Yeast InfectionMost people associate yeast infections (candida) with oral or vaginal thrush but, in fact, they may be associated with several of the following [1, 2]:
Having any of the above symptoms does not necessarily mean that you have candida. However, if you have a number of them and they do not respond to treatment then you should, at least, consider the possibility. Becoming frequently acutely drunk from a very modest alcohol intake has been described as a useful pointer to yeast infection [4]. Alcohol is produced from fermentation of sugars with yeast. What Candida isCandida is a fungal infection and fungi grow mainly as yeasts or moulds. Ordinarily, everyone has a small number of candida organisms on the skin, in the gut, mouth and vaginal area. These microorganisms grow readily in the presence of carbohydrates [2] and so they flourish with high levels of glucose. The typical Western diet is carbohydrate rich (bread, potatoes, rice, cakes, sweets, ice cream, biscuits, chocolate). Under normal circumstances the human immune system and the presence of bacteria limit the growth of candida [3]. Following corticosteroid or antibiotic treatment, where even friendly bacteria are killed, the opportunistic yeasts, multiply rapidly. In the gut, the yeasts can cross the intestinal walls entering the circulation to infect any tissue or cavity of the body [2, 5]. This is known as systemic candidiasis and it can result in infections of the kidney, eye, liver, biliary tract and brain (meningitis) to name a few.
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