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is Candida Albicans?
We all live in a virtual sea
of micro organisms, (bacteria, viruses, fungi, etc.). These
microbes are as much a part of our bodies as the food we eat.
Usually, these micro organisms do not cause illness, unless
our resistance becomes lowered.
Candida Albicans is a yeast that
lives the mouth, throat, intestines and genitourinary tract
of most of us and is usually considered to be a normal part
of the bowel flora (the organisms that coexist with us in
our lower digestive tract). It is actually a member of a broader
classification of organisms known as fungi.
NOTE:
The symptoms of Candida Albicans overlap with other GI Tract
disorders and can easily be mistaken for the symptoms of stomach
ulcers and H.pylori.
How
do you get it?
Candida Albicans enters us as
infants during or shortly after we are born. Usually, the
growth of the yeast is kept in check by our immune system,
but should your immune
response weaken, the condition known as oral thrush can occur
as a result.
By six months of age, 90%
of all babies test positive for Candida. And by adulthood,
virtually all of us play host to Candida Albicans and are
thus engaged in a life-long relationship.
Candida coexists in our bodies with many species of bacteria
in a competitive balance. Other bacteria act in part to keep
Candida growth in check in our body ecology . . . unless that
balance is upset.
When you enjoy good health, your immune system keeps Candida
proliferation under control; but when your immune response
is weakened, Candida growth can proceed unhindered.
Candida is
an "opportunistic organism" - BEWARE if it gets
out of control!
What causes Candida?
Unfortunately, there
are many factors in our modern society that can upset the
ecological balance of our body, weaken our immune system and
thus allow the natural balances of Candida yeast to overgrow.
Of these, the major risk factors which can cause a proliferation
of Candida are;
- ANTIBIOTICS and SULFA DRUGS
Probably the chief culprit of all,
antibiotics kill all bacteria. They do not distinguish
good bacteria from bad. Antibiotics kill our "good"
flora which normally keeps the Candida under control. This
allows for the unchecked growth of Candida in our intestinal
tract. It is normally difficult to recover a yeast culture
from bodily surfaces.
- STEROID HORMONES, IMMUNOSUPPRESSANT DRUGS
such as cortisone which treat severe allergic problems by
paralyzing our immune system's ability to react
- PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES
or BIRTH CONTROL PILLS which upset our body's
hormonal balance
- DIETS HIGH IN CARBOHYDRATE AND SUGAR INTAKE
- YEAST AND YEAST PRODUCTS
- MOLDS AND FERMENTED FOODS
- PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL MOLDS
The prevalence today of Candida may be most directly
related to the widespread use of antibiotics -- from
prescriptions for colds, infections, acne, and from additional
consumption of antibiotic-treated foods such as meats, dairy,
poultry and eggs.
Notably, antibiotics do not kill viruses; they only
destroy bacteria. Yet, they are universally prescribed
for all colds, flu's and other viral problems. Such indiscriminate
and extensive use of antibiotics is not only considered a
primary cause of Candida overgrowth, but is recently being
found to be responsible for the unbridled development of "killer
bacteria".
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“The rapid and direct proliferation of the
yeast following antibiotic use strongly suggests that
the problem of Candida is one which stems from an
inner state of imbalance, rather than from an outside
attack by a microbe or disease.”
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Sources and references
All our information
is sourced from various digestive health experts,
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