Candida Symptoms – Do You Have Candida?

Candidiasis is an infection caused by the fungus Candida. This fungus is very common and usually stay in a harmless state in its host’s body, whether the host is animal or human. However, due to many factors, mainly poor immune system, it can breed unabated in wrong locations of the body. Here in this article, you will get to know about Candida symptoms.

In patients suffering from Candida, major or minor symptoms and can be seen mostly in the brain, but symptoms are also seen in digestive, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, urinary or musculoskeletal organs. Not only do symptoms vary from person to person but also from males to females. Abdominal gas, trash, headaches, excessive fatigue, cravings for alcohol and for foods high in sugar, anxiety, vaginitis (in females), chronic prostatitis, athlete’s foot (in males), poor memory or concentration, frequent mood swings, diarrhea, constipation, and acne etcetera are some of the symptoms that characterize problems caused by this fungus. A couple more symptoms are persistent throat problems, earaches, low sex drive, muscle weakness, sensitivity to food, fragrances and/or other chemicals, acid reflux, and chronic. Candida symptoms are common to other diseases too so it is best to go to an alternative health doctor who can diagnose and treat this.

To prevent Candida symptoms it is necessary to limit intake of antibiotics, refined foods, foods high in sugar or yeast. For treatment, often times a special diet is recommended. The ‘Candida diet’ is a step-by-step process of cleansing the body, strictly controlling what sort of food is taken. Recovery might take weeks or months and after signs of improvement are shown patients can have a normal diet again, but they are required to take on probiotics and anti-fungals.

In fact, to have a basic idea of whether or not you are suffering from Candida, you can read relevant books or participate in online questionnaires. In this sort of questionnaire, you will be asked about the details of your health history and what sort of symptoms you have- major ones or minor ones. Of course, this is not a hundred percent accurate but it might be a good place to start for diagnosis. Diagnosing this problem has been often as hard as treating it because there are controversies regarding the validity of its diagnostic systems and treating it requires patience. This syndrome is not highly recognized in the medical world and often patients reach extreme stages due to lack of concern.