Comments on: Candida Overgrowth

By: Backmender

Backmender — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:49:59 +0000

I removed a lot of the Candida from my wife with an Ionic Cleanse. It works very well
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By: redjan

redjan — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:47:59 +0000

Probiotics are great for combating yeast, but cannot be taken around the same time as an antibiotic or the antibiotic will be ineffective.

I have suffered with cystic acne since I was 12 (I’m 33 now) and the only thing that worked for me was Accutane. I’m allergic to minocycline. The Accutane cleared my acne in 2 weeks and I was acne-free for many years following my 4 month course of treatment. Now at 33 I still get occasional break-outs, usually related to stress or poor diet.
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By: oldtimekid2

oldtimekid2 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:41:59 +0000

Well, yes and no.
Yes, it’s okay to take the antibiotic and probiotic together *IF* you take them as far apart as possible (at least a few hours), otherwise the antibiotic will almost completely kill the probiotic before it can work.

The problem lies in the fact that if you are already so deficient on probiotics that you are growing Candida, you really need to lay off the antibiotics and take the probiotics intensively at least until it clears up, then you could start up on the antibiotics again.
However, as the other answerer pointed out, antibiotics are very harmful when taken long-term (I’ve heard of people dying from it and many getting serious medical complications from it), so your best bet long-term would be to find an alternative (natural would typically be your safest bet for long term use) to help with the acne.
Good luck with everything!
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Personal experience and personal research in my role as a Product Specialist for a vitamin company (we work with probiotics)

By: Samurai

Samurai — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:39:59 +0000

I understand your heartbrake over the acne. But you are totally messing with your system by continually taking those antibiotics! You can do permanent damage. The best pro-biotic I have found is Primal Defense. You can find it at Whole Foods Market.
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By: realsync1

realsync1 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:37:25 +0000

candida overgrowth..?
Ive been taking antibiotics for couple of months. Minocycline and doxycycline. They did a good job keeping my cystic acne away. I am 21 right now and i still get acne but right now i am trying to stop taking antibiotics because i have candida overgrowth and my tongue is white and i think because of the antibiotics it made the candida worser. but if i wont take minocycline for at least two days i get cystic acne again. Is there any way i can still take minocycline and probiotics so it wont make my candida worser because thats the reason why i get acne i think. Everybody in my family had acne but it stoped when they turned 19 and 20 but they didnt take antibiotics like i did and they dont have candida overgrowth but i am 21 and i still get allot of acne. So is it ok to take minocycline with probiotics while you have candida overgrowth. I dont want to stop taking minocycline because everytime i do i get cystic acne.