Is there such a thing as a “yeast allergy”?
I’m not sure if this qualifies as an allergy, but my ex-wife suffered from what was called a “systemic yeast overgrowth.” This manifested as a number of different symptoms, the most common of which was regular (5 or 6 times a year) vaginal yeast infections. She found very little medical advice on how to deal with that problem. After suffering with the problem for years, she saw a traditional Chinese practitioner for a different problem. He diagnosed her yeast overgrowth problem without any of the medical tests that traditional medicine needed for a similar diagnosis. He gave her some herbal remedy, and also instructed her to start taking live Acidophilus supplements. (Acidophilus is the bacteria culture in yogurt.) Within 3 months of starting this regimen, the problem ceased. I can’t recall what the herbal remedy was, but I believe the “Acidopilus therapy” was very helpful to her.
