CANDIDA TEST

ARE YOUR HEALTH PROBLEMS YEAST-CONNECTED ? TO FIND OUT ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONNAIRE. THE HIGHER THE OVERALL SCORE, THE GREATER IS THE PROBABILITY OF A SERIOUS CANDIDA PROBLEM.

1. Have you taken repeated courses of antibiotic drugs? YES 2. Have you been troubled by premenstrual tension, abdominal pain, menstrual problems, vaginitis, prostatitis or loss of sexual interest? 3. Does exposure to tobacco, perfume or other chemical odours provoke moderate to severe symptoms? 4. Do you crave sugar, breads, alcoholic beverages? 5. Are you bothered by recurrent digestive problems? 6. Are you bothered by fatigue or depression symptoms? 7. Are you bothered by hives, psoriasis or other chronic skin rashes? 8. Have you ever taken birth control pills? 9. Are you bothered by headaches, muscle and joint pains or incoordination of movement? 10. Do you feel bad all over, yet the cause hasn't been found? If you have 3 or 4 "yes" answers, yeasts possibly play a role in your illness. If you have 5 to 7 "yes" answers, yeast probably causes your symptoms. If you have more than 8 'yes' replies, yeast almost certainly is involved.

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SECTION A : HISTORY
Have you ever taken broad spectrum antibiotics for acne for a month or more? If yes enter POINTS 25 points 2. Have you at any time in your life taken "broad spectrum" antibiotics for respiratory, urinary or other infections (for 2 months or longer, or in shorter courses 4 or more times in a year?) 20 points 3. Have you taken a "broad spectrum" antibiotic drug - even a single course? 6 points 4. Have you, at any time in your life, been bothered by persistent prostatitis, vaginitis or other problems affecting reproductive organs? 25 points 5. Have you been pregnant two or more times? 5 points. One pregnancy? 3 points 6. Have you taken Prednisone or other cortisone-type drug for more than two weeks? 15 points or for two weeks or less? 6 points 7. Have you taken birth control pills for more than 2 years? 15 points or for more than six months and up to two years? 8 points 8. Does exposure to perfumes, insecticides, fabric shop odours and other chemicals provoke moderate to severe symptoms? 20 points, or mild symptoms? 5 points 9. Are your symptoms worse on damp, muggy days or in mouldy places? 20 points 10. Have you had athlete's foot, ring worm, "jock itch" or other chronic fungous infections of the skin or nails? Have such infections been severe or persistent? 20 points, mild to moderate? 10 points 11. Do you crave sugar or sweet foods? 10 points 12. Do you crave breads? 10 points 13. Do you crave alcoholic beverages? 10 points 14. Does tobacco smoke really bother you? 10 points TOTAL SCORE FROM SECTION A (Maximum 253)

SECTION B : MAJOR SYMPTOMS

For each of your symptoms, enter the score figure' in the points column: If a symptom is OCCASIONAL or MILD score 3 points If a symptom is FREQUENT or MODERATELY SEVERE score 6 points If a symptom is SEVERE or DISABLING score 9 points Fatigue or lethargy 2. Feeling of being "drained" 3. Poor memory POINTS

4. Feeling "spacey" or "unreal" 5. Depression 6. Numbness, burning or tingling 7. Muscle aches 8. Muscle weakness or paralysis 9. Pain and/or swelling in joints 10. Abdominal pain 11. Constipation 12. Diarrhoea 13. Bloating 14. Troublesome vaginal discharge 15. Persistent vaginal burning or itching 16. Prostatitis 17. Impotence 18. Loss of sexual desire 19. Cramps and/or other menstrual irregularities 20. Premenstrual tension 21. Spots in front of the eyes 22. Erratic vision TOTAL SCORE FROM SECTION B (Maximum 207)

SECTION C OTHER SYMPTOMS

For each of your symptoms, enter the score figure in the points column: If a symptom is OCCASIONAL or MILD Score 1 point If a symptom is FREQUENT and/or MODERATELY SEVERE Score 2 points If a symptom is SEVERE and/or DISABLING Score 3 points Drowsiness 2. Incoordination 3. Irritability or jittery 4. Inability to concentrate 5. Frequent mood swings 6. Headache 7. Dizziness/loss of balance 8. Pressure above ears, feeling of head swelling or tingling 9. Itching 10. Other rashes 11. Heartburn 12. Indigestion 13. Belching and intestinal gas 14. Mucus in stools 15. Haemorrhoids 16. Dry mouth 17. Rash or blisters in mouth 18. Bad breath 19. Joint swelling or arthritis 20. Nasal congestion or discharge 21. Post nasal drip 22. Nasal itching 23. Sore or dry throat 24. Cough 25. Pain or tightness in chest 26. Wheezing or shortness of breath 27. Urgency or urinary frequency 28. Burning on urination POINTS

29. Burning or watering of the eyes 30. Failing vision 31. Recurrent infections or fluid in the ears 32. Ear pain or deafness TOTAL SCORE, SECTION A /253 TOTAL SCORE, SECTION B /207 TOTAL SCORE, SECTION C / 96 TOTAL GRAND SCORE /556 INTERPRETATION Candida/Yeast problems almost certainly present if score higher than 180 for women or 140 for men. Candida/Yeast problems are probably present if score is 120 to 180 for women and 90 to 140 for men. Candida/Yeast problems are possibly present if score is 60 to 119 for women and 40 to 89 for men. Candida/Yeast problems are less likely if score is below 60 for women and below 40 for men. (From W.G. Crook: The Yeast Connection)