The Yeast Connection

Are Your Health Problems

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Yeast Connected?
If your answer is yes to any question, check the box in the right hand column. When you've completed the questionnaire, add up the points you've checked. Your score will help you determine the possibility (or probability) that your health problems are yeast connected.

YES SCORE

1. Have you taken repeated or prolonged courses
of antibacterial drugs? 4

2. Have you been bothered by recurrent vaginal, prostate or urinary infections? 3

3. Do you feel "sick all over," yet the cause hasn't been found? 2

4. Are you bothered by hormone disturbances,including PMS, menstrual irregularities, sexual dysfunction, sugar craving, low body temperature or fatigue? 2

5. Are you unusually sensitive to tobacco smoke, perfumes, colognes and other chemical odors? 2

6. Are you bothered by memory or concentration problems? Do you sometimes feel "spaced out"? 2

7. Have you taken prolonged courses of prednisone or other steroids; or have you taken "the pill" for more than 3 years? 2

8. Do some foods disagree with you or trigger your symptoms? 1

9. Do you suffer with constipation, diarrhea, bloating or abdominal pain? 1

10. Does your skin itch, tingle or burn; or is it unusually dry; or are you bothered by rashes? 1

Scoring for women: If your score is 9 or more, your health problems are probably yeast connected. If your score is 12 or more, your health problems are almost certainly yeast connected.

Scoring for men: If your score is 7 or more, your health problems are probably yeast connected. If your score is 10 or more, your health problems are almost certainly yeast connected.