Candida is making my life miserable

[green goddess]

...You actually see the dead candida coming out of your body via your vowel movements.

I know this is a little juvenile, but this made me giggle!

"So, when you pronounce your O's like 'oh', the candida will rapidly come out, but if you pronounce them like 'ooo', it will come out less rapidly. It all depends how you shape your mouth to make your vowel sounds." ;)

Ok, I'm done now!

[mcster]

mcster, this is very interesting! I imagine you had to rest at home during your candida detox - can't imagine trying to work or be in public at the same time!

This may be a little odd, or TMI, but I'm curious - what is it that you say was 'eliminated' out of you? I'm not completely familiar with candida, so I'm not sure what to picture (though this isn't exactly the most pleasant thing in the world to try and visualize!)

And if I may also ask, what were your candida symptoms?

You have some good information! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

Detox was brutal. I've done cleanses before up to 30 days and this was the fastest and nastiest detox I've ever gone through. You won't have the energy or mental clarity to do work. You must schedule a long weekend to do this IMO.

My symptoms were mild but systemic. I had very mild Keratosis Pilaris or chicken skin in my upper arms, chronic throat clearing, mild razor rash on my beard and the odd pimple. Most of this stuff people are willing to live with or bandaid with creams, mints or what have you but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and it didn't make sense to have these issues when I'm eating extremely healthy and clean. That's where and how my research started.

On my fifth day post detox, my skin conditions are 90% gone and I feel like I got a new, ultra wide pharynx (I can't remember the last time I could breathe this well).

I know this is a little juvenile, but this made me giggle!

"So, when you pronounce your O's like 'oh', the candida will rapidly come out, but if you pronounce them like 'ooo', it will come out less rapidly. It all depends how you shape your mouth to make your vowel sounds." ;)

Ok, I'm done now!

Yeah, I just loooooove talkin' s*it in public! Haha

During detox, discharge is liquid and you will see small translucent/whitish pieces floating around. Picture little toilet paper tears. On my third day after the detox, I had a yikes moment. It looked like chunks of thick, dead skin shaped like they were lining the intestines. After that release, I've continued to see white spots encrusted in stools. Think cottage cheese.

Okay, pleeeeeease, let's leave it at that! :)

[green goddess]

Ha ha, funny how I don't get grossed out in the slightest talking about ... posterior emissions!

Thanks for the further info, mcster! I bet you feel a little 'cleaner' now. However, do you think it might be possible that the white, um, discharge could actually be the coconut oil itself? I'm not disbelieving you, understand, but exploring any potential possibilities.

I'm excited for you that you've found success, and hope that you'll give an update later on as to how well you're now finding yourself!

And it is funny, isn't it, how little ailments like throat-clearing and the odd pimple here and there are just usually accepted as part of life. A raw acquaintance of mine remarked how she suddenly noticed how loud the (non-raw) people around her are - throat-clearing, coughing, sneezing, sniffling. She'd become used to how quiet she now was without these annoying little 'normal' issues.

[dime]

However, do you think it might be possible that the white, um, discharge could actually be the coconut oil itself? I'm not disbelieving you, understand, but exploring any potential possibilities.

I was thinking the same, but if this was really the coconut oil wouldn't it be transparent/liquid for sure at that temperature? Maybe in the water it quickly solidifies, partially. I know that the coconut oil I have even when it's liquid at around 25C temperature in the room, there's still some white somewhat solid clouds floating in it.

[MysticTree]

However, do you think it might be possible that the white, um, discharge could actually be the coconut oil itself? I'm not disbelieving you, understand, but exploring any potential possibilities.

I don't think it would be the coconut oil but it is possible it could be a number of things and without testing it under a microscope etc etc etc you wouldn't be sure.

Mcster is very thorough and scientific so I am sure a sample has been sent for testing.

[mcster]

Ha ha, funny how I don't get grossed out in the slightest talking about ... posterior emissions!

Thanks for the further info, mcster! I bet you feel a little 'cleaner' now. However, do you think it might be possible that the white, um, discharge could actually be the coconut oil itself? I'm not disbelieving you, understand, but exploring any potential possibilities.

I'm excited for you that you've found success, and hope that you'll give an update later on as to how well you're now finding yourself!

And it is funny, isn't it, how little ailments like throat-clearing and the odd pimple here and there are just usually accepted as part of life. A raw acquaintance of mine remarked how she suddenly noticed how loud the (non-raw) people around her are - throat-clearing, coughing, sneezing, sniffling. She'd become used to how quiet she now was without these annoying little 'normal' issues.

I was thinking the same, but if this was really the coconut oil wouldn't it be transparent/liquid for sure at that temperature? Maybe in the water it quickly solidifies, partially. I know that the coconut oil I have even when it's liquid at around 25C temperature in the room, there's still some white somewhat solid clouds floating in it.

My pleasure goddess! Yeah, feeling much, much better. My world has changed actually. Beyond raw, this is bar none then best thing I've ever done for my health. You're absolutely right. As we age, we accept these nuances as part of the "aging process" but the reality is that we're in badly need of a tune up and few people do them, never mind effective ones. I've done cleanses before but this has been clearly well beyond a cleanse for me. I view it as a true process of rejuvenation. I look and feel like I'm getting younger from the inside out. And people have commented to the same so I have validation that it's not just my imagination. :) As for the rest, there's no way the floaty thingamajigs are coconut. Three reasons:

1) As dime pointed out, coconut oil is liquid at room temperature and our discharge is above room temperature. There is no way it could solidify and even if it could, I doubt it would look like the discharge.

2) I did lots of research and knew what to look for ahead of time. I watched several videos and saw lots of pictures of candida both inside your body (through surgery and bronchoscopy) and out through discharge. What I saw is exactly what I was expecting to see based on what I researched.

3) It's day six and I continue to discharge. I'm not sure if it's related to the cleanse of my post-cleanse regiment of minimal or no fat, probiotics and consumption of foods that help fight candida like drinking two glasses of ACV and water per day, coconut water/milk, spirulina and chlorella. I'm sure at the very least they're helping kill off and clear off whatever was left half dead by the detox.

I don't think it would be the coconut oil but it is possible it could be a number of things and without testing it under a microscope etc etc etc you wouldn't be sure.

Mcster is very thorough and scientific so I am sure a sample has been sent for testing.

I actually did think about sending samples for analysis but frankly it's unnecessary at this point. I'm not in the healthcare business nor am I trying to prove anything to anyone. Experiencing the relief from my symptoms, seeing what I saw and feeling how I feel is more than enough testament for me.