Definitely Candida

Now I am sure I have Candida. I just had some cake and a bit of ice cream, about 20 minutes ago. By the time I got home I had bloated and had what my best friend refers to as "explosive diarrhea". I used to have similar reaction to food a couple of years ago, but I thought I was lactose intollerant. Now I think it is sugar and Candida. Plus my tongue was much whiter when I got home (is it possible for it to turn white that quickly?).

The strange thing is that until about 3-4 weeks ago I had no problem eating sweets! How can this happen so quickly? I can't help but have the fear of HIV in the back of my mind, even though my partner did test negative AND in spite of the fact that I have only received fellatio, and they claim that this is no risk whatsoever.
If this Candida is new in my case, can I treat it with homeopathic drugs?


It's scary going through any of this. Try not to worry and don't forget that you will probably feel worse before you feel better when you start the diet etc..do you have the book "The Body Ecology Diet".


Sorry if I am a big bother... but this thing is happening too fast and is too scary to me... Such a BAD BAD BAD moment for it to happen! I mean... I just became sexually active and BOOM - I get what so many sites/people link to an initial HIV symptom! How do I get Candida? Is stress a REAL factor in this case?! I have only taken antibiotics twice in my life - once 2 years ago, for about 3 weeks (doxicycline) and once about 2 months ago, for about 2 weeks (azithromycin, 1000mg/week). And THEN came HUGE anxiety and not eating for 2-3 weeks... And now some swollen lymph nodes in my neck and throat, white tongue, diarrhea... can it happen that quickly?!?!


I think you need to relax a little. Just take it easy. It sounds like you probably do have some candida but you sound more stressed than anything. Stress can cause a ton of things!!!! From muscle twitching and tingling to being hospitalized from panic attacks! I doubt seriously it is from any sexual activity but that is what made you so paranoid. When you took those antibiotics before, did you ever start on probiotics to get your body balanced again? This is something you NEED to do. Go to your local health food store and find probiotics(Acidophilis). A good one to take is Megaflora. It has 14 strains and is 20 billion per capsule. This will help bring back some of the good bacteria that was killed off when you were on the antibiotics. Do this first for about a month or two and then if you are still having problems then you should probably get on an anticandida program. Really don't worry so much. When you start getting reoccurring jock itch, athletes foot, UTI's, acne, dandruff, pin worms, serious constipation, rectal itching.....then you can worry more.


The symptoms that you list at the bottom of you reply to ...jock itch, acne, uti's... are they all Candida related or were you suggesting those symptoms were related to another disorder?


WOW, you've made me feel better!!!

I have only been on antibiotics twice in my life. I HATE THEM! I hated them BEFORE I took them. And... I had never taken probiotics until this past week. I had never HEARD of them either! We don't have this probiotic in my country, but I am taking this LactoFlor thing. It doesn't have as many - 40 million per pill (they are chewable/suckable tablettes). I am also taking some grapefruit seed extract... So I guess the antibiotics did start it off, and my stress can finish it off?

So far, during the past couple of weeks, I have had diarrhea, headaches (slight), acne and dry skin. Apparently those can all be attributed to anxiety and stress. Now if my slightly swollen neck nodes would just go down...

I DO FEEL BETTER :) THANKS!


Oh I forgot. The probiotics must be refrigerated for it to really work. The acidophilus that you see on the shelf at a pharmacy will not work. Refrigeration is a must. If you don't have it where you live, I am sure you can order online. Just type in Megaflora in a search engine and I am sure you will find it. Be prepared, it is expensive. But remember it is your health and that is very important. Make sure though they pack it in dry ice because it needs to be cold!! Hope this helps. AND STOP WORRYING! YOU WILL MAKE YOURSELF CRAZY!


I can understand you being a bitconcernedabout HIV since it is common with HIV, but all of us probably have candida and dont have HIV. Its just that Doctors don't believe that normal people get candida.

you are either :

1. a normal person thats been a bit unlucky and ended up with a temporary candida problem.

2. a sensitive person (like many here) whose immune system is always under a bit of pressure and candida is ready to sneak in.

There are many people who have candida and not HIV.

I think you are right about oral sex. Its almost impossible to get HIV that way (dont quote me on that). I am reliably informed that hookers and porn stars will do oral :-O

If you are worried then do the test later on to put your mind at ease, but the chances are almost zero IMHO.

Candida affects normal people and makes them feel pretty generally unwell.

its very common, especially in women.


Your symptoms sound stress related to me, but if you have candida, the first thing to do is stop eating cake and ice cream and just get on the diet. If your symptoms improve in a couple of weeks then you will know.


I would go with stress, especially if I had a choice. But I don't know what to do about the white-coated tongue (see photos in a previous thread for detail). I WILL definitely go on the diet (I am used to Atkins anyway). I am just afraid of losing any more weight - I used to be 115kg, now I am 82kg (don't get scared, I lost it over 2 years, except for the last 5kg, I lost that over the past month).