Anti-candida diet anyone??

[breeze]

Hi there!

After seeing an allergy therapist who used kinesiology to detect intolerances I have been trying to follow an anti-candida diet. Amongst other things, she found a high level of candida in my gut and also in my ovarys. I am very keen to get this down as I have been feeling really quite ill from it.

The two things I am really struggling with is what to eat for breakfast and also what I can snack on.

I have been having shreddies with rice milk for breakfast but they are high in sugar so I would like to find something else (although this has to be far better than the marmite on toast that I used to have!!). This gets a bit more difficult as I have quite a strong dairy intolerance and also Oats showed up as a food I should avoid. And advice or ideas????

I have the erica white book and have tried to make some of the snacks. I have so far made: coconut biscuits, carrot cake and ginger cake. They all tasted the same!!! I think its the wholemeal flour. How important is it to not use white flour?? I have been snacking on peppers, plain crisps, carrot, humus, but sometimes I just want a bit more.

If any one has any ideas on foods that are great on this diet I would really love to hear!

thank you!

[amlaberryuk]

Diet wont cure candida overgrowth it can help temporarily reduce symptoms due to lowered sugar etc. But many who believe the diet is the key end up suffering from intestinal problems indefinitely.

The best way to get candida back in check is through the use of fermented foods such as water kefir, cultured veggies, miso etc. These kickstart by repopulating your gut flora. It is the acids and competition for space which keep opportunistic in check.

[ava]

Hi Breeze

My feeling is the best thing to do would be to return your allergy therapist for guidance on what to eat. A qualified practitioner should provide you with a comprehensive meal plan - there should be no doubt what you can and can't eat, and likewise what would constitute a healthy meal/snack for your health concerns.

amlaberryuk is quite right that diet alone won't resolve a candida overgrowth - and is only one of the cornerstones. The others are lifestyle, support, and supplements (or alternative methods for correcting gut dysbiosis).

Candida overgrowth is a difficult condition to address. Please be careful to ensure that you have a good solid balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Following a restricted diet over the long term is unhealthy and will cause you more problems than you currently have. If your allergy therapist is unable to provide this then I'd suggest consulting a BANT-qualified nutritionist. You will also receive suggestions regarding lifestyle modifications - and other treatments which will support your return to optimal health.

Ava x

[Fadette]

hello Ava!

just wanted to say that as Im doing a heavy metal removal therapy (chelating is the right word), Ive had the opportunity to hear from fellow people doing this chelation who sadly suffer from fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue etc that there may be a direct link between:

heavy toxic metals (mercury, lead, nickel...)
candida
food allergies

but Im not saying this is it, this is the number one cause to all our problems. just that it may be.

I personally have stopped doing the diet for a while. I havent got the will power plus I love food. I just dont eat dairy, avoid coffee and alcohol of course. mushrooms too. but sadly the rest is back in my diet (I just restrict wheat to a minimum).

[thisismyname]

Hello Breeze, we had a problem with candida in my son and we used a probiotic (alongside dietary changes) called DiarSafe by Dtecta probiotics.
Info here: http://www.pcpdirect.co.uk/Pharmacy/...-Capsules.html
and if you use Google scholar you can view some research on its effectiveness.
It worked really well for us.

All the best

Debbie