The symptoms sound like Candida but I have had people examine my poo, blood tested, urine tested, breath tested, muscle tested, pushed and pull left right and center. I in fact have “small intestine bacterial overgrowth” (SIBO) which, in relation to candida, I guess is like the difference between Coke and Dr.Pepper. they are both soft drinks, both fizzy, both rot your teeth, both poison you, but never-the-less they are still different things. If u google “small intestine bacterial overgrowth” you will find plenty of info on it. To tackle SIBO I have been on these extreme diets, which are working better than anything else, for 6 weeks now. I have just started probiotic’s and also grapefruit seed extract.
Yes, I now know these things need to be started in small doses(to my cost!)
Progress is slow, with lots of 1 step forward & 2 steps back. I am currently in 2 steps back mode.

i have not had any sugar in any form for over 7 months. And I really mean none whatsoever. I did have 1 glass of red wine about 5 months ago, but I have been basically herb-tea total for about 2 years. My diet is a clean as a whistle; I just need to find the right one for me as I am still a “universal reactor”. My health is royally screwed up and I have zero problem in giving up any food that seems to be causing a problem. I am well and truly past the “oh bugger, I’ll just have this one donut” stage. Every time I do (or did) I’d then have 10 days of symptoms to weather. Recovery time is now down to approx 5 days.

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