Candida symptoms
Here is a list of symptoms and
conditions that commonly occur in people with Candida overgrowth. Most
all of these same symptoms typically improve or disappear with effective
treatment for Candida.
Some of the symptoms listed may
sound “normal,” because the Candida problem is so common in the modern
world. Some are led to say, when they review this list, “Doesn’t that
describe everybody?” It must be emphasized that none of these symptoms
are part of normal health. When too many people around us are ill,
strange symptoms may become common, but that does not make them normal.
Many of the things listed — such as asthma, diabetes, epidemic obesity, chronic
fatigue, fibromyalgia, ADD/ADHD, autism, panic attacks and others — were
virtually non-existent (or at least much less common) before the 1970s.
They became much too common as a consequence of various factors,
including: widespread overuse of antibiotics starting in the 1950s;
increased availability of chlorinated swimming pools; much increased use of
pesticides, hormones and antibiotics in the food supply; the advent of the
birth control pill; and the addition since the 1990s of barley malt into nearly
every baked food (cereals, crackers, cookies) and of high-fructose corn syrup
as a sweetener in beverages.
A person with Candida overgrowth may
have only 2-3 of these symptoms, or may identify with many.
Mental/emotional/nervous system:
o
Headaches and migraine headaches
o
Depression
o
Sleep problems
difficulty falling asleep, or waking up in the middle of the night with a mind
that won’t calm down (typically between 1 and 3 am)
o
Irritability and confusion
o
Poor memory
o
Anxiety attacks, panic attacks
o
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
o
Heart beating too fast or
irregularly
o
Sexual problems — impotence or lack
of desire, or excessive sexuality
o
Attention deficit, hyperactivity
(ADD/ADHD)
o
Dizziness
o
Numbness
o
Feeling of floating or not quite
being in your body
o
Indecisiveness, difficulty organizing
and cleaning messy areas
Digestive system:
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Cravings for sugar, chocolate, milk,
cheese, vinegar, pickles, alcohol, bread, nuts or fruit
Ø
“Metabolic syndrome” which includes
the following: large abdomen (“beer belly”), adult-onset diabetes, high
cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure
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“Beer belly,” also called truncal
obesity — excess weight centered around the abdomen
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Acid reflux/GERD (heartburn)
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Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
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Bloating, flatulence or abdominal
pain
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Rectal itching
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Constipation and/or diarrhea
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Excessively thin or anorexic/bulimic
Skin, eyes, hair:
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Skin and nail fungal infections
(current or past), including: athlete's foot, vaginal yeast infections, fungal
toenails, ringworm, jock itch, tinea versicolor or itchy eyelids
Ø
Skin problems like eczema, rashes,
psoriasis
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Prematurely graying hair
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Pupils always dilated
Ø
Unusually green eyes, or eye color
has turned greenish
Immune disorders:
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Asthma and allergies
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Recurring infections — colds, ears,
bladder, sinus
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Autoimmune disease (lupus,
hypothyroidism, arthritis, others)
Ø
Penicillin allergy
Whole body:
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Fatigue
Ø
Muscle or joint pain, fibromyalgia
Ø
Cold feet, cold hands, sometimes
cold nose
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Sweating, especially at night
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Uncomfortable at any temperature
Women’s health issues:
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
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Endometriosis (chronic pelvic pain)
Ø
Infertility (female), some
miscarriages, toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia)
Symptoms seen particularly in children
up to about 8 years old:
Ø Early allergy to foods like milk
Ø Infections as a baby
Ø Child had or has frequent ear infections, tonsillitis, strep
throat or bladder infections, especially if these infections were treated with
antibiotics
Ø Cravings for milk, cheese, yogurt, macaroni and cheese, or
peanut butter
Ø Asthma
Ø “Drama king” or “drama queen” — complains quite vocally and
often
Ø Poor sleep
patterns: difficulty going to sleep, sleeps
too lightly or has frequent nightmares, and wakes up too early (or sometimes
too late)
Ø Too thin or overweight
Ø Attention deficit with or without hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)
Ø Aggressive, poor social interactions, can’t stop moving,
frequent fights or arguments, frequent crying
Ø Autism
Ø Pale complexion, dark circles under the eyes
Two points should be understood with
regard to the above list of signs and symptoms of Candida overgrowth.
First, while all of the symptoms listed are definitely seen in Candida patients
and evidence indicates Candida causes or strongly contributes to the
development of these problems, there are other contributing factors that can
also bring about some of these problems (such as mercury or other metal
toxicity, consistent excess electromagnetic field exposure, underlying viral
infections, petrochemical exposure, etc.). Second, treatment for Candida
alone will usually bring about significant improvement in these symptoms, but
will not be adequate in all cases to restore health. Often additional
treatments aimed at improving liver, adrenal or thyroid function, or correcting
immune and allergic problems, are necessary to regain health.
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