Candida Yeast Infection Self Exams

These 3 Self-Tests are provided to help you determine if Candida Albicans yeast infection Overgrowth is likely. Each one of these tests is just a general indicator. If you test positive or score high on any one of them, it means that you probably have Candida Overgrowth dysbiosis and it would be in your best interest to get a more accurate medical test. ( see the "Test don’t Guess" section. Generally, the higher your score the greater is the urgency.

Self Test 1 - My Diet

How Often Do You Eat Or Drink Thses Food?

First, let us say there is nothing inherently wrong with any of the above foods. Everyone enjoys a treat every now and then. However, if you find yourself eating these kind of foods several times a week, much less every day or several times a day, then it definitely indicates trouble. That "sweet tooth" could indicate a deeper underlying health problem like Candida Albicans yeast infection Overgrowth.

With the exception of fruit, most of the items above are not even real foods. They are packaged, processed, refined and lifeless. They are loaded with sugar. If you are craving sugar (and you are if you eat these types of foods) then the chances are high that you are feeding the yeastie beastie.

Self Test 2 - My Body Fluids

You heard it right - - this is a spit test.
The best time to do this test is the first thing in the morning as soon as you wake up. Before you rinse, spit, or put anything in your mouth, go get a glass of water (in a clear glass). Now build up a bunch of saliva (just mouth saliva, do not cough up anything) and spit it into the glass of water. Observe what happens.

The saliva will float. That is OK and normal. If within 15 minutes you see thin projections extending downward into the water, it is a positive sign for candida. The projections may look like hair, or small strings, like a jelly fish or spider legs, moving down into the water from the saliva floating on the top. Other positive indications might be very "cloudy" saliva that will sink to the bottom of the glass within a few minutes or particles that slowly sink or suspend below the saliva glob. What you are seeing are colonies of yeast which band together to form the strings.

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Self Test 3 - Checklist for Candida Albicans

This test is reviewing the signs and symptoms to determine if you have Candida Albicans yeast infection Overgrowth.

Candida Albicans yeast infection Overgrowth, Candida Overgrowth (CO) symptoms are so numerous and seemingly unrelated that they can be confusing to both doctor and patient. The majority of people who have CO do not realize they have it until they become seriously ill. Why? Because candida yeast not only steals nutrients from the food that you eat, it then poisons the tissues with waste material containing over 75 known toxins. Candida albicans is linked, directly or indirectly, to the following list of conditions and symptoms. A "symptom" is an outward sign that points to a deeper problem.

Review the 80 likely symptoms listed below to see if any apply to you. Give yourself ONE POINT for each of those which you have had persistently (for a month or longer, either currently or at anytime in the past).

YOUR ADDED SCORE IS _____ (one point per symptom)

0-4 points - Indicates variations of normal living (unless persistent and severe).
5-9 Points - Indicates a Clear Pattern shows likely development of CO dysbiosis.
10 or more - Indicates Strong Pattern and almost certain CO dysbiosis.

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(1),(2),(3),(4). FOOTNOTE REFERENCES: (1) Yeast Connection, William Crook, MD;
(2) Medical Literature (Nsouli11994); (3) Ibid, (Crook 1999); (4) Ibid. (Shaw 1996).