Hi Kate,
Oh, great! A scientist! Maybe you can help us take the reigns on this one. Do you know of any studies showing this to be the case (or not)? It’s easy to culture this to verify it is indeed, Candida. I stumbled across this while studying AIDS, and other immune deficiencies (since most of us were showing up with such deficiencies). When most patients I spoke to showed candida in their esophaguses (what IS the plural for “esophagus”?) ;), verified by the ENT’s, I knew we were onto something. Then came the research into M.S. where at first, researchers thought this meant that candida was the CAUSE of MS. I sort of thought they were missing the mark. Naturopaths have used this test for years… Perhaps that is the place to find the best research? We’d all be grateful for anything you can find. Did you try it, BTW? Are you a patient? Thanks, Kate! 🙂 Diana