Candida

Candida Topics
· What is Candida?
· Causes of Candida
· Symptoms of Candida
· Candida Treatment

Symptoms of Candida
Symptoms of Candida excess include the following. A person may only have two or three of these symptoms, or may have many.

• Cravings for sugar, chocolate, milk, cheese, vinegar, pickles, alcohol, bread, nuts or fruit
• Headaches and migraine headaches
• Depression
• Fatigue
• Asthma and allergies
• Irritability and confusion
• Sleep problems — difficulty falling asleep, or waking up in the middle of the night with a mind that won’t calm down (typically between 1 and 3 am)
• "Metabolic syndrome" which includes the following: large abdomen ("beer belly"), adult-onset diabetes, high cholesterol or triglycerides, high blood pressure
• Poor memory
• Muscle or joint pain, fibromyalgia
• Cold feet, cold hands, sometimes cold nose
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
• Endometriosis (chronic pelvic pain)
• Pupils always dilated
• Unusually green eyes, or eye color has turned greenish
• Infertility (female), some miscarriages, toxemia of pregnancy (preeclampsia)
• Acid reflux/GERD (heartburn)
• Anxiety attacks, panic attacks
• Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
• Recurring infections — colds, ears, bladder, sinus, vaginal yeast
• Sexual problems — impotence or lack of desire, or excessive sexuality
• Bloating, flatulence or abdominal pain
• Rectal itching
• Constipation and/or diarrhea
• "Beer belly," also called truncal obesity — excess weight centered around the abdomen
• Excessively thin or anorexic/bulimic
• Attention deficit, hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)
• Skin problems — eczema, rashes, psoriasis
• Autoimmune disease (lupus, hypothyroidism, arthritis, others)
• Penicillin allergy
• Prematurely graying hair
• Heart beating too fast or irregularly
• Uncomfortable at any temperature
• Dizziness
• Numbness
• Feeling of floating or not quite being in your body
• Indecisiveness, difficulty organizing and cleaning messy areas
• Sweating, especially at night

Symptoms seen particularly in children up to about 8 years old:

• Early allergy to foods like milk
• Infections as a baby
• Child had or has frequent ear infections, tonsillitis, strep throat or bladder infections, especially if these infections were treated with antibiotics
• Cravings for milk, cheese, yogurt, macaroni and cheese, or peanut butter
• Asthma
• "Drama king" or "drama queen" — complains quite vocally and often
• Poor sleep patterns — difficulty going to sleep, sleeps too lightly or has frequent nightmares, and wakes up too early (or sometimes too late)
• Too thin or overweight
• Attention deficit with or without hyperactivity (ADD/ADHD)
• Aggressive, poor social interactions, can’t stop moving, frequent fights or arguments, frequent crying
• Autism
• Pale complexion, dark circles under the eyes