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Update! We stopped Nystatin a week ago and her skin issues are much more mild. Still a little itchy and a little dry. Makes me still wonder if she was reacting to the Nystatin or die off was just too strong, and now it’s mild. Nothing I see seems to support die off lasting that / dry skin etc. but maybe! Everyone’s different. Hoping this is helpful to someone someday.

@Chemar Thank you for responding! 🙏 I sent you a message.

Hi all! I need your help! We’re at a cross roads in our treatment. My daughter has been on a regimen of Biocidin, Lauricidin, probiotics and Nystatin for about 8 weeks. Her tics seem less 🤞🏼 however she’s been pretty itchy for over a month. It seems to come and go which is the odd part. Some days she barely itchy (but still a little) and other days she’s very itchy and I see a few *tiny* red patches on her arms. I have her on an antihistamine, which I commonly had her on prior to all this to help with some mild itching and occasional stuffy nose. Never was quite she what caused her “allergies” - perhaps the candida. Also, last week her face was SO dry! Like shedding almost. And redness on the skin around her eyes. I was about to pull the plug on Nystatin and then she woke up and the skin on her face looked perfect and felt smooth. Like a lizard that shed its skin. Now 3 days later her back is itchy again! And I’m back to wondering if I should pull the plug on Nystatin. Also, to note is she has had a rash near her private area that started PRIOR to treatment but it isn’t going away. Fungal cream has helped but it still flares and isn’t gone yet. This makes me wonder if we haven’t gotten the candida fully under control yet. What do you all think? Did any of you deal with skin issues like this?! I keep wondering if it’s die off but it just won’t quit but I’m having a hard time finding anecdotes that resonate with us. We could stop Nystatin but continue the other treatment items or switch to flucanazole, or push through a bit longer! Praying someone can relate! Thank you for your thoughts!

@Alex also if you don’t mind, how was the dairy allergy determined? What were the signs? Did you have to avoid all forms? Cheese? We buy A2 milk, eat Greek yogurt and cheese. Was lactose free cheese tolerated?

@fgter please keep us posted on your child! I hope you are seeing rays of hope with all your efforts! I would love to know more about your mold journey. Has any been found in your home? What supplements were recommended for detox? I asked my functional ped about easy detox ideas (but haven’t confirmed it’s needed yet with a mycotoxin)… she mentioned sauna, castor packs, epsom baths. Any other suggestions?

@Atex thank you for your reply! My “gut” is we have to be making some progress but I still haven’t seen many results from it which makes me feel discouraged. We are new in the journey though so we will just carry on and keep praying. 🙏

Hi all! I have read many forums about Candida on here. I was looking for some thoughts on my 8 year old daughter’s case in particular. She’s had mostly mild tics for almost 2 years. A few times they ramped up a bit, which scared me into visiting a functional pediatrician. She suspected and confirmed via an OAT that my daughter had raised Arabinose aka intestinal candida overgrowth. It was also noted she had a high IgE (40) indicating a non-celiac Gluten Sensativity. I am a few weeks into our regimen which consists of various probiotics (Seed, Sacch B., Terra Flora), bio-film busters (biocidin and Lauridicidin), and Nystatin 3x daily. I’ve been aware of sugar count, trying my best to be GF (the holidays made both a little tricky) and watching our seed oils. Do you think this seems like a good line up?? Anything you see issue with? The first few weeks she was veryyy itchy, but I see that decreasing a bit starting 3 days ago. The rash near her private area is still visible but a but less itchy too. She is no longer having night sweating. But the tics still wax and wane which has me discouraged. I know we’re only about a month in (not quite since I was titrating) but I’m just feeling worried. My end goal is that I can help heal her gut so she can eat gluten without care and for her to be tic free. I don’t know if she has any other sensitivities btw. I do not notice anything after she eats gluten. But perhaps it does have a neurological effect but nothing digestive. I need more time to be GF to study how she is free of it and then add it back in. I know her doc is somewhat curious to run a mycotoxin test on her but I’ve just been trying to give her a break from feeling prodded. I don’t think our house seems moldy at all but I guess you never know. Her tics don’t bother her (too much) so I don’t have an overly motivated patient. She thinks I’m just doing a lot of this for her overall health and immunity. We don’t speak of the tics often or really ever. If anyone has any thoughts or words of encouragement let me know!! I’m hoping the tics are just persisting because her body is still fighting the good fight with the candida toxins and healing still has to be done. 🙏 btw she also shows high Oxalic acid and low B6, which apparently are common with Candida overgrowth.