Does Candida Make You Gain Weight?

Weight gain and Candidiasis are probably the two most complicated and not effectively understood problems in human beings. Generally, Candida albicans is a fungus which is normally found on skin and mucous membranes in the vagina, rectum or mouth. It may also travel through blood stream and can also affect different parts of the body. Initially if the fungus is not controlled it may lead to many problems. 

Many medical practitioners consider that Candidiasis is actually a factor responsible for inexplicable weight gain. Candida overgrowth in your body will lead you to suffer from sugar cravings.

Actually, the yeast infection in your intestines cause the sugar cravings as the Candida yeast loves sugar just as much as you do and their love for this empty, innutritious food causes you to want it more. As you go on satisfying their craving, the Candida also grows rapidly and the cravings keeps on increasing. So more calories are consumed and ultimately lead to weight gain.

When the Candida changes to the hyphal form it makes holes in the intestines leading to loss of nutrients and the patient starts feeling weak and fatigue all the time, causing him to eat more food.

Additionally, Candida is also responsible for contributing to hormonal imbalances. Estrogen also feeds the Candida leading to Candida population explosion.

On the other hand, weight gain can also cause Candida infection. Unhealthy dietary habits which are responsible for weight gain also lead to increase in blood sugar levels, offering additional food for the Candida to multiply and grow. The only way to get rid of this is to go on a sensible Candida diet. This completely eliminates refined carbohydrates and sugar from the diet, literally starving the yeast.

Sometimes this worsens the symptoms as the Candida dies and this discharges protein fragments and toxins in the blood. The Candida diet is required to be followed for at least one month for getting positive results.

Apart from starving the yeast, a more holistic approach integrating natural and home remedies is suggested to eliminate the yeast. Herbal supplements such as grapefruit seed extract, sage, olive leaf extract etc. can be helpful.

For this purpose antifungal medications may also be prescribed but they may cause numerous side-effects. Changes in diet not only helps in getting rid of Candida but also provides guaranteed benefits such as weight loss, clearing of skin, clearing-up the symptoms of gastrointestinal, control of blood pressure and blood glucose etc.

Additionally, changing behavioral modification and lifestyle will also cure the Candidiasis effectively and safely.