Don't Think That Candida Is An Issue?

[AliB]

The Medical Profession dismisses Candida and generally deems it of no consequence.

Yet many who are Celiac/Gluten Intolerant are plagued with it. Many more don't even know they have it and are completely oblivious that it is Candida that is causing their health issues.

I am not endorsing any products or services that they sell but the following article is extremely enlightening about Candida and what it is capable of doing to us all.........

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AliB, thanks for posting this and all the other info. I am sure it helps many and is an eye opener too.

A little bit of mold can eat thru an entire hay stack. (I have been dealing with it this year)

A little bit of yeast can off set the whole body.

[MELINE]

I have it, it exists, it is like plague and doctors (many) are ignoring it once again.

If it wasn't for the inernet I would still be extremely sick. thanks for the post.

[Woolygimp]

I have it, it exists, it is like plague and doctors (many) are ignoring it once again.

If it wasn't for the inernet I would still be extremely sick. thanks for the post.

Information, without reference, coming from a site that is also trying to sell products that have not had third-party testing or clinical studies. If I was trying to a bottle of random herbs for $30, I'd tell you how it even cures cancer...

Just because something is posted on the internet does not mean it's true. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is a real condition and it may be related to celiac disease, but "candida overgrowth" is a made-up disorder used by "snake-oil" salesmen to sell you products that you do not need.

[MELINE]

Information, without reference, coming from a site that is also trying to sell products that have not had third-party testing or clinical studies. If I was trying to a bottle of random herbs for $30, I'd tell you how it even cures cancer...

Just because something is posted on the internet does not mean it's true. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is a real condition and it may be related to celiac disease, but "candida overgrowth" is a made-up disorder used by "snake-oil" salesmen to sell you products that you do not need.

....Of course I didn't believe it exists just because I've read it on the internet.....I am not that desperate!!

If you don't want to name it candida then don't. I just know that something is inside of me making me ill whenever I get carbs and that from day 3 of my candida treatment my white tongue turned red again,and after a week most of my symptoms went away.

So if it is candida, or bacterials, or parasites or monsters or aliens I really don't care. As long as the diet + supplements are making me feel extremely better, I am fine with the company that is taking my money.

And it is not a placebo, cause I really don't have the ability to make me period be regular and heavier or make my nails and my hair grow back or turn my tongue red and get rid of all that thrush.

So if you believe that it doesn't exist, that' s ok. I know better my body than anyone else and I'll just keep on listening to it.

[AliB]

Information, without reference, coming from a site that is also trying to sell products that have not had third-party testing or clinical studies. If I was trying to a bottle of random herbs for $30, I'd tell you how it even cures cancer...

Just because something is posted on the internet does not mean it's true. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth is a real condition and it may be related to celiac disease, but "candida overgrowth" is a made-up disorder used by "snake-oil" salesmen to sell you products that you do not need.

I am sorry, I totally disagree with that. Systemic Candida infestation is well-documented. Reference is made by many sites and publications that are not selling anything - I only posted that particular site because the information was very comprehensive. I did say that I do not endorse anything they sell. Based on my fairly extensive knowledge of Candida and what it can do, I felt that, any products aside, it is a very realistic article. Google SIBO and Celiac and you will get a lot of quite 'kosher' references to it. Google Candida and Celiac and you will also get a lot of kosher references.

What is SIBO if not Candida overgrowth? Granted there may be other bacteria also involved - many can be as opportunistic as Candida if given the right environment to flourish, but Candida certainly is one of the most prolific. It may start in the large intestine but can migrate anywhere up the gut (or down) from the mouth to the anus and even into the stomach, which should be protected by the acid but often isn't because microbes like Candida and H.Pylori have the ability to reduce the strength of the stomach acid in order to protect themselves. Low stomach acid is a problem for a lot of people. A common test for Candida is the spit test - if you have a problem with halitosis then your spit test will almost definitely be positive.

I know that I have been battling Candida for many years. I know many others who have been battling Candida for many years. Yes, I am highly likely to be battling other microbes too - acute gut dysbiosis, caused I am certain in my case by antibiotics as a child, will mean that my gut was unprotected and vulnerable - but Candida is by far the biggest culprit.

As a yeast it is relatively harmless. As a fungus it is evil. Its mycelial 'fingers' can bore through the gut wall contributing to 'Leaky Gut' and it will travel anywhere in the body in search of food. It can give out up to 100 different known toxins depending on what it is feeding and where. A friend who had a Colonic (thinking of doing that myself) could actually see the stuff coming out of her - like cotton wool - ugh!

