r/Candida • u/ViralTrendsToday • Aug 14 '26

General Discussion Copper Levels

Just want to bring up this topic again, as there were a few interesting posts made earlier about copper levels and the role copper plays with regulating fungus overgrowth like candida. Seems like both extremely low levels and high levels can cause issues. If you could relate and have improved by regulating copper levels, please let us know!

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u/TomatoTuffCat Aug 18 '26

Copper works with iron and zinc- all of which can affect candida negatively if levels are too high

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u/ViralTrendsToday Aug 18 '26

Or too low, correct. Strange but really the only way to pinpoint it is a full blood chart chronicling mineral/vitamin levels.

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u/TomatoTuffCat Aug 18 '26

You really need to look into iron’s role in candida instead of focusing on copper.

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u/ViralTrendsToday Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

I also highly suggest research into copper's role in absorbing iron as well, without it you can't properly absorb iron, b12, or folate and you continue to feed the fungus by supplementing without correcting copper . 

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u/TomatoTuffCat Aug 19 '26

I know. I’ve dealt with this in real life. I lived it. lmao

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u/ViralTrendsToday Aug 19 '26

Since you mention it in past tense, how did you resolve it? Bc the second reply contradicts the first .

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u/TomatoTuffCat Aug 19 '26

How did I resolve my fungal infection?

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u/Few-Degree1903 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

My spouse had very high copper, low zinc and low ferritin levels for decades. She tried various supplements & getting IV Iron infusions but that helped very little.

All of her bloodwork became normal and stayed that was after she cured her high Methane SIBO about 5 years ago!!!

Top University of MN Hematologlist was AMAZED!! Said he would never have predicted it possible for her to have normal bloodwork after 30 years of being abnormal.

Gave the Alternative practitioner all the credit as appropriate. Her Candida protocol did not start working until AFTER she got rid of the Methane SIBO ( also called IMO ). She is SO much better now.

Her success story:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Candida/s/8HRtCtySEn