Candida Diagnosis

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Diagnosis of Candida includes the following
Candida Immune Test: This is a blood test which detects the presence of antibodies that fight against the yeast which causes the infections.

Stool Test: An exam of stool under a microscope could disclose the presence of Candida.

Presence of Symptoms: Sometimes symptoms are hint to make a diagnosis of Candida overgrowth. In many of the cases 20 or more symptoms are present. Care should be taken that symptoms are not a result of some other underlying disorder.

In adults an exam of the mouth or part of the skin affected by the candida is taken for the diagnosis for the presence of candida. This will be mounted on the slide with potassium hydroxide and examined for a branching pattern consistent with yeast.