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Is it True That Bacteria Feeds on Candida Albicans?
So just what is a Candida Albicans overgrowth (it is often referred to as Candidiasis by medical practitioners) and is it true that bacteria feeds on candida albicans to keep it in check?
Candida Albicans is a yeast/ fungus that is usually found naturally in nature and most people have it within their digestive system and on their skin with normally no ill effect.
As with any other form of fungi, say for example athletes’ foot, it can grow at a fast rate if it is not kept suppressed. When it is stopped from growing, it will create no ill effect in the body. It is believed that most people in the US and Europe live quite happily with candida yeast in their digestive systems perpetually.
In order to keep the candida albicans under control, and stop it overgrowing, the body has a store of friendly bacteria which feeds on the Candida Albicans.
These friendly bacteria control the levels of candida in two ways: by lining the walls if the gastrointestinal tract so that the yeast cannot stick to the GI tract lining, and the good bacteria feed on the yeast to keep the levels low.
Often people who are suffering from Candida overgrowth will have got this infection because their levels of friendly bacteria (probiotics) have been reduced.
This can normally happen when they have a repressed immune system (through illness) or it is because they have been taken prescribed or non-prescribed medications for an extended period of time that has upset the delicate balance of the gut flora.
It is not unusual for someone who has been on a course of antibiotics to end up with a candida infection. Other potential medications that can reduce the levels of good bacteria are birth control pills, cortisone or if being treated using chemotherapy.
Unfortunately, all these forms of medication are actually hostile to the friendly bacteria in the body and will kill it, which in turn can help the Candida Albicans to increase.
Of course, many of these medications are necessary, and so it is important to understand that after the prescription you may need to bolster the levels of probiotics in your body.
Taking a probiotic food supplement can do this. You will see these probably advertised on television or the local grocers as either “live” or “probiotic” foods.
The choice of probiotic food supplements is wide, and the sufferer should be able to find a suitable alternative, either by taking it in tablet/ capsule form or as a yogurt or probiotic drink.
The key thing to remember is that it can take time to replenish the levels of probiotics in the GI tract, and the concentration of probiotic in each of the supplements needs to be sufficient to make a difference.
The intestines of a human are large. To give an idea of how big if you took them out of the body, unravelled them and spread them out they would cover the size of a tennis court, and this area all needs to be lined with the right amount of probiotics.
The good bacteria will reproduce normally, but in situations where levels are low they can need a helping hand to regain the balance required to reduce the candida overgrowth.
It is normally recommended that someone with a candida overgrowth should not choose supplements that have less than 35 - 50 billion probiotic organisms within each capsule. In this way they will be supplied with an appropriate concentration of the good bacteria.
When first taking a probiotic, you may suffer some side effects, because as the candida albicans dies, toxins are released which can make the sufferer nauseous, and potentially give them diarrhoea, as well as other stomach pains.
It is important that you act swiftly to treat a candida overgrowth, as if the candida albicans fungus penetrates the intestinal walls it can enter the bloodstream, and allow other toxins to enter the bloodstream.
Once in the bloodstream it can travel to other organs of the body and there can be major complications.
So, It is essential to remember that as good bacteria feeds on candida albicans yeast, keeping these at a high level needs to be a priority in anyone suffering from a candida overgrowth.
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