Tea Tree Oil and other wonders - Page 2

wolf · 06-09-2005, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

However, yogurt contains lots of sugar which is yeast food. Not the best idea to treat a yeast infection with yogurt.

Are you supposed to eat it or apply it topically?

jinx · 06-10-2005, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Are you supposed to eat it or apply it topically?

Either way.

It makes more sense to limit sugar in the diet and take lactobacillus and acidophilus on their own, not in a sugary food. Candida can show up anywhere, but usually isn't a problem for people with healthy immune systems, unless they've been on a broad spectrum antibiotic. Further use of antibiotics (even tea tree oil) continues to kill both the candida and the beneficial bacteria. To really solve the problem (of recurring infection) you need to rebuild intestinal flora and starve out the fungus. There are several different versions of a Candida Diet (or anti-candida) out there. Google for info.

melidasaur · 06-10-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

However, yogurt contains lots of sugar which is yeast food. Not the best idea to treat a yeast infection with yogurt.

Plain yogurt doesn't have any sugar in it, so apparently it's okay to use for certain fungal infections. I've never tried it, but I've seen it recommended in several health magazines. They caution against using any yogurt with fruit because that has sugar in it. I've also seen several magazines that say you should eat yogurt to prevent yeast infections.

I agree with you thought that too much sugar in a diet is a culprit for creating that imbalance down there.

jinx · 06-10-2005, 04:45 PM

Not to be argumentative (as I sit here and argue with you

) but lactose is sugar. It's not refined or added, but neither is fructose (from fruit).

JMO, YMMV, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, I don't even like them....

edit
When you buy bacteria it will say on the bottle something like "1billion microorganisms per X at time of manufacture guaranteed". I have no idea how much is in any particular yogurt or how to decide whether it's being cancelled out, so to speak, by the sugar content.

melidasaur · 06-10-2005, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinx

Not to be argumentative (as I sit here and argue with you

) but lactose is sugar. It's not refined or added, but neither is fructose (from fruit).

JMO, YMMV, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, I don't even like them....

edit
When you buy bacteria it will say on the bottle something like "1billion microorganisms per X at time of manufacture guaranteed". I have no idea how much is in any particular yogurt or how to decide whether it's being cancelled out, so to speak, by the sugar content.

Just consulting with my chemist husband... he thinks that there is a possibility that yeast would not be able metabolize lactose in the same way that it could metabolize fructose or sucrose... so that could be why it is recommended as a remedy for yeast infections.

I'm going to investigate this further because if it is improper, then the good folks at Cosmo, Shape, Health, Reader's digest, Cooking Light and Seventeen need to get their facts straight

.

warch · 06-09-2005, 10:14 AM

Nonfat Stonyfield yogurt is the best! I eat it cause its calcium, fruity and yummy. The berry flavors and they have a flavor called strawberry cheesecake which is like the best dessert.
Label says it has 6 live, active cultures including L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Casei, and L. Reuteri , whatever they all are. 130 calories, It also doesnt have that icky fakey sweet aspertame which always leaves me with a strange taste.

I never thought of canker sores! My mom has been suffering alot from these during the last few years. I'll mention this to her.

wolf · 06-09-2005, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by warch

Nonfat Stonyfield yogurt is the best!

Two words ... Chocolate Underground

(if you can't find it you can do a do-it yourself with a bonus version by adding a bit of cocoa powder and some chocolate chips.)

warch · 06-09-2005, 11:29 AM

I've seen it on the shelf, but was wary to pulled the trigger...hmmm. Chocolate pie as nutri-ceutical.

mrnoodle · 06-09-2005, 11:35 AM

I've been visited by 3 parasites in the last couple of years. Ringworm from a cat twice, and a fukn scary tapeworm recently. I was embarrassed about the latter until i read up on them recently. heh.

TMI ALERT, read at your own risk:

At first I thought I had eaten a large onion ring and the skin hadn't been digested. most had come out, some was still anchored to my colon somehow. Finally got the nerve to pull the remaining couple of inches out. stared at it for a good five minutes trying to figure out what it was. It was apparently deceased, or at least it didn't move. So my question for you healthcare professionals is: when that one left, did my problem end? Or is there a good likelihood that his disgruntled spouse is still shacking up in my innards?

glatt · 06-09-2005, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

I've been visited by 3 parasites in the last couple of years. Ringworm from a cat twice, and a fukn scary tapeworm recently. I was embarrassed about the latter until i read up on them recently. heh.

