thanks.

Candida in the mouth is called “Thrush” – we cover this in a lot more detail as well as many other important things you should absolutely know and have incorporated into your lifestyle inside my Wellness Course @ http://www.OnYourPathOfWellness.com

I’ve never heard of Candida of the mouth. How would someone know if they had that? Is there particular symptoms?

Could you slap some xylitol in your mouth real quick and get rid of it if you kissed someone that had it? (I know that sounds funny but I’m sure other people are thinking the same thing…or at least wondering about it).

It’s important to note that anything with an “-itol” at the end of it means that it is a sugar alcohol.

So to answer that part of your question… Yes it is a sugar alcohol.

And you brought up another important point which is that during your initial consumption of Xylitol one can get the effects of bloating, diarrhea, and flatulence, although generally rather less so than other sugar alcohols like sorbitol.

What’s interesting is that most of my research has said that if you do experience any of that, that it is a temporary adjustment that you are going through.

I’m not 100% on this one, but I wouldn’t put it past the thought that since Xylitol has been shown to increase the activity of neutrophils, the white blood cells involved in fighting many bacteria and that the consumption of xylitol may help control oral infections of Candida yeast (at least in the mouth), that this may very well be one of the reasons that someone could experience some of the initial effects listed above.

Your body is stimulated to react with the yeasts and bad bacteria that reside in your intestines… Hence possible bloating, gas, etc. in the very beginning of use while your body adjusts. (again, that’s my take on it so far) I’m also seeing that one would have to ingest a fair amount to get these reactions… And personally I do not use that much quantity of it when I do use it, which is only on occasion.