Candida Test

The types of candida tests that are available to you.

The Organic Acids candida test not only checks for the byproducts of yeast and bacterial overgrowth, but also checks 40 other metabolic functions of cellular physiology. This test includes cellular energy production, neurotransmitter metabolism, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, and intestinal dysbiosis. Intestinal dysbiosis measures the byproducts of bacterial and yeast metabolism that are excreted in urine. High readings indicate an overgrowth of yeast in the body. It also measures amino acid needs relative to your health status, genetic tendencies, aging and oxidative status.

Clinically these markers offer valuable information into possible causative factors of dysfunctional cellular physiology; affecting one’s physical and mental performance, and overall health status. This test is invaluable for putting ones cellular health back together and getting to the root cause of your candida yeast infection so you get it under control for life.

The test results are very user friendly and come with supplement recommendations from doctors that believe in natural means to treat and prevent disease.

The Organic Acids Candida Test with Environmental Pollutants is also available so you can check on many everyday chemicals we are all exposed to that have proven to cause neuropsychological, and neuropsychological dysfunction, leukopaenia, dyspnoea, anemia, and certain cancers, to name but a few.

Another candida test that detects candida in the blood stream is the Candida + CMP test. This test measures the production of immunoglobulin antibodies to candida yeast and mannan antigen fraction. This test uses the ELISA method to detect the antibodies.

The Candida+CMP test also come with a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel with liver & kidney chemistries, glucose and electrolytes. This also measures ph balance and glucose level for diabetes. Both are risk factors for candida overgrowth in the body.

A Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis is probably the best candida test to get if you suspect you have intestinal candida overgrowth. This test does an analysis of digestion, food absorption, bacterial balance, yeast and parasites. This candida test is recommended for patients with diffuse and nonspecific GI-related symptoms, such as indigestion, dysbiosis, constipation, and diarrhea.

The test will measure your digestive ability of fibers and meats along with absorption levels of fatty acids. It measures your enzyme profiles along with bile levels, which monitors your ability to digest meats and fats.

Good bacterial levels and their byproducts of healthy digestion are also monitored. PH of the stool is also measured and is influenced by gastric acid, pancreatic bicarbonate, short chain fatty acids, ammonia, bile, organic acids, and acids produced by beneficial flora. This gives you an idea of the balance of these factors.

A test is run for blood in the stool that could indicate further problems in your intestine that should be looked into. Intestinal inflammation is checked that could be caused by bacterial or parasitic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, or other inflammatory processes.

You can have parasite testing added to this candida test although the test does normally look for Eosinophil Protein X. EPX is an indicator of parasites, chronic diarrhea, food allergy and bowel cancer. Bile acid ratio is measured which can indicate bowel and breast cancer.

The candida test looks for C. jejuni, C. coli, or C. upsaliensis. C. jejuni is recognized as the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in the United States. C. coli and C. upsaliensis may also cause diarrhea. Infected patients may be asymptomatic or severely ill with symptoms that may include fever, abdominal cramps, diarrhea with or without blood, and fecal leucocytes.

Last but not least this candida test looks for Helicobacter pylori; a bacterium which causes peptic ulcer disease and plays a role in the development of gastric cancer. Direct stool testing of the antigen (HpSA) is highly accurate and is appropriate for diagnosis and follow-up of infection.

The Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis is a very good test and is by far the most useful to determine if you have intestinal candida or something else.

If you have vaginal thrush or a vaginal yeast infection your doctor can do a culture to determine the species of yeast that is infecting you. This is useful because different species of yeast respond to different prescription drugs when treating the infection.

Candida glabrata and tropicalis for instance do not respond well to diflucan but require boric acid suppositories for treatment. These species infect roughly 30% of males and females with glabrata being the most frequent.

Another very useful candida test is the Fecal Toxic Metals test that looks for mercury, cadmium, lead, antimony, and uranium. 85% or more people with candida have mercury poisoning and we know that yeast is an immune response to mercury poisoning. Candida absorbs its own weight in mercury and prevents it from entering the blood stream and harming the body. Because biliary excretion of metals in feces is the primary natural route of elimination from the body, this is the best test determine mercury levels.

If you can't get your doctor to perform these candida tests then you can always take your health into your own hands and have it done yourself.