Tips on Living with Candida Albicans and Yeast
After 11 years of suffering, I think I’ve finally found the answers to my problem. I’ve had this noisy, embarrassing, gurgly, gassy, bloated stomach, and nothing I have tried has helped enough to where I think I’m “normal” again. The prescriptions, homeopathy, hypnotism, nutritional supplements and special diets didn’t help. Or rather, they helped but not satisfactorily.
I started this website because I knew that there are other people who suffer from the same digestive issues as me. It’s such an embarrassing thing that we don’t usually talk to anyone about it. I searched on the internet and found 42 pages of forum postings from people who didn’t know what to do. There were people who suffered even longer than me, and people who had only suffered for a few months. But still, I knew that it wasn’t “normal.” I knew that it wasn’t just gas that could be solved with a few digestive enzymes or some indigestion medicine. I knew that these symptoms were caused in part by my head. I’m self-critical, hard on myself, and I expect too much from myself, more than I would expect from anyone else. This criticism created stress manifested in my digestive system. Read the full story »
After taking the products to try to get the Candida under control, I felt better but wasn’t as well as I wanted to be. I wasn’t bloated anymore, and I was less gassy and had more energy, but my stomach would still act up in certain social situations. I decided that my issue may have more to do with my nervousness and how my body handled stress than the effects of Candida. I asked my nutritionist which products I should take to make my gut feel better. After only a week of taking these products, I noticed a tremendous difference in the way I felt. I think these products, as well as the low carb Candida diet, are the answer to my intestinal issues.
This formula of Chinese herbs is the one that I think did the trick, but it’s hard to know since I’m taking several products. Because I don’t know which one is helping me the most, I’m going to continue taking the ones my instincts tell me are helping the most. I’ve been taking the Stress-J three times a day for the past couple months, but I don’t think it was strong enough to ease my fussy nervous stomach. When I read the description for the Nervous Fatigue TCM Concentrate (“Nervous Fatigue TCM helps relieve stress and helps support digestion and promote sleep.”), I knew that I should try this formula. I’m going to continue taking this one for as long as I can afford it. I’ve been taking one in the morning with breakfast and one after dinner.
My gut (excuse the pun) tells me that this product also added to the noises being calmed down. The description for this one reads, “Ingredients in the formula help relieve occasional bloating pressure and soothe the intestinal tract.” I could definitely use that. A friend told me that she takes this product when she’s under a lot of stress. I’m under a tremendous amount of stress right now with being a single mom, going through a divorce, trying to make a living freelancing, moving to another city and going back to school. I thought that now was a perfect time to try Intestinal Soothe & Build. Actually, with the way things are going, I’d probably be taking it for quite awhile. Read the full story »
