Michelle, I found this link interesting. Who of us has not been in a Quest Diagnostics Lab at one time or another? They have a patient health library that goes into detail about what certain lab tests can and cannot show.
For instance, their health library entry on Urine Test Results talks about what is normal and what is abnormal in several areas:
Color
Clarity
Odor
Specific gravity
pH
Protein
Glucose
Ketones
Microscopic Analysis
Some of this information you'd only have after getting results from a doctor, but the article is written in humanspeak (as opposed to doctorspeak) and even mentions things we all have laughed about from time to time, like how asparagus plays its own little games, LOL.
Yeast is mentioned under clarity and microscopic analysis. If your friend had a urinary tract infection, yeast cells can show up there as well.
Also, UrologyHealth.org has a wealth of information about urinary tract infections, bladder and kidney functions, and it has a great glossary at the end:
As far as whether the yeast in your friend's mom came from the bread in her diet? Well, once my doctor told me I had too much protein in my urine, and I wondered if it was because I'd eaten a can of tuna the night before. He (very nicely!) assured me that that wasn't the case, but it's understandable how we think that way -- what goes in must come out, right?
Here's some information on what causes vaginal yeast infections:
"The yeast that cause a yeast infection are not the same as those that leaven bread. Therefore, a "yeast-free" diet will not by itself treat a vaginal yeast infection. The one diet change you can make is to reduce your sugar intake. Candida thrives on sugar and it is for this reason that diabetics are especially prone to yeast infections. Some fruit and some honey is fine; it's white sugar, and the hundreds of ways we use it, that needs watching."
"Why did I get a yeast infection?
"Many things can raise your risk of a vaginal yeast infection, such as:
stress
lack of sleep
illness
poor eating habits, including eating extreme amounts of sugary foods
pregnancy
having your period
taking certain medicines, including birth control pills, antibiotics, and steroids
diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes and HIV/AIDS
hormonal changes during your periods."
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Michelle, I found this link interesting. Who of us has not been in a Quest Diagnostics Lab at one time or another? They have a patient health library that goes into detail about what certain lab tests can and cannot show.
For instance, their health library entry on Urine Test Results talks about what is normal and what is abnormal in several areas:
Color
Clarity
Odor
Specific gravity
pH
Protein
Glucose
Ketones
Microscopic Analysis
Some of this information you'd only have after getting results from a doctor, but the article is written in humanspeak (as opposed to doctorspeak) and even mentions things we all have laughed about from time to time, like how asparagus plays its own little games, LOL.
Yeast is mentioned under clarity and microscopic analysis. If your friend had a urinary tract infection, yeast cells can show up there as well.
Here's the Quest Diagnostics link:
http://www.questdiagnostics.com/kbase/topic/medtest/hw6580/results.htm
Also, UrologyHealth.org has a wealth of information about urinary tract infections, bladder and kidney functions, and it has a great glossary at the end:
http://www.urologyhealth.org/adult/index.cfm?cat=07&topic=147
As far as whether the yeast in your friend's mom came from the bread in her diet? Well, once my doctor told me I had too much protein in my urine, and I wondered if it was because I'd eaten a can of tuna the night before. He (very nicely!) assured me that that wasn't the case, but it's understandable how we think that way -- what goes in must come out, right?
Here's some information on what causes vaginal yeast infections:
"The yeast that cause a yeast infection are not the same as those that leaven bread. Therefore, a "yeast-free" diet will not by itself treat a vaginal yeast infection. The one diet change you can make is to reduce your sugar intake. Candida thrives on sugar and it is for this reason that diabetics are especially prone to yeast infections. Some fruit and some honey is fine; it's white sugar, and the hundreds of ways we use it, that needs watching."
http://www.wholehealthmd.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=Healing+Centers&type=AWHN_HealingCenters&mod=Home&tier=7&id=790331E2D71B41FB87AB48187B8F8928
And from WomensHealth.gov:
"Why did I get a yeast infection?
"Many things can raise your risk of a vaginal yeast infection, such as:
stress
lack of sleep
illness
poor eating habits, including eating extreme amounts of sugary foods
pregnancy
having your period
taking certain medicines, including birth control pills, antibiotics, and steroids
diseases such as poorly controlled diabetes and HIV/AIDS
hormonal changes during your periods."
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/vaginal-yeast-infections.cfm#e
Seems like sugar is a culprit in just about everything these days, isn't it?
December 5, 2008 - 9:44amThis Comment
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