Oh, and I got the outrageous vaginal -- and I think lower GI -- outbreak after handling old, dusty papers. I’ve been allergic to dust mites for some time (and that can cause asthma). When I had that flare-up then came the vaginal yeast infection. I saw the MD for that, and she prescribed Flucan, which worked pretty well. Most of the agony was over.   [End]
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Many years ago -- 35, to be precise -- I swam in mucky warm pond and got an ear infection. (I had chronic ear infections until I was 30is.) I think that this is when some of the sinus issues began. A doctor told me about antibiotics and yogurt -- this was 1979 -- and it sounded very interesting. I also began wondering about my muddled brain at the time. I kept thinking I had aphasia, which sounded interesting. The nurse was giving me B12 shots, and that helped, but then the MD pulled the hysteria card and sent me to a shrink. I never really considered the relationship between my blood suga ...
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It’s possible that there are other fungi in the lungs other than candida, but things like Candidase do help. Ditto the stuff in the Lung, Bronchial and Sinus Health, which is NAC and Bromelain. Undecylenic acid is probably the most potent. I just left it after a course, as prescribed by Thorne, and took 5 pills today. It’s been a rough day, sinus-wise. A lot of pain. I feel chages around my eyes as well. What I usually feel in the nasal sinuses is an opening and a greater ability to breathe, which is pretty cool. I now get air into areas that I didn’t know I could get air into!   [End]
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I don’t know as much as you know. However, I do know that if I have sugar and grain, as I mentioned, I get asthma attacks. I also take quercetin to help and Natural Factors Lung, Bronchial & Sinus Health. You can find out the components on Vitacost.   [End]
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I’m not 100%, but I did have a vaginal infection diagnosed as candida. When I took enzymes that are purported to kill candida, I had some undeniable results. I would say that the most powerful killer was undecylenic acid, sold by Thorne. Enzymes: Candidase and Virostop (trade names), Candida Factors Enzyme Formula (at first, I did’t notice much with that, but I did after a bigger die-off from the undeylenic acid (Formula SF722 by Thorne). Also Lactoferrin w/ xylitol, Serrapeptase, and Nattokinase. I’ve had a similar affect at times from taking powerful probiotics, such as those made by Udo.
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I have been diagnosed with asthma, COPD, and mild emphysema. I also recently had whooping cough, and so have had some alarming breathing periods. I mostly managed by avoiding the allergens that created the asthma, etc., namely wine, cigarette smoke, sulfites. Gradually, I came to try the gluten free diet when I was wrongly diagnosed with lupus. Many chronic symptoms, including GI, along with chronic rhinitis, improved. And then I realized that the gluten free was not enough -- all alcohol bothered me, caused my lungs to ”clog.” So, no beer, no wine -- even sulfite free, no saki, no g ...
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