Does vinegar kill good bacteria on the skin?

[mojo]

Being that it is a preservative and keeps bacteria from growing in food, I was wondering if it may just kill the good bacteria shield that forms on our skin. I tried it a while back with no luck, actually it just seemed to make things worse for me and yes, I tried it for nearly a year. Anyway, I got this book from the library, it's called "An Extraordinary Power to Heal" and the author write's about how vinegar is a yeast promoter. From what I gather so far, say we take an anti-biotic, then before our gut has had time to replenish the layer of good bacteria, we consume foods that are yeast promoters, beer, vinegar, malt products, etc. which lets the yeast (candida) colonize and prevent the good bacteria from recolonizing the way it should. In turn, it wreaks havoc on our immune system. He sites many referenses to studies and he seems to have the credentials to back it up. There is a website but I'm not sure that I am aloud to mention it, it's nutritioninstitute.com . I apologize if I am not supposed to mention the site.
I found two of his books at the library.
Well, just thought I would mention this as I researched here and could not find any mention of it. I have already started on the diet stages as I have most of the foods around anyway from the other anti-candida diets except that I have been consuming a lot of vinegar-that is what I have dropped about 2 days ago. I let you all know how it goes.
Also, I don't have any nystatin but may see if my doc will let me try it. I guess I forgot to mention that. He suggests oral nystatin in small amounts over a period of time to kill the yeast in the gut.
Anyway, good luck all. And if anyone has tried this please let me know how it went. Thanks

[dora]

And if anyone has tried this please let me know how it went.

i'm not sure which "this" you mean, but i use apple cider vinegar (diluted to 15% in spring water) on my face every day, and make a point of using it on salads as well. i've been doing this for several months, and although i've been having a cruddy spell the last few days, in general my skin has been quite happy with that regimen.

where i live nystatin is regularly prescribed along with antibiotics, and it never does me much (if any) good - i always have to take a course of fluconazole afterwards anyway.

but we're all different.

[mojo]

What I meant by "this" was the vinegar free, malt free diet and or nystatin treatment. I didn't mean to offend anyone, I realize there are many many people who highly recommend the use of vinegar.
I actually do very well with fluconizole, all facial swelling goes away and redness slighty decreases but I have never been on it long enough to see how much of a difference it would make.
Anyway, I didn't see the harm in mentioning this, after all it's ok for people to rave about the wonderfull things vinegar does for them (as I said, I also stuck with it for quite some time) - and being that we are all different- I couldn't see the harm in asking.
But fear not, if this is a sore subject I shall drop it and make no more mention of it.

[dora]

... why do you think it's a "sore subject" or anything like that?
i simply replied to your post, which i found interesting.
there was no (0) subtext of any kind.

[phlika29]

Mojo

Dont worry no one is offended and certainly the use of vinegar is not a sore subject. Your post is a little confusing and just needed clarification.

Not many people use ACV of those that do some report good results and others not so good. As for whether it pickles the bacteria, I am not sure how it is meant to relieve symptoms. Interesting that you read about it being a yeast promoter. Is that because they believe that it inhibits bacteria in the gut?