The mere presence of excessive yeast in the system causes hypoglycemia symptoms of headaches, hunger and personality changes. An examination of the live blood under the phase contrast microscope can often reveal cell wall deficient yeast organisms which may enter the bloodstream through a leaky gut. Being cell wall deficient, these organisms do not produce a septic response and are cleared by the immune system as bacteria are often cleared. But their presence does indicate a breach of the integrity of the intestinal tract. The onset of this Candida Syndrome is slow and insidious.
Symptoms often take years to develop.
And some symptoms such as sugar or carbohydrate craving can increase yeast growth creating a vicious cycle making the problem worse. Frequent use of antibiotics, killing healthy bacteria in the gut, promotes yeast growth and leaky gut problems. The patients I see with this altered bowel ecology problem are usually quite ill and have not been able to get much help from physicians. Proper treatment must address all the problems arising from the leaky gut, including food sensitivities, as well as antifungal medication, anti-yeast diet for several months and supplements for support. Subclinical hypothyroidism must also be treated, if indicated by basal metabolism temperature tests, to help cellular metabolism and detoxification.