There are many good tests available to determine whether you have Candida.
Testing for Candida albicans antibodies has drawbacks, as the sensitivity, or accuracy, of tests varies from person to person and test to test. False positives may result from various influences, past or present. If blood tests are done prior to the immune system developing a response to Candida infections, then there may be a false-negative test result. If the immune system is suppressed or fatigued from a longstanding infection, then a false-negative test result may also be present. If the immune system has been sensitized, but the infection is no longer present, it may produce a false-positive. While all tests can be useful, it is hard to determine the accuracy from any one test.
The “Candida Spit Test” is not a valid test for Candida as it may indicate the presence of: yeast, mold, fungus, allergies, bacteria, viruses, cold weather, changes in weather, or dehydration.
Recommended Candida Tests:
Each test listed below includes a 15 min phone consultation with Dr. Jeff McCombs to interpret the results of your test ($105 value).
The best way to use testing information is to do several tests in conjunction with each other, combined with a case history, present signs and symptoms, past history of antibiotic use, and whether or not you’ve done a Candida cleanse and experienced any results.
If You Have Ever Taken An Antibiotic…
“After years of analyzing the research on Candida albicans, gastroenterology, immunology, microbiology, biology, mycology, and several other related fields, I view the true test of whether or not someone has Candida as simple as this:
If you have ever taken an antibiotic at any time in your life, then you have systemic fungal Candida.”
– Dr. Jeffrey McCombs, The Candida Expert