356: Troubleshooting Candida In Stool Tests (+ Other Labs) w/ Jennifer Brand, MS, MPH, CNS

The Healthy Skin Show

If you didn’t know, markers for candida in stool tests aren’t very trustworthy. This is a challenge when you’ve invested money to figure out what’s going on in your gut that is also impacting your skin.
Candida overgrowth is tricky to pinpoint if you don’t take several factors into account (and often they aren’t things you can test for).
Sometimes signs of candida overgrowth are fairly obvious, like getting thrush, a vaginal yeast infection, or candida diaper rash in children. Other times, the symptoms are subtle and could be attributed to other problems if you aren’t looking at the full case.
Because the inflammation triggered by candida overgrowth in your gut can absolutely show up as inflamed skin and rashes.
My guest, Jennifer Brand, MS, MPH, CNS, is a clinical nutritionist who helps babies and children with chronic rashes navigate the journey to healthy skin so they can enjoy a childhood free from disruptive skin symptoms. As one of the most trusted pediatric skin-focused nutritionists, Jen is passionate to help families get to the root causes of the problem through her unique method called Conquer Your Child’s Rashesᵀᴹ .
We’re chatting today about what we tend to see in baby, childhood, and adult skin problems when we see or are looking for candida and other fungal overgrowth concerns.
So let’s dive in!
In This Episode:

• Is candida overgrowth a frequent root cause in skin rash cases?
• Is it worth it to try a candida cleanse?
• Pros + cons: Best tests for candida
• Are THESE skin issues signs of candida overgrowth?
• Diet + candida overgrowth (honest thoughts)
• Upcoming trainings to join

Quotes
“I have had multitudes of the thousands of people that are in my Instagram community, on my email list, here on YouTube, how many people have said, ‘I did a candida cleanse and I think I broke myself because my skin flared up so badly. I deeply regret having done this’.” — Jennifer Fugo
“When you have an overgrowth of something like candida or something else fungal, you're not going to be able to fix it with diet and prebiotics. I have not had a case where we've been able to do that. It requires some sort of natural anti-microbial antifungal.” — Jennifer Brand
Links
Find Jennifer Brand online | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok
GOT RASHY KIDS? Register for Jennifer Brand’s free training – http://ConquerYourChildsRashes.com
FOR SKIN RASH WARRIOR ADULTS! Save your seat for Jennifer Fugo’s free training (7 Skin Rash Mistakes) – http://www.RebuildHealthySkin.com
Healthy Skin Show ep. 213: Stool Testing Do’s + Don’t’s For Skin Rashes
Healthy Skin Show ep. 178: Using Probiotics For Eczema in Little Ones w/ Jennifer Brand, MS, MPH, CNS
Healthy Skin Show ep. 311: What Causes Candida Overgrowth (and How to Stop It)
Healthy Skin Show ep. 313: Testing for Candida Overgrowth (Is the Candida Spit Test LEGIT?)

Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Is candida overgrowth a frequent root cause in skin rash cases? (00:02:19)

3. Is it worth it to try a candida cleanse? (00:05:00)

4. Pros + cons: Best tests for candida (00:08:40)

5. Are THESE skin issues signs of candida overgrowth? (00:23:16)

6. Diet + candida overgrowth (honest thoughts) (00:24:44)

7. Upcoming trainings to join (00:33:39)