Candida Symptoms: Why So Many Different Ones?

Candida is a type of yeast normally present in your body in small amounts. Given the right conditions, it can grow out of control. This is called candidiasis, or systemic candida.

Some of the candida symptoms are a direct result of the candida infection; others are caused indirectly. Many are the result of an over-acidic body.

Here we have a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation – if your body is over-acidic, yeast and other organisms will thrive - if you have an excess of yeast, these will produce acidic wastes, making your body over-acidic.

Acidity is measured in pH, and getting your body pH just right goes a long way towards beating most health problems.

Both yeast infection and over-acidity are factors in many chronic illnesses.

Symptoms of candida overgrowth can include:

• Abdominal pain
• Allergies
• Athlete’s foot
• Bloating
• Constipation or diarrhoea
• Depression
• Fatigue
• Gas
• Headaches
• Hyperactivity
• Hyperglycaemia
• Inability to concentrate
• Irritability
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (I.B.S.)
• Menstrual problems (including P.M.T.)
• Migraine
• Muscle or joint pain
• Nail fungus
• Poor concentration and memory
• Prostatitis
• Recurrent vaginal infections (thrush)
• Skin rashes

Why so many different symptoms?

Recurring attacks of thrush and other local fungal infections – on toe and fingernails, athletes’ foot etc, are obvious symptoms of systemic candida. Thrush can affect vagina or mouth. In your mouth a yeast infection looks like small white spots.

Some candida symptoms, such as itching and swelling, are the result of your immune system trying to bring the yeast back under control.

Candida can also cause digestive problems including constipation or diarrhoea, indigestion, gas, bloating and abdominal pains. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is often connected with an underlying yeast infection.

Yeast is a living, breathing organism. It’s metabolic processes produce gas that can cause bloating and abdominal pain when the gas is trapped in the digestive tract – and other, social, problems when it’s expelled!

Candidiasis can cause hypoglycaemia and cravings for sweet foods, as the yeast interferes with your normal metabolic processes. Yeast feeds on sugar, so it has adapted to create a more sugary environment in its host. In the long term, a severe yeast infection can cause permanent damage to your pancreas - the organ that regulates blood sugar. It is no coincidence that all diabetics have an excess of yeast in their bodies.

Like any living thing, yeast has waste products. These are toxic and cause symptoms such as tiredness, depression, headaches and lack of concentration. In some ways, having a yeast infection is rather like being a bit drunk all the time – without any of the pleasure you might get from having a little drink with your friends!

All the candida symptoms will clear up with effective treatment. You might well be amazed at how well you can feel once you're free of yeast infection.

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