I *used* to have candida, but not any more. It took about a year to get it all cleared out (low carbing of course).

I too have heard about the trauma thing and fibro and I have to agree that trauma may be a factor in getting a 'full blown' case of fibro. I fell off a telephone pole in 1980 and looking back I believe that's when most everything really got started fibromyalgia-wise, but I also already know that at that time I probably had the candida, plus I already knew I had fibrocystic breast disease then, which is thought to be a precursor or 'warning' of possible fibromyalgia later.