Candida overgrowth in the body is difficult to diagnose and is associated with non-specific symptoms, such as constant fatigue, headaches, poor immunity, indigestion. There are also no laboratory tests that would clearly define candidiasis or its absence. This elusive condition is also hard to treat. Taking medications, using herbs, low-carbohydrate diet – which solution to choose?
Thinking about candidiasis of the body, it is most often about the overgrowth of fungi from the Cancida Albicans family. These are strains present in a healthy body and play a protective role, supporting immunity and are not harmful. The problem begins when they start to multiply too quickly and there are more and more of them in the body.
What causes fungal overgrowth in the body?
- antibiotic therapy,
- food intolerances,
- high carbohydrate diet,
- pregnancy,
- low resistance,
- deficiencies of digestive enzymes, vitamins and minerals,
- alcohol,
- heavy metal poisoning,
- PH disorders,
- stress, lack of sleep,
- alcohol.
candidiasis it can manifest itself through conditions affecting the whole body, such as chronic fatigue, low body temperature, difficulty concentrating, depression, sweating. It can also attack individual organs and manifest itself through abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhoea, white coating on the tongue, food intolerances, intimate infections, dry skin, dermatomycosis. The combination of several symptoms most often indicates a fungal infection and is an indication for treatment.
How to deal with Candida?
First of all, you should limit simple and complex carbohydrates, which are a breeding ground for fungi. You should give up fruits, sugar, coffee, tea, mushrooms, starch, cereals containing gluten. However, it is worth consuming carbohydrates in the amount of about 130 grams a day, so as not to cause much damage to the body. Moreover, mushrooms can learn how to use fats and hormones, so limiting carbohydrates to zero may do more harm than good.
Diet alone is not enough
Candida overgrowth is always associated with bacterial overgrowth, gastric pH disorders and reduced immunity. Step by step, you should take care of every aspect that affects the development of this disease, and the use of the diet itself can only give a temporary improvement.
In order to take care of the health of the whole organism, you should diagnose food intolerances and go on an elimination diet. It is very important to support with probiotics with bacterial strains. In the treatment of mycosis, the probiotic strain of S. boulardii fungi also has a great impact. It produces capric acid, which eliminates the growth of harmful fungi. This acid is also found in coconut oil, the consumption of which also helps to deal with candida. In order to restore the natural pH of the stomach, drink a glass of water with organic apple cider vinegar on an empty stomach. Other natural fungicidal agents are garlic, oregano, cumin, thyme or grapefruit seed extract.
In order to increase immunity, it is worth reaching for cod liver oil with DHA acids and a high content of anti-inflammatory omega 3 and vitamin D.