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candida??

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
i have been told that i have candida but i'm not too sure what it is apart from a bateria that is in my intestines ??

any ideas??

luby

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Candida albicans, and other strains of Candida are yeast that normally inhabits our digestive system: the mouth, throat, intestines and genitourinary tract. Candida is a normal part of the bowel flora (the organisms that naturally live inside our intestines, and are not parasitic). It has many functions inside our digestive tract, one of them to recognize and destroy harmful bacteria. Without Candida albicans in our intestines we would be defenseless against many pathogen bacteria. Healthy person can have a millions of Candida albicans. Our immune system is suppose to keep it under control, together with "friendly" bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus , B. bifidum, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, S. thermophilus and L. salivarius, ...). If the number of friendly bacteria is decreased (antibiotics, pesticides, chlorine,...) in relation to a number of Candida, the immune systems is weakened or other conditions for yeast proliferation occur (diet high in sugar, improper pH in the digestive system) Candida albicans will shift from yeast to mycelial fungal form and start to invade the body. In the yeast state Candida is a non-invasive, sugar-fermenting organism, while in fungal state it is invasive and can produce rhizoids, very long root-like structures. Rhizoids can penetrate mucosa or intestinal walls, leaving microscopic holes and allowing toxins, undigested food particles and bacteria and yeast to enter the bloodstream. These condition is known as Leaky Gut Syndrome, one more name for the food and environmental intolerances.

    A search on google comes up with quite a bit :) just realised this is what one of my best friends suffers from what i've been reading, though never knew the techincal name.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    thanks for that. i don't like the leaky gut part
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It doesn't necessarily mean all that, does it? It could just mean you have thrush, surely?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    not it is all that i have it on the brain too
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