No endless that woud be be the traditional methods, nothing alterantive there....keep looking

Kebod, thanks, I have no knowledge on this, so that is very helpful for people wanting to go the tradtional route.....I take it that you get this from your GP? are you taking this, or are you taking anything for your candida? Iknow you are eating really clean diet, but are you taking pro biotics are anything else? How bad is your spit test anyways, is it mild, moderate or severe? Thanks again Kebod, I always enjoy your input on this thread.

And that goes for anyone else who would want to contribute information.....anyone is welcome to post on this thread any information they would like to share

Cheers

Hi Baronster thanks for your reply,

Do you now if this is the same machine for the Vega test.

**Machine of electropunture of Voll by Biotron or electrodermal test it the same Dr says

One Doctor in my country has this but I dont know if this is the same

Could you please explain the method of the vega test, what the doctor use, if he used like acupuntura, if he uses range from 10 to 100

Thanks a lot Baronster.

Baronster I found this in the web:

International Medical Society for Bio-Physikal Information-Therapy Association.
Therapeutic Foundation

The Chinese chose another route for the practical application of information transmission, while developing acupuncture. The observable phenomena are the same ones as by BIT. However, it is a lot harder to explain, although the morphological substrata of acupuncture points has been deciphered in the meantime. The ***** of the needle sets biophones free and apparently couples several information levels hereby, and in this way sets off a warning signal.
Because of the development of electro-acupuncture by Voll during the fifties, it could be proven that the information flow in the meridians can be influenced with electrical impulses. Moreover, the electro-acupuncture according to Voll (EAV) made it possible for the first time to test medication.
This made the real break in empirical research possible, because it showed that medication already altered the measuring value when it was just held in the hand. This made it clear that a medication sends out oscillations which are registered by the organism and which can be answered (response to irritation). C.W. Smith discovered during his research that the curative power of a medication represents an electro- magnetic oscillation information that can be transmitted electronically, but not via material. "

Please let me know if this is the same

Thanks.

Baronster,

I am not taking Nystatin, but I am considering it. I have been on a candida diet, including probiotics and Solaray capsules (caprylic acid, pau d'arco, grapefuit seed extract and tea tree oil). It has been really hard to stop eating carbohydrates 100%. The only carbos I have been eating are walnuts, almonds and cashews to slow my weight loss, but finally I think I have been able to give them up. Now my diet is only fish, allowed vegetables (no corn, potatoes, beets, carrots, peas, etc., because they are high in carbos), no fruits at all, except for lime or lemon juice; no sugar in any form. Recently, I'm eating lots of oils -- coconut, avocado, olive oil. I've lost weight, which I didn't want to do. I am 5"4" and went down to 101 lbs. Since I increased my oil intake, I'm up to 106. I'd like to gain more, but may have to wait until I can finally be free of candida and eat limited carbs.
In the meantime, I see little progress. I only take the spit test once a month because it is so discouraging. When I first took the test, I had many "legs" going down to the bottom of the glass. The last time I took it, there were fewer legs and they only went down half-way, so I guess that is progress. When I was still eating nuts, I would have itches in tender places and the candida in my throat and on my tongue became worse (known as Thrush), despite my strict diet and Solaray capsules. Now I am following Bee Wilder's regimen, and that is where I learned about Nystatin. I've never been to a doctor about this, but rather educate myself on the internet.

I'll let you know if I try Nystatin and if I see any progress with Bee's program: candidasupport : Candida Support Group by Bee
It is the strictest yet, so I am hopeful.

kebod

Hi Im still not getting any notice that people are posting here so I never know whats happening. been taking lots of supplements but Im having trouble finding the ones you recommended baronster a few posts ago. i was also thinking about getting retested? How may times have you been tested? it seems that my intolerance is actually getting worse and in work I was given a beef burger on its own and meatballs for my break (at serperate time) only to be sick afterwards and I found out they containes wheat and dairy, I was never ill off these before so my sensitivity is getting worse rather than better does anyone else have this problem?
Good luck everyone Px

Kebod,

If you dont mind me asking, how much did you weigh before you started this diet?
This my most major concern. I still eat carbs. I am planning on doing the Candida diet at some point, but I can not afford to lose weight. How long do they recommend the Candida diet? Is it 30 days or 3 months???

Kebod it sounds like you are getting serious. I hope this works for you!!!!! Also, do you have any other symptoms besides the Keratosis Pilaris? and how bad is your KP?

I get those itchy patches. It seems to only be on my legs. Weird. Also this may sound very strange, but I always seem to have that mucus in back of my throat that Baronster was talking about. It does not matter what I eat it seems to increase after I eat. Even first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, I will drink plain spring water and mucus. That is kind of scary to me. Other than that and the KP and itchy, dry, and the occasional huge welts(like bug bites) those are my only symptoms. Occasionally after I eat a meal, I get a dull pain in my right side under my ribs. After reading this, thank goodness that is all!!!

