Your intestinal tract, from mouth to rectum, contains a host of micro-organisms, including candida yeast species, which inhabit this part of your body in relative harmony with one another and with us-the host "organism". When there exists a condition of homeostasis in our internal environment, we are unaffected by their presence.
In fact, many bacteria including candida are very beneficial since they help with a host of important functions such as further breaking down our food, secreting natural anti-biotic substances and even the production of essential vitamins. Once this state of internal balance is disturbed, chances are that over time this will develop into an intestinal Candida infection.
Overuse of antibiotics hurts your intestines and can cause internal dysbiosis. If the normal and natural condition of our digestive tract is interrupted, candida may transform from a harmless state to a diseased one referred to as mycelial. The mycelial form develops long hyphens which puncture holes in the lining of the gut.
"Leaky gut", which is caused by this situation, results in bigger molecules of contaminants and partly digested material to gain entry to the circulatory system. Because they are foreign matter, our body initiates an immune response to counter this threat. As time goes on allergic reactions to these toxins happen more often, and can turn into chronic conditions.
Some doctors hold the belief that after using medicines, any resulting overgrowth of candida yeast will fix o itself as healthy bacteria are reintroduced into the body. This is Not true. Candida, when it becomes pathogenic and has had the change to take over large parts of the intestinal lining, will crowd out other organisms, preventing healthy bacteria to recolonize the gut.
A person suffering from intestinal candida disease can have many distinct indications. Symptoms are directly related to the digestive system and include a wide range of common problems such lactose intolerance, chronic diarrhea, excess gas and abdominal bloating.
Countless patients are misdiagnosed as having an irritable colon or "irritable bowel syndrome". Irritable bowel syndrome is explained as a condition with the aforementioned symptoms, but with blood and bowel readings that aren't abnormal.
Candida infection resembles irritable bowel syndrome so many doctors don't order the right test which leads to a misdiagnosis. Unless the correct tests are done, patients receive treatment only for their symptoms if they receive any treatment at all. Candida is found normally in our body and that makes identifying it and correctly diagnosing difficult. You can determine the likelihood of intestinal candida by filling out a thorough questionnaire and a complete health history.
Immune responses can also cause several other yeast infection symptoms that go along with an intestinal candida infection. Over a period of time pathogenic candida causes leaky gut syndrome which breaches the integrity of the walls of the intestine.
Symptoms of allergies, facial rash, eye irritation, hives, sensitivity to chemicals, sinus congestion, and skin diseases are all a direct response to your immune system overreacting to the presence of Candida and its related toxins. Sufferers or intestinal candida feel extremely fatigued and often develop generalized muscle weakness or bone pain due to the stress on their system.