Celiac Vs. Yeast (candiasis)

[lawstudent]

I had an endoscopy done, and the biopsy results were negative. I am left to try to figure out if I have gluten intolerance, yeast overgrowth, or both, and there does not appear to be any conclusive way to diagnose either. I am not sure which to try first for the diet.

Does anyone know of any distinguishing symptoms? The symptoms of both seem to have a lot of similarities.

Thanks for your input!

[CarlaB]

Since the diets are so similar, you could treat the candida and eat gluten-free. After a couple months, eat gluten for a couple days and see what happens. If you get ill from the gluten, you know it was gluten or both gluten and candida. If you don't, you know it was only candida.

Most of the time there is a reason for a candida infection. I had both. It was on the anti-candida diet that I discovered my gluten intolerance.

[Guest cassidy]

I had a problem with both and I could tell my reactions apart. I went gluten-free first because I didn't know about the candida and I felt much better but not great. I was still having D and intestinal issues but I was definitely having good days. I could tell when I glutened myself because I would feel worse for a while after that. It took about 2 weeks to figure out when I was glutening myself because until then I just felt crappy.

My doctor did a 3 day stool test which showed that I had increased levels of candida, so there is a way to diagnose it. She gave me prescriptions meds but those didn't work as well as Threelac. I could also tell when the candida was gone. My heart would race when I ate sugar which didn't contain gluten. I used to crave sweet stuff and when the candida was under control I stopped even liking sweet stuff.

I would recommend trying the gluten-free diet and see how you feel. You can try it for a while and then eat some gluten and see if you feel bad. You should be able to tell the difference once you start paying attention to your diet and eliminating gluten.

Also, I tried a low carb diet for the candida and found it extremely restrictive. It was very hard to eat like that and leave the house. I also lost a ton of weight that I couldn't afford to lose and I had to put carbs back in.

Definitely get a strong probiotic which will help both conditions.