Oral Thrush?!
Question:
Oral Thrush?
I went on the Atkins Diet about 2 months ago and would occassionally eats a lot of carbs. I've done this twice for about 4 days and went back on to the Atkins diet and ever since I started in April I been having skin problems. Went to the Dr and she said I had a fungal infection on my face which I have been using ketacolozone for. Visited her again today and she said I've got oral thrush even though I felt no symptoms.
I am now wondering if this could be down to my diet.
Answers:
I don't think it is related to your diet directly.
Candida albicans is the name of the fungus that lives in most people's mouths. It is usually "kept in check" by other organisms also living in your mouth. What causes it to grow out of control?
-Taking antibiotics or steroid medications
-Having HIV infection or AIDS
-Receiving chemotherapy for cancer or drugs to suppress your immune system following an organ transplant
-Being very old or very young
-Being in poor health
-Having diabetes (poorly controlled=increased sugar in saliva)
If you fit into any of these categories this would explain the infection easily.
Oh, a dry mouth (or a condition which results in a dry mouth) can also play a role in allowing Candida to grow out of control)
I would also recommend getting an HIV test (it probably isn't the culprit, but it's always a good idea to get checked out, especially when you could have it and not have any symptoms for 10+ years.
***sometimes oral thrush is misdiagnosed, be sure that your doctor has made sure it is thrush and not something else****
Hope this helps