Candida Test

[kallik]

Can someone tell me if the blood test for Candida is the most accurate test for Candida albicans? Or is there a stool test that we should get?

[kim]

Kallik,

 

I believe that you can have negative blood testing, and still have a very real problem with candida overgrowth.

 

Candida testing is kind of a tricky subject. Some recommend a stool test, but they have a reputation of being, not totally reliable, because they can miss yeast as it tends to "clump." As i mentioned in another thread, the Great Plains OAT test is probably the one that you will hear many/most DAN Dr.s ordering and relying on for accuracy. It's a urine test. Candida testing reminds me a lot of what Caryn has been describing with celiac testing. A positive blood test or visible thrush are all the reg Dr.s seem to acknowledge because there is disagreement over the scientific proof that the elevated substance that is tested (D arabinatol is what Great Plains tests for), definitively proves candida overgrowth and symptoms that are thought to be related. Dr. Shaw from Great Plains has some pretty darn impressive credentials though and there are sooooo many reports of improvements when some children are treated, it's good enough for me.

 

I had the testing done thru another lab that tests a different substance, and wish i would have had the Great Plains test instead.

 

Here is a link to their site

 

http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/russi...minterview.html