THE CANDIDA TEST

Are your health problems yeast-connected?
To find out the answer, print these pages and complete the following questionnaire.
The higher the overall score, the greater is the probability of a serious Candida problem.

PUT A TICK NEXT TO YOUR ANSWERS	YES	NO
1. Have you taken repeated courses of antibiotic drugs?	.	.
2. Have you been troubled by premenstrual tension, abdominal pain, menstrual problems, vaginitis,       prostatitis or loss of sexual interest?	.	.
3. Does exposure to tobacco, perfume or other chemical odours provoke moderate to severe     symptoms?	.	.
4. Do you crave sugar, breads, alcoholic beverages?	.	.
5. Are you bothered by recurrent digestive problems?	.	.
6. Are you bothered by fatigue or depression symptoms?	.	.
7. Are you bothered by hives, psoriasis or other chronic skin rashes?	.	.
8. Have you ever taken birth control pills?	.	.
9. Are you bothered by headaches, muscle and joint pains or incoordination of movement?	.	.
10. Do you feel bad all over, yet the cause hasn't been found?	.	.

     If you have 3 or 4 "yes" answers, yeasts possibly play a role in your illness.

If you have 5 to 7 "yes" answers, yeast probably causes your symptoms.

If you have more than 8 'yes' replies, yeast almost certainly is involved.

SECTION A: HISTORY

ADD POINTS WHERE RELEVANT	POINTS
1. Have you ever taken “broad spectrum” antibiotics for acne for a month or more? If yes enter 25 points	.
2.   Have you at any time in your life taken "broad spectrum" antibiotics for respiratory, urinary or other       infections (for 2 months or longer, or in shorter courses 4 or more times in a year?) 20 points	.
3.   Have you taken a "broad spectrum" antibiotic drug - even a single course? 6 points	.
4.   Have you, at any time in your life, been bothered by persistent prostatitis, vaginitis or other problems       affecting reproductive organs? 25 points	.
5.  Have you been pregnant two or more times? 5 points. One pregnancy? 3 points	.
6.   Have you taken Prednisone or other cortisone-type drug for more than two weeks? 15 points or for       two weeks or less? 6 points	.
7.   Have you taken birth control pills for more than 2 years? 15 points or for more than six months and up to      two years? 8 points	.
8.   Does exposure to perfumes, insecticides, fabric shop odours and other chemicals provoke moderate to       severe symptoms? 20 points, or mild symptoms? 5 points	.
9.   Are your symptoms worse on damp, muggy days or in mouldy places? 20 points	.
10.  Have you had athlete's foot, ring worm, "jock itch" or other chronic fungous infections of the skin or        nails? Have such infections been severe or persistent? 20 points, mild to moderate? 10 points	..
11.  Do you crave sugar or sweet foods? 10 points	.
12.  Do you crave breads? 10 points	.
13.  Do you crave alcoholic beverages? 10 points	..
14.  Does tobacco smoke really bother you? 10 points	..
TOTAL SCORE FROM SECTION A  (Maximum 253)	..

 SECTION B: MAJOR SYMPTOMS

For each of your symptoms, enter the score figure' in the points column:

If a symptom is OCCASIONAL or MILD score 3 points

                     If a symptom is FREQUENT or MODERATELY SEVERE score 6 points

If a symptom is SEVERE or DISABLING score 9 points

	SYMPTOMS	SYMPTOMS	SYMPTOMS	POINTS
ADD POINTS WHERE RELEVANT ->	OCCASIONAL OR MILD	FREQUENT 0R MODERATELY SEVERE	SEVERE OR DISABLING	.
1.  Fatigue or lethargy	.	.	.	.
2.  Feeling of being "drained	.	.	.	.
3.  Poor memory	.	.	.	.
4.  Feeling "spacey" or "unreal"	.	.	.	.
5.  Depression	.	.	.	.
6.  Numbness, burning or tingling	.	.	.	.
7.  Muscle aches	.	.	.	.
8.  Muscle weakness or paralysis	.	.	.	.
9.  Pain and/or swelling in joints	.	.	.	..
10.  Abdominal pain	.	.	.	.
11.  Constipation	.	.	.	.
12.  Diarrhoea	.	.	.	..
13.  Bloating	.	.	.	..
14.  Troublesome vaginal discharge	.	.	.	..
15.  Persistent vaginal burning or itching	.	.	.	..
16.  Prostatitis	.	.	.	..
17.  Impotence	.	.	.	..
18.  Loss of sexual desire	.	.	.	..
19.  Cramps and/or other menstrual          irregularities	.	.	.	..
20.  Premenstrual tension	.	.	.	..
21.  Spots in front of the eyes	.	.	.	..
22.  Erratic vision	.	.	.	..
TOTAL SCORE FROM SECTION B  (Maximum 207)				..

For each of your symptoms, enter the score figure in the points column:

If a symptom is OCCASIONAL or MILD Score 1 point

                            If a symptom is FREQUENT and/or MODERATELY SEVERE Score 2 points

       If a symptom is SEVERE and/or DISABLING Score 3 points

.	SYMPTOMS	SYMPTOMS	SYMPTOMS	POINTS
ADD POINTS WHERE RELEVANT ->	OCCASIONAL OR MILD	FREQUENT 0R MODERATELY SEVERE	SEVERE OR DISABLING
1. Drowsiness	.	.	.	.
2.   Uncoordination	.	.	.	.
3.   Irritability or feeling jittery	.	.	.	.
4.   Inability to concentrate	.	.	.	.
5.  Frequent mood swings	.	.	.	..
6.   Headache	.	.	.	..
7.   Dizziness or Loss of Balance	.	.	.	..
8.   Pressure above ears / feeling of head swelling or tingling	.	.	.	..
9.   Itching	.	.	.	..
10.  Other rashes	.	.	.	..
11.  Heartburn	.	.	.	..
12.  Indigestion	.	.	.	.v
13.  Mucus in stools	.	.	.	...
14.  Haemorrhoids	.	.	.	..
15.  Dry mouth	.	.	.	.
16.  Rash or blisters in mouth	.	.	.	.
17.  Bad breath	.	.	.	.
18.  Joint swelling or arthritis	.	.	.	.
19.  Nasal congestion or discharge	.	.	.	.
20.  Post nasal drip	.	.	.	.
21.  Nasal itching	.	.	.	..
22.  Sore or dry throat	.	.	.	.
23.  Cough	.	.	.	.
24.  Pain or tightness in chest	.	.	.	.
25.  Wheezing or shortness of breath	.	.	.	.
26.  Urgency or urinary frequency	.	.	.	.
27.  Burning on urination	.	.	.	.
28.  Burning or watering of eyes	.	.	.	.
29.  Failing vision	.	.	.	.
30.  Recurrent infections or fluid in the ears	.	.	.	.
31.  Ear pain or deafness	.	.	.	.
32.  Belching and Intestinal gas	.	.	.	.
TOTAL SCORE FROM SECTION C / 96	.			..
TOTAL SCORE, SECTION A / 253	.			.
TOTAL SCORE, SECTION B / 207	.			.
TOTAL GRAND SCORE / 556	.			.

 
INTERPRETATION

Candida/Yeast problems almost certainly present if score higher than 180 for women or 140 for men.

Candida/Yeast problems are probably present if score is 120 to 180 for women and 90 to 140 for men.

Candida/Yeast problems are possibly present if score is 60 to 119 for women and 40 to 89 for men.

Candida/Yeast problems are less likely if score is below 60 for women and below 40 for men.

(From W.G. Crook: The Yeast Connection)