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What Are The Signs Of Having Candida?
I have been fighting foul smelling and very small dark bowel movements for several weeks. I am thinkging I may have candida. the BMs will sometimes be in diarrhea form and oily (Ihave 4 nieces and nephews recently diagnosed with celiac disease and the 1 with the most severe case is built similar to me, swollen and heavy). I also suffer from psoriasis and am having a flair-up and it is allover my hands (i am an LMT so am constantly washing my hands). I am overwieght at 281 lbs and 5'8" and the pounds seem to be coming on very rapidly with swelling also in my legs. I am only 38 years old and know that a key to all ofthis is my weight. I feel like I am slowly but surely killing myself.
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
Hi Dear !! Thanks for your query to HCM .
Read and reviewed your query and health concerns.
IN the given situation, You may pass sandlike / seedlike stool, containing white threads,granules of differrent sizes,with loose motions, with mucus,oily cheesy thready stools.
Craving for sugar foods,and entero-colitis could be tested for Stool-Candida yeast cells-for Candida albicans and with Urine metabolite test for-D/Arabinitol, with antibodies for Candida specific in blood.
Bloating in stomach,diarrhea and constipation, halitosis,accompanied with above stool, with dietary habits with milk and milk products, sugar dominant diet would suggest Candida bowel infection.
Do's to prevent and treat-Candida of bowels-
Change in diet style, Use of probiotics, avoiding long use of antibiotics,eating shreded beet and carrots, with apple cider vinegar as prebiotics, Cap Sporlacs- 1 x 3 times a day
Itraconazole tab / or nystatin 1/2 tsf powder x 4 times a day would control in 2 weeks time.
Second opinion with attending GI- Specialist would resolve your health .
issues in time to come.
Hope this would help you to plan further of this complex illness of yours.
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Dr.Savaskar M.N.
Senior Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Read and reviewed your query and health concerns.
IN the given situation, You may pass sandlike / seedlike stool, containing white threads,granules of differrent sizes,with loose motions, with mucus,oily cheesy thready stools.
Craving for sugar foods,and entero-colitis could be tested for Stool-Candida yeast cells-for Candida albicans and with Urine metabolite test for-D/Arabinitol, with antibodies for Candida specific in blood.
Bloating in stomach,diarrhea and constipation, halitosis,accompanied with above stool, with dietary habits with milk and milk products, sugar dominant diet would suggest Candida bowel infection.
Do's to prevent and treat-Candida of bowels-
Change in diet style, Use of probiotics, avoiding long use of antibiotics,eating shreded beet and carrots, with apple cider vinegar as prebiotics, Cap Sporlacs- 1 x 3 times a day
Itraconazole tab / or nystatin 1/2 tsf powder x 4 times a day would control in 2 weeks time.
Second opinion with attending GI- Specialist would resolve your health .
issues in time to come.
Hope this would help you to plan further of this complex illness of yours.
If need be, update any health issue 24 x 7 by a direct question to ME, at following HCM link-http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=70229
Dear, if satisfied,Don't forget to close this query with YOUR pleasing feedback comments to rate this reply and service, to boost the morale of incoming Emergency patients like YOU, at HCM services.
If you want to update more details and ask more update queries ,
You are most Welcome herewith !!
Good Day!!
Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N.
Senior Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
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