During pregnancy your body has odd cravings and it’s hard to tell whether your cravings for carbohydrates are a sign of another serious healthproblem. Candida overgrowth is a major factor in the development of leaky gut syndrome where food penetrates the bowel walls and enter the blood stream. Experts link leaky gut syndrome with food allergies and autoimmune diseases.

Anne Khoury, a certified colon hygienist at Health Connections Center says that candida albicans can crowd out beneficial bacteria. Pregnant women may take probiotics such as acidophilus supplements which are made from friendly bacteria. (1)

(1) http://www.pregnancytoday.com/articles/health-and-physical-changes/candida-and-pregnancy-4169/

*Author: Courtney
Has anyone here carried a pregnancy to term with a pretty bad and chronic case of intestinal candida at the same time? I’ve had candida for about 8 years. I keep the levels down with herbs, but I haven’t been able to totally get rid of it.

I want to have a baby. I know pregnancy increases the estrogen and progesterone hormones which make candida worse. Is this too dangerous for my health to risk? Could this be dangerous for my baby as well? If anyone has good solid info about this, I would really appreciate the advice. Thanks.

*Author: Polly
The candida lowers your taurine levels. Taurine is needed for the baby’s brain development. I would take taurine, and plenty of folinic acid before getting pregnant.

Many people with Candida are estrogen dominant. Estrogen dominance will lower your folate, B12 and B6 levels. Without enough folate, you run the risk of the baby having neural tube defects. Us folinic acid because itis a better form of this B vitamin than folate.

Often, with Candida overgrowth, you need extra thyroid. Get to an alternative doctor and get this straightened out before getting pregnant. Broda Barnes, MD said that pregnancy requires about another half grain of thyroid supplementation. Without enough thyroid, it is difficult to maintain a pregnancy.

Natural progesterone helps one keep a pregnancy that is threatened. If you take the natural progesterone during the first tri-mester, the child tends to be smarter and with a more agreeable personality. If you decide to take progesterone during the whole pregnancy, then you should know that you should stop the supplementation 3 days to a week before the baby is due. The drop in progesterone is a signal that it is time for the baby to come.

Glutamine is needed for the immune system. Often people with the yeast syndrome are low on this. However, a supplement of glutamine may cause constipation. It will also lower taurine levels. Glutamine will also release ammonia in the intestines. Glutamine by itself is a problem for some people.

Instead of plain glutamine, I think one should consider supplementing some Perque Endura Guard. Perque Endura Guard has both glutamine and alpha ketoglutarate with B6. This mixture is easier on the body, and more helpful, in my opinion. The alpha ketoglutarate will help remove the ammonia released by the glutamine. It will also assist you in using your B6 properly.

*Author: Polly
PS: After the first three months of pregnancy, the placenta starts to put out a lot of progesterone. So, usually the small supplement of natural progesterone is stopped at that time. However, if there are signs of eclampsia, or that the pregnancy might be in trouble, then the progesterone is used again.

Also, with a pregnancy, be sure to get enough salt in your diet.

*Author: Marilyn in Sidney
Glutamine is needed for the immune system. Often people with the yeast syndrome are low on this. However, a supplement of glutamine may cause constipation. It will also lower taurine levels. Glutamine will also release ammonia in the intestines. Glutamine by itself is a problem for some people.
———————————————————————

So I assume then that most people with Candida, especially advanced Candida, would be short of glutathione due to the depletion of glutamine/glutamic acid…? When I had amino acid tests done, both plasma and urine, I was very low in glycine and glutamine… does glycine get used up too by candida?

*Author: Polly
>So I assume then that most people with Candida, especially advanced Candida, would be short of glutathione due to the depletion of glutamine/glutamic acid…?

That is but one factor. I don’t know if it is the main one or not. The kids with autism are often low on glutathione due to a lack of B6, B12, and folinic acid. These are needed to cycle homocysteine back into cysteine. You also need cysteine to create glutathione. That may be the reason that these vitamins are central to improving glutathione levels in the autistic and probably the mercury poisoned.

> does glycine get used up too by candida?

I’ve not heard of any relationship. What was your serine levels? Low also? Serine is closely related to glycine. I think B6 and folic acid are cofactors for this conversion between serine and glycine.

Here is a reference that says glycine can be used to create oxalates. Also, the body will create a lot of oxalates if you are low on B6.

http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/234/9/2391.pdf

Are your oxalate levels high???

*Author: Marilyn in Sidney
Thanks Polly… I’m going to have to dig out some old tests, but I think I was low on all of the branched chain amino acids… I’m not sure these tests have any validity anymore whatsoever because they are so old. I am going to experiment with some digestive enzymes again, probably pancreatic enzymes as they are the only ones that I seem to tolerate. Someone on another newsgroup said that if you get gut pain from digestive enzymes, it is because of inflammation. I have not been able to tolerate any kind of digestive enzymes thus far, they make me feel like my intestines are being digested. I thought I would have to the hospital one night it hurt so bad. I wonder if celiacs have this reaction? Or whether it is simply due to massive Candida… this OSR really kicks up the yeast, but so far I am tolerating grapefruit seed extract thanks for your input!