Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×
  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.




  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):



    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):


  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Candida


heatherjane

Recommended Posts

heatherjane Contributor

How do you know for sure if you are suffering from candida issues? Are there specific symptoms? Is there a way to test for overgrowth?


Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):



Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):



Gfresh404 Enthusiast
How do you know for sure if you are suffering from candida issues? Are there specific symptoms? Is there a way to test for overgrowth?

The only sure fire way to know, I think, is if you have Thrush, which is Candida of the mouth. The symptoms are too broad and varied and as far as I know, they can do a stool culture test but I have heard that Candida is already present in out GI tract so the tests are very unreliable anyhow.

AliB Enthusiast

If you have any fungal infestation of any kind that will indicate that your body is a 'yeast-factory', Candida or otherwise.

Symptoms include Thrush (oral and/or vaginal - both of which can indicate systemic Candida throughout the gut), athlete's foot, fungal nail bed infections, dandruff and an itchy scalp, itchy dark skin lesions -especially in the folds of the skin, and the related charmingly-named 'jock-itch'.

There is something called the 'spit test'. If you spit first thing in the morning into a glass of water if the spit is clear then generally so are you. Any white 'strands' that sink into the water may well be an indication that it is in your mouth and throat.

The important thing in the eradication of Candida and its ilk is to make the body an unwelcoming host. There are preparations like Nystatin and Fluconazole but in my experience if you do not change your diet, its environment, it will just regroup and come back with a vengeance.

I have been following a diet to help my damaged digestion heal but an added side effect of that is that the Candida is on its way out and I have little evidence of it now after a year. To not have to wash my hair every other day due to the dandruff and itchy scalp I have had for years is such a revelation! I don't want it coming back so will not be resuming the damaging 'Western' diet ever again.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):



  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      130,545
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748

    Trina Zee
    Newest Member
    Trina Zee
    Joined

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):


  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.3k
    • Total Posts
      1m

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):





  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):



  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Scott Adams
      While I don’t have a specific personal recommendation, there are several ways to find a skilled GI doctor in Tucson who specializes in celiac disease. Check the Celiac Disease Foundation’s Healthcare Practitioner Directory for listed providers in Arizona: https://celiac.org/about-celiac-disease/find-a-healthcare-practitioner/ Also, local healthcare systems like Banner-University Medicine or El Rio Health may have gastroenterologists with celiac expertise—consider asking for referrals to doctors familiar with gluten-related disorders. When contacting potential doctors, ask about their experience with celiac diagnosis, follow-up protocols, and whether they work with dietitians.
    • Trina Zee
      Several years ago I attended a celiac group meeting in Tucson and I was referred to a doctor who was serving as the Celiac Group's resource for medical info.  He was very helpful to my situation (Dr Lindsey Pearson) but I understand that he's no longer in Tucson.  Can you tell me what doctor is working with your group now as I'm once again looking for a doctor.  Dr Pearson was a gi doc, fyi.
    • knitty kitty
      @DebJ14, Yes, Celiac Disease causes malabsorption of all the essential vitamins and minerals, not just thiamine.  All the B vitamins work together and many minerals are needed as well.  If one is missing, the rest can't work well without it.  Thiamine is used at the beginning of the energy production cycle and interacts with each of the other B vitamins in the process.   Mitochondrial health depends upon thiamine.  Without thiamine, mitochondria can't produce energy, ATP, needed for cells to function.  They sicken and die.  Mitochondrial dysfunction is said to be the basis of illness.    Interesting Reading: Practical supplements for prevention and management of migraine attacks: a narrative review https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11557489/ The importance of thiamine (vitamin B1) in humans https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10568373/
    • DebJ14
      I was tested for nutrient deficiencies and Thiamine was not my problem.    The doctor uses the Spectracell Test for Micronutrient Deficiencies.  I was deficient in Carnitine, Magnesium, multiple antioxidants, D, Selenium, B12, B6 and a long list, just not Thiamine.  
    • Zuma888
      I forgot to mention that exercise also triggers it, except for the period right before I tried the gluten challenge where I could do moderately intense workouts without getting this burning sensation and extreme fatigue for days afterwards.
×
×
  • Create New...