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- What is candidiasis?
- Symptoms of candidiasis
- Causes of candidiasis
- Prevention of candidiasis
- Risk factors for candidiasis
- Complications of candidiasis
- When to see a doctor about candidiasis
- Diagnosis of candidiasis
- Conventional treatment of candidiasis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of candidiasis
- Living with candidiasis
- Caring for someone with candidiasis
Symptoms of candidiasis depend on point of infection
The most common symptoms of candidiasis depend on where in the body the infection is occurring:
- Intestine
- Mouth
- Penis
- Skin
- Vagina
If there is a more prolific infection, then it can affect the whole body and cause more generalised symptoms:
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General candidiasis symptoms
- Cottage-cheese like patches inside the mouth (if the mouth has been infected with candida overgrowth)
- Diarrhea, constipation, bloating, gas or burping
- Fatigue
- Genital itching and burning
- Headache
- Itchy rash on penis (men)
- Mood swings
- Poor concentration
- Poor memory
- Skin rashes, patches, and blisters - in the groin, between fingers and toes and under the breasts (folds of the skin)
- Sugar craving
- Vaginal discharge like "cottage cheese"
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< 1: what is candidiasis 3: causes > Last reviewed: 2 September 2007 || Last updated: 3 January 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
