How to Cure Candida

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By Jane Symms

Everyone has candida. It’s a bacteria that lives naturally in all human bodies, mostly in the small intestine and the mucous membranes. It doesn’t do anything harmful, and our bodies don’t notice it. When it is allowed to flourish, though, it becomes problematic. The condition of system-wide candida symptoms is called candida dysbiosis.

The symptoms of candida dysbiosis are fatigue, headaches, weakness, the feeling of being “hungover,” diarrhea, nausea, and memory loss, among others. Yet it’s vital to note that another condition — celiac disease — has many of the same indications. Could your candida actually be celiac disease instead?

First, let’s consider the causes. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the small bowel that is caused by an abnormal reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, and similar proteins found in barley and rye. Candida can be caused by taking antibiotics or hormones, or by alcohol, stress, or a poor diet. Candida and celiac disease have entirely different causes, in other words, even though some of their symptoms are the same.

Celiac disease and candida often share these symptoms: chronic fatigue, weakness, headaches, general flu-like achiness, joint pains, chronic sinus problems, allergies, irritability, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, and gas.

On the other hand, these symptoms are common in candida but NOT in celiac disease: dizziness, cold sweats, sore throat, low-grade fever, chronic athlete’s foot, heart pains. If your symptoms include any of those, celiac disease is probably not what’s ailing you.

If you suspect you have celiac disease, it’s imperative that you get diagnosed properly as soon as possible. The condition is often misdiagnosed. Many of its symptoms suggest not just candida but irritable bowel syndrome and several other ailments. To accurately diagnose celiac disease, a blood test is needed. Other tests, such as an endoscopy, may also be necessary.

It’s important that if you think you have celiac disease, you don’t stop eating gluten products on your own before getting tested. Doing so may decrease the symptoms, but it will also make it harder to detect the disease when you do get tested. Instead, continue on with your regular diet until your doctor confirms you have celiac disease.

Once the diagnosis has been made, you’ll have to make some changes. There is no “cure” for celiac disease; the only way to deal with it is to stop eating foods with gluten in them, and to continue on that diet for the rest of your life. Fortunately, many food manufacturers are making gluten-free versions of their products, and some health insurance providers even reimburse patients for the cost of these special foods.

After undertaking a gluten-free diet, your intestines will be able to heal themselves. In the vast majority of cases, all the celiac-related symptoms go away. Occasionally, a celiac patient will find that even with a gluten-free diet, the symptoms remain, sometimes because the disease persisted for so long that the damage to the intestines was irreparable. In these rare cases, steroids may be used to combat the symptoms.

Candida Albican under the microscope

If that sounds a bit like a bad science fiction movie it is.  But unfortunately it is true.  Ask any doctor and he will tell you that everyone has some “yeast” in their system.  But this isn’t nice friendly yeast like bakers use. This is an entirely different variety called Candida Albicans.    

The second major step in my conquering Geographic Tongue came from being able to get rid of the yeast that was taking over my body and making me sensitive to mold and giving me food allergies that I’d never had before ( and don’t have anymore).  Yeast was also giving me an overall feeling of “unwellness”  and being run-down.  I had a severe case and most people don’t have it anywhere near this bad but when your body has to constantly compete for nutrients with a whole colony of parasites, just getting out of bed is exhausting.  (This can be an issue with some people who have fibromyalgia.) 

Candida is normally kept in check by the “good bacteria” that lives in your gut.  This “good bacteria” is things like Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and Bifidus all of which are used to make yogurt.  So in a normal healthy digestive system these bacteria are waging constant warfare against the Candida Albicans army and generally keep their populations in check.  

But in the modern diet, we eat too much sugar, too little yogurt and take antibiotics and in various other ways lend aid and comfort to the enemy.  

You see, while antibiotics kill the germs that are making us sick they also kill off the good bacteria living in our gut while the yeast simply hibernate in their nice safe spores and once the danger of the antibiotics is over the yeast comes back stronger than ever.  And this time the good bacteria are weak (or gone).  So the yeast takes over and multiplies and prevents proper digestion,  decreases our natural defenses, and causes all kinds of sensitivities, allergies, and discomfort.  If the yeast takes over your tongue it is called “Thrush”,  but it can take over almost any part of your body including any moist area from between your toes to your “private parts” and baby’s bottoms ( in this case it is a form of “diaper rash”).  

The problem with yeast is that because of its spore nature, it is very difficult to kill and without its natural enemies it will always come back and cause difficulties in digestion, nutrient absorption and a weakened immune system. 

So what does this have to do with Geographic Tongue? 

Well, as I said in the last letter,  yeast and Geographic Tongue often go hand-in-hand.  That is why in my book Healthy Tongue Secrets, I included a chapter on Yeast. In the book, I showed how it can mutate into a “mycelial” form with root-like tentacles which imbed themselves into the lining of the digestive system including the mouth and tongue. And If you try to scrape them off the tongue or mouth, it will leave a raw, red patch. 

So in addition to getting enough nutrients through your diet and supplementation you need to be sure your digestive system is healthy and you are actually absorbing the nutrients you are taking in. 

You need a proper balance of good “healthy bacteria” happily living in your gut promoting good digestion and keeping the bad guys at bay.  If you have a craving for sugar, sensitivities to things like mold, food allergies,  a white or grey coating on your tongue (or other places),  a tendency toward fungal infections like “jock itch”, ring worm, or athlete’s foot and a variety of other “little” annoyances there is a very good chance that yeast is contributing to your problem and by getting it under control it will go a long way toward eliminating these annoyances and helping to resolve your tongue issues as well. 

Last time I told you I am not a doctor and can only tell you what I’ve found to be true through my own experience and through the experience of the hundreds of people I have had the chance to talk to through the writing of my book.  Next time I will tell you, Why Doctors make me so mad! 

Tim McMahon is author of Healthy Tongue Secrets, an eBook to help sufferers of Geographic Tongue and other tongue ailments.