There are many debates, which have been ongoing for a while, with regard to whether there is an irritable bowel syndrome candida connection.

Certainly if you were to look at both these ailments closely you would see that they appear to share a number of the same symptoms and can effect the same area of the body.

In fact, it has been discovered that people who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are often are deficient in probiotics (friendly bacteria) from their digestive system, and the same has been found to be true for those suffering from a candida overgrowth.

As these friendly bacteria are vital for a healthy digestive system, maintaining a healthy immune system and keeping infection at bay any reduction in their volume should be taken seriously.

One of the reasons that candida can gain a foothold and start to multiply is not having a sufficient volume of "good" bacteria in the GI tract to suppress the Candida (yeast). It is then given an opportunity to grow unhindered.

Many people who have been diagnosed either with IBS or Candida will often need to alter their diet in order to help alleviate their symptoms.

Two of the main items that both groups of people eliminate from their diets are foods containing sugars and yeast, both of which help promote candida growth, and can impact on IBS symptoms.

Health professionals would suggest that there does not seem to be a relationship between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Candida.

They maintain the people at risk from candida are those who immune system has become suppressed either through illness or through the long term effects of taking particular kinds of medication.

However, this opinion is contradicted by many personal stores written in blogs and forums online that tell of how a person has improved their own symptoms by treating their IBS as if it was a candida infection.

At present there is no firm evidence to show what actually causes a person to suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. However people who have suffered from both Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Candida have found that when diagnosed and then treated for Candida they find that they experience a reduction in their Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms.

So, until there is conclusive proof either way, it might be sensible to adopt a lifestyle that embraces the best of both candida and IBS natural treatments.

This would include changing your diet, reducing your intake of specific foods, including those containing sugar and yeast, and increasing your levels of good bacteria by including a probiotic supplement.

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So, even if the irritable bowel syndrome candida link is not yet proven by conventional medicine, there are steps you can take immediately to reduce symptoms.