Hi Jorge,
Would you tell more about the fecal transplant? I have found following this regime and taking kefir very helpful, however it makes sense to me that lactobacillus types are not indigenous to human origin gut flora. Cheers.

http://scienceline.org/2...oop-on-therapeutic-poop/

Hey Able,

Perhaps this question is silly, but I'm not a biochemist:

You call out synthetic B vitamin supplements as being bad; are there any natural B vitamin supplements that are ok? Or are all B vitamins inside multi-vitamins considered synthetic because they are not from actual food?

I've seen some of your other posts where it seemed that your chief compaint about multi-vitamins was the fact that many had a poor balance of B-vitamins. So I checked the balance in mine and it looked ok -- ranged from 100% to 167% in terms of % daily value. No crazy percentages in the thousands. SO I had thought that my multi-vitamin was ok, but after seeing this post of yours now I'm wondering again. Below is what my multi-vitamin contains. Is this helping the candida because of the B-vitamins? Do you think it is detrimental in any other way?

Thanks

FOUR TABLETS SUPPLY:
Vitamin A (as retinyl palmitate and 75% as beta-carotene) 4,000 IU 80%
Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid and 13% as ascorbyl palmitate) 200 mg 333%
Vitamin D (as cholecalciferol) 800 IU 200%
Vitamin E (as d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate) 100 IU 333%
Thiamin (as thiamin pyrophosphate) 1.5 mg 100%
Riboflavin (as riboflavin-5-phosphate) 2 mg 118%
Niacin (as niacinamide and 20% as niacin**) 25 mg 125%
Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxal-5-phosphate) 2 mg 100%
Folate (as folic acid)*** 600 mcg 150%
Vitamin B12 (as cyanocobalamin) 10 mcg 167%
Biotin 500 mcg 167%
Pantothenic acid (as D-calcium pantothenate) 15 mg 150%
Calcium (50% from calcium glycerophosphate,
40% from raw bone, 10% from calcium orotate) 200 mg 20%
Phosphorus (72% from calcium glycerophosphate,
28% from raw bone) 107 mg 11%
Iodine [from kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum)] 150 mcg 100%
Magnesium (71% from magnesium glycinate, 17% from
magnesium aspartate, 12% from magnesium gluconate) 210 mg 53%
Zinc (as zinc monomethionine) 20 mg 133%
Selenium (as selenomethionine) 100 mcg 143%
Copper (as copper aspartate) 3 mg 150%
Manganese (as manganese aspartate) 3 mg 150%
Chromium (as chromium polynicotinate) 120 mcg 100%
Molybdenum (as sodium molybdate) 100 mcg 133%
Potassium (as potassium aspartate) 20 mg <1%
Coenzyme Q-10 5 mg *
L-Histidine (as L-histidine HCl) 20 mg *
L-Glutathione 40 mg *
L-Carnitine (as L-carnitine tartrate) 25 mg *
L-Methionine 100 mg *
L-Lysine HCl 100 mg *
L-Phenylalanine 50 mg *
L-Threonine 50 mg *
Taurine 100 mg *
Pantethine 15 mg *
Choline (as choline bitartrate) 50 mg *
Inositol 50 mg *
Vanadium (as BMOV) 40 mcg *
Boron (as calcium borogluconate) 3 mg *
Other ingredients: Calcium carbonate, dextrose, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, silica, magnesium stearate and pharmaceutical glaze.
This product contains no salt, artificial flavors, color, wheat, yeast, or milk derivatives.
**CAUTION: Transient flushing and feeling of warmth might be associated with the ingestion of niacin-containing products.
***The safe upper limit of daily intake is 1,000 mcg of folate.

Able

I have chronic B12 deficiency, and have had it for years since returning from Mexico with Cryptosporidium. Are B12 shots a problem for candida sufferers and are oral B complex vitmains a problem, even if I ensure they contain no forbidden extra ingredients? Thanks again for all your time. Lynda

Hello, Lynda.

I've never seen research concerning B vitamin shots along with Candida; but I would imagine that, if you know for a fact that you're more deficient in 12 than others there would be a problem having the shots.

Quality-wise, it'd be much more beneficial to obtain your B vitamins from kefir, Greek yogurt, and probiotics.

Able