DIET FOR CANDIDA TREATMENT
If the sugar-free diet does not do the trick, the next step is to cut out all fruit for a while. White bread and anything made with white flour (eg pastry, pasta) should also be excluded. Whol emeal bread and flour can be eaten instead, as these are broken down more slowly and do not release glucose all at once. But they should only be eaten in small quantities, as should potatoes. The bulk of the diet should be made up of vegetables and high-protein foods, such as meat, fish, eggs and cheese.
Eat plenty of freshly-crushed garlic, as this is thought to combat yeasts in the gut. Fresh herbs, and green leafy vegetables, such as spinach and ‘greens’, are also recommended as they contain anti-fungal agents. It may also be worth trying a herbal tea, called taheebo or pau d’arco – it is said to have anti-fungal properties, although this has not been verified scientifically. Eating live yoghurt may also be worthwhile as it contains some of the ‘useful’ members of the gut flora, and may help to reestablish a healthy balance among the inhabitants of the gut.
Giving up fruit may make you concerned about Vitamin C deficiency, but if you eat sufficient quantities of fresh vegetables this should not be a problem. Cabbage, broccoli and brussels sprouts are rich in Vitamin C, and potatoes are a valuable source. It is important not to soak potatoes, as this leaches out the vitamin, and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables, as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin, as is fresh lemon juice, which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar.
Again, you should stay on this diet for at least a month, and longer if you begin to feel partially better. If there is a good improvement on this diet, fruit and other excluded foods can be gradually reintroduced later, but not sugar. If you feel worse on this diet, then you may have food intolerance – to eggs or cheese, for example.
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