What is the Candida Syndrome and is it preventable?
Some patients have a type of yeast present on the surface of their skin, intestine or vagina at the time of surgery. This leads to overgrowth in certain circumstances. A whitish coating may occur on the tongue or throat. This syndrome is associated with a frothy mucous, nausea, difficulty swallowing, sore throat, loss of taste and appetite, and occasionally abdominal bloating and diarrhea. It is promoted by the use of most antibiotics and some other medications, by stress, by reduced immune response, and by diabetes. There are several effective medications now available for treating the overgrowth of Candida.
