Candida & Crohn

[Safa]

What is the different between Candida and Crohns?...
I feel both have similar symptoms
Or in another words does any of them lead to each other?
Thank you

 

[shamrock15]

I am not sure that one leads to another. From my experience, most gi's won't even consider candida as an issue. One thing that could easily occur is that some meds you are taking could lead you open to an opportunistic infection. I believe there are some forms of colitis that can be caused by meds and infections as well.

 

[theOcean]

Candida is a yeast infection and I've never really noticed any overlap between it and Crohn's, but that's been my experience with it. Generally your GP can give you an anti-fungal pill to clear candida up. It's usually brought on by taking antibiotics (especially if you're on immunosuppressants). It's something you should go to your GP for more likely than your GI, though.

From my experience, candida is usually associated with cottage cheese-like discharge, smell, vaginal itching, etc. Crohn's is usually more diarrhea, abdominal cramping, blood/mucous in stool, and so on.