Candida question... the spit test.

I looked for a candida place but did not see one and thought I remembered it being present often with Lymes. Hope someone can help!

I also looked online and cannot find the answer...

So when I spit in the cup the saliva immediately makes the strings and is cloudy. One test says check after 2 mins and then every 15 mins. another site says to spit and then check once after 30 mins... So after 30 mins they disappear and the cup is clear with spit bubbles on top, so that would be negative... but if i follow the first way its positive?? Which is correct??? I am trying to do what i can with whatever I have naturally. With my diet I went pretty much gluten free vegan (to then reintroduce things and see if they bother me in a few months) but i seem to be getting more symptoms and headaches. So I look and I am basically eating everything all the time thats on the candida avoid page. Corn, beans, mushrooms... So now i wonder if I have a candida over growth... TIA for any info or where to go where the is candida experience if I am in the wrong place Thx

What does it feel like to have candida??? I have a lot of upper and lower abdomenal pain . . . lots of it, but my bowels work great and no issues that way. Not even any bloating. I have had every test under the sun, but nothing shows up, yet I am in constant pain. I get the pains in my back as well. My spit test did not grow strings at all. Can anyone please tell me what it feels like, I would really appreciate it. What else do you look for???

I'm not sure which timing method is correct because for me the yeast stays in the cup literally all day. As I understand it strings and specks are yeast but for me they float to the bottom after some time and do not dissolve, even after many hours.

Gas, bloating, sinus problems, itching everywhere! (personal areas, scalp, sinus) Sugar cravings, and foggy brain. I remember once going through a treatment for candida (I have done this many times, always comes back the buggers) and literally feeling like there was a ray of light pushing through the mental clouds. It feels a lot like Lyme to me, but does not have the neurological symptoms. What I hate about Candida is you have to be ever vigilant because if you lose yourself in a sugar binge you are toast! I have been toast chronically. Soon I will have to go on anitbiotics and the candida will laugh and laugh...
Probiotics are absolutely your best friend to control candida.

Does your stomach burn with pain? There could be SO many things going on in the stomach, but I had a burning pain in my stomach and it turned out I had h. Pylori, the bacteria that causes ulcers. It is the most common bacteria in the world.

I found it thru the meta metrics stool test my nd ordered. Once then instill get some burning b/c it left me with low acid. So I must eliminate acidic foods to help.

This may not be the case for you but the bacteria is common so I wanted to mention it.

I have had the h. Pylori test in the past, and was negative. Maybe I should have that done again.