A very intense 14 day treatment with Diflucan....three pills once per day, one every third day for a week, and then one a week for the remainder of the treatment. Stuff's expensive, but doctor says that I am "retaining yeast in the gut." Makes perfect sense when you think about making bread and mixing yeast with sugar in a warm cup of water....that's what's going on in my gut. We all have a little yeast in our bodies, and mix that with carbs and refined sugars in a nice dark place and I suppose it's just a haven for yeast. Also, it is suggested I cut back on yeasty foods like soy, mushrooms, cheeses, etc. for awhile until the candida is back under control. I guess one in three of us will produce yeast in this manner that leads to a number of problems...check out the list at the Atkins site, or in the book. Perhaps it's here too, I don't know really, but it is amazing that I had every symptom of someone with yeast overgrowth. Yuck!