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The Link Between Candidiasis and Depression
Stress and the immune system interact in a complex pattern. Chronic stress and depression are known to suppress the immune system, increasing the risk of infection.

Candida, the parasitic fungus responsible for oral thrush and yeast infections, often overpopulates in people suffering from stress or depression. The exact relationship between stress, candida and depression is a matter of some debate, but there is no doubt that attempts to relieve stress can strengthen the immune system and help prevent opportunistic infections.


Conventional medicine holds the view that Candida and stress are only tenuously connected. Stress does not, in and of itself, cause Candida infections.

While orthodox medical theory does not support a direct Candida/stress connection, stress does result in conditions that favor Candida infections.

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Oral Thrush
Oral thrush is an infection that typically arises in babies, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems. A skin scrapping is usually needed to diagnose thrush.

Candida
Candida, also known as yeast, is a fungus that can cause infection or thrush. Folds in the skin and the mouth are common locations...

 
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