I have candida albican over 3 years and is vaginal. I do not know what to do. can you help me?

Hmmm . . . that's a bit tricky since we are all colonized with C. albicans and a host of other bacteria & fungi.  What I mean by that is we typically live in peaceful coexistance with too numerous to count "germs".  As long as we don't bother them, they don't bother us.  For instance, urine & blood samples that aren't obtained properly often demonstrate contamination with these colonized bacteria.  But we don't prescribe antibiotics just for these common garden variety bacteria that aren't causing any issues.  

 

As an even better example, we don't treat the elderly or anyone else, for that matter, just because their urine is dirty as long as they're not complaining of a urinary tract infection.  Why?  As soon as the course of antibiotics is finished, bacteria will return and colonize the bladder.  The only group we treat is pregnant women who might suffer a premature birth if a urinary tract infection is just observed.  Everyone else, we watch.

 

Next issue:  how was the diagnosis of vaginal candida made?  Under a microscope?  Or just b/c you complained of itchiness w/cottage cheese discharge?  More importantly, what have you tried?  Anti-fungal creams?  Oral anti-fungals?  Any recent or repeated antibiotics?  Any foreign body?  How's your immune function?  Any diabetes?  High sugars can affect the fragile balance bacteria & fungus.  

 

If you're not satisfied with your family physician or general internist, ask for a consult w/infectious disease specialist.  Good luck! 

 

 

My suggestion is to find a recommended Naturopathic Doctor in your area. There are a bevy of solutions that they can recommend to you once they have your case history and details. First and foremost I would examine your diet and go to a totally clean diet that contains clean protein, vegetables, lots of water and cut out all the sugar and processed carbohydrates. That's a start, but a Certified Holistic Nutritionist or a Naturopathic Doctor deals with this type of problem on a fairly regularly basis. Word of caution - you'll be on a fairly restrictive diet with no sugar or sugar type substances allowed for quite some time. In health, Amanda