Candida overgrowth occurs when there is an imbalance of the friendly bacteria and yeast in the gastro-intestinal system and in the vagina.
Some of the causes include: over use of antibiotics which destroy the friendly bacteria and allow the yeast to grow unchecked, the antibiotics you consume every day in animal foods, exposure and consumption of chlorine in the water, eating too many sugars and starches as these are the foods that the yeast feed on, steroid drugs, birth control pills and standard HRT. Also the lack of consumption of the friendly bacteria that are found naturally in raw foods and fermented foods such as high quality yogurt and sauerkraut.

Some of the symptoms of Candid over growth include:

• Weight gain or weight loss.
• Phases of diarrhea and phases of constipation.
• Symptoms of IBS.
• Frequent vaginal yeast infections.
• Nail Fungus and athletes foot.
• Jock itch.
• Gas and bloating, indigestion and reflux.
• Carbohydrate and sugar cravings.
• Acne and skin blemishes, especially on your chin area.
• Worsening PMS and a compromised immune system.

Learning to change your diet, adding in some acidophilus and taking some specific herbs will help this problem and after awhile it will resolve. The diet plan should be done in stages so that the yeast can not reproduce and will die off; then you will need to replace the friendly bacteria and slowly create the diet plan balance that is right for your body. You can learn to control the yeast problems while on birth control pills, you just need to understand that these pills use up certain nutrients and you need to replace them.