Candida Albicans is a single celled, fungal yeast that is impossible to keep out of the body. Normally, it does no harm, because probiotics (good gut bacteria) like acidophilus and bifidus strains keep it in check. When probiotics are destroyed, however (by birth control pills, HRT, antibiotics, steroids, extreme stress etc...), Candida can grow out of control in the gut, or even become systemic and travel throughout the body. Candida presents problems because it produces chemicals that are toxic to the body.

When it grows out of control, it changes shape from a round single celled organism into an elongated shape called a mycelium, and often initiates the proliferation of long root-like structures (mycelia and rhizoids) that penetrate the mucosal membranes, creating microscopic breaks in the normal mucosal boundary of the gastrointestinal tract. This is known as 'leaky gut' or gut wall hyperpermeability. The resulting perforations permit antigens -- foreign substances such as candida and its toxic acetaldehyde byproducts, other toxins, and incompletely digested dietary proteins -- to leak into the bloodstream, which in turn creates antibody release and inflammation. These can flood the body, and cause wide varieties of discomfort.

Candida can also grow out of control in the intestinal tract, causing continuous inflammation and giving off toxins. The inflammation and toxins put a strain on the immune system, weakening the body's defences to other problems. So the body is burdened by the antigens and toxins produced by the Candida, and the wide variety of symptoms that make up Candidiasis become apparent.

Typical Candida overgrowth symptoms may include cravings for sugary foods, lack of concentration, mood swings, skin rashes, irritable bowel syndrome, fungal infections and, in women, thrush.

Because Candida overgrowth is polysymptomatic, and its symptoms overlap with many other conditions, diagnosis is extremely difficult. There are several types of Candida Test, none of which is 100% conclusive.

If you are unsure whether or not you have Candida overgrowth, we can email you a questionnaire which can indicate if you do suffer from it. Taking your answers to this questionnaire, we then cross reference seven of your answers with a separate questionnaire to give a 95% reliable answer.

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Most conventional doctors do not recognise that there is a problem caused by Candida overgrowth unless in the severely immuno-compromised such as HIV AIDS patients. This means that receiving the right type of support and help is difficult. Here at gutdoctor we have helped thousands of people, many of whom have previously struggled with the effects of candida overgrowth for many years. We have developed an effective seven point strategy that succeeds quickly in the vast majority of cases of systemic candida. Read Shelley's story for an example of how you can beat candida overgrowth.

Seven Point Plan for success
1. Remove the cause
2. Heal the leaky gut (with Immunecare Colostrum)
3. Kill the candida (with Candigest Plus)
4. Re-populate the gut with beneficial bacteria
5. Boost the immune system
6. Help the digestive system
7. Adopt an effective anti-candida diet

For more details on the anti-candida diet, click here for Foods to Avoid; and click here for foods that you can eat.

If you have any questions please contact us on our free helpline - call 0208 9016477 in the Northern Hemisphere; or 0064 33521535 in Australia or New Zealand