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Great start on your edits and thank you for making it so easy for me to see what you have added! I caution that you may want to take a step back on the eating and diagnosis sections you would like to add and make sure that they are written in a neutral tone and that you have added appropriate citations (if you have any).
Article Draft of lead copied from Candida (fungus) information that is underlined is what I added
Candida albicans, is a genus of yeasts and is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide.[1] Candida normally lives in either vagina, mouth or gastrointestinal tract.[2] Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of hosts, including humans, when levels are normal[2]; however, when mucosal barriers are disrupted or the immune system is compromised by eating bad, birth control, chemotherapy, stress, alcohol, or overuse of antibiotics, [2] they can invade and cause disease, such as rashes, thrush on your tongue infections, joint pain, common sickness, brain fog, fatigue, increase in anxiety, low sex drive and other common problems[2] known as an opportunistic infection.[3] Candida albicans is the most commonly isolated species and can cause infections (candidiasis or thrush) in humans and other animals. In winemaking, some species of Candida can potentially spoil wines.[4]
Many species are found in gut flora, including C. albicans in mammalian hosts, whereas others live as endosymbionts in insect hosts.[5][6] [7] When food is not digested properly, toxins are released which cause a leak in the intestinal walls creating leaky gut syndrome. [8]Systemic infections of the bloodstream and major organs (candidemia or invasive candidiasis), particularly in patients with an impaired immune system (immunocompromised), affect over 90,000 people a year in the US.[9] Leaky gut will cause the body to be under stress and lower the immune system which later causes disease. [8]
Antibiotics promote yeast (fungal) infections, including gastrointestinal (GI) Candida overgrowth and penetration of the GI mucosa.[10] While women are more susceptible to genital yeast infections, men can also be infected. Certain factors, such as prolonged antibiotic use, increase the risk for both men and women. People with diabetes or the immunocompromised, such as those infected with HIV, are more susceptible to yeast infections.[11][12] When using antibiotics it causes continuous cycle since when you get sick you will have a cold or flu. When you have a cold or flu they are viral infections which cannot be cured by antibiotics since they fight bacterial infections. Doctors will prescribe antibiotics sometimes when they do not know the problem. The antibiotic will kill all bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract except candida albicans. Since the antibiotics killed the good bacteria, candida albicans cannot be kept under control and multiply, causing a never ending cycle. [8]