Most people with Candida have been to multiple doctors… and every single one of them missed it.

It’s not because the doctors are bad — it’s because they’ve been trained to look for the wrong things.

Today I’m going to explain exactly why Candida is overlooked, misdiagnosed, or dismissed — and how you can finally get real answers.

I’ve been treating Candida for nearly 20 years, and I can tell you:

• The symptoms are real.
• The condition is real.
• And the failure to diagnose it is very real.

Let’s talk about why.

Medical Training Doesn’t Cover It

Most medical professionals were trained to think about Candida in only two ways:

1. A vaginal yeast infection

2. A life-threatening fungal infection in hospitalized patients

That’s it.

They are not taught about intestinal Candida overgrowth.

They’re not shown the symptom patterns.

They’re not taught which tests work — or which don’t.

So even the smartest, most well-meaning doctors simply don’t have the framework to look for it.

It’s not on their radar.

The Symptoms Don’t Look Fungal

Candida doesn’t behave like a typical infection.

It causes:

• Gas

• Bloating

• Fatigue

• Brain fog

• Sugar cravings

• Skin problems

• Sinus issues

• Mood changes

• Digestive pain

• Reflux

• Hormonal shifts

Most clinicians don’t connect gas, cravings, brain fog, sinus issues, and fatigue to a yeast imbalance.

Why would they?

It looks like:

• IBS

• Anxiety

• Hypoglycemia

• PMS

• Perimenopause

• Allergies

• “Stress”

• Depression

• Post-infectious symptoms

No one is trained to see the pattern — unless they specialize in it.

The Tests Often Fail

This is the biggest surprise for most people:

Candida often does NOT show up on standard tests.

Stool tests miss it.

Blood tests miss it.

Cultures miss it.

Swabs miss it.

Candida can hide, fluctuate, or fail to shed in detectable amounts — even when it is absolutely causing symptoms.

This is why so many patients hear:

“Your tests are normal. Everything looks fine.”

But they don’t feel fine.

This leads to the next huge issue…

When Tests Are Normal, Doctors Assume the Symptoms Aren’t Physical

This is where patients get mislabeled as:

• “anxious”

• “overly sensitive”

• “somatic”

• “stressed”

• “in need of antidepressants”

I’ve seen thousands of patients who were dismissed this way — only to discover they had a very real, very treatable Candida overgrowth.

You’re not crazy.

You’re not imagining it.

Your symptoms just weren’t fitting the textbook the doctor was trained on.

Why We See It When Others Don’t

At the IBS Treatment Center, we specialize in Candida, as well as in seeing patterns of symptoms — not isolated complaints.

Candida has a very specific signature when you zoom out and look at everything together.

And after two decades of treating patients all over the world, I can tell you:

Once you know what to look for, it becomes obvious.

But someone has to be trained to recognize it.

How We Actually Confirm It

Diagnosis is a combination of:

• clinical history

• symptom pattern

• targeted testing and knowing how to interpret that testing

• and — most importantly —

how you respond to treatment

Candida is one of the only conditions where the response to the correct therapy is itself a diagnostic tool.

When someone goes from:

• bloated → flat

• foggy → clear headed

• cravings → stable

• exhausted → energized

• itchy → calm

• sinus pressure → clear

That’s confirmation.

Final Message

If you’ve been struggling with symptoms

— and no one can tell you why —

Candida may be the missing piece.

You don’t have to keep guessing.

You don’t have to keep being dismissed.

Because we help patients across the U.S. and worldwide through telemedicine.

We’ve been doing this since 2005.

📞Call the IBS Treatment Center at 206-264-1111

We’d love to help you get your life back.

And remember to take good care of your body, it’s the only place that you have to live.

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