@sophie1019, Thank you for that good information. The more we have in our knowledge base the better off we will be.
Take care,
Becky

I think the spelling is wrong. Are you meaning Candida albicans? I believe it is a yeast.

Yes i sent a correction on the spelling and yes i know what it is it is caused by excessive antibiotics which i had to take for the mac

Good advise .. I wonder should we be disinfecting our toothbrushes anyway? Can they also have MAC on them

I don’t know about MAC on a toothbrush, but it is always recommended that you change out your toothbrush after strep. Having raised ten children I know that one only too well! Kids keep reinfecting themselves when they don’t change out the toothbrush. So it would only make sense to disinfect your toothbrush or keep a supply of new ones handy.

I put my toothbrushes in an ultraviolet container after I use them to be disinfected.

I am puzzled by the ultra disinfecting processes. I thought MAC could be found in air, water (even in hospitals), and soil (dust) so how can it be avoided? My doctors have also thought I have it because my ankylosing spondylitis stiffened my breathing cartilage so my lungs can't expand fully, leaving areas in the lungs susceptible to MAC, which is everywhere??

Pat

@pkayh I dont think we can avoid it completely but I guess they suggest avoiding it as much as we can so it doesn't mount up and get out of control. But disinfecting also kills the good bacteria that kill the MAC. Its very complicated so I guess we all need to make or own decision or go by the experts(who dont even know everything unfortunately). All the best

Yes MAC is everywhere. I think we are all trying to limit our exposure from known sources as much as possible so as not to continually reinfect ourselves.

Yes, I suppose that is what I try to do.