Anti-Candida diet ain't much fun

Well, folks, my blood test result came back and I've tested positive for Candida infection. So that means I really should stick to this anti-Candida diet - which has not been so easy.

I confess. I have drunk wine (not gallons, but it's a big no-no). I have eaten chocolate (tiny amounts, but it's sugar, isn't it?). I even ate a deep-fried bread dough thing, that was then dipped in a sweet chilli sauce (ooooh, horrible refined carbohydrates, the worst). And I have just found out that even a tiny deviation from the plan is a major setback. Great.

I was hoping my results would be normal (so I can get back to truly eating what I want), but with my elevated 'Candida IgG antibodies' score of 66.9, it seems I need to hack it out for a few months to try and set things right.

My sinuses have been very bad, presumably with the die-off (Herxheimer's) reaction, and I've been taking probiotics, to rebuild the healthy bacteria in my gut. There is so much conflicting information out there, though, I found this THE ANTI-CANDIDA FOUR-POINT PLAN which says you shouldn't take the probiotics until after the first month or so. Other advice pages say different things.

All very confusing.

Comments

[lisa jane]

Andrea, that sucks for you.I am glad that you are struggling on,I would be such a sook I don't think i could do it.I hope you feel better soon :)

[migelooch]

Hi Andrea, Good luck on your new diet!

I live in Tel Aviv, Israel and have been on a strict anti-Candida diet for about a week now. I go into the details in my new blog: http://www.candidacandor.blogspot.com/. I won't lie to you: the diet is very very difficult!

[Andrea Wren]

Hi Migelooch! Good to hear from you all the way from Tel Aviv! Well, if you've just read my most recent post you will see that I failed quite miserably to stick to the diet while on holiday, but I don't feel too bad for it at the moment. I'm hoping I'll be one of these people who doesn't have to be too strict! Good luck also on your diet.

[migelooch]

*sigh*

I hope for you as well that you won't have such a bad case. I really like your site!

Jul