There have been so many theories written regarding the cause of fibromyalgia from gluten intolerance, autoimmune disease, nerve damages to trauma. Yet one of the more unusual of all theories is an infection known as candidiasis or better known as yeast infection.
What Is Candidiasis?
Candida refers to the yeast that lives in our mouth, gut and genitals. Under normal circumstances, it will not cause any problems to your health. However, there are instances where the yeast can over multiply and eventually lead to an infection. This infection is known as candidiasis or yeast infection.
Candidiasis is not really dangerous. Its symptoms include white or yellow sores in the mouth and cracking of lips. They can sometimes be painful, especially when you swallow. Candidiasis in the genitals are more commonly known as vaginal yeast infection. Woman are highly susceptible to yeast infection. In fact, it is estimated that 3 out of 4 women would suffer from this infection at one point in their life.
First, Thank you for all your info you give so many of us whom suffer with Fibromyalgia! Only one thing I must disagree with you on the subject of “Yeast Problems”!! At 32 yrs of age in 1986, I had to have a partial hysterectomy, and a lot of my female problems were all due to the overgrowth of Yeast throughout my system, causing terrible pain, horrible vaginal tenderness, it affected my immune system and is a cause of a lot of my inflammation problems!! Back then, medically many did not understand what Yeast could do to people, and I was very lucky to find a doctor, whom at the time was doing research on Candida. He told me, left go, over time it can actually kill you, as it can affect all your organs, including the brain, and has been proven to cause mental illness in people!! Maybe, now that there is more info known on Candida & treatments available, death percentage is very very low, but years ago, they now realize it could have caused more illnesses & deaths then ever known, due to the diets & foods that were eaten in the past!! In 1985 when I was first diagnosed, my doctor put me on a “Yeast Free Diet”, which was not easy back then, and I had to go to a special Pharmacy that was called “an old time pharmacy”, as it made special compound medicines, that were requested from a doctor. That medicine was “Nystatin”, which was only in a powder form and added to water, which I had to drink 3 x a day. It is not just a Diet, but basically a life change with the foods you must learn to avoid and the foods you can eat.
I have fibromyalgia & i am constantly battling with yeast infections, UTis and ear infections. it’s costing me a fortune on prescriptions.
I do recommend to go on the Candida diet, it helped me a few years ago. I am back on the diet now.