I looking in the wrong direction? Its only been my gut, that is my main problem, and I had gut problems before the last antibiotic treatment, that sent me into shock. Except my problem was constipation, and now I dont have that problem. Still struggling with cold hands, and cant stand cold temperatures, as a could before this.

I agree with Guardian. In most cases Candida is nothing but a crock. How do you know you have a candida problem? Everyone does have candida. Candida tests are nothing but a hoax. Since everyone does have candida, which is normal, then candida tests are all positive and then they try selling you a bunch of supplements to rid yourself of it because you tested positive. Very few people actually have a real candida problem.

What were you taking antibiotics for?

Have you been tested for c. diff by any chance? Some antibiotics are notorious for causing that.

Yes... many here blame their issues on antibiotics, but the good news is that there are many ways to repopulate the gut.

You shouldn't be too harsh on yourself. Many docs prescribe antibiotics without cause or concern.

Antibiotics are high on the suspect list for those that developed IBD after a course of them. There are many possible reasons for this but it is highly unlikely that the antibiotics gave you a candida problem which in turn gave you your UC. The mechanisms involved are far more complicated. That is mostly hype from the anti-candida supplement sellers to take your money. You should try taking some mega dose probiotics like VSL#3. Most everyone has success with probiotics to some degree, usually by taking at least 50 billion CFU's per day. Many take much more than that. Most of the probiotics you can buy in a regular store are lucky if they have 5 billion CFU's. They are nothing but a drop in a very large ocean.

Thats actually been my last resort. Ive been taking probiotics. THe NOW brand acidophilus and bifido. Both seem to really help, and only 4-8 billion a day. I been reading this past week that this may not have been enough, and not enough strains as well. Its like im getting better slowly, and then it will stall, and improve a little more. But I just cant reach that point back to normal again.

I was being treated for strep, and I believe my prescription was unnecessary as well. I had no symptoms, the doctor just thought my throat was inflamed. Did a culture, and came back I had strep. I went because I was taking a supplement, that I thought was hurting my kidneys, which it wasn't. Doctor seen my throat, and decided to test. Ive took antibiotics in the past, mainly amoxicillin and the Z-pack, but this was the very first time in my life I ever took Penicillin, and probably will be the last. Antibiotics have always "slightly" altered my stools, but never have I experienced this.

Thanks you guys for all of your input. The 50-100 billion CFU's of probiotics have been my next plan. I really can't believe I haven't already done it.