It is like internal dry-rot, and we all know what that can do to a building. Fungus can eat a building.

Some do not get much in the way of external signs at all which does not mean that it isn't an issue internally, but if you have athlete's foot, dandruff, halitosis, thrush, 'jock itch', fungal skin inflammations or fungal nail bed infections, then your body is definitely an excellent host for Candida and other yeasts in general.

Yes, some 'remedies' may well be snake-oil and often very expensive snake-oil, but Candida is very much alive and kicking the hell out of many of us.

A diet that removes the microbes' food source and starves them out is by far the best, and cheapest, remedy.

[lisa25]

What is the best way to find out if you have a candida overgrowth?

[Jestgar]

What is SIBO if not Candida overgrowth? Granted there may be other bacteria also involved - many can be as opportunistic as Candida if given the right environment to flourish, but Candida certainly is one of the most prolific.

Candida is a fungus, not a bacterium. If you can convince someone with the power to write prescriptions that you have issues with a fungus, then you can take an antifungal for a week and clear up all your issues.

An interesting way to return your intestinal flora to normal:

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[purple]

This site:

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states this:

One of the natural aborbers of heavy metals is candida albicans. The body attracts yeast into the intestines to act as a natural sponge for the mercury.

be sure to scroll to the "green letters" Bacteria and Yeast

Now go here:

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then scroll to:

Mercury and Immune System Repression

sounds like those bad bugs are good for something???

So how do you get rid of the mercury and the yeast? hm...

[AliB]

Candida is a fungus, not a bacterium. If you can convince someone with the power to write prescriptions that you have issues with a fungus, then you can take an antifungal for a week and clear up all your issues.

An interesting way to return your intestinal flora to normal:

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Yes, technically it is a yeast which can become a fungus and as such does not respond to anti-bacterial treatment - but basically it is just a different type of microbe. I usually specify bacteria, yeasts and parasites in my posts, but obviously didn't this time.

Unfortunately, just 'writing a prescription' for anti-fungals is not always the answer as I and many others can testify.

There is a very recent post from someone who was given Fluconazole, felt amazing for 2 weeks then went straight back down again. The second course hardly touched it. (Her Doctor is stumped - what the heck do they teach them at Medical School???).

The reason for that is because, like bacteria, they can become resistant to the medication. Any stronger survivors will then go on to have lots of resistant babies and the anti-fungal won't touch them. They effectively stick their tongue out at us and tell us to go take a running jump (if we had the energy to do it!).

Exactly the same thing has happened due to the over, and wrong prescription of anti-biotics. We now have a very scary situation where many of the bacterial strains are now so resistant that there is little or nothing that will kill them.

Although the anti-fungals may help in a limited way they need to be supported by the right diet - a diet that gets the Candida out of its comfort zone and boots it up the backside. Although it is hard on us, it is only by removing the foods that feed it - the sugars, the long-chain carbs, the processed rubbish, and, if necessary the mercury, that we can stand any chance of getting the upper hand.

Communities and cultures that are not exposed to the pollutants, chemicals, and the highly processed, high-carb, high-sugar 'Western' diet like we are, do not generally have any problems with Candida.

[AliB]

What is the best way to find out if you have a candida overgrowth?

If you have any of the health issues I listed in my earlier post then Candida is certainly an issue. If you suffer with fatigue and any number of other health issues then it may well be an issue.

Did you read the info on the link I posted above?

One sure test is the 'spit' test.

Get a clean glass of water. Swish some saliva around your mouth for about 30 seconds then spit it into the water.

If it is clear, Candida is unlikely - unless the overgrowth is just confined to the lower gut and bowel area. If the spit is white and strands sink down from the spittle into the water after a few seconds then systemic Candida is certainly an issue right through your gut.

[AliB]

This is an interesting research link.

It picks up on the problems with oral Candida and other pathogens.

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That may be one reason why anti-fungals only manage to keep the infection at bay and not destroy it. Because it is present in the mouth, every time we eat or swallow we are sending more of the little beggars down the digestive tract.

Anti-fungals come in capsule or tablet form, so do not start to work until they reach the stomach which is too late. Anti-fungal treatment should begin in the mouth.

I have just started 'oil-pulling'. It will be interesting to see what reaction I get. Certainly even after 2 days I am getting interesting results.