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How can you tell if you have candida infection in your chest?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Wrong question: Are there specific symptoms? Candida is not an infection the way tuberculosis or malaria might be. The yeast is already present when something happens to facilitate overgrowth. This may be an antibiotic, diabetes, impaired immunity. Why inquire about candida?

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 10/16/2015

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A member asked:

How can you tell if you have candida infection in your chest?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Dr Rhoads agreed

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