white spots/yeast

I have small faint spots on my neck and I really can't see them, but after having UC you know you need to see a Doctor for ANYTHING. So a dermatologist today said they are caused by yeast called tinea versicolor. He said everybody has yeasts in their pores but for some reason white spots appear when they grow too much. I mentioned that I believed that yeast plays a role in my UC and he said if it does that the yeast on my neck is totally unrelated. After reading about tinea versicolor I found out corticosteroids can be related to its overgrowth. So maybe I have some yeast overgrowth in my GI tract and prednisone is actually causing more problems. (thank goodness i'm down to 5mg) If I do have yeast in my colon, that would explain why SCD and caprylic acid worked wonders for me when Asacol, Imuron, and Prednisone no longer helped.

I'm going to step on toes here...don't mean to. I agree with Got2Believe. My opinion...fungus "can', and has been implicated in many of our illnesses/diseases, not just UC. Even breast cancer now has been shown to have a higher incidence in people who have been on antibiotics (fungal mycotoxins). I am a firm believer that fungus/yeast/mold was the cause of my UC symptoms. After following an antifungal program, I got well again. For me, it was definitely cause/effect. Doesn't mean it is the story for the rest of y'all, but I'll bet it is a contributing factor for more of you than you think. Again, my opinion. The only way to tell is to experiment with an antifungal program (not the SCD, or cutting out one or two trigger foods) and see if your condition improves within a few weeks. If it does, then you know you are onto something. That was the only way I was able to find out. All my doctors (and their tests) told me that changing my diet and starving the fungus/yeast wouldn't make a difference. They were wrong.............thankfully. It's amazing to me that we are so accepting of the prescription drugs we take to alleviate symptoms, some with serious side effects, yet are hesitant to try something natural, like changing our diet for a few weeks to see if it could possibly be a fungal condition, after all. That is the only way to know for sure. And you betcha, it is really hard to cut out the foods you have loved for so long....sugars, breads, pastas,..... I'll be the first to admit that! But, what "if" you do feel better after trying it? Again, not saying this will help everyone, but I know from experience that some have been helped and are on their way to feeling much better.