Nystatin: your doctor would have to prescribe this. It has been around for many years but to be effective for chronic bowel overgrowth at least eight weeks’ medication is necessary. If you feel ill when you start taking it (you should not if you have had the strict diet first) take a smaller amount and build up to the full dosage. Many people have noticed that long-term irritating problems such as unpleasant vaginal smells (even when there is no sign of thrush), sore ears, rashes on the face, athlete’s foot and sinus troubles also clear up when they have anti-fungal treatment.
Caprylic Acid: This is made from coconuts. It is available in health shops but the slow-release form, Mycopryl, can be more effective. You can order it by mail from Biocare, 54 Northfield Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B30 1JH (0121) 433 3727. They also have a wide range of other products for Candida, food allergies and cystitis.
THE BOWEL AS A DUMPING GROUND: HOW DOES A DIRTY COLON AFFECT THE BODY?
Some people treat their digestive tract like a rubbish disposal system and give little thought to the damage caused by the careless diet. When the colon is irritated by diet, stress, drugs, chemicals, and so on, it tries to protect itself by producing more mucus. This can bind with the sludge from refined foods, such as white flour, and build up on the wall of the bowel the way silt builds up in a river. This layer of gluey hardened faeces can weigh several pounds, and is a good place for harmful organisms to breed. It also prevents the complete absorption of nutrients by preventing digested food coming into contact with the lining of the bowel. The production of digestive enzymes, chemicals necessary to break down the food for complete absorption, is also affected.
How Does a Dirty Colon Affect the Body?
The local effects of this poisonous residue are irritation and inflammation. The general effects include:
• diarrhoea
• constipation
• fatigue
• headaches
• dull eyes
• poor skin
• spots
• aching muscles
• joint pains
• depression
This is because the poisons go through a network of vessels called the lymphatic system to all parts of the body; the equivalent of dirty dish-water is carried around the body, instead of a clean, nourishing fluid, the function of which should be to feed cells not served by blood vessels. The lymphatic fluid also kills off harmful organisms and carries away the refuse.
If the body has to battle against these poisons long-term, it is not surprising that it sometimes has to give up and the disease process takes over – the result is inflammation, infection and degeneration. It is understandable that there are more and more people referred to hospitals for Irritable Bowel Syndrome, colitis (inflammation of the colon), Crohn’s disease (inflammation of the small intestine), colon cancer and diverticulosis.
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DIGESTION-RELATED DISORDERS: LACTOSE INTOLERANCE
As many as 50 million Americans are unable to eat dairy products such as milk, cheese, ice cream, and other foods that the rest of us take for granted. These people suffer from a malady known as lactose intolerance, meaning that they have lost the ability to produce the digestive enzyme lactase, which is necessary for the body to convert milk sugar (lactose) into glucose. That cold glass of milk becomes a source of stomach cramping, diarrhea, nausea, gas, and related symptoms. Lactose intolerance, however, need not be a death knell for future dairy product consumption. Once diagnosed, lactose intolerance can be treated by introducing low-lactose or lactose-free foods into the diet. Through trial and error, individuals usually find that they can tolerate one type of low-lactose food better than others. As an alternative to learning to eat foods without lactose, some people find that they can purchase special products that contain the missing lactase and thus eat dairy foods without serious side effects. Most large grocery chains, food cooperatives, and drug stores have these products available in liquid or tablet form. It should be noted, however, that these products do not work for everyone. For someone who is lactose intolerant, some initial experimentation must occur before settling into a diet that works.
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