Hi Baronster,

This is my first post to this thread. I've done the spit test two days in a row and it seems I have moderate candida. The spit did not sink to the bottom, but had several legs. I live just south of San Francisco, in the Bay Area (Santa Clara county, Palo Alto to be exact). I've been googling "naturopath, california" as well as the vega-test, and every place I call doesn't know what the vega-test is. They do do fool sensitivity testing, but first of all, it is really expensive (as in around $400 at a number of places!), plus I would just feel more comfortable getting the vega-test. Also, how can you tell a good doctor from a bad? Is there a board of review or anything? Also, I asked about the candida test. A couple of places said it was a stool test, and cost around $250!! Was the candida test a stool test for you as well?

Now here is where I was hoping you could help me. I know it's a lot to ask, but since you are more experienced and knowledgeable, I thought you might know a way to come across the info quickly. I was hoping you could help me find a naturopath near me who will do both the vega- and the candida-tests. Let me know if you think you can help. I would really appreciate it!

Thanks baronster!

Kerato....yes that is it! Not every machine is the same, but it is the vega test, you can ask

how many foods will this test?

will it test the level of candida?

will the machine test what medications will work to kill the candida?

how does he/she treat candida?

How much does the test cost?

let me know what happens...did you test any food today?

Kebod.....When i was tested in May until the end of JUly I tried to get rid of candida using diet and tinctures like you mentioned to see if it could be done.....in my case my candida didn't worsen, but it didn't get better either......so I went back on anti fungals and the change is immediate....also my doctor says that most of his clients don't have to be so strict as long as you are taking anti fungals, the length of time is determined by effort, in your case Kebod you should be candida free in 8 weeks or less, if you supplement with ani fungals....if you ate more no no's it would just take longer.

Pepper7.....geeeez.....sorry to hear about food making you sick...it is your bodies way of letting you know what it can handle....I know before this that didn't happen, but, as your body is cleaning up, it does show you sensitivities like never before....did you read the post where I had 1 packet of "equal" that had sucralose in it....I woke up with a sunburn, and hives on the inside of my arms.

So my body doesn't want anythig synthetic, or chemicals or additives.....I have been tested 5 times so far, my last test was Sept 6th...it was a funny one, not what I expected......the only grain was still brown rice, (from overdoing before) so gluten and wheat and rye and all that was cleared.

Even though I have had no milk, it was back to off the charts again, and soy milk and soy fermented was still bad.....goat cheese was okay, but goat milk wasn't.

My nuts were brazil, (which I knew because I was eating them the week before and I almost chocked to death, my body was purging them up on me...gross)
poopy seeds, pecans, and safflower (which keeps showing up although I never eat them)

the only meats/fish this time were ham and pork..

2 of my nightshade veggies are still there potatoes and eggplant.....and the other veggies are turnips and rhubard

the fruits are grapes, watermelon, and blueberries.

Bakers yeast came up as super senstive and so did MSG....and white sugar...red wine came back again, and so did white vinegar and black tea.

So pepper getting tested again isn't a bad idea, since it has been so long, and you have gone on and off, I am sure some of your sensitivities have changed.

Desperate1 Hi there....we always talk about food, but there as so many other things that we can be sensitive to other than foods, just like allergies, it is the same thing......

You may be sensitive to chemicals or maybe even your sheets or bedding......a lot of people have senstivites to polyester and don't know it......if you have mucas when you wake up and you aren't eating during the night tells me, there is something in your enviroment that you are sensitvie to......might be the bedding, might be the pilows, might be the duvet? might be your Pj's, might be your husband.... just kidding......

The allergy books I have say that it si so hard to detect because the allergy test wont pick up an Igg reaction to the enviroment......there is the elisa/act test that tests for everything, but t is expensive.

You shouldn't feel that mucas there, check to see waht your bedding is made from and let me know.....

does your mucas get better during the day? is there ever a time you don't feel it? let me know

Your liver is on the right side under your ribs.......lay down on the floor and have your husband press on your liver and see if it tender there, you shouldn't feel any pain normally...let me know

deathtobumps.....these are rally good questions....first of all, google using electrodermal testing, that is the name of the vega test, I think vega is the slang term, and I may have confused others.....my "vega test" did the candida score at the same time, so it was part of the food testing....aslo my test determined the appropriate medication to go on.

You need to ask if the test will do this for you as well, as many reported here did not get that.

Don't worry too much about the candida test, as you have the spit test, which I have found to be the most accurate of all......I do it about every 3 days to see where I am........so son't worry about a stool test...waste of money.....

When you find a doctor ask abou candida, how they treat it, how much variety of medication do they have? do they treat leaky gut syndrome? do they have homeopathic medications for the organs, like liver while taking the anti fungals? (I took these for my liver and kidneys to help with die off effects)

the expensive food testing might be the elisa/act test?????? I know that it is about 400 dollars or there abouts...it is th rolls royce of testing.....it goes way beyond foods, it does chemicals....dyes....fabrics....additives.....colo urings....vitamins
and so on, about 300 or more items, and the rsults are very detailed.....

I have read on the net, about people who have leaky gut and candida, use this test, and were happy to know exactly what they are reacting to....mind you these people had more than KP, they had conditions that caused pains or serious illness so the money was worth it.

let me know how your search goes.....you can also look up the american association of naturopath physicians and put in your city name, and a list will come up for your area.