TMI ALERT, read at your own risk:

At first I thought I had eaten a large onion ring and the skin hadn't been digested. most had come out, some was still anchored to my colon somehow. Finally got the nerve to pull the remaining couple of inches out. stared at it for a good five minutes trying to figure out what it was. It was apparently deceased, or at least it didn't move. So my question for you healthcare professionals is: when that one left, did my problem end? Or is there a good likelihood that his disgruntled spouse is still shacking up in my innards?

I'd see a doctor. Unless you clearly identified the head, you probably only got part of the worm, and the rest is still happily eating away inside your GI tract.

glatt · 06-09-2005, 12:11 PM

Read this. It will make you laugh, and it will make you cringe.

The worm within

wolf · 06-09-2005, 11:38 AM

You really have to stop eating sushi.

you get multiples of 'em.

Think of finding a dead tapeworm as being like seeing a roach. Actually, finding a dead one is pretty unusual, IIRC.

On the upside, they kill you really slowly (a good parasite does minimal damage to it's host, but there are few good parasites), and can help you lose weight.

Go see your doctor.

warch · 06-09-2005, 11:52 AM

Tapeworms, like quicksand, and rubberknees, are the reoccuring horrors in my nightmares.
Poor soul! Get them all out! I think it may be beyond the miracles of tea tree oil.

wolf · 06-09-2005, 11:52 AM

Oh, and noodle, you're not going to end up convincing us that your ringworm was from an sick cat.

Infected pussy, maybe.

Silent · 06-09-2005, 01:01 PM

My partner has severe reactions to most yeast infection treatments. She has tried yogurt, and garlic and peroxide but finally settled on a diluted tea tree oil douche as the best method. It takes a few days of twice daily doses (and can sting if you get the concentration too high) but does work quite well.

06-10-2005, 04:45 PM	#4
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Not to be argumentative (as I sit here and argue with you ) but lactose is sugar. It's not refined or added, but neither is fructose (from fruit). JMO, YMMV, I'm not a doctor, I don't play one on TV, I don't even like them.... edit When you buy bacteria it will say on the bottle something like "1billion microorganisms per X at time of manufacture guaranteed". I have no idea how much is in any particular yogurt or how to decide whether it's being cancelled out, so to speak, by the sugar content. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good. Last edited by jinx; 06-10-2005 at 04:51 PM.

06-09-2005, 11:35 AM	#9
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I've been visited by 3 parasites in the last couple of years. Ringworm from a cat twice, and a fukn scary tapeworm recently. I was embarrassed about the latter until i read up on them recently. heh. TMI ALERT, read at your own risk: At first I thought I had eaten a large onion ring and the skin hadn't been digested. most had come out, some was still anchored to my colon somehow. Finally got the nerve to pull the remaining couple of inches out. stared at it for a good five minutes trying to figure out what it was. It was apparently deceased, or at least it didn't move. So my question for you healthcare professionals is: when that one left, did my problem end? Or is there a good likelihood that his disgruntled spouse is still shacking up in my innards? __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

06-09-2005, 11:38 AM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You really have to stop eating sushi. you get multiples of 'em. Think of finding a dead tapeworm as being like seeing a roach. Actually, finding a dead one is pretty unusual, IIRC. On the upside, they kill you really slowly (a good parasite does minimal damage to it's host, but there are few good parasites), and can help you lose weight. Go see your doctor. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-09-2005, 11:52 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, and noodle, you're not going to end up convincing us that your ringworm was from an sick cat. Infected pussy, maybe. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis Last edited by wolf; 06-09-2005 at 11:53 AM. Reason: Maybe needed to be italicized for humor value.

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06-09-2005, 10:14 AM	#6
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Nonfat Stonyfield yogurt is the best! I eat it cause its calcium, fruity and yummy. The berry flavors and they have a flavor called strawberry cheesecake which is like the best dessert. Label says it has 6 live, active cultures including L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Casei, and L. Reuteri , whatever they all are. 130 calories, It also doesnt have that icky fakey sweet aspertame which always leaves me with a strange taste. I never thought of canker sores! My mom has been suffering alot from these during the last few years. I'll mention this to her.

06-09-2005, 11:29 AM	#8
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I've seen it on the shelf, but was wary to pulled the trigger...hmmm. Chocolate pie as nutri-ceutical.

06-09-2005, 12:11 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Read this. It will make you laugh, and it will make you cringe. The worm within

06-09-2005, 01:01 PM	#15
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	My partner has severe reactions to most yeast infection treatments. She has tried yogurt, and garlic and peroxide but finally settled on a diluted tea tree oil douche as the best method. It takes a few days of twice daily doses (and can sting if you get the concentration too high) but does work quite well.

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