Are your problems Yeast connected?
- If you…… feel sick all over,
- Have taken antibiotic drugs,
- Have sought help from many different specialists,
- Have taken birth control pills,
- Are troubled by fatigue and/or muscle aches
- Are bothered by food sensitivities and/or digestive problems,
- Crave sugar
- Sometimes feel spaced out
- Are bothered by depression and/or irritability
- Are sensitive to tobacco smoke, perfume and other chemicals…
Your health problems may be yeast-connected!
Women between the ages of 20 and 55 are especially apt to develop yeast-related health problems. Common symptoms include:
- Weight gain
- Recurrent vaginal yeast infections
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
- PMS
- Vulvodynia (burning vulva)
- Sexual dysfunction (loss of interest in sex or loss of orgasm)
- Dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
- Infertility
- Endometriosis
- Interstitial Cystitis
Men and children also develop yeast-related health problems, and these are especially common in people who have taken many antibiotic drugs.
Other complaints and illnesses that may sometimes be related to the common yeast, Candida albicans, include:
- Numbness
- Tingling
- Multiple sclerosis
- Crohn’s disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Colitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Eczema
- Acne
- Lupus erythematosus
- Asthma
- Sinusitis
- Psoriasis
- Chronic hives
Candida Questionnaire and Score Sheet
I have been impressed by the remarkable uniformity of the histories I have found in my patients with yeast-related problems.
While physical and laboratory examinations provide a physician with some of the clues that leads to a diagnosis, I’ve found that this questionnaire is perhaps my most valuable tool in finding a way to help patients who feel “Sick all over.”
This questionnaire is designed for adults and is not appropriate for children. Since your spouse, companion, friend, or male relative may also be troubled by yeast-related problems, this questionnaire is designed for people of both sexes.
Section A focuses especially on factors in your medical history that promote the growth of Candida albicans.
Section B has a list of 23 symptoms usually present in people with these problems.
Section C consists of 33 other symptoms that are sometimes seen in people with yeast problems – and that are found in people with other disorders. Your total score on this questionnaire should help you and your physician evaluate the role of Candida albicans plays in your problems. While it will not provide an automatic “yes” or “no” answer, it will provide some important clues.
