Probiotic For Candidiasis

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Oral Candidiasis (Thrush)

Table of Contents Introduction Cause Diagnosis Treatment Chart for Treating Candidiasis Side Effects and Drug Interactions Anti-Fungal Drugs and Pregnancy Kids and Candidiasis Prevention Treating and Preventing Fungal Infections Naturally Conclusion Introduction Oral candidiasis, which is also called thrush, is a fungal infection of the mouth and/or throat. Candidiasis of the throat is called esophageal...

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protease &probiotics

I am currently taking a probiotic (Pimal Defense) Among other things it claims to raise protease levels in the blood. Is this a problem? ...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Primal Defense is mostly lactobacillus species with different green grass juices and some other foods (wheat, soy) thrown in. I do not know if these change HIV medication levels.The protease enzyme that protease inhibitors work on are made by the... Read more »

Are probiotic and prebiotic supplements safe for the HIV infected person?

Recently I read that probiotic and prebiotic supplements can help reduce inflammation in the HIV positive person. Having experienced pericarditis I was glad to hear this. However, I read another report from 2011 suggesting people with HIV should...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Little good published data on the topic while much chatter on the internet so difficult to comment without knowing specifics of your HIV situation, which HIV meds you on on, what other health problems and meds pertain to your situation, and which... Read more »

can I get too much probiotics?

I have acites (testing for liver transplant. co-infected with hiv t-cell 250 non-detectable. meds are as such:acyclovir, bactrim,emtriva,furosemide,isentress,pantoprazole,spironolactone, sustiva and zofran. im taking coq 10 and yakult and activia....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Probiotics can help with gut function. Taking live culture yogurt can help some patients gut function. There is minimal published data pertaining to your situation. I have observed some patients develop chronic loose stools/gas from taking excessive... Read more »

Atripla & Probiotics

Dear DoctorI have been taking Atripla for 5 years i have had NO side affects i have been very lucky that way in terms of treatment!!! My (CD4% is 48/1500) & my (VL is below 20 copies/Undetectable). I have taken a 50 billion probiotic capsule...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There have been several small (some placebo controlled) studies, which suggest in the short term (a few weeks of study) that probiotic administration (either as yogurt or in capsule form) can result in CD4 count increases. There is significant... Read more »

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Candidiasis, aver si me sacas de la duda dani.

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Dani, tengo entendido ke la candidiasis es una infeccion muy comun que no tieen ke estar relacionada forzosamente con el vih, ahora bien, es normal desarrollar candidiais un paciente 4 meses despues de la relacion de riesgo ( contando con que... Read more »

Sobre candidiasis

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Es posible adquirir la candidiasis oral aun no estando infectado? es posible ke la bajada de defensas debio a la sodamizacion de creer ke estas infectado provoque la candidiasis? tengo un negativo a las 8 semanas, mi riesgo fue sexo oral. Gracias y... Read more »

candidiasis

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

My girlfriend is suffering with vaginal candidiasis.I read in many pages that it could be the first sign for HIV.She had a test for HIV and it was negative.Please give me some information, im worried for her and myself.Could the test be wrong and... Read more »

oral candidiasis

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Good afternoon, my question is the following:

One can have oral candidiasis, to last generation's eleven months of an exposition of risk and with four proofs ( ELISA ), last theirs to the 185 days of the aforementioned exposition, thanks to wholes, I... Read more »

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