Candida albicans is a yeast/fungus that lives within all humans. Known as a commensal microorganism, in good times, candida happily goes about its yeasty little life causing us no trouble at all. It’s when Candida gets too big for its own boots, expanding its fungal empire, symptoms appear.
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So is it candida? Symptoms are not just limited to thrush (though this can be a very obvious ugh of a candida overgrowth)… other signs that should not be ignored include:
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🤷♀️Skin problems – These include pimples, eczema, psoriasis, tinea, jock itch and other fungal infections, jock itch, swimmer’s ear, itchy nose, body odour.
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🤯All in the mind – These are symptoms where you feel slightly off-colour and may feel that you are imagining it or it is down to feeling flat. These include feeling drained, craving sugar, unable to concentrate, poor memory, frequent mood swings, headache, feeling ‘spacy’ or ‘unreal’, depression, lethargy.
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🦠Immune system – Signs of a faulty immune system include allergies and sensitivities and/or depleted immune system.
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🤧 Respiratory tract – These include wheezing or shortness of breath, sinus, hayfever.
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🧻 Gastrointestinal tract – These include bad breath, constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, bloating, oral thrush, itching around the anus.
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💪Nerves and muscles – Sometimes there might be sensations such as numbness, tingling, muscular ache, muscular weakness, fatigue.
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😿Reproductive and urinary system – Symptoms can include vaginal thrush including itching and burning sensations or discharge, prostatitis, impotence, loss of sexual desire, menstrual problems, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), recurrent cystitis.