Candida overgrowth symptoms and causes
Researching Candida overgrowth can be quite a headache; all those ambiguous symptoms and unclear causes make Candida albicans a difficult pest to deal with. At first, Candida overgrowth symptoms are easily overlooked due to their ambiguous nature. Once Candida overgrowth is determined, dealing with it is easy, however to completely reverse the overgrowth, we have to look for causes of Candida overgrowth.
Candida overgrowth symptoms are indicating that something is wrong with our body, in this case yeast overgrowth. In order to reverse the overgrowth, causes have to be found, however none of Candida overgrowth symptoms stem from causes directly. You see, Candida is a type of yeast that resides in our body, developing with living condition. It lingers when our body is healthy; however as soon as it is presented with favorable living condition – more nutritions, certain hormonal balance – the yeast begins to overgrow. Candida albicans overgrowth can affect many parts and functions of our body, which causes all those symptoms, both physical and mental.
So, the yeast causes these Candida overgrowth symptoms. But what causes the yeast overgrowth? Weakened immune system, weakening of beneficial bacteria population in our intestines (typically caused by oral antibiotics), sugar-rich diet (Candida LOVES sugars!), diabetes, chemotherapy, multiple pregnancies and so on. Basically anything that weakens our body’s immune system as well as beneficial bacteria populations can cause yeast overgrowth. See, Candida has to compete with other bacteria for food and space; when you take antibiotics and beneficial bacteria die off, yeast begins to overgrow. Candida also benefits from hormonal imbalance in the body, typically during pregnancies.
How to prevent Candida overgrowth and its symptoms? Prevent the causes or mitigate them. Consume probiotic drinks (yoghurt, milk) to restore your beneficial bacteria population, avoid antibiotics as much as possible, limit sugars in your diet etc.