Are you looking for Treatment for Candida?
If you believe you are suffering from the symptoms of Candida, our Candida specialists will be able to provide detailed dietary advice including Candida diets as well as recommendations for natural anti-fungals.
We specialise in providing advice as well as the most innovative Candida tests and nutritional advice to help clients who have been dealing with symptoms that are very hard to explain and that have been neglected by the NHS.
What is Candida?
Candida is a type of yeast, a fungus and is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide.
What are Candida Symptoms?
You may be experiencing Candida if you:
have taken large amounts of antibiotics or steroids
Feel tired or experience ‘brain fog’ even though you sleep well
Have a variety of digestive problems including bloating
Have loose bowels or constipation
Crave sugar and or bread or marmite
Have a white coating on your tongue
Unusual Aches and Pains
Feel bloated and have sugar cravings or cravings for bread
Have Fungal toe nail infections
If you are Female you may also have:
Cystitis
Thrush
Urinary tract infections
Weight problems
What types of Candida Test do you offer?
There are several tests available including a comprehensive stool test that will measure Candida in the gut and identify the exact strain and supplements needed to eradicate it.
Our clinic also offers a urine test and a blood test that are highly sensitive and able to identify candida.
What are the causes Candida and Yeast infections?
One of the key culprits are antibiotics – the latter promote yeast infections, including gastrointestinal Candida overgrowth, and can penetrate the GI mucosa. Women are often susceptible to thrush, and genital yeast infections.
Prolonged antibiotic use, increase the risk of a fungal overgrowth for both men and women.
If you have taken repeated courses of antibiotics as a child or as an adult you are likely to have developed some yeast – related problems. The reason for this is that repetitive use of antibiotics can eradicate all of your healthy gut bacteria. Low levels of healthy gut bacteria in turn may result in high levels of yeast as the latter has a chance to grow. The yeast becomes opportunistic and will be able to grow and in large quantities can be quite toxic.
Does Diet affect Candida?
If you consume a diet rich in sugar, bread, cakes, biscuits or alcohol this will also cause yeast to grow. You may have consumed a high sugar diet as a child and continued to do so as an adult and this will cause the proliferation of Candida and other species of yeast.
What are the most common types of Candida infection?
Oral candidiasis (Candida in the mouth)
Vaginal candidiasis (thrush)
Candida vulvovaginitis (vaginal yeast infection)
Oesophageal candidiasis (Candida in the oesophagus)
Onychomycosis (Fungal Nail infections)
Gut yeast infections (Candida in the gut)
Allergies and Intolerances- Is there a link with Candida?
There may also certainly be a link between Candida and allergies and intolerances. According to Dr. William Crook, Candida can cause a leaky gut leading to food intolerances. Food intolerances are often seen in patients who have candida.
Please book a consultation with us if you need help in this area.
How can I treat Candida?
You will need to talk to a skilled professional who can best advise you on anti-fungal supplements and diet. We offer consultations at our clinic.
You may be advised to follow a strict diet and eliminate all sugar and yeast. You will also need to take some anti-fungasl such as Caprylic acid, Grapefruit seed extract and Oregano oil and some Probiotics. The timing and dosage of the anti-fungal is key as if you do not take the correct amount you could make yourself feel very poorly. As the yeast dies off there may be a die-off reaction that can lead to headaches, fatigue and depression. It is recommended that you see a good nutritionist to help you.
If you would like to make an appointment, contact us via e-mail at help@nutritionandvitality.co.uk, or call our clinic at 0345 129 7996.
About us:
Victoria Tyler has been working with Candida patients since 2004 and initially worked with Michael Franklin who established the IBS Clinic Victoria continues to work with all patients who are suffering with Candida and yeast related conditions and this is one of her areas of key expertise.
Our sister practice, IBS Clinic was runner-up in the 2009 CAM Awards for Outstanding Practice.
Victoria Tyler sees patients in the UK in our clinic in central London, 5 minutes from Harley Street. However, we can also help patients who live out of London via skype or telephone consultations.