Candida is naturally found in your body. It is predominantly found in the digestive tract. When an overgrowth of candida occurs the whole system becomes unbalanced and upset. This is because the digestive tract is responsible for about 70% if your immune system. Think about it, the walls of your intestines are one cell thin so toxins and fungal by- product can leak right into your blood stream. Guess where your blood goes....to all your major organs. Do you see how this problem occurs? This yeasty breeding ground or "ground zero" as I like to call it is where the disease starts. In your intestines. A vaginal yeast infection is when the yeast have no more room to party in your gut so they travel down to the next warm, moist place....your vagina. If you have ever had a vaginal yeast infection it is no party.
With regards to Vulvodynia, you will need to heal the burning before you get to the candida. They go somewhat hand in hand, but you can't have a head on attack of the candida because the body is too weak to handle any anti-fungal drugs. The drugs often make the vulvodynia worse. If you need to know how to heal the Vulvodynia feel free to contact me for a free consultation!
If you suffer from chronic yeast infections without Vulvodynia, you can take an aggressive role in this battle. Of course, check with your doctor because chronic infections can be a sign of several illnesses. If you have ruled out the other illnesses. Then you can go for it. How you may ask? Through diet change. Think about it. If ground zero is your gut then you need to throw serious healing bombs down there. Yes, you can get a prescription for Diflucan, Nizoral etc and they may help for awhile but it is not getting to the real source. I followed the Candida diet. It is tough but it will balance the flora in your intestines. Then you can use the anti-fungals to support your efforts. But relying on the drugs is not always the answer.
Another great resource is a book called "The Yeast Connection" by Dr. Cook. You can take Dr. Cook's yeast evaluation quiz to see if yeast might be your problem. There are many more symptoms, other than vaginal yeast, that are caused by candida. It can take months or even years to re-balance your body. But it will be worth it. Other symptoms can disappear. I used to have terrible heart burn, ocular migraine headaches, and high blood pressure. Now they are gone. I don't no prescription drugs for them either. Good health is in your grasp you just need to reach out and grab on. You need to take the center role in your health. No one can do it for you!
Be Well, Laura L
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