The frequency of infection of the urinary tract due to Candida species is increasing in parallel with the rapid advances of medical progress, and these infections are now among the most common problems facing physicians. Despite this fact, much remains to be learned regarding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of bloodborne (antegrade) kidney infections and ascending (retrograde) invasion of the urinary collecting system. The following is a summary of the in-depth analysis of available information from the literature provided in this journal supplement.
The finding of Candida species in urine specimens, or candiduria, poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for physicians in primary care or in infectious diseases, endocrinology, nephrology, urology, and critical care medicine and surgery. The presence of Candida species in urine may represent a range of conditions that require interpretation, from procurement contamination of sampling to infections of the kidney and collecting system to life-threatening, disseminated candidiasis. The following is a summary of an in-depth analysis of the epidemiology [1], pathogenesis [2], diagnosis [3], and management [4] of bloodborne and ascending Candida urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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It parallels the use of antibiotics and steroids and the rise of diabetes. Weight is not a primary issue but secondary with those who are diabetic. Many diabetics have candida but are not over weight. Candida is reflective of poor insulin management and high blood glucose levels. Candida thrives on sugar.
The increased prevalence of local and systemic disease caused by Candida species has resulted in numerous new clinical syndromes, the expression of which depends primarily on the immune status of the host. Candida species produce a wide spectrum of diseases, ranging from superficial mucocutaneous disease to invasive illnesses, such as hepatosplenic candidiasis, Candida peritonitis, and systemic candidiasis. The management of serious and life-threatening invasive candidiasis remains severely hampered by delays in diagnosis and the lack of reliable diagnostic methods that allow detection of both fungemia and tissue invasion by Candida species.
So far most diagnosis is made by conjecture leading to blood tests after candida has been found by a culture test on catheters, ports, wounds, leasions. This is too little too late.
Early diagnosis can be found through dark field live blood analyis with a dark field microope. Even minor infections that carry no symptoms can be recognized early
Weight is not a primary issue but secondary with those who are diabetic.
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"Type 2 diabetes is a lifestyle disease," said Michelle Sheldon-Rubio, R.N., an education coordinator at the University of Maryland's Joslin Diabetes Center. "We live in a world that likes to mega-size everything. You can't go anywhere and get the small portion anymore. After eating so much food day in and day out, you won't feel like getting up off of the couch and getting any exercise. Over time, this takes its toll on the body."
When your cells become resistant to insulin, they refuse to accept it as the key that unlocks the door for sugar. As a result, sugar accumulates in your bloodstream. Exactly why the cells become insulin resistant is uncertain, although excess weight, inactivity and fatty tissue seem to be important factors.
Using women who had a healthy weight (BMI of less than 25) and were physically active as the reference group, the relative risks of type 2 diabetes were 16.75 in women with a BMI of 30 or more and were inactive. The corresponding risk in obese women who were active was 10.74. In women who were lean but inactive, the relative risk was 2.08.
I dont need to read more about weight and diabetes. I have worked with diabetics for many years. Many diabetics are not overweight.
As I said, weight is a secondary issue, not a cause but a result for some people. Please understand the difference between primary and secondary issues.
It suggests if you have candida in your urine, you most likely have a serious underlying health issue, or will have in the near future.
I think most doctors still don't know much about yeast and all the health issues caused by fungus, as they are still looking for bacteria they can treat with antibiotics... and of course, antibiotics do not kill fungi. Also, antibiotics will not work properly against bacteria if heavy metals are present in relatively high amounts.
The article refered to candida prostititis, which came as no surprise to me, however, it would be beneficial for Harry Crumb to read this..
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I wonder if intersititial cystitis is caused by candida for some people.
A long time ago I suggested that all health issues that end with "itis" are caused by candida.
Today I would suggest that "most" health issues that end with "itis" are caused by candida.
It is possible that the "cause" may be traced even further back, since something caused the candida to flourish while something prevented the immune system from attacking these organisms. Is it possible to trace this back to nutrient deficiency? I'd say yes, its quite possible.
Probably, and nutrient deficiency starts in the gut with a disrupted flora. Flora produces vitamins and enzymes and vitamin fortify enzymatic pathways in other parts of the body which promote the correct usage of minerals. Its the web of life... and it starts in the gut.
Vitamins,hormones and antioxidants like gluathione regulate the usage of minerals
But with candida, the breakdown for sure is in the gut, the gut wall becomes permeable and candida, which is normal flora to the gut moves into the blood stream and sometimes in mutated forms, a tenacious fungus.
There are other fungi than Candida. I've experienced that very recently. Aspergillus comes to mind.
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Yep, Ive seen this first hand. I had a patient with a trach. He had persistent blue secretions around his tracheostomy. I called the doctor and reported it. He insisted that the family was giving him blue popsicles or something... but I knew he was receiving no blue food. It took a while to figure out. It was aspergillus, which can be blue. although it didnt seem to be making him sick and there was no compromise to the stoma from it
I dont need to read more about weight and diabetes. I have worked with diabetics for many years. Many diabetics are not overweight.
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Most diabetics ARE overweight. It's an undeniable fact. Most type 2 diabetics can cut back or stop using insulin when they drop down to a normal weight. I'm not trying to claim any cause or effect, just the fact that weight and type 2 diabetes is an undeniable correlation that declines with weight loss.
Candida Urinary Tract Infections on the rise
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