There are several types of this disease: vaginal, systemic, as well as intestinal candidiasis. This article will focus on the treatment of the latter. Nowadays, everyone is prone to various infections, which we may not even be aware of.
Causes of intestinal candidiasis
Initially, there are frequent digestive problems that can be caused by poor diet, antibiotics, smoking, and alcohol consumption. After a while, you can already feel the first signs of intestinal candidiasis .
If we talk about alcohol, it is capable of killing the beneficial intestinal microflora, as a result of which dysbiosis occurs and the immunity of the gastrointestinal tract is significantly reduced. Chronic enteritis, as well as gastritis , may occur. Not to mention the dangers of alcohol for the liver, which starts to work poorly.
In general, the use of alcoholic beverages, treatment with strong antibiotics and unhealthy diets are the main causes of various gastric diseases, including bowel candidiasis.
Symptoms
Among the common symptoms of intestinal candidiasis are the following:
- a feeling of incomplete emptying, frequent use of the toilet (especially in the morning);
- sharp painful intestinal cramps after eating, gas, boiling;
- diarrhea;
- discomfort in the stomach;
- skin rash - urticaria, acne in the back and face;
- irritability, weakness, drowsiness.
It should be noted that the likelihood of intestinal candidiasis in some people is much higher. These include: those who have a weakened immune system; aged people; Small children; women during pregnancy. In addition, severe stress and nervous breakdowns are also common causes of this disease, which is caused by a violation of the intestinal microflora. Candidiasis can also occur during treatment with strong antibiotics that destroy the natural flora of the intestine, as well as during hormonal disorders.
Diagnosis of the disease
For reliable diagnosis, it is necessary to conduct laboratory tests, with which you can detect increased activity of fungi that excite candidiasis. But still there is a way to determine the disease, which can be done at home.
In the morning, after waking up, you need to spit as much saliva as possible into a glass cup filled with clean water. Before this, it is not recommended to brush your teeth. It is best that the water is from a source or well, and not from a tap. Leave it on for 30 minutes. If after this time the saliva drowns to the bottom, then in your body a large number of candida mushrooms. If saliva remains to float on the surface of the water, then most likely you have other problems with the intestines that are not associated with candidiasis.
No matter what the result of this test will show you, you need to see a doctor. You need to pass an analysis of feces for dysbiosis, which will reliably confirm or deny the presence of a high number of candida fungi in your intestines.
Bowel candidiasis treatment
After you have passed all the necessary tests and the disease is confirmed, the doctor will prescribe the appropriate treatment for you. Most often, drugs for intestinal dysbiosis are used, since candidiasis and intestinal dysbiosis are the causes of the same problem. It should be noted that the course of treatment is prescribed individually for each patient.
The most commonly used antifungal drugs, such as Pimafucin. The drug in tablets acts only inside the intestine and is not absorbed into the blood. But still, you should not take it on your own, as some contraindications are possible.