Why is this candida test better?

Very often intestinal candida is only diagnosed by use of a symptom questionnaire. Unfortunately several other conditions can mimic candida symptoms. It is therefore essential to be 100% sure which condition the patient actually has. The only scientifically correct test for intestinal candida is to take a stool sample from which a culture is prepared. This will then show the species, strain and cell count. Based on this the lab then recommends the correct anti-fungal remedy and therapy.

My patient's doctor says: "Candida is harmless."

All practitioners will have heard the argument that candida needs no treatment as it is harmless and everybody has it. This is only partially correct. Candida is indeed a harmless symbiont in everybody's intestinal flora - providing the number is low and the fungus metabolises only carbohydrates. If, however, the conditions for the fungus become too advantageous, these microbes can perform what is called a metabolic switching. This means they can produce a protein digesting enzyme which enables them to cling to the intestinal walls whereupon their number will increase greatly and no diet will get rid of them. This is why BTS provides you with a full cell count and an enzyme analysis to identify the scale of problem your patient has. 

What does the practitioner get from BTS ?

Once your patient's sample has been received in the lab, a full analysis is prepared and translated into English. The full fungal screening (candida and all other yeasts and moulds), for example, will provide you with a cell count of the physiological intestinal bacteria, the stool-pH, a full count of all pathogenic fungi and an analysis for the representative protease to identify if the candida strain is pathogenic. You will normally get all these details and an individual therapy plan for
your patient from BTS  within a fortnight.

How can I get more information?

For all questions please contact Ute Marie Allison at BTS

How can I order a test?

Please look at our page: How to Order

BTS PO Box 2119, Pulborough, RH20 3WE, Tel: 01903-893591, e-mail: biots@btopenworld.com