The yeast
Candida albicans is an insidious and tricky pathogen and
once there is widespread infection, it is very difficult
to get it under control.
One of the
most common Candida infections is the vaginal yeast
infection. But the main residence of the yeast is the
gastrointestinal tract, through which it can burrow
holes and enter the blood stream and find its way into
any organ of the body. Brain is the
most frequently affected organ but Candida may also
affect digestive, muscular, nervous, genitourinary,
cardiovascular, endocrine, and lymphatic or just about
every system in the human body.
Symptoms of
Candida are of wide variety and all encompassing and can
vary from one person to another and often move between
systems within the same individual. One day the person
may manifest musculoskeletal symptoms and the very next
day it could be digestive symptoms. Symptoms of Candida
generally become worse in damp and muggy environment.
They may also vary with diet. Stress can trigger the
symptoms or make them worse. In fact, quite a few
maladies, syndromes, and conditions have been attributed
to Candida. The symptoms of Candida include the
following:
- General
lethargy and a feeling of tiredness, chronic
fatigue.
- Muscle
aches and weakness, joint pain and
swelling.
- Gastrointestinal
symptoms such as constipation, diarrhea, bloating,
gas, belching.
- Persistent
vaginal itching, burning and “cottage-cheese”
discharge.
- Burning
sensation during urinating and urinary tract
infections which do not respond to antibiotics,
cystitis.
- Numbness,
burning and tingling.
- Poor
memory.
- Nail bed
infections.
- Loss of
sexual desire.
- Menstrual
irregularity and cramping, difficult menopause,
vaginitis.
- Insomnia,
depression, anxiety attacks, mood swings and
crying.
- Infertility.
- Prostatitis.
- Itchy
rash on penis, erectile
dysfunction.
- Headaches,
migraine.
- Dry
mouth often with white coating on the tongue, bad
breath.
- Cravings
for sweet and alcohol.
- Itchy
scalp and excessive hair loss.
- Persistent
cough and recurring bronchitis.
- Sore
throat, canker sores in the mouth, infections around
the corners of the mouth.
- Earaches,
nasal congestion.
- Eczema,
psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, acne, diaper rash,
chronic hives.
- Chronic
sinus infection, frequent
colds.
- Cognitive
impairment.
- Acid
reflux or heart burn.
- Athlete’s
foot.
- Thrush.
- Unexplained
allergies and new sensitivities to foods and
chemicals.
Considering the wide variety of Candida symptoms most doctors fail to diagnose the yeast infection and patients are usually told that it is a stress or psychiatric problem at best or that they are hypochondriacs at worst before arriving at the correct cause. Correcting the root cause requires holistic therapy. It will not only relieve the symptoms but also help you to permanently get rid of the Candidiasis safely and effectively.
