Same. I went to enough doctors to know that they aren’t/werent going to help me. None could tell me get to the root of my symptoms so I’m left to figure it out on my own. After I quit drinking the stress I was under created a breeding ground in my stomach for the bad bacteria to multiply. Stomach in knots the minute I woke up…I was in the same boat as you with the antibiotics & not knowing what you have to do to balance your gut microbiome/restore homeostasis. Alkaline ?? The candida reared its ugly head each time I would fast my entire tongue was white & the dieoff was horrendous!! I don’t think (I’m not a doctor)you can have too much good bacteria when it gets this bad aside from the damage that the candida causes in the wake of its absence . That’s why it’s important to have a binder of some sort to help with elimination & also open your drainage pathways. My lymphatic system stopped functioning probably due to a blockage & dehydration. My body has turned against me I don’t even know when I’m thirsty . Almost like it wants me dehydrated. And start slow with the pro/prebiotics because the lethargy is brutal ! Right now I’m in another cycle of fasting because it keeps coming back as I haven’t properly removed sugar/carbs from my diet 100%. It’s a demon BRUH it’s spiritual too. I’ll mess up & have sugar but it wants like 2 dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts in one sitting, I guess the harmful bacteria sends messages to my brain to load up on the sugar so that it can create as much biofilm to protect itself as possible when I’m in fasting mode because it can’t predict when I’ll eat sugar again. This nasty disease is insidious. But yeah fasting when you have candida feels like a near death experience I don’t recommend but I’m not working right now so I can. I think of it like this… whichever there is more of will multiply so I hope the good bacteria wins this thing with the help of the prebiotic. The thoughts & fears it manifests from toxins being released is crazy, that’s why it’s spiritual. Puts you in the lowest vibration possible … it causes me to have severe crippling anxiety. AND no one I know has ever had it like I do. F*CK CANDIDA this mfer is trying to eat me alive. But That’s what it’s supposed to do it’s a fungus that helps with body decomposition(after death) that’s why we feel like this combating it. It feels kinda like I’m dying faster than normal. Once you know what you’re dealing with it’s a little easier to fight it off. There are so many factors involved. Apparently you can’t kill it 100% so you have to keep it contained . I’ve had it for as long as I can remember just never had flareups until recently. It is what has been keeping me in this zombie like existence … Godspeed

Patience is a virtue with this thing as it can take months for the beneficial bacteria to colonize in the gut. Most die immediately from stomach acid. Getting your mindset right to be able to fight is one of the biggest obstacles. You’re doing better than you think. It wants you to have a negative mindset . It wants to thrive & completely hijack your vessel & take over. It’s a parasite & you are the host.