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My doctor claimed that most people in their 30s start to experience these symptoms and that I shouldn ’ t worry since small dietary changes ( avoiding milk ) accompanied by taking Pepto Bismol , anti-inflammatory and antifungal creams should work . When I told him I had already used most of what he recommended with no success , he claimed I hadn ’ t used them with persistence . He failed to explain why these symptoms occurred in the first place and neglected to warn me of how these conditions could develop into more serious health problems if left untreated .
Several weeks after the medical checkup , I noticed that my vaginal yeast infection , including the heartburn and digestion problems , got significantly worse as the antifungal creams only alleviated the problem .
I was failing to realize that all the while toxins and yeast were building up inside my intestines . It was only later that I had been diagnosed as having Candida fungal overgrowth and that my vaginal yeast infection , oral thrush , nasal drainage , aggravated heartburn and the “ floaters ” in my eyes were nothing but symptoms for this seemingly uncontrollable yeast condition .
When Western medicine failed to help me , I kept trying different kinds of anti- Candida diets , took the famous ThreeLac treatment , tried various types of nutritional approaches , HSOs ( soil organisms ), colloidal silver , homeopathic therapies and reflexology . Some of these methods did have a positive effect on my yeast infection symptoms , but again , it was only for a short term . It seemed as if my Candida overgrowth and all its related symptoms were there to stay .
As I started researching into holistic approaches to healing , the first thing I realized was that there was never a single cause for a disease , and there were definitely no magic pills or quick fixes . I soon figured out the conventional approach does not and will not ever offer a genuine cure for my condition . At best , conventional medicine offers temporary relief since it ’ s designed to deal with the symptoms of the disease and not the disease itself .
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