Comments on: Candida Diet: The Only Guide You Need

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:15 +0000

I have just been diagnosed with candida albicans having suffered bloating, pain and wind for some time. I am going on the diet recommended by the person who diagnosed it plus anti fungals, fibre and probiotics. I wondered if tinned fish is OK to eat . I am staying off wine but drinking vodka instead – in small amounts. Is tomato puree OK?

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:57:37 +0000

This diet is a lifestyle and not a fast. Most of my diet is spinach and Broccoli etc. It allows me protein so I can gain some weight and I can have some beans, rice, some meat and vegetables. With a high meat diet, I wasn’t absorbing anything. I really don’t understand the gripes about this diet being difficult when the alternative is being in pain and not being able to function socially or professionally. Didnt you all have the same genital rash and the pain in the intestines that made it hard to eat anything for days at a time? The candida diet is not hard. By avoiding good food I can have a life. Whether it takes a month or 10 is irrelevant. Lots of people don’t get to eat what they want for health reasons. I explained my issue to the neighbors at a party and they all felt bad. Well now this 42 year old neighbor is fighting breast cancer and this problem that causes me to have to eat weird food seems like nothing.

Charlyn- A stool sample showed that I had like no digestive bacteria. I read that this could mean candida. A blood test showed malabsorption of protein.

Chase- I am trying to gain weight too. It looks like the only food we can eat unlimited amounts of would be the proteins in Spinach and broccoli. I just lift a ton of weights to try to get the weight back. It will take time. What will not work is cramming in a bunch of meat without the right intestinal environment. That’s just pain and nothing is being absorbed anyway. The superlean proteins like scallops and mahi mahi seem to digest ok with me.

Chellie- Candida diet foods will never be snacks, which seem to all be things we’re supposed to eat less of or eliminate alltogether. raw onions on romaine salad..asparagus, lentils etc. are the ideal foods. Candida feasted on my snacks. I was eating peanut butter on apples all day, feeding a nasty fungus. Nut mixes of cashews and almonds mmmm I felt terrible as it all rotted inside me.

James- Isn’t it not a good idea to push nuts and meat though? They are very hard to digest and it seems like my stomach acid has so much more potency to digest yeasts when heavy and hard proteins are minimized.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:28:35 +0000

Hi James,

I’ve suffered Candida for the good part of 9 years now and have only recently identified this as the cause of all my lethargic and foggy days. Obviously there’s a slew of other symptoms, and a long medical history but I won’t bore you down in details. I have begun the Candida diet- 5 days ago to be precise- and was wondering what time-frame you recommend sticking to it. I’ve heard a month for each year you’ve been sick, however I’m young and going travelling in March so this would be nearly impossible to stick to then. I’m surprised you allow fruits and nuts on your version of the diet; most say not. What amounts are acceptable?

Thanks in advance,

Richard

By: Paz

Paz — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:12:32 +0000

hi, i am taking apple cider vinegar. is this an acidic food?
should I avoid this? thanks!

By: James Norris

James Norris — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:06:06 +0000

Hey there,
I’ve read through a lot of the site and am going to start really changing my diet.
I have recently been diagnosed with Narcolepsy and Cataplexia.
The medication I’ve been perscribed really dries my digestive track.
I’ve spoken to my doctor about it and he has said that its an effect of the Clomopramine and Modafinil that I am taking to counter the condition.
I thought that the fact that this medication dries up the digestive system caused all my problems (Constapation, build up of gas, dry mouth with what seems like a build up of something on my tongue)
I see now that maybe I was trying to hide behind the fact that my diet is appalling and that I need to change it before this becomes an uncontrollable problem.
Thank you for this guide, hopefully I will be able to report success.
J Norris