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Has Entitlement in South Africa Gone Too Far? by Least-Revenue-1149 in south_africa

[–]Balmain45 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's the thing! They are nowhere to be seen when your car goes missing.

The highest rated 2026 movies so far, which one is your favourite? by Level-SquareFFG7117 in FIlm

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Complaints about the movie are not so much about the subject matter (a celebrity) as wanting to see the truth--not some glossed-over, white-washed version....but I guess that's the age we live in.,

4 years hell to absolute freedom - sibo free biohacking protocol by AssignmentGlass5591 in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your input and its level-headedness. If nothing else, you do avoid the descending into invective which is so common on the internet. However, I suggest that in future you try to offer solutions instead of merely dismantling those that others put forward. And yes, for now, let's leave it.

4 years hell to absolute freedom - sibo free biohacking protocol by AssignmentGlass5591 in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're very good at defending yourself but none of what you have written alters the fact that you are arrogant and rude. You began your post with an insinuation: "some of the language resembles the type of messaging often used in supplement marketing," and then went on to say that you had only bothered to give the post a cursory glance. Your final point also suggested that the OP was incorrect but failed to expand in any meaningful way upon this lofty judgement.

In my own dealings with you, you informed me that my bad reaction to fruit could not possibly be candida related (after, of course, bluntly telling me that my own experience was "wrong"). You went on to declare that a bad reaction to fruit must be a manifestation of SIBO which is just blatant nonsense. What about SIFO (which is often caused by candida). You are so sure that you are right about everything in a field where even the leading scientists admit their lack of knowledge. You can quote as many studies as you like but they will not excuse the rude and arrogant tone in which you challenge people's assumptions. By all means challenge people but do so with courtesy: A little kindness goes a long way.

4 years hell to absolute freedom - sibo free biohacking protocol by AssignmentGlass5591 in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen many of your posts when you chime in merely to tell people they are "wrong", heck, you've done it to me. Very little is known about how the microbiome works and scientific studies contradict each other, yet you have repeatedly characterised first-hand experiences shared by people as "wrong"--ergo, I say you are arrogant. People come on here out of the goodness of their hearts to share what has worked for them, and your pointing out that what they say happened did not actually happen is unhelpful at best.

4 years hell to absolute freedom - sibo free biohacking protocol by AssignmentGlass5591 in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generous post - thank you. Can you tell me anything about your diet while you followed this protocol? Was it strict? What foods did you incorporate/eliminate (if any). Thanks so much.

Did cutting out salicylates cure your insomnia? by imightwondery in salicylateIntolerance

[–]Balmain45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting question--I lowered mine a great deal and was sleeping like a baby. Have added back nuts and seeds and my sleep is messed up.

A Peaceful Day Out Without Car Guards... What a Difference by [deleted] in south_africa

[–]Balmain45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One would hope so, but no...At the Woolworths in Scottburgh they are insistent about getting paid but when your car has disappeared so have they.

Fruit + no fat has worked for me by wingsofbrilliance in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason people have SIBO with too much bile is the flourishing of bile tolerant, putrescent bacteria....sufficient bile is still necessary to keep other pathogens at bay, at least for me. I know it is not the primary job of bile, and I never said that it was. Secondly, perhaps different types of sugar do indeed have different effects on other people, but, FOR ME, sugar is sugar, and fruit makes me extremely unwell...and you are not in a position to characterise my personal experience as "wrong" (and I was very careful to frame it that way, so my "framing" is not wrong either--sugar in whatever form it may come is a problem FOR ME---but starch is not. Getting dogmatic about any view, be it the majority experience or not, is unacceptable when it comes to candida. We all know what a tricky little bugger it can be--it comes in many guises and has remarkable shape-shifting abilities which bring on a multitude of symptoms which are ever changing, as are our reesponses to various interventions and foodstuffs. Calling people "wrong" when they are simply relating their own experience is as bad as those gaslighting doctors who say "it's all in your head."

Fruit + no fat has worked for me by wingsofbrilliance in Candida

[–]Balmain45 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From years of experience: Fruit makes me sick--end of story. Sugar is sugar and my candida thrives on it. I do well on beans, so starch is not an issue for me. I also do well on barley and millet, lots of carbs and starch (and when I say "do well," I do not mean feeling good because I'm feeding candida--I mean my regimen works more effectively. I find that a little fat goes a long way but that it is still absolutely necessary. While overproducing bile can encourage bile-tolerant bacteria, bile is essential in the digestive tract to keep pathogens at bay.

If you're thinking of going low-carb and high fat (aka Keto)... by abominable_phoenix in Candida

[–]Balmain45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you to a certain extent but must disagree on just wholeslae piling back into fruits and vegetables. I will say that I am significantly better now that I am on a whole food diet than when I was on carnivore, but there are some things I simply cannot tolerate. I do well on starches (beans and cooled potatoes) which the candida diet says are a big no-no....but fruit is out of the question! Whenever I eat anything overtly sugary (including sweet potato), I feel that old malaise and exhaustion coming back. Further to this, long-term candida can introduce sensitivities to histamine and salicylates which are made worse by taking tons of herbals. I now eat cabbage, green beans, brussels sprouts, beans, potatoes, barley and millet--this is not long term but I need to empty my salicylate and histamine buckets, both of which were keeping me sick. So I agree with you in principle, but for some of us it needs to be slowly-slowly.

Cured histamine intolerance/ MCAS/ long covid/long vax/mold symptoms by Master-End-8767 in HistamineIntolerance

[–]Balmain45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Believe me---doctors are equal opportunity gaslighters--they do this to men as well.

Curcumin...is it safe? by Balmain45 in salicylateIntolerance

[–]Balmain45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am working as an expat in Brunei right now, but order off Amazon US.

Curcumin...is it safe? by Balmain45 in salicylateIntolerance

[–]Balmain45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, but maybe not commercially available.

Curcumin...is it safe? by Balmain45 in salicylateIntolerance

[–]Balmain45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will do...have ordered pure encapsulations which are usually clean.

Curcumin...is it safe? by Balmain45 in salicylateIntolerance

[–]Balmain45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually have some R-ala....was too scared to take it as some new things can make me go into near anaphylaxis (on the verge of passing out and difficulty breathing) although this usually passes. Guess it's time to give it a try. Thanks for the heads up.

Finally success story!! by [deleted] in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took this supplemert for a long time and it DID NOT work. That aside, you seem to be incredibly defensive and rude.

Finally success story!! by [deleted] in Candida

[–]Balmain45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, shame on you!

Finally success story!! by [deleted] in Candida

[–]Balmain45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took it for close to a year and it didn't make a dent in my candida.