I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
well have a super over production of yeast causing alot of my problems.
He gave me a 10 day script for Diflucin. Anyone else here had any experience
with this?
>I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
>antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
>well have a super over production of yeast causing alot of my problems.
>He gave me a 10 day script for Diflucin. Anyone else here had any experience
>with this?
I had one uro that put me on a two week course of anti-fungal meds a
couple of years ago just as a precaution against this happening.
Didn't seem to do anything one way or the other for me.
Makaveli - 22 Jul 2004 07:03 GMT
> >I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
> >antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
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> couple of years ago just as a precaution against this happening.
> Didn't seem to do anything one way or the other for me.
Gothika,
I know you believe your problem is bacterial, have you seen an
Infectious Disease Specialist???
Mak
gothika - 23 Jul 2004 05:00 GMT
>> >I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
>> >antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
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>Mak
Yes I did some years back. It was for a Respiratory infection that had
become a systemic problem.(Had gotten into my lymph glands.)
They never did run enough tests or a quality enough test to actually
isolate the particular strain.(I go to the VA hospital and they cost
manage every phase of treatment.)
That's really the real problem, not being able to afford to go
elsewhere for decent treatment.(I'm a service connected disabled vet
and as such am entitled to all of my outpatient treatment at no cost.
Doesn't mean they're going to do the right thing an authorize
extensive testing, most of which would need to be done outside of the
VA system.)
All I ever get is a basic urinalysis, they won't even take semen
samples for culture or fractioning.
I'm still firmly convinced that it's a bacterial problem.
After staying off the ABX's for several months to see if my immune
system would ever kick in and take care of the problemthings only got
worse.
Like I said it's systemic, eventually causing respiratory problems if
let go.(congestion, labored shallow breathing, fatigue etc... I even
get voluminous mucous discharges that are dark brown with blood.)
All the while my bladder symptoms get worse as well. Dark acidic urine
that borders on brown in color with frequent trips to the toilet.
sharp pains in my prostate and bladder.(I'm thinking legions or cysts
at this point.)
After being off the ABX's for nearly 5 months and with all these
symptoms I started getting massive headaches as well.
When I started getting nose bleeds and all the symptoms of inner ear
infections I said enough and got back on the Doxy.
After 3 days my headaches went away and after the second week my lungs
started to clear up.
I stopped after the third week(last week) and some of the symptoms are
starting to return.(Burning on urination, inner ear aches with
inflammation and tinnitis as well as the fatique is coming back.)
I'll probably start up the Doxy again in the next day or so and try a
month this time.(Hate taking any ABX's as they really kill my gut so I
always try and try minimal dose rates and times.)
Not to go on but I did go through a bout of Tuburculosis back 10 years
ago.(I was sick for several weeks thinking it was just a flu bug and
by the time the doctors decided to test for TB I was in recovery.
I was put on 6 months of INH, something I wouldn't recommend to
anyone. It causes chronic fatigue or worse.)
Whenever I try and broach the possibility of the TB having gone deep
into my organ, marrow or spine my doctors all but laugh.(It DOES
happen, it's been well established with thousands of case histories.)
They refuse to even consider running the tests to see.
Like I said it's all about the money with government agencies etc...
The prostate/bladder problems started just about a year after my bout
with TB which is why I'm so suspicious about it all.(The symtoms of
prostate infection actually started about 3 months after, I was
finally diagnosed with prostatitis 9 months after when the symptoms
became so bad I HAD to do something. Difficulty urinating with little
or no flow and severe water retention as well as the burning as
fatigue.)
It's only in retrospect that I see the whole pattern.
Yes,
I now stay away from ABX as much as possible. I take a real strong dose of PB8
a probotic. I have learned over the last coupld of months that it is really
helping my gut. Less gas, less lactose intollerance, feel better.
> I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
> antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
> well have a super over production of yeast causing alot of my problems.
> He gave me a 10 day script for Diflucin. Anyone else here had any experience
> with this?
I also took various ABX for 18 months or so.
I didnt help, now I got yeast infections causing "non-bacterial
prostatitis", I also got a chronical sour throat which doctor believes
also is caused by too much yeast in my body.
I tried anti-yeast medicine (I think it was diflucin), I took a
tripple doses for two fully months and I felt perfect after one month
treatment!! But problems came back directly after stop taking the
drug.
Now I plan to change my diet. I have to eat more food which does not
feed the yeast to grow. Stop taking sugar, bread, beer, etc etc. More
vegetables.
I learned now that ONLY take ABX if I get an urgent and severe
infection, not for treating prostatitis, this is hopeless. Doctors
should NOT prescribe ATX only by symtoms of prostatitis, they have to
first find bacterias and make resistence test. The problem is that
often they do not find bacterias and just prescribe some ATX to test
if condition get any better, patients usually "require" some action
from doctors when they visit, so giveing ATX is the easiest way to let
patient believe he get value for the money. Usually doctors don't find
bacterias in their tests, but I believe their methods or lab tests are
not perfectly done. I always recommend EPS and then do rDNA/PCR tests
and seach for "everything". Quick overnight urine cultures done
without EPS are useless for prostatitis patients, but still this is
the most common procedure here where I live!
Too much ATX WILL CAUSE yeast infections, and I believe this the main
problem for all those who got the "non-bacterial" variant of for
prostatitis.
Another thing, getting prostatitis is always the secondary cause,
there is usually always an primary root cause for prostate to get
infected. Only trying to solve the prostatitis is not helping. First
you must find the root cause, when that is found and fixed, then
solving the prostatitis may be easier. In my case, it was discovered I
had a bladderneck sclirosis which make it very difficult to empty
bladder, it was easy for bacterias to grow and start infection which
later was spread to prostate. I will soon operate my prostatitis,
after that I might take a last and final ABX treatment.
Regards, MS
> I saw a new doc. and he said that since I have been on literally tons of
> antibiotics for sinus infections over the past couple of years I could very
> well have a super over production of yeast causing alot of my problems.
> He gave me a 10 day script for Diflucin. Anyone else here had any experience
> with this?