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The Candida Overgrowth Problem: Too Much Yeast? No, Too Little Science
Yeast: Essential for bread, terrible for your body. That’s what a lot of alternative medicine doctors tout, and the claim has now reached fever pitch thanks to the Internet and social media. The idea goes something like this: Fungi, which include yeast such as Candida albicans, are a small but important part of our gastrointestinal flora, but they can also “overgrow.” When they do, they can “break down the wall of the intestine and penetrate the bloodstream—releasing toxic by-products into your body” and leading to a host of unpleasant symptoms. In an article over at Goop titled “The Insidious Yeast Infection We All Have And How To Treat It,” functional medicine doctor Amy Myers claims that…
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A Familiar Fungus May Help Us Defeat a Deadly One
It seems like every few years there’s a virus or bacterium that threatens human health in a new way. But a new fungus that is a threat to humans? That doesn’t happen very often. That’s why we in the medical mycology community – the people who study dangerous fungi – are so intrigued and concerned by news reports about a new, deadly fungus called Candida auris.
Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy
A low dose of fluconazole doubles the risk, based on the study findings, and a high dose triples that risk—but that still means the risk is relatively low. “Even if you take a high dose, and have three times more risk, you still, at worst case, will have around an 80 percent chance of not having a spontaneous abortion,” she says.
Enemy within: the fungus that lives in your mouth and kills as many as MRSA
But Candida albicans does not always go unnoticed. While most people carrying the fungus will go through life without ever learning the scientific name of their innocuous tenant, also called a “commensal”, some do encounter it as the common cause of oral thrush, nappy rush or vaginal yeast infections. Indeed, 75% of women will experience at least one episode of yeast infection throughout their lifetime. It gets worse. Changes to a person’s immune defences can help Candida albicans cause life-threatening infections of the blood stream and the inner organs.
Men Get Yeast Infections Too
Yes, men get yeast infections too. And since a man can pass a yeast infection on to his partner, it's vital that we learn how to identify and treat our own yeast infections. Male yeast infections of the penis are caused by the same critters that cause athlete's foot and jock itch. Yeast infections—in both men and women—are essentially fungal infections of the skin in warm, moist areas where fungal colonies can thrive.
A Primal Primer: Candida
Candida albicans and friends are everywhere, and they’re usually a normal, healthy part of the human microbiome, but it can get a little out of hand.
Candida & M.E.
It often surprises people to find out that Candida lives in our gut naturally, alongside other microscopic bowel flora, without causing us any harm. It may even have the beneficial effect of helping to remove excess heavy metal toxins from our bodies. However, there are certain conditions which allow the yeast organisms to explode very quickly from a normally small population group into an enormous domineering fungal overgrowth.
Candida Yeast Overgrowth More Real than Ever and Part of a Larger Gut Issue
You may not hear about Candida overgrowth as much anymore, but there’s more evidence than ever that this syndrome is real and is often associated with other gut problems that cause a wide variety of symptoms throughout the body.
Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?
Yeast overgrowth is quite common, but many people don't know they have it and conventional doctors tend to ignore it. In medical school, we are taught that you either have a disease or you don't. It's black and white. However, our bodies weren't designed with an "on" or "off" switch for disease. All diseases occur in shades of gray along a continuum of imbalance along spectrum of disease.
We All Have Candida (And it's OK!)
Debunking claims of yeast overgrowth.
Yeast Is a Problem -- And Not Just For Women
For many, the mere mention of a yeast infection can bring chills down the spine. While this is most commonly associated with women's health there are a number of other potential health problems linked to these germs. There are a number of yeasts that cause infection but most attention has gone to a specific type, Candida. Over the years, this particular microbe has been involved skin and eye infections, oral health problems, urinary tract infections, and most importantly, bloodstream infections, which can be deadly.
An Itch Down Under: 3 Surefire Tips for Banishing Jock Itch
A case of jock itch can be a real pain for athletes, but these tips should help you stay itch-free.
How to cure Jock itch?
Jock itch is more common in males than in females. Some people are unfortunately more vulnerable to getting jock itch. They are people with diabetes, patients with a weak immune system, obese individuals, patients on certain medications like cancer chemotherapy and AIDS patients.
Men Get Yeast Infections Too
Yes, men get yeast infections too. And since a man can pass a yeast infection on to his partner, it's vital that we learn how to identify and treat our own yeast infections.
The Candida Overgrowth Problem: Too Much Yeast? No, Too Little Science
Yeast: Essential for bread, terrible for your body. That’s what a lot of alternative medicine doctors tout, and the claim has now reached fever pitch thanks to the Internet and social media. The idea goes something like this: Fungi, which include yeast such as Candida albicans, are a small but important part of our gastrointestinal flora, but they can also “overgrow.” When they do, they can “break down the wall of the intestine and penetrate the bloodstream—releasing toxic by-products into your body” and leading to a host of unpleasant symptoms.
4 Home Remedies for Yeast Infections You Should AVOID
Here's the truth -- yeast infections are a common condition for women. Unfortunately, there is a sincere stigma associated with the condition and because of this stigma, many women -- including some of our patients -- have reported trying alternative treatments that aren't 100 percent medically approved. Instead of curing the infection with over-the-counter treatments, some of these women turn to potentially dangerous home remedies.
Five Steps to Treating Candida Overgrowth, Naturally
Candida albicans is a naturally occurring, and usually benign yeast, that grows in the gastrointestinal tract. When it over-proliferates in the body, though, the symptoms can be debilitating...
Candida Plan
Dr. McCombs developed The Candida Plan which is a detoxification and dietary plan that counters the detrimental effects of antibiotics and reestablishes the normal body flora, detoxification pathways, and regeneration cycles of a vital, youthful, and healthy body.
The Candida Diet
Research shows that gut imbalances like Candida Related Complex (0r Candida overgrowth) can contribute to a weakened immune system, changes in mood, skin conditions, poor digestion, and much more. As many readers will understand, this is an area often neglected by doctors, many of whom lack specialist training in digestive disorders, and who tend not to be familiar with the latest research.
MedlinePlus
Candida is the scientific name for yeast. It is a fungus that lives almost everywhere, including in your body. Usually, your immune system keeps yeast under control. If you are sick or taking antibiotics, it can multiply and cause an infection.
Patient
This article gives an overview of candidal infections, with detailed information on oral, oesophageal, skin and invasive candidal infections. Candida spp. are yeast-like fungi which can form true hyphae and pseudohyphae. They may be part of the normal body flora, or may become an invasive pathogen. Candidal infection varies from a benign local mucosal membrane infection to disseminated disease; it can involve any organ. Severe disease is associated with an immunodeficiency - eg, malignancy, HIV infection or immunosuppressive therapy.
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