Candida hypersensitivity
| Candida hypersensitivity | |
|---|---|
| systemic candidiasis, chronic candidiasis | |
| Pseudomedical diagnosis | |
| Risks | Nocebo |
| This article is part of a series on |
| Alternative medicine |
|---|
 |
Candida hypersensitivity is a
Background
Symptoms
After reading publications by C. Orian Truss, M.D.,
Criticism
By 2005, scientists were taking note of "a large pseudoscientific cult"[6] that had developed around the topic of yeast infections, with claims that up to one in three people were affected by yeast-related illnesses including Candida hypersensitivity.[4]
Legal action
Some practitioners of alternative medicine have promoted dietary supplements as supposed cures for this non-existent illness, rendering themselves liable to prosecution.[4][7] In 1990, alternative health vendor Nature's Way signed a FTC consent agreement not to misrepresent in advertising any self-diagnostic test concerning yeast conditions or to make any unsubstantiated representation concerning any food or supplement's ability to control yeast conditions, with a fine of US$30,000 payable to the National Institutes of Health for research in genuine candidiasis.[7]
See also
References
- ISBN 0933478062.
- ^ a b c Novella, Steven (25 September 2013). "Candida and Fake Illnesses". Science-Based Medicine. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Truss, CO (1983). The Missing Diagnosis. Birmingham, AL: The Missing Diagnosis, Inc.
- ^ a b c Stephen Barrett, M.D. (8 October 2005). "Dubious "Yeast Allergies"". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
- PMID 2330395.
- PMID 3319417.
- ^ a b Jarvis WT. "Candidiasis Hypersensitivity". National Council Against Health Fraud. Retrieved 18 January 2014.