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Aynne88 -> RE: Some symptoms got worse and I went to the gyno (7/21/2013 10:55:51 AM)
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Your diet is most likely at fault. Since I stopped eating sugar, dairy, most carbs, I have not had one yeast infection, and it's been years. This is an excerpt from the Candida diet. Please read it and don't just rely on meds to fix it, you need to make some serious changes. Listen to what your body is telling you. I modify this because obviously I eat no animals products, but you get the idea.
The Basic Candida Diet Do's and Don't's
Stevia and Stevia Plus are ok as a sugar substitute. However, Xylitol is even better because it is a proven anti-fungal and inhibits candida yeast. It has also been proven to reduce tooth decay in children and adults by reducing bad bacteria. It is very heat stable and makes a great cooking and baking substitute for real sugar. It tastes good, too!
The yeast infection diet calls for NO fruit juices because of the sugar and fructose they contain.
NO Breaded Meats...All others ok.
NO Egg substitutes...Eggs themselves are ok...organic is best since they contain the correct omega fatty acids ratio...with fertile, if you can find them, being the ideal.
NO Margarine and butter substitutes.
On the yeast infection diet, low-fat yogurt (especially made from goats or organic), cream cheese, sour cream made from real cream, unsweetened whipping cream, and butter are all ok. With yogurt, get the lowest sugar content possible.
NO Potatoes and legumes on the yeast infection diet.
Fresh vegetables and freshly made vegetable juice ok
NO Coffee (regular or decaf), NO Diet or regular sodas. Organic or black tea and herbal teas are ok.
Bottled and reverse osmosis filtered water; distilled water is the best for removing toxins but should only be half of the water you drink, freshly squeezed lemonade or lime-ade ok.
On the yeast infection diet, NO Grains are allowed...this includes pasta, rice, corn, wheat, millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, oats, and barley.
Absolutely NO Yeasts allowed...this includes bread, pastries, alcohol, and hydrolyzed yeasts...Read your labels.
NO Pickles, salad dressings, green olives, or soy sauce.
Salad dressings made of olive oil, Braggs apple cider vinegar, water, and lemon juice are ok.
Unpasteurized apple cider vinegar and black olives not aged in vinegar are ok.
NO Partially hydrogenated oils including corn and peanuts.
Coconut oil, olive, grape seed, and flax seed oils in a cold pressed formula when available are ok.
NO Peanuts, peanut products, and pistachio nuts on the yeast infection diet. I would avoid cashews too.
Raw nuts including pecans, almonds, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds are ok.
NO VINEGARS. These include ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, pickles, pickled peppers, hot sauce, salad dressings, green olives, horseradish, dips, and mayonnaise.
NO high sugar fruits are allowed but low sugar fruits are ok if you only have one serving per day. Please see the allowed foods list.
It is best to avoid tuna, swordfish, shark, and shellfish because of high mercury content.
Make sure you eat plenty of fresh vegetables preferably raw or steamed on this yeast infection diet. This is very important on the candida yeast diet because vegetables absorb fungal poisons (mycotoxins) and carry them out of the body.
If you are concerned about weight loss, I suggest you increase the amount of good fat you eat. Fat contains 9 calories per gram, carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram so a little extra fat goes a long way. Coconut oil liquid or capsules works very well for this, one tbls or 4 capsules contain 130 calories so a tbls at every meal would give you an extra 520 calories a day. Coconut oil also kills yeast and is easily converted to energy by the body.
Do not starve yourself! If you are hungry, eat! But eat the right foods and it will help maintain your weight.
If you have kidney disease, you should consult a physician before you go on the candida diet. The kidneys can have a problem with the protein load of this yeast infection diet. If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, you may not be suitable for this candida diet either because of reduced simple carbohydrates. Please consult a doctor before proceeding.
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