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When I Searched "testing For Candida Overgrowth"...

danaf617

By danaf617
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danaf617 Explorer
danaf617
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a bunch of sites talked about testing yourself at home. All of them were referring to spitting into a glass of water and watching what happens. Familiar with this?

Does it hold any truth? Because if it does, I have a major case of candida overgrowth. :P I have the strings, suspended specks and cloudy pile of saliva at the bottom all in less than 30 minutes. Gross!

It would make sense, too, because I've taken 4 or 5 courses of antibiotics in about 15 months. (3 for UTIs, 1 for ear infection, 1 for sinus infection.)

I was using the contraceptive ring (Nuvaring) last fall (Sept-Jan) and prior to going gluten & dairy-free, I had a very high sugar diet.

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cattriona Newbie
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I think it might be true. If you find a good naturopath/GP they can usually help you with that. Just don't go to any naturopath though.

WheatChef Apprentice
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It's about as accurate as testing yourself for malaria by just taking your temperature. You might notice something funky, but it's certainly can't pinpoint anything. There are tests your doctor can do that check for candida overgrowth through stool samples.

Lori2 Contributor
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EnteroLab does stool testing for yeast sensitivity. It cost around $100 (not covered by insurance) but I thought it was worth it to know that that was not one of the problems I had to deal with.

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EnteroLab does stool testing for yeast sensitivity. It cost around $100 (not covered by insurance) but I thought it was worth it to know that that was not one of the problems I had to deal with.

Yeast sensitivity (which Elab tests) is not the same thing as a candida (fungal) infection in the intestines. Elab tests immune reactions to dietary yeast. Only a stool test (preferably a DNA microbial profile) can correctly detect the exact strain of candida present and which drugs or botanical supplements can effectively kill that strain of candida fungus.

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Lori2
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Yeast sensitivity (which Elab tests) is not the same thing as a candida (fungal) infection in the intestines. Elab tests immune reactions to dietary yeast. Only a stool test (preferably a DNA microbial profile) can correctly detect the exact strain of candida present and which drugs or botanical supplements can effectively kill that strain of candida fungus.

I didn't realize that. Thank you so much for the information.

danaf617 Explorer
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Thanks for your replies! After posting this, I made an appointment with a naturopath. I'm going to post a new thread about it.

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