What Can Unchecked Yeast Infections Lead To?
Candida overgrowth has been said to cause leaky gut syndrome, although the opinions of such seem to be mixed. The yeast overgrowth supposedly irritates the digestive tract, causing inflammation, which in turn causes the food particles to escape into the bloodstream. This overburdens the liver, causing liver problems. An overburdened liver may become full of partially processed waste, leading to other conditions such as food allergy, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, skin conditions, colitis, and arthritis.
Normally, an untreated yeast infection can go away on its own. Usually mild cases can resolve themselves if left untreated.
There have been severe cases of yeast overgrowth that led to other complications such as sepsis. Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. It happens when your immune system becomes overwhelmed and causes blood clots which block the blood flow to your organs.
The extraordinary cases when yeast infection is left untreated and causes other serious problems usually occur with babies, the elderly, or those with already weakened immune systems. If you do have a life-threatening illness such as AIDS, yeast infection is sure to be one of your concerns at some point. The body has to be healthy enough to keep the yeast in check to avoid infection.
Yeast infection can wear down overall immunity which makes the body susceptible to chronic bacteria. Yeast overgrowth can cause chronic digestive disorders, chronic fatigue, and depression. The infection can also work with other bacteria to cause sinus and food allergies, acne, rashes, urinary tract infections, and more.
Severe yeast infections can occur, though normally yeast infection isn't a threat. It is more like a condition that needs to be corrected. Exceptions to the norm can cause extreme fatigue, constant bloating, gas, constipation, and compulsive eating.
Detoxifying is a necessity for overcoming extreme infections. But detox can create its own symptoms, as though the body goes into withdrawal from an addiction. Fatigue, sleepiness, nausea, lower back and kidney pain can be some of the unfortunate experiences with detoxifying the body.
Detoxifying can have other benefits besides that of overcoming yeast infections. But if you detoxify and don't make an effort to find the offensive foods that contributed to the infection in the first place, you are just spinning your wheels and not getting anywhere. It is highly possible to have a return infection if this is the case. Foods can wreak havoc on our bodies if the balance isn't right, just as yeast that lives on our bodies can wreak havoc if the balance isn't right.
Yeast is present in many types of foods, so changing the diet can take an extreme amount of willpower. But the results should be worth the effort and should be your motivation.
A healthier diet, infection free, leads to a healthier life. Mental and physical balance returns, and you should feel a freedom and a spiritual lift from your efforts to unburden yourself from the offensive foods. Foods that cause problems are like a weight on our shoulders, but it is a weight that can be lifted!
