re candida yeast bloom fact or fiction in article banschbach vms ocom okstate edu writes i m not asking anyone here to buy into the yeast connection book because i don t know what s in that book plain and simple and to be honest with you i m beginning to wish that it was never written i agree with this consensus that it should not have been written the way it was my doctor who claims to have introduced dr crook to the possibility of candida overbloom causing diffuse symptoms way back in i have no reason to doubt him on this does not like the book because it makes too many unfounded claims and is horribly written from a scientific viewpoint on the other hand my doctor has always kept an open mind on the subject and does believe in aspects of the yeast connection but i believe there is some truth to the book hopefully the right clinical studies can be done to separate the fact from the fiction in the meantime i d still encourage people who have incurable chronic sinus problems especially if they overused antibiotics to find a doctor to administer a systemic type anti fungal such as itraconazole along with liver panels before during and after treatment just to play it safe it is an empirical approach for sure but when all else fails and your ent says sorry you ll just have to live with it it is time to step out and try an empirical approach backed up with significant anecdotal evidence dr ivker supported by plausible theories outlined by marty at this stage you have little to lose particularly if you use itraconazole and have the proper monitoring the health risk has been shown through extensive clinical studies both in europe and the u s to be very minimal with relatively healthy i e non aids patients i m glad i did this since i saw remarkable results after only one week on sporanox itraconazole of course your mileage may vary a lot everyone is different so it may not work for you talk to your doctor jon noring charter member infj club if you re dying to know what infj means be brave e mail me i ll send info jon noring noring netcom com jkn international ip fred s gourmet chocolate carlton place phone chips world s best livermore ca v mail who are you read alt psychology personality that s where the action is
