how to dx candida and diet to help.

I wrote on 3-6 . I assumed I could contine asking questions regarded the same issue with out needeing to re tregister.
I have several questions. First how do you DX candida? What test should be used? What is an anti-fungal diet?
stool has been tested but not for abnormal levels of fat opr giardoia. xrays of small and lg intestin have beed done.

upper and lower enoscopy have nopt been done but are being scedualed.no antibody tests forceliac disease. On 32-9-04 I recieved further information from you. I took the candida test and i SCORED 485 AND 180 IS considered high

I looked into your controlled test hawever the due date was june 03. My husband is finishing his doctorate and he was to be completed in Aug03. Now perhaps in january 105 he will graduate.

Question.Were do I find diets (anti-fungal low-carb.)that can help this condition. Second are you still doing testing or has it been compleated. Finally I need to know what are hight fugual foods. is wine or cheesse an issue is rice Bread without yeast like tortillias.

If these test are not positive what do you sugessed are next move would be ?

Please help

[Kevin Pho, MD]

First, there is some controversy about the role of candida in the GI tract.  There are a lot of small studies that suggest that abdominal pain may be due to candida overgrowth, but in people with intact immune systems, other causes should be evaluated for first.  

To test for this, stool samples specifically for fungus or yeast can be ordered.  Biopsies from colonoscopy or endoscopy can also be sent, specifically looking for fungus or yeast.  

There are no consensus studies recommending specific foods to fight candida.  Antifungal medications (i.e. fluconazole) can be considered.  

You may want to discuss these options with your personal physician.

Followup with your personal physician is essential.

This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.

Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.

[tessa0825]

Please check your earlier post and note that the response you received on 3/9/04 was not from Dr. Pho...He answered you on 3/8/04...What you received on 3/9/04 was from PAJ...He is not the official moderator of the board but rather a person who gives advise based on his experience with yeast infections....It was he who advised you to take the yeast test...Hope that helped clear up the misunderstanding....Tessa

[6mospreg]

Great! I understand and appreciate the clarification. However I still am looking for an answer. Also a question,from an MD point of view is candida a likely DX? From my past experience,Ive seen this DX within the wholistic movement and not from the western med. I am just desperate to find an answer, but dont want to settle with DX's that dont solve my problem.
After many tests,ER visits and hospitalization and more visits upcoming I'd like to have as much direction and suggestions to limit unneeded tests . Thanks.

[PAJ]

I thought I would wait until the doctor answered your question first before answering.see what you got for your $15. Didn

[6mospreg]

Thank You . I appreciate your candid responce.

[jr5star]

I recently went to the doctor complaining of cloudy urine.  The doctor took a urine sample and then prescribed me amoxicillin.  I have been taking this for three days, and now I have a sinus congestions and terrible simus headached.  A friend of mine thinks that my cloudy urine could be from yeast (Candida), and that the antibiotics have killed my friendly bacteria allowing the yeast to proliferate (thus, causing my sinus infection).  Should I stop taking the antibiotics? All my doctor notices in my urine were some WBCs and traces of blood.  Does this automatically mean I have a bacterial infection, or could this be Candida?   Thanks for your help!  (p.s. I am a 34 y/o female)