Candida, do you have it?

I have heard a lot about Candida and actually studied up on it a bit. But until recently I had no idea that this is most likely what is causing some of my symptoms.

Candida is a yeast that occurs naturally in the human body. Normally it lives in harmony with a variety of other microorganisms and actually performs a couple important functions. The problem occurs when something upsets the balance of bacteria in the body and this allows the yeast organism to proliferate and take over all the healthy microorganisms.

It normally resides in the intestinal tract, mouth, throat and genitals, however it can burrow holes in the intestinal tract, enter the blood stream and then make it’s way into any organ of the body. To make matters worse it emits over 70 different toxins into the body. Some people may even become allergic to the yeast itself.

These are two tests to see if you think you might have a Candida overgrowth:

For Adults or Children 12 Years & Older: Dr. William Crook’s Questionnaire.

For Children Under 12 Years: Yeast Questionnaire for Children’s Candida.

I think for me the scariest part of this horrible sickness is that all the symptoms were there, and even staring me in the face but no doctor saw it even when i gave them all my symptoms. Plus I am always in charge of my health and it has taken me a year to figure it out! This overgrowth is mainly caused by mainstream medications, including but NOT limited to: anti-biotics, especially if you have ever taken them for a long course, steroids, and birth control. I won’t bore you with all my symptoms but I was on anti-biotics for a long time (years) for acne, and I was off of them for a couple years then when i went back to them, all my symptoms started. I didn’t want to take them but I was out of options for my skin! now, never again! Just proof point if you can be natural, BE!

Symptoms:

• Athletes’ foot.
• Babies – colic, diaper rash and cradle cap.
• Bruising easily.
• Cheekbone or forehead tenderness, pain.
• Cold hands or feet, low body temperature.
• Cold-like symptoms – excessive mucus in the sinuses, nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs.
• Cravings or addictions for sugar, bread or alcohol.
• Cysts, abnormal formation of – in different parts of the body, especially around the neck, throat, and ovaries, and in the bladder.
• Digestive problems – diarrhea, constipation, abdominal distention, bloating or pain, gas, mucus in the stools, hiatal hernia, ulcers, suffering from food-borne bacteria, i.e. salmonella, E. coli, h. pylori, etc.
• Ears – ringing in the ears (tinnitus), sounds in the ears, ear infections, dryness, itchiness, ear pain, ear aches, ear discharges, fluid in ears, deafness, abnormal wax build-up.
• Eyes – erratic vision, spots in front of eyes (eye floaters) and flashing lights; redness, dryness, itching, excessive tearing, inability to tear, etc.
• Fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome, Epstein Barr) or a feeling of being drained of energy, lethargy, drowsiness.
• Flu-like symptoms.
• Glands — swollen, too little saliva (dryness in the mouth), blocked salivary glands, swollen lymph nodes.
• Hair loss, scum on the scalp, itchy scalp, scalp sores and dryness.
• Heart palpitations and irregular heart beat.
• Headaches, migraines, brain fog, dizziness, etc.
• Hemorrhoids, and rectal itching, rash, irritation and redness.
• Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), and diabetes
• Hypothyroidism, Wilson’s Thyroid Syndrome, Hashimoto’s disease, etc.
• Irritability, nervousness, jitteriness and panic attacks.
• Male associated problems – jock itch, loss of sex drive, impotence, prostitis, penis infections, difficulty urinating, urinary frequency or urgency, painful intercourse, etc.
• Feeling of swelling and tingling in the head.
• Female health problems – infertility, vaginitis, unusual odors, endometriosis, cramps, menstrual irregularities, pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), discharge, painful intercourse, loss of sexual drive, redness or swelling of the vulva and surrounding area, vaginal itching, burning or redness, or persistent infections.
• Fungal infections on the skin or nails.
• Joint pain, stiffness or swelling (arthritis).
• Kidney & bladder – infections, cystitis (inflammation of the bladder with possible infection), urinary frequency or urgency, low urine output, smelly urine, difficulty urinating, burning pain when urinating.
• Lack of appetite.
• Mind & Mood – anxiety attacks, crying spells, memory loss, feeling spaced out, depression (including suicidal feelings), manic feelings, inability to concentrate, mood swings, irritability, etc.
• Mouth sores or blisters, canker sores, dryness, bad breath, a white coating on the tongue (thrush) and blocked salivary glands.
• Muscle aches and pain, numbness, burning or tingling, and lack of strength and coordination.
• Nasal congestion, postnasal drip, itching, dryness.
• Odor of the feet, hair or body not relieved by washing.
• Respiratory – cough, recurrent bronchitis or pneumonia, pain or tightness in the chest, wheezing, shortness of breath, asthma.
• Sick all over feeling.
• Sinus inflammation, swelling and infections.
• Skin — dryness, dry red patches, acne, pimples, hives, rashes, itching skin, eczema, psoriasis, seborrhoea, ringworm, contact dermatitis.
• Stomach – heartburn, indigestion, belching, vomiting, burning, pains, needle-like pains, food seems to sit in the stomach like a lump, etc.
• Sleep – insomnia, waking up frequently, nightmares, restless sleep, etc.
• Sore throat, hoarse voice, constant tickle in the throat, laryngitis (loss of voice).

Many autoimmune diseases and other diseases, such as cancer have a candida connection. Whenever the immune system is severely depressed and cannot function normally it opens up the body to many diseases and malfunctions. Some, but not all, of these diseases are:

Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Celiac Disease/Gluten Sensitivity, Crohn’s Disease, Epstein-Barr Virus (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), Fibromyalgia (muscle pain & weakened), Thyroid Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis (a neuromuscular disease in which there is a failure of the nerves’ ability to stimulate and control the actions of certain muscles), Sjogren’s (a condition in which certain glands become inflamed, which interferes with the production of tears and saliva), Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cancer, and many others.

I used a lot of information here that I received from http://www.healingnaturallybybee.comHealing Natural By Bee. And if you suspect you have it, I really encourage you to use her website and learn more and cure yourself. There are medications you can take, BUT since medicine made you this way, it just seems wrong to me to do that. Mostly to cleanse yourself, you need to change your diet. you can eat meat and a lot of veggies but you have to cut almost all dairy and fruits as they all cause sugars in your system and candida thrives off sugar.

Coconut oil is a HUGE proponent to curing this obnoxious illness. I have been doing it for a few days but haven’t changed my diet completely yet and can already tell that I have some “die off” which is basically the symptoms of my body fighting the yeast that is being pulled from my system. (GROSS!)

There is so much more information that I could share with you here about this but I will let you use Bee’s site to find what you need to cure yourself. I am not going to put myself on the strict diet as I think I am healthy enough to do it 80% and be fine. I will be cutting all my high carbohydrate foods out and fruits for now, but I can’t deal with out my milk! I might switch to Kefir until I am sure I am uncontaminated. right now my main course of action is my massive amounts of Coconut Oil in my Vibrance Smoothies in the morning! (more on those later!) and I am also ordering Oil of Oregano!

Good luck!

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