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What Causes Candida Albicans Oral Thrush, Chest And Arm Tightness And Numbness?
Question: over the course of the last 6 months i been very sick i have candida albicans oral thrush it started out with tonsillitis and progressed over the course of the last month i been getting chest pains under my arm pit and in my chest arm tightness numbess and pain in my hands finger legs toes and my body does spasms i been to the hospital about 10 times already getting chest x-ray ct scan blood tests and ekg all passing i was tested for hiv and hep with results are negative i had my gallbladder removed do to gallstones about a month ago and also my bilirubin is at a 3.0 can this be candida doing this to me or do you think theres another issue
Brief Answer:
possible GERD and other problems as following
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.
1. Candida is a normal habirant of gi tract including oral mucosa.
2. It will become a problem if overgrowing. This can happen when the balance of oral microbiota is altered.
There are various factors to break the balance :
- antibiotic use (before and after gallbladder removal )
- dentures or other dental procedures
Apart nystatin, I advise to take probiotics that can help restore the normal flora.
3. The pain you feel in your chest is partially related to candida.
To my opinion, you might be having gastritis or GERD issues that would be confirmed by upper endoscopy.
It is common to have stomach problems when having gallbladder issues.
With appropriate treatment according to endoscopy ffindings, the symptoms will be subsided.
What you eat also matters. I am sure that your doctor has given advice on choosing foods /drinks. Please try to follow them.
4. The other symptoms are not related to candida. To my opinion, you might be restricting eating due to gallbladder problems. This might have caused disbalance of many essential nutrients and vitamins and minerals.
You can run a complete biochemistry work together with measuring electrolytes in blood to see what's lacking and correctly replace it.
You can send a copy of your blood tests to me to evaluate them further.
All the best!
Dr.Albana
possible GERD and other problems as following
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.
1. Candida is a normal habirant of gi tract including oral mucosa.
2. It will become a problem if overgrowing. This can happen when the balance of oral microbiota is altered.
There are various factors to break the balance :
- antibiotic use (before and after gallbladder removal )
- dentures or other dental procedures
Apart nystatin, I advise to take probiotics that can help restore the normal flora.
3. The pain you feel in your chest is partially related to candida.
To my opinion, you might be having gastritis or GERD issues that would be confirmed by upper endoscopy.
It is common to have stomach problems when having gallbladder issues.
With appropriate treatment according to endoscopy ffindings, the symptoms will be subsided.
What you eat also matters. I am sure that your doctor has given advice on choosing foods /drinks. Please try to follow them.
4. The other symptoms are not related to candida. To my opinion, you might be restricting eating due to gallbladder problems. This might have caused disbalance of many essential nutrients and vitamins and minerals.
You can run a complete biochemistry work together with measuring electrolytes in blood to see what's lacking and correctly replace it.
You can send a copy of your blood tests to me to evaluate them further.
All the best!
Dr.Albana
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