is "candida albicans" A REAL MEDICAL CONDITION?

barb28 said:

Hello, I would like to ask if "candida alibicans" is a
'real' medical condition? I am attempting to get a
traditional opinion from a traditional medical doctor. I
know there are lots of alternative type people on the
internet, but I would like to know what a regular doctor
would say?

His medical test, from a regular lab (not one of the
alternative labs), says the

candida ab IGG 1.59 (results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGA 2.04 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGM 1.14 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

I was just wondering if I could get someone elses opinion
on this?

He has not had any rashes or itching or breakouts
(or whatever candida does), so it is probably an
internal thing.

The sheet that came from the lab, had a long paragraph
that basically downplayed candida.

Thank you for your time.

Candida is a type of yeast. Infections with candida
are very common in people taking broad-spectrum
antibiotics for a prolonged period (over a couple of
weeks) because the antibiotics change the normal
bacterial flora in the GI and GU systems, allowing
for overgrowth of non-susceptible organisms. They
can also overgrow in people with poor or supressed
immune systems or poor nutritional status. Generally
in and of themselves they are more a nuisance than a
serious problem (burning and itching), but they may
point out immunologic or other problems that should
be addressed. Where were the candida cultured from?

Steve (dentist)

barb28 said:

Hello, I would like to ask if "candida alibicans" is a
'real' medical condition? I am attempting to get a
traditional opinion from a traditional medical doctor. I
know there are lots of alternative type people on the
internet, but I would like to know what a regular doctor
would say?

His medical test, from a regular lab (not one of the
alternative labs), says the

candida ab IGG 1.59 (results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGA 2.04 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGM 1.14 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

I was just wondering if I could get someone elses opinion
on this?

He has not had any rashes or itching or breakouts
(or whatever candida does), so it is probably an
internal thing.

The sheet that came from the lab, had a long paragraph
that basically downplayed candida.

Thank you for your time.

The short answer to your question (in the way I think you
mean it) is "no, it's not a real medical condition." That's
the answer to the question "do followers of scientific
medicine believe in 'The Yeast Connection', 'systemic yeast
syndrome', and related disorders?"

Candida albicans is a real organism -- it's the cause of
vaginal yeast infections and various other problems, and
when it grows in the blood it can rapidly be fatal (this
pretty much only happens in people who are already severely
ill with some other problem).

But having antibodies to candida is normal and of no
diagnostic value, and there is no reason to believe that
someone with antibodies to candida has a problem with
candida. So again, in the way I think you mean it, it
(systemic yeast syndrome) is not a "real" condidtion.

--
David Rind [email hidden]

David Rind said:

But having antibodies to candida is normal and of no
diagnostic value, and there is no reason to believe that
someone with antibodies to candida has a problem with
candida. So again, in the way I think you mean it, it
(systemic yeast syndrome) is not a "real" condidtion.

Good answer. :-)

David Rind said:

barb28 said:

Hello, I would like to ask if "candida alibicans" is a
'real' medical condition? I am attempting to get a
traditional opinion from a traditional medical doctor. I
know there are lots of alternative type people on the
internet, but I would like to know what a regular doctor
would say?

His medical test, from a regular lab (not one of the
alternative labs), says the

candida ab IGG 1.59 (results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGA 2.04 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

candida ab IGM 1.14 {results say anything over 1.00 is
positive)

I was just wondering if I could get someone elses
opinion on this?

He has not had any rashes or itching or breakouts (or
whatever candida does), so it is probably an internal
thing.

The sheet that came from the lab, had a long paragraph
that basically downplayed candida.

Thank you for your time.

The short answer to your question (in the way I think you
mean it) is "no, it's not a real medical condition."
That's the answer to the question "do followers of
scientific medicine believe in 'The Yeast Connection',
'systemic yeast syndrome', and related disorders?"

Candida albicans is a real organism -- it's the cause of
vaginal yeast infections and various other problems, and
when it grows in the blood it can rapidly be fatal (this
pretty much only happens in people who are already
severely ill with some other problem).

But having antibodies to candida is normal and of no
diagnostic value, and there is no reason to believe that
someone with antibodies to candida has a problem with
candida. So again, in the way I think you mean it, it
(systemic yeast syndrome) is not a "real" condidtion.

--
David Rind [email hidden]

Thanks for cutting to the meat. I hadn't even noticed
that the OP referenced immunologic tests.

Steve

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Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
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