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Can you have Candida or other fungus but it not show up on sputum testing?

Eight years ago I had whitish tongue and small skin rash on my upper lip with extreme dry lip. I followed the Candida diet and treatments and it went away in about 6 months.

Now, since June 2024 it started exactly the same way only just 2 little bumps above my lip but with that extreme dryness of the lip that made it very stiff to move. I started the rotation of herbal antifungals and a 50 Billion probiotic and it seemed to respond then stopped... I went to the doctor who said to try Nystatin. Well I did but that seemed to ignite it and I did the full 14 days.

Since then the whitish tongue now looks like white spots and a thick slimy feeling in my mouth that takes enormous time to rinse out when brushing my teeth. I use the sponge on a stick that hospitals give patients to wipe my tongue from the thick slime after brushing my teeth.

I had to carry a spit cup with me because the heavy saliva (foamy feeling) that was happening during the day. This has subsided quite a bit. I also have been having a lot of hair loss that is continuing. Other odd symptoms were, a sudden outbreak of eczema on my neck that itched and was flaky. I treated it with Witch Hazel and it was gone in about 5 days. I have no history of eczema.

More symptoms that popped up included dry mouth at night. I woke up one day and the middle of my top lip was swollen and looked like someone hit me in the mouth. That ended after a few days. Then the inside cheeks had a burning feeling. That subsided and then the mucosa along the inside of the bottom lip and a little on the side cheeks became swollen. You can actually see the puffiness as it touches the lower front teeth.

The reason I keep thinking its a "yeast issue" is because that if I go to the bathroom sometime a slight odor of yeast is present. I use to bake bread a lot and I keep thinking, "whose baking bread?" I have never had a vaginal yeast infection so I wondered if you can have that but have no symptoms of pain or discharge?

Is this another type of fungus or yeast infection that might produce these odd symptoms?

I would greatly appreciate any guidance.
Thank you

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by: Dan

To answer your question about testing, if they are testing for Candida or other fungus they should be able to detect it if it's there. They could then test to determine which prescription drugs kill it and prescribe those for you.

Dry mouth can be caused by dehydration, breathing through the mouth while asleep, medications, and certain diseases such as Sjögren syndrome. It is also more prevalent in women and older people.

It is possible to have yeast present in the vagina at low enough levels that it does not cause an infection.

If this is yeast caused, you might want to try the suggestions on the oral yeast infection webpage here.

Any other questions let us know.

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