How do you know if you have a yeast overgrowth?

you have dinner rolls growing out your ears ?

There are a few different ways to test for candida as well as indicators.

www.yeastinfectionadvisor.com/candidatests.html

here is a good breakdown. I do want to add a fairly easy Labcorp test, Plasma/Serum Ammonia. Various pathogens, yeast being the biggest culprit usually, elevate this number and paired with some other things like low iron, symptoms of candida, low immune function etc. are very good indicators of some kind of yeast issue.

The problem here is it isnt always Candida. There are lots of yeasts and they have been largely ignored until recently, so the studies are behind those done on bacteria. Way behind those done on pharmaceuticals ;)

So, what does it mean to have systemic fungal issues? It means HOPE ;) Everything in your signature can be linked to yeast over growth. But go get some labs done. When we can see the issue instead of just match up a vague (and very comprehensive) symptom chart through concrete lab numbers, it helps. Try the anti candida diet, an rx antifungal like nystatin.. for a couple months. This is the other problem. People need to take things for much longer then most mainstream docs prescribe for. I bet youll feel a very big change in 2 months. Within a year you could be adding food back to your diet and feeling better then you have in years.

Post Edited (PathogenKiller) : 12/10/2013 10:48:20 AM (GMT-7)

If you have yeast on your tongue, you have it in your intestinal track and likely systemically through your body.

Where do you suspect your yeast is at? I had it on my tongue and lady part. The tongue was pretty visible. The lady parts were itchy. I finally got rid of it.

I'm not sure Andrina? My issues are mostly skin related right now. I have two discoid rashes on my breasts (they're not itchy) and some weird itchy dry patches on the hair line near my right ear and at the top of the forehead. Now I do have psoriasis but it's been controlled for 8 years and this is not the kind of patches associated with it.

I'm thinking I might start with my family doctor. Let's see if she can help me figure these things out. But unfortunately I am probably going to have to wait until after the first of the year.

Thanks all for your responses.

GPs are worthless. Can you go to a Rhuemy?

I mean, if I thought I could get Sherry to just take some diflucan.. I totally would have said that.

;)

preferably a month of it if you have no liver issues. You could probably just start with nystatin and berberine for longer tho, it's technically safer. If you modify your diet at the same times youll have much faster results.

This yeast/Candida stuff is killing me. Under the "care" of an integrative MD for all of my non-UC stuff (IBS, sleepiness/fatigue, endometriosis, allergies), I started this supplement 3 weeks ago: www.orthomolecularproducts.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=82543adf-459d-44ed-a9f8-96d68f44a4cf. Even though I stopped it last week, I've had continuous diarrhea, nausea, cramping, headaches, and migraines for the entire 3 weeks. WHEN WILL THIS GO AWAY? It's absolutely ridiculous.

bookworm.. have you tried anything to detox?

The only thing this integrative MD recommended was the Candicid Forte supplement, and if I tolerated that to add Inulin (which doesn't make sense b/c it's high in FOS and I know that I have issues with some bad FODMAP foods) and IgG. She never said anything about the diet (although I somewhat follow the anti-Candida diet on a regular basis) and didn't warn me of die-off. When I told her how badly I was reacting to the supplement, she told me to go off of it and see if the symptoms subside. They did but then came back with a vengeance. She then recommended 1 ml of Nystatin to start out with...but I just realized that the Nystatin liquid contains a ton of sucrose--doesn't that defeat the purpose??

After being off the supplement for a week and a half and doubling VSL and Florastor, I think my gut is finally back to normal.

I'm very skeptical about this Candida stuff, between my MD not giving clear information and all of the conflicting information on the internet. I think I'm done with alternative medicine for the time being--it's either done nothing (methylated B vitamins) or made things worse (Candicid Forte, SAM-e).

[Sherry--sorry for the takeover; I needed to vent! Just be careful if you do the anti-Candida stuff].

PK--I took the methylated B vitamins for 4 months. My B12 count did increase by several hundred units (from mid-normal range to above normal range)--no improvement in any symptoms.

So do you think that supplement killed good yeast and bacteria as well? The doc did suggest charcoal at one point, but then said not to take it. How long is one supposed to take Nystatin? Will Nystatin kill the good yeast (the kind in Florastor)? Won't Candida come back if I stop Nystatin? There's so much variation regarding Candida protocol that it's sketchy...especially since a functional stool test said that I only had a little amount of yeast which was normal, I don't have cravings for carbs or sugars, and most of the spit in my spit test stayed at the top of the water.

BTW, have you heard from killcolitis lately???