Bex,

I'm sure there have been symptoms of this all my life. I've struggled with OCD for as long as I can remember. It has always been fairly mild and I didn't have a name for it until oddly enough about 10yrs ago -- when the tooth started hurting, and more dental work -- when it got to where I was doing some stereotypical checking and such so could recognize it. Chances are whatever genetic tendency I have towards OCD has been greatly enhanced by the Hg.

Wow, that's really strange about your brother and you and your different rxns to the breastmilk. I'm glad he's doing well today. Sorry you're not though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />.

On the candida, is it all that uncommon to have it but not have outward symptoms like vaginal yeast infections or thrush during BFing, or oral thrush myself? I used to get horrid YIs, but haven't had one in years. Of course, I basically stopped having them once I dropped refined sugar.

I'm glad the gluten and sugar free diet helped you so much. I didn't notice a diffence. I haven't ever tried eliminating all simple sugars though.