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And of course I have the rare medication resistant one 🙄

I got some test results back from the doctor yesterday. I have a rare candida infection that I’ve been struggling with for years and it seems to be getting worse. The strain is called candida lusitaniae. It is resistant to medication. Which makes sense because I have tried different medications for years to try and treat it but nothing ever helps. From what I’ve read diet and herbal supplements, can actually have better results than doing the pharmaceutical route. It just sucks because the diet is so restricted. No sugar, gluten, dairy, starchy vegetables, or fruit. Which I guess is fine in a way because my stomach hurts all the time from this infection anyways. I can hardly eat anything. I’ve lost 3 pounds in the last week. There is a small chance that this infection can be fatal but it’s only a small percentage like 5% of people. Kinda scary. So hopefully I am able to overcome this and get better
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4meAndyou · F
For almost two years I was on a gluten free, dairy free diet...because of intestinal problems...and now I am on a "no white food" diet.

You just have to learn what is available in terms of substitutes for the things you want to eat. For example, I drank almond milk and coconut milk instead of real milk. I discovered that they do make non dairy yogurt. I'.m still learning. Did you know they make Keto puffs? They are sort of like cheese puffs without the cheese and without flour.
@4meAndyou I actually have a pretty healthy diet. Not perfect but I usually try to eat gluten free and dairy free for the most part anyway. I did paleo diet for years with great success. I love coconut milk but unfortunately I can’t have it right now because of the added gums can feed the Candida. I’m learning what to eat and cut out. Thanks for commenting and sharing advice I appreciate it
4meAndyou · F
@DisarrayedNightshade I wish you all the best with controlling this awful bacteria through diet.
@4meAndyou thank you so much ☺️ I hope you don’t mind I started following you, maybe we could keep in contact about diet and healthy lifestyles
4meAndyou · F
@DisarrayedNightshade Sounds nice!