Is excess Candida making you feel crappy?

We get a bit excited when we see the frothy signs of Candida in the tube during a colonic. Weird right!

Candida is a yeast that can live in our digestive tract and along with other healthy bacteria it is part of our healthy microbiome but when disturbances in the gut happen and good bacteria is wiped out and candida can take over causing all kinds of trouble and strife.

So, I bet you are wondering what can cause candida to go crazy?

• Chronic stress

• Processed foods

• Sugar

• Oral Contraceptives

• Diabetes

• Antibiotics

• A lack of fibre in the diet

Excess Candida can cause all kinds of strife.

When Candida becomes invasive it can set of signals to our immune system that may cause inflammation and also leaky gut syndrome. This can result in fatigue, food intolerances, allergies and even auto immune disease. Told you Candida can cause trouble and strife.

If you have and overgrowth of Candida you may also experience…
-brain fog/poor memory
-Hormonal imbalances
-Adrenal Fatigue
-Mood swings
- Joint pain
-Skin disorders
- Headaches/Migraines
-Nutrient malabsorption
-Fungus in nails
- Thrush

How to eliminate excess Candida

Ok, let’s top feeding the Candida! The easiest way is to adopt a no sugar diet. I know, I can hear you groaning now! For some people this might be something they will need stick closely to, others may be ok with relaxing the restraint at times to enjoy some yummy cake.

This means cutting out all sugars, processed foods, sugary carbs, alcohol, lollies, biscuits, cookies, cakes, soft drinks, even fruit and starchy vegetables in the more severe cases.

We might also suggest some herbal supplements to go alongside your change in diet as well as doing a series of 4-6 colonics weekly. We want to be sure you are eliminating Candida die off and not re-absorbing through the gut lining, which can make you feel a bit crappy.

Then it’s time to start feeding the good bacteria. You can do this by adopting a diet of fresh, organic, whole foods, you may even consider going mainly plant based. Regular colonics and a quality probiotic taken daily will also help to restore good colon health.

If we see Candida in your colonics then you’re in the right place, our clinic Naturopaths will get your gut sorted. It’s what we love doing!