Asthma: Chronic Candida Symptoms

[Guest guest]

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM:

 

Nasal congestion on a year-round basis is very common. This may represent

an allergic or adverse reaction to foods, chemical odors, Candida or related

fungal organisms and their metabolic by-products. This chronic nasal

congestion, as well as chronic sinusitis, is also a direct result of chronic

staphylococcus infection in these secondary to the pervasive action of

candida on the immune system. Sinus pressure and headaches often result.

Histamine release simulated by Candida may also account for chronic

congestion.

 

It is very common for patients with seasonal rhinitis to have no

candidiasis-related symptoms at all, but many of those with food allergies

and almost all of those with symptoms related to exposure to chemical odors

appear to have typical Chronic Candidiasis histories.

 

ASTHMA is common, and appears to be allergic in nature. " Bronchial asthma

associated with allergic candidiasis " was shown to improve with antimycotic

drugs. Although we have seen several patients with chronic asthma of many

years' duration clear completely within a few hours to days of beginning a

Candida antigen treatment program, most asthmatic patients seem to react to

a wide range of inhalants, foods, and chemical odors. Histamine produced in

response to Candida may account for the asthma. Candida-induced immune

system pathology may account for responses to many other antigens.

 

Many patients complain of shortness of breath or a smothering feeling.

Hyper-ventilation seems common. Air entry seems very satisfactory on

physical examination, and even in patients with asthma, the apparent

difficulty in getting air seems to be much greater than would be expected

with the observed amount of bronchospasm. Several possible mechanisms may

explain this phenomenon: high stress hormones may trigger a partial

fight-or-flight response with an associated attempt to maximally oxygenate

tissues; red blood cell membrane defects (diminished flexibility from

candida) may interfere with the flow of blood through the small capillaries,

and also interfere with the diffusion of oxygen into these cells, thus

interfering with general oxygenation of the tissues; the

hyperventilation-like response may also be part of the latent tetany

described recently in the French medical literature, and may represent, in

part, inadequate levels of tissue magnesium. This theory is further

strengthened by the excellent clinical response to magnesium supplementation

along with effective Candida management.

 

BACK TO HEALTH - by Dennis W. Remington, M.D.

 

 

_______

 

Get your free @ address at