I unfortunately have taken a step back in my progress.

After my brown rice incident, it took over a week for me to get back to normal. But now, normal isn’t really so normal anymore, and I can feel my condition deteriorating everyday. There hasn’t been one day that has gone by that I haven’t NOT had discomfort. I noticed that my body is not tolerating sugars well which could indicate that the candida overgrowth is returning. Every morning, I have some of my Califia Farms Almond Creamer, about 200g of raspberries or strawberries, and 4oz of coconut yogurt. A few short hours later, and I have the thick, cement feeling in my gut, which doesn’t ease up until I wake up in the morning. Sometimes I look bloated, and my intestines literally ache from the top down. These are foods that I have been eating for months without issue – why are things changing now?

Going to the bathroom is questionable, as before and after creates a good amount of pain and discomfort in my gut and I don’t necessarily feel like I am completely empty, although I am still daily which is a blessing I will never stop being thankful for. I am holding a bit of water in my gut, my energy is waning, my skin has been funky, and it has been difficult to get myself to the gym.

Luckily enough, when I lift, I temporarily don’t feel the pain. I convince my mind to get through each set. However, after last night’s glute sesh, I was not able to push as much weight as I normally can which is a clear indication of my energy. What matters right now is that I get there, I get through it. I keep my macros in line. I will not let this get me during this show prep. Not this time.

I am sitting here writing this with sleepy eyes.

So what changed?
My probiotic changed. Strengtia includes 3 strains – 1 of these being Saccharomyces Boulardii, which is a good strain of yeast. S. Boulardii is a stronger fighter against not-so-nice yeast strains. So am I wrong for associating my recent relapse with the absence of S. Boulardii over the past few weeks? I think not. So today, I start another round. I have read that it takes approximately 3 or so days to repopulate in the GI tract. I hope that I am able to bounce back quickly from this.

I think what is interesting here is that it is about REBUILDING & not KILLING. My first reaction to this was, well maybe it’s time to reintroduce Yeastonil. But then I thought, well no! It is thanks to the Strengtia strains that I was able to make such an amazing comeback in November! And whatever good yeast I have, if any, would die with the Yeastonil. Rebuilding and repopulating is the right answer.

Praying, fingers and toes crossed that I can take a quick few steps forward. I have been SO.GOOD. So good. Waking up and not feeling my gut is an amazing thing. Feeling flat. Feeling light. People who don’t understand just won’t ever understand. But I will give anything to get back to where I was a few weeks ago..

I’ll be in touch.