Candida infection: How to keep a control on its growth?

Posted by robertrobins on November 16th, 2013

How Candida can create health issues?

Do you know that you have Candida fungus in your digestive track? You might think it’s impossible to have such fungus as you take proper care of your health and maintain hygiene in day to day life. The truth is that this fungus is present inside everyone’s body, the problem occurs when it starts to grow. It’s over growth can cause many health issues as it overcomes the good bacteria of our body and makes the body less immune against the ailments.

What are the symptoms of Candida overgrowth?

If the Candida overgrowth persists in your body then it can adversely affect your throat, genitals, blood or mouth. You can feel its presence through the symptoms like dizziness or a constant headache, even fatigue, oral thrush or stress can also be some of the other symptoms of this fungus.

How to keep a control over its growth?

You can do a home check first by just taking a clear glass of water. After waking up, do this thing first in the morning, spit into the glass, if you find that your saliva floats then its fine and if it gets dissolved or forms strands then go to doctor for check up. You can also control the growth by following a good diet.

Say no to processed foods: Nowadays, every type of food is easily available in the market and people are using them as they don’t have time to cook. Canned or processed food leads to Candida overgrowth as different chemicals, which are used for preservations can boost the growth of this fungus. Fresh vegetables are suggested, as they contain fiber which helps in controlling the growth.

Avoiding contraceptive pills: Some of these pills can cause changes in the acidity levels of the genital areas, leading to yeast infection. If you are taking any kind of such pills then make sure that you keep yourself very clan and hygienic to avoid the growth of the Candida albicans.

Avoid stress: Yes you heard it right; a stressful life can also help this fungus in growing. Due to work load and tension in life, there are many people who are always tensed which affect the body system and give the fungus a change to grow. You can avoid this kind of problem by taking meditation or yoga classes for keeping your mind free from stress.

Avoid alcohol consumption: If you drink, make sure that you opt for good brands and keep your drinking limit to occasions only. This helps your body in preventing Candida overgrowth. Alcohols are fermented which acts as an agent for the Candida fungus to grow, excess of alcohol intake can affect liver and intestines and can lead to fungus overgrowth.

By following healthy diet, proper exercise and cleaning, this fungus infection can be controlled. Anytime if you feel that your body is trying to tell you something by showing some symptom, go to doctor for check up. Over-growth of Candida can invite many other health ailments and can affect the body’s immune system adversely.