Slightly offtopic, but I think you might find this interesting. I noticed an article on Hyperlipid about endotoxin. Apparently there's a new theory about why we get overgrowth of harmful organisms after a course of antibiotics:

http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot....-endotoxin.html

For those of you with candida...can you list some of your symptoms ?

My memory is a little hazy on which of my symptoms are candida symptoms, since they have a lot in common with insulin resistance and food sensitivities, but here's a list of things my wife and I have dealt with:

Stomach gas and cramps
Jock itch, athlete's foot, and itchiness everywhere
Yeast infections and UTIs
Acne, warts, and canker sores
White furry tongue
Headaches
Nausea and dizziness
"Brain fog" and fatigue - especially on humid days
Memory problems
Shoulder cramps
Metallic taste in the mouth
Carb cravings

Have you tried the spit test? There's a thread on here about it.

Years ago, somewhere online, I came across a number of comments by one of the first doctors in the USA to identify and treat candidasis. I've never been able to find the webpage again, so can't provide a URL. Anyway, he said that the reason that so many people have poor results from acidophilus capsules is that the amount in a few capsules is just enough to digest a meal, and then it exists the body with that meal, it doesn't colonize the intestinal walls. He said that a full bottle was necessary.

Anyway, I've also read suggestions that you should take high dose laxitives & enemas BEFORE trying to repopulate the intestinal flora -- because by that simple action you'll remove almost all the candida in the intestines, and NOT have any die off.

When I tried a full bottle, I was simply amazed. At a certain point my intestines felt inflamed, there was severe burning.

But days after no sensations, whatsoever.

Thereafter, I was able to digest food for the first time since early childhood.

I was VERY angry --- why didn't other doctors know about this?

Every once in a while nowadays, I take a handful of acidopilus capsules, even though I probably don't need them. Just to be "safe."

Very interesting. Anyone else try this method?