Guest guest Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 in this corner, ladies and gentleman ... My stool analysis test came back negative for yeast, but a recent post stated that such tests can produce false negatives because they might miss yeast " colonies " hidden in different parts of stool not tested. So I just tried the saliva test this morning, which showed positive (though not with copious amounts of " stringy " evidence), but the online test description says such evidence " possibly " indicates candida. So it seems neither provides a ringing positive or negative. Is there a more reliably definitive test out there that folks use? dazed and confused, tom ibs (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Hey Tom, As it is conventional testing methods seriously lack. There are different incubation times labs use and those are controversial too! The cup spit test IMO only tests for few types of Yeast species. So therefore it is pretty much moot on the macro level. Did you use probiotics or charcoal before your test? Were you on any kind of antibiotic? Did you do a purge? Anyway, bottom line it is safe to say that all of us with gut issues enter the SCD with gut dysbiosis. The key for SCD is starving out bad bacteria and getting gut ecology back to " normal " or as normal as can be. It is important to know your symptoms and see if they match Candida symptoms. Another avenue to explore is natural antifungals and doing them on rotation. But the diet just may be enough for you to restore gut ecology using SCD probiotic rich yogurt and supplement. Stool testing is great if there is something out of the ordinary.. but don't waste too much time on testing. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 At 08:20 AM 7/4/2009, you wrote: So it seems neither provides a ringing positive or negative. Is there a morereliably definitive test out there that folks use? Sometimes, it requires three or four stool tests before you get a positive. — Marilyn New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001 Darn Good SCD Cook No Human Children Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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