Reaction to Medication Tetracycline

It sounds like you have a candida infection. I could be wrong...I'm not a doctor, but the use of antibiotics, particularly tetracyclines, are a classic way to develop candida.

See, antibiotics, like tetracyclines, destroy good bacteria in your body (gut), as well as the bad bacteria that can contribute to infection.

In killing off the good bacteria, your body's intestinal flora is thrown out of whack, allowing for yeasts (normally present in the gut, throat, and some other areas of the body --but kept in check by the presence of good bacteria) to increase their numbers, and begin to cause all kinds of weird symptoms, like ibs (irritable bowl syndrome), cfs (chronic fatigue syndrome), skin rashes, headaches, insomnia, bloating, constipation... And the list goes on and on.

Under these conditions, candida albicans (an opportunisitc yeast-like fungus) changes its form, from a yeast, to a fungal growth, resembling a sort of plant-like structure, under a microscope.

This plant-like structure then begins to grow through the intestinal tract, releasing toxins into the bloodstream, which cause allergies to develop, and a host of other conditions, some of which I mentioned.

One of the best (and safest) ways, that i'm aware of, to kill candida, is via the use of colloidal silver, which is an anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal suspension of silver compounds in distilled water (i think, off the top of my head).

Colloidal silver will get in there and wipe the proverbial floor with candida, before candida knows what hit it.

Do that, in conjunction with drinking lots of water everyday, as cs (colloidal silver) will increase your body's toxic load, from killing fungi etc.

You'll want to flush your system out with plenty of good fluids (water - bottled or filtered...No soft drinks, or even fruit juices. They don't count).

More than 1 litre of water a day.

From what i've read, you may feel tired for a while, as your body's toxic load increases. You may even feel nauseous, or even throw up. Your rashes may get worse initially, as your body struggles to keep up with cs.

Cs, interstingly, does not harm good bacteria. You might not experience this worsening of symptoms, tiredness etc - but I thought i'd mention it, as it's a possibility.

Now, you want to follow this up with helping your body to replenish its supply of good bacteria (killed off by the use of tetracylcines). You can achieve this by grabbing yourself a bottle of acidophilus (available from healthfood stores) and following the instructions on the bottle/container.

Add the acidophilus when you feel like your body has gotten rid of this increased toxic load, or most of it. This is estimated at 3 or 4 weeks, if you're flushing your system out everyday with lots of water, and you are able to *ahem* answer nature's call on a regular basis - meaning daily).

But see how you feel, and act accordingly.

And get onto this as soon as possible because candida grows like a weed, and can go on to cause you all kinds of woe. From my research, cs makes (relatively speaking) short work of this problem.

There are sites that list foods that you may eat, so as not to provide candida with what is needs to grow. But the cs (followed by acidophilus) should do the trick.

Just do a search on google. Type 'candida diet', or something along those lines.

Good luck with it!

I have looked into it some on google, and I think you could very well be right. Who should I go see to test for this condition or verify it? A dermotologist? I am very anxious to get rid of the problem.

Also, do you believe the condition can be completely erradicated over time? No permanent effects, I mean.

Thank you very much for the advice.

I have one last question. You mentioned how taking colloidal silver everyday is the best treatment for candida and how taking small dosages for a limited amount of time does not bring with it any side effects. Maybe i'm jumping the gun here, being really anxious to get rid of this problem, but would it hurt to start taking this supplement now?

My problem is that I am very busy and can only schedule an appointment mid-march earliest.

Again, thank you for the advice.

If i was in your position, i'd be just as eager to find a solution to this problem.

You can always schedule an appointment with your doctor, for a convenient time, if you are not satisfied with colloidal silver's progress, by the time march arrives.

i'm not a doctor, but yes, I would say to get started now. Candida (if it is indeed candida) has been proven to be behind some very serious conditions. 2-3 months is a long time, in terms of the growth, and development, of a systemic fungal infection.

Like any living thing, its number one objective is survival. So, as the days pass by, it will be trying to establish itself more strongly in your system, leading to (perhaps) other, more serious symptoms.

Cs (as I said) is not poisonous, and will not harm you (in any way) for taking it, unless you were doing something silly, like drinking a bottle of it a day.

So you have nothing to lose. All the best with it!

Ok. I have ordered colloidal silver, acidophilus, and even grapefruit seed extract. I am trying to do the diet too, but it is very hard. I am avoiding all sugars very well, and yeast, but carbs are hard to do. I don't know if you know the answer to this, but are fresh almonds ok. I really need some ideas for how to get a lot of calories into this very restrictive diet.

I'm kind've getting all my thoughts out at once here. Another question of mine is how long should I be on this diet. Sites say when the growth has weakened, and you have disposed of some of it, then you can start incorporating foods back in slowly. Is 3 weeks good for this. I have no idea.

I just want to reclarify and maybe get some reassurance about the possibility of candida in me.

I may have emphasized too much the rash I had. It was very bad until I stopped taking tetracycline, but since then it has gone away, mostly.

Now, what really bothers me is how red I get when I work out, specifically aerobically. But, it's not a solid red, it's patchy and mostly on my arms, chest, and back. The back patchy redness exists even when I don't workout, and the arms and chest do to very lightly. They intensify as I workout. The rash does mildly itch when I work out. I know that whatever I have is definitely a result of the tetracycline.

Do you still think this is candida?

I have been following the diet pretty strictly, but I do eat some complex carbs. I also bought the supplements acidophilus, coloidal silver, and grapefruit seed extract. Only the acidophilus has come in. I have taken it for 2 1/2 days.

Some people, with a fungal infection, compalin of reddened skin. This is especially so when that infection occurs in the area of the genitalia.

Again, i'm not a medical practitioner, so even if we were in the same room, I couldn't say for sure if you are suffering from an over-proliferation of candida in your system.

Then again, neither could a medical practitioner...Not without the proper tests being carried out.

The only way to put your mind at rest, would be to go see the doctor, so he/she can order up those tests.

But yes, one of the signs of a superficial fungal infection of the skin, is red, itchy (sometimes dry and scaly) skin.

Here's a question and answer, I found at the above mentioned forum, from someone whose problem is practically identical to yours.

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