Xref: utzoo sci.med:3441 sci.misc:614 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!j.cc.purdue.edu!i.cc.purdue.edu!arthur.cs.purdue.edu!spaf From: spaf@uther.cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford) Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.misc Subject: Re: Pau D'arco or Taheebo query Message-ID: <2554@arthur.cs.purdue.edu> Date: 9 Dec 87 23:16:41 GMT References: <1987Nov25.163709.2911@mntgfx.mentor.com> <1330@saturn.ucsc.edu> <35869@sun.uucp> <445@spdcc.COM> Sender: news@arthur.cs.purdue.edu Reply-To: spaf@uther.cs.purdue.edu.UUCP (Gene Spafford) Organization: SERC, Dept. of Computer Science, Purdue Univ., W. Lafaytte IN Lines: 17 Keywords: healing candida In reference to chronic vaginal yeast infections: I have heard that this can be an indicator of a (pre-)diabetic condition. It would be wise to have the necessary blood/urine/whatever tests to check this out. Marginal conditions (of diabetes) that flare up only when diet or exercise regimens change can cause recurring flare-ups of yeast problems. One acquaintance discovered a diabetic condition this way, thanks to an alert doctor. As Steve Dyer noted, birth control pills may make some women especially susceptible to such overgrowths, but don't let your doctor dismiss it as simply that (or pantyhose or whatever) without checking other possibilities. -- Gene Spafford Dept. of Computer Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN 47907-2004 Internet: spaf@cs.purdue.edu uucp: ...!{decwrl,gatech,ucbvax}!purdue!spaf