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I hope it will all turn out ok for you Michele!!
I heard there are special diets for Yeast. I have had a lot of vaginal yeast infections too, so they made sure i didnt have it in my bowels too but i was told they have special diets where especially sugar and mushrooms have to be avoided at all costs. Maybe you can find some more online about it.
Take care!
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Thanks! Yes, the diet is basically avoiding sugars and refined carbs, not exactly the most ibs friendly!! 
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Oh, hun, I'm sorry. Big HUGS comin' your way.
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No, definitely isn't... soon there be nothing left to eat..  Hope they find another way to cure it for you!
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An overgrowth of yeast can be caused by antibiotics, stress over a prolonged period of time, lowering of immune system, for some people birth control pills, foods that are high in sugars for example breads, pastas. It may not have been one specific thing that caused your systemic yeast problem, but a combination of things.
I really hope you start to feel better soon. Most times I read what your going through and I usually don't reply because I have no advice to give but I just wanted to say hang in there and be strong.
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Hi Michele, I am sure that an overgrowth of yeast is in part to your birth control pill for 15 years...(I think that's how long you were on them) Antibiotics, and bc pills really imbalance us. Try googling Christiane Northrup (MD) she uses alot of eastern philosophies within her allopathic education. Chi is Chinese for energy...
I am trying acupuncture next week--for the first time. I will let you know how it is...not bad for someone with a phobia of needles. Apparently it doesn't hurt. Eastern medicine tend to look at humans as "wholes" rather than parts as Western medicine. If you haven't examined this before, I think you have a good chance at better health. The yeast diet takes a while...esp. if you have had the overgrowth for quite some time. Dr Northrup has some good readings and explanations of symptoms, diet etc. I encourage you to check it out. I am rooting for you, girl! 
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Hey Michele! I too am being treated for yeast, both the short cycle kind and the long lasting kind (sorry don't have my blood results in front of me so I can't tell you the exact names!).
When most women see "positive for yeast" on a test, they automatically think, "Oh no I have a yeast infection." This is not the case-- yeast can be present in the blood without it manifesting in a crotch-itching, oh no i have to get cream and a plunger infection. Yeast is present in the blood, and when it gets over normal levels it affects your digestive system and other systems. Like in my fibro clinic, I'm guessing your pain management clinic is looking to treat everything in your tests that come back out of whack.  
I'm not on the no sugar diet (it's a really tough one to be on!). But I am taking diflucan 200 mgs (flucanizole 200 mgs, generic) for 4 months.
One of these pills knocks out a yeast infection (down there), and I'm taking 120 of them! Do your research and find a pharmacy that sells them cheap. For thirty (30) pills the GENERIC flucanizole 200 mgs costs:
$412.16 at Giant pharmacy (no i am not kidding about this price)
$320 at CVS
$260 at Eckerd
and only $36 at Walmart. (??!?!)
Yeah, I couldn't believe it too.  I think they are used to sell these pills one at a time, at like $30 per pill, but these are ridiculous prices for people like me with no insurance (or even no prescription plan).
I know you have insurance and know this stuff about yeast in the blood, but I wanted to post the information just in case someone else needed it. I called around to find out the prices after paying $260 at Eckerd one month for flucanizole. I was mortified to find I'd made a huge, costly mistake.
~nelly~
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Michele,
You are right. Antibiotics can be a main culprit of yeast overgrowth. The antibiotics kill all bacteria, good and bad, so your gut is left with nothing protecting it. Also, steroids can cause a fungal overgrowth as well as birth control pills. Sometimes it takes months, even years to manifest itself with symtpoms. The diflucan, or nystatin prescription drugs are useful. They are antifungal drugs. If you want to try something natural, I suggest olive leaf extract, capryllic acid, or oil of oregano. A health food store would probably tell you the best choice. I take capryllic acid or olive leaf, myself. As well, if you really want to get rid of it, you should eliminate sugar and grains for awhile because they just feed the yeast. Sorry you are not well. It is a tough go, but hopefully your doctor will be able to help you with a prescription. Be prepared though, as you wipe out the yeast overgrowth, you could experience flu-like symptoms for a couple of days, known as a Herxheimer Response. Best to you...
Kim
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I'll send you an email with the links to info I've found, this way not to steer the board in an unwanted direction.
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