Progesterone, on the other hand, has no demonstrable effect on the vaginal infection or on systemic and/or local immune responsiveness associated with the infection.” “Estrogen is the dominant reproductive hormone that supports and sustains an experimental vaginal Candida albicans infection and reduces the inhibitory activity of epithelial cells against Candida. The estrogen also helped to strengthen the Candida’s multi-drug resistance compared with cells not exposed to estrogen.įurther research at Louisa State University Health Sciences Centers looked at the effects of both estrogen and progesterone on candida and concluded that: If certain types ofestradiol are added to candida cells in a science lab, the estrogen helps increase the number of germ tubes and appears to trigger longer germ tube length – both developments that support candida to germinate and thrive.Īnother study has tested three different strains of candida in the lab and found that when estradiol (the antagonistic form of estrogen) was added to the mix, the candida showed an increase in growth and survived, even when temperatures were raised. Pregnancy and birth control pills lead to a spike in the body’s estrogen levels and estrogen can help candida grow. Ditto when they take birth control pills. Many women experience an increase in thrush infections (and issues like bloating and flatulence) during pregnancy. How Estrogen Helps Grow Candida (and How Candida Degrades Progesterone) Many other lifestyle factors can give candida a leg-up. It’s important to remember that candida is not only kick-started by food.
When we look back at their health history, we can often trace the beginning of candida-related symptoms to their twenties or even earlier, in their teens, tweens or when they were a baby. Just because you steer clear of sugar doesn’t mean candida won’t affect you.ĭid you love lollies as a kid? Or devour cookies and soft drinks? Most days did you eat processed breakfast cereals, pancakes with maple syrup, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or take-away and snack-foods? Then even if you don’t eat much sugar now, you could still have candida overgrowth.Īround 70% of the women I work with have health issues caused by candida. And as your candida population grows, it starts to affect everything from your hormone balance to the function of some body systems and organs. Candida also helps other unhealthy bacteria and parasites take hold and thrive your body.
This overgrowth most often occurs in areas like your skin, digestive tract, mouth and vagina. But candida is an opportunistic micro-organism and it likes to party in big numbers so any chance it gets, this hardy yeast will multiply. For people with healthy immune and digestive systems, it causes few health hiccoughs.
We all carry the fungal strain called candida albicans in our bodies. It could be sabotaging your efforts to achieve hormonal balance, without you even joining the dots. If you experience any or all of these symptoms, candida overgrowth could be to blame.
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Have you ever taken antibiotics, steroids or birth control pills? Or experienced one or two vaginal yeast infections or recurrent thrush?ĭo you feel like sugar controls you so much so that you can’t walk by a bakery without stepping in?ĭo you find it impossible to shake chronic health symptoms such as bloating, skin rashes, sinus problems or tummy troubles, even though you’re doing everything to eat right and live a healthy lifestyle?Īnd what about fermented foods? Have you tried to boost your health by eating sauerkraut and drinking Kombucha, only to find that your health problems flared up?
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