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Interesting, that on the same Mayo Clinic website we find conflicting advice. On one hand, the nutrition "expert" says that the treatment technique (eliminating sugar, white flour and yeast) is not supported with research. On the same website, oral thrush (I mention this for Dorothy)is described as a fungal condition of Candida albicans. Prevention is limiting sugar and yeast-containing foods, including bread. One can find articles that indicate that sugar and carbs can enhance the growth of Candida.

I think you have to be careful not to believe everything you read on the internet as "gospel", and being always right and true.

Syl's fixed link (thank you Syl) references the NEJM as finding that in "one" study there was "one" anti-fungal drug that had no effect on women with the "supposed" yeast syndrome. So, what does that prove? Well, what was the drug, how many women were in the study, what other factors could have been responsible for the outcome... See what I mean? In the same journal by the way, the NEJM 2006 states there is "...increasing evidence for yeasts being able to cause IBS symptoms in sensitized patients via Candida products, antigens and cross antigens."

The same link references that there is no science to back up the claims that yeast overgrowth leads to scores of health problems and diseases. Be careful what you read and believe. There are myriads of studies on the PubMed website that prove otherwise.

I guess I just mean to say that be sure you do your own research when it comes to your health. Don't just accept what anyone, (including myself!), tells you.

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