The possibility of anxiety and NOT candida??? Please advice!?
I am 21 and i have spent the last 4 years thinking i have a candida overgrowth (Went to 2 alternative health clinics and they did that test where they put a sensor on your palm&test for intolerances and one said i have a 60% overgrowth of candida)once i did the diet for 6 weeks and never noticed a difference. This has been a huge part of my life because i have felt quick sick for a while now..
My nan died when I was 15 and it affected me a lot about a year later, I hated my appearance and also got bullied at the age of 18..
From the age of about 16, I began to feel spacey and headachey and tired all the time. I also started bingeing on sweets and cakes and things.. due to my unhappiness.
I recently went to see a Dr about my eating disorder and told him about the Candida thing and he said he doesnt belive in it and my symptoms could be anxiety??Which would change my life and scrap candida i guess.. is this a possibility?How would both clinics find candida if i didnt have it? thanks x
opps my symptoms are (and they affect my everyday life)
tiredness, cant be bothered doing anything
severe spaceyness, with visual disturbances such as white zig zags
tension like headaches that are pretty constant across my eyes and forehead.. a dull headache
foggyness that makes me say silly things and lose my concentration
I am desperate to identify what is wrong so that i can fix it , as my current state is simply depressing the hell out of me… thanks guys x
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name is Lesli Paterson, right now I live in Oregon, I have 2 kids a 4
year old buy and a 2 year old. 
diabetes type 2, hepatitis c (common, yet not many know they have it) the two i mentioned can also be connected, ie, hcv causes type 2 diabetes.
brain fog is what we call the issue of feeling spacey.
you would need to test for hcv antibodies, not simply alt and ast levles because sometimes they are normal in chronic hcv.
hcv can also make on feel anxious and those with hcv have a higher incidence of panic attacks.
everyone has one risk factor for hcv- a blood born disease that affects the liver.
as for alternative clinics? don’t buy it at all. most treatments are unfounded. they are good at fighting colds, not chronic diseases.
as for the doctor who doesn’t believe in candida, well, i have my suspcicions too….but to relate your issue on anxiety alone is a cop out if you ask me.
keep digging- do not let a doctor make you feel two inches.
i would seek another doctor, skip the alternative clinics and get an hcv test- everyone has one risk factor!
i do know how you feel…for over 10 years i was told i was just depressed and it was “all in my head”….funny thing, it was all in my head- in the form of a virus!
In fairness, you could suffer from anxiety induced hypercondria but Candida IS a very widespread problem so I don’t discount your symptoms.
Try the following for natural Candida relief:
1. Drink plenty of water and eat plenty of fiber to cleanse your body of toxins.
2. Avoid complex carbohydrates and sugars as they “feed” the Candida yeast.
3. Avoid scented body soaps and deodorants in the affected region.
4. Eat lots of probiotics like yogurt and cottage cheese to naturally fight the yeast infection.
5. Eat lots of leafy green vegetables