Hi there,
This is my first post so forgive me if a
lot of this has already been covered.
I have for about 5 yrs suffered from
stomach problems which most doctors have
found impossible to diagnose. The stomach
pain in-turn caused me to clench my jaw
and various TMJ symptoms have occurred.
The symptoms are ear ache pains, really
bad cheek pain (thought it was wisdom
teeth coming through - but they're through
and still pain), temple pain and sinus
problems including pressure at the top of
my nose (which I'm constantly clearing).
I was diagnosed with an over-growth of
candida in my stomach which causes many of
the same symptoms of TMJ - like loss of
balance, lack of energy, head aches,
flu-like symptoms etc etc.
Is there any known links between Candida
over-growth and TMJ?
Many thanks
Vini
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 02-04-08 15:10pm
I had to go look this up. i found
something. I will continue to look though
http://www.angelchiro.com/
candida.htm look at the last
paragraph. its small and thats why im
going to look further.
I know that i have stomach related issues
with out the candida from the tmd. Ive
never really run into any one that had
this. but from what ive read so far it
makes some sence.
i think we have a candida forum. i think
that you should really try hard to resolve
the candida--perhaps if you do that then
the tmj will resolve itself. I will refer
my sister over here as she knows more
about candida than i do. You should google
diets specific for people with candida. i
think that eating has a lot to do with it.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 02-04-08 15:35pm
I have done a bit of research on candida.
There is a special diet which you should
follow to get rid of this problem, and
depending on why you have it, you may need
to stay on this diet. It's very healthy
for you anyways! It is very difficult to
follow this diet, but it looks like you
are really needing to take drastic
measures.
There are various diets that I have looked
at and some say different things than
others, so it's hard to tell what exactly
is ok and what isn't. The bottom line is
that candida is a yeast infection that
feeds off sugar, whether it be from grains
or processed sugars. When you are craving
a lot of sugar, it's actually a hungry and
growing candida.
What you will have to do is basically go
on a diabetic's diet, which is basically
taking anything and everything out of your
diet that is sweet, including yeast and
gluten. There are more relaxed versions
of the diet that you can probably go for
once your condition is more under control,
but for now you should probably take the
diet very strictly and not even eat the
foods that are allowed on a limited
basis.
Here is a pretty good link that will help
you with choosing a new diet:
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Posted: 02-04-08 15:42pm
Thanks vanessa for your words of wisdom:P
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viniwalker
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TMJ and Candida Posted: 02-05-08 04:44am
Hi there,
Thank-you both for your posts.
Tmddyan - That last paragraph is very
interesting indeed. Apparently 80% of the
population have a candida overgrowth so
I'm starting to wonder if this brings on
the TMJ in a lot of people (like myself).
I've noticed a lot of people on the TMJ
forum mentioning stomach problems so I'll
do a bit more research also.
mominashoe - Thanks for the info also. I
have tried a few candida diets in the past
but always end up ruining it by going out
and drinking loads of beer I'm taking
a very powerful probiotic called "Fivelac"
and cutting down on sugar/yeast at the
moment and I think it's working as I had
very intense die-off symptoms last week.
I've also stopped clenching my jaw as the
stomach pain has calmed down slightly.
Cheers
Vini
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 02-05-08 14:09pm
no problem. most of our stomach problems
come from nerves and such but i would be
interested in how many have candida. Ill
put up a poll. please come and vote.
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viniwalker
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TMJ and Candida Posted: 02-06-08 04:26am
Great idea,
I'll certainly put my vote in the hat.
Cheers
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Hydrosiren
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Candida Posted: 02-06-08 21:08pm
Who diagnosed you with these candida
problems and how was the diagnosis made?
I've had chiros tell me I had candida
problems too, but after further research I
am not so sure.
They said I had extremely high levels of
candida (highest she had ever seen). i was
at University at the time and I had a diet
of alcohol and the odd meal. Apparently
that combination with a few anti-biotics
thrown in had definately caused the
problem.
I'm taking
a very powerful probiotic called "Fivelac"
and cutting down on sugar/yeast at the
moment and I think it's working as I had
very intense die-off symptoms last week.
I've also stopped clenching my jaw as the
stomach pain has calmed down slightly.
