IBS Treatment and the Link to Fungal Infections

My IBS symptoms went away when I started experimenting with anti-Candida (anti-yeast) type diets. Since I've changed my diet I noticed that there is a lot of overlap between diets often recommended to prevent yeast overgrowth and diets recommended for people with IBS. I think it is more than a coincidence. It has made me wonder if other people besides myself with IBS symptoms may also have intestinal yeast or bacteria overgrowth as a causative factor in their digestive upsets, too.

Many of the conditions covered in this web site such as migraines, mitral valve prolapse, fibromyalgia and related conditions have been linked to both irritable bowel syndrome and to Candidiasis (or related yeast-type infections). I believe there are logical reasons why these conditions often all tend to occur together. At least in my case, I think an overgrowth of putrefactive yeast and bacteria in my GI tract caused poor digestion which lead to nutritional deficiencies and tiredness. The tiredness lead me to crave carbohydrates for energy boosts. The carbs worked to boost energy in the short run, but in the long run they just contributed to more yeast overgrowth, causing imbalanced intestinal flora in my GI tract, thereby creating a vicious cycle as illustrated below:

Here a couple of web sites I highly recommend that address the connections between IBS and yeast or bacteria overgrowths:

Fermentation May Be At Root Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome - "About half of patients with IBS report that certain foods make their symptoms worse. Why this might be so is unknown, but one theory is that these foods contain substances easily fermented by the bacteria normally found in the colon."

For more information on what I personally found helpful in Alleviating my IBS, please see the next section on IBS Diet.

You may also be interested in these related pages on my site:

• Helpful Bacteria
• Magnesium Migraine Link
• Fibromyalgia Diet
• Anxiety Attacks - the links to upset stomachs. Maybe it isn't just all in your head.

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