| Candida starts to develop in the gut as a fungus, and | | | | Amaranth, Buckwheat, Corn, Millet, Rice, Rye, Spelt, |
| at the same time creates its ideal environment inside | | | | Wheat. Avoid Granola, Pearl barley, Instant oats, |
| the gut. Unfortunately, the environment in which | | | | Cornmeal, degerminated Hominy grits, degerminated |
| Candida thrive means that the pH balance is acidic. | | | | Microwave popcorn Blue corn meal Pasta: Pasta is |
| This acidity inhibits the bodies' ability to absorb | | | | flour and water, the flour may be white bread flour |
| vitamins and minerals, and it limits enzyme production | | | | and it may be durum flour made from semolina. All |
| of digestive proteins. One of the side effects of | | | | types of noodles are made from the same base and |
| limited enzymes leads to indigestion symptoms, wind | | | | they should all be cut out of the diet, with Bufin, the |
| or gas, a sense of the intestines being bloated or | | | | Japanese noodles, Ramen instant noodles, farina, |
| swollen, increased acid levels and sensitivities to | | | | semolina and white flour noodles and pastas. Baked |
| certain types of food. As your body finds it difficult | | | | goods and Breads Avoid all cakes, pastries, cookies |
| to digest certain foods, it is best to avoid them. | | | | doughnuts or other processed baked food containing |
| Sugar feeds Candida and that includes the fructose a | | | | sugar. This list includes white bread, or any bread |
| fruit sugar, so you should avoid eating sugar and | | | | containing wheat, which includes parathas, nanas |
| fresh or dried fruit. Alcohol is a type of sugar and is a | | | | bread, pita bread, white flour tortillas, wheat dough |
| direct food source for Candida. In some areas, water | | | | tortillas, sourdough, or any other ethnic bread made |
| has certain chemicals added by the local water board, | | | | from wheat. Mochi the sweet unleavened bread |
| and in the majority of cases, it is beneficial, but some | | | | made from brown rice should be avoided. Legumes: |
| Candida sufferers find that chlorinated water can | | | | Avoid beans and peas with sweeteners, bean |
| aggravate the condition. As an alternative drink | | | | sprouts, tempeh which a type of fermented tofu, |
| distilled water, there is no guarantee that bottled | | | | tofu and textured vegetable protein. Nuts & Seeds: |
| water is not chlorine free. One downside of the | | | | Coconut, Peanuts, Pistachios, Walnuts Dairy Products: |
| Candida diet is that it is very restrictive and a very | | | | Buttermilk, Soymilk (sweetened), All kinds of |
| strict regimen, also from a nutritional stand point, it is | | | | cheeses, Cottage cheese, Kefir, Milk, Sour cream |
| not good for you. This diet is not a fast easy solution | | | | Crème fraîche Sweetened yogurt. Fruit: |
| for the Candida sufferer and it takes a lot of | | | | Never eat dried fruit, and when you start the |
| commitment. Individual recovery times differ, but as | | | | Candida cleanse diet it is best to avoid all fruit |
| a rule many Candida sufferers' report that you have | | | | because of the fructose the sugar it contains. Once |
| to be on the diet for one month for every year | | | | you have eliminated the current Candida infection |
| which you have had Candida. That means, if you | | | | then eat fruit with a moderate amount of sugar. Low |
| have had Candida for 27 years, then you need to | | | | sugar fruits are apples, grapefruit, melon, and |
| follow the diet for twenty seven months. Its purpose | | | | strawberries. Beverages: Alcohol, Cereal beverages, |
| is to starve the yeast organisms which are causing | | | | Coffee both regular and decaffeinated Fruit juices |
| the symptoms. Again, the diet is not very nutritionally | | | | Soft drinks including the diet soft drinks. Processed |
| sound and as you are already not getting the full | | | | tea drinks such as lemon tea. All fruit teas, Black tea |
| benefits of the food you are eating, it may be a | | | | Condiments and Sauces: No Ketchup or catsup or |
| good idea to take multivitamins. In addition, when you | | | | any type of tomato sauce Cream sauces such as |
| undertake the Candida Cleanse diet you have to stick | | | | Alfredo Steak sauce, NO Capers, Dried or powdered |
| with all of it, if you have one alcoholic drink, you have | | | | garlic, Miso, Dried or powdered onion, Pickles or |
| fed the yeast infection and the imbalance will reoccur. | | | | chutneys, which include anything made with sugar |
| The Candida Yeast Diet is not very aptly named, | | | | and distilled vinegar. Spices, Distilled vinegar |
| more correctly it should be the Candida No yeast | | | | Sauerkraut, Proteins: Meat products such as beef |
| diet, and although it is a very strict and unforgiving | | | | chicken or pork have added antibiotics and hormones |
| regimen, it does work, it will starve the Candida | | | | and they should be avoided if you want to eat meat |
| yeast infection. A note about sugar, there are | | | | then eat free-range organic products. Smoked meats |
| effective sugar substitutes, chemical sweeteners are | | | | such as bacon, sausages and salami products such as |
| not good for you and are best avoided, but there | | | | pepperoni have added sugar and should be cut out of |
| are natural sweeteners derived from plants. An | | | | your diet. Vegetables Avoid: Beetroot Canned |
| example is Vegetable Glycerine which, while it can be | | | | tomatoes Carrots Cucumber skins, Mushrooms (all |
| extracted from many plants normally comes from | | | | types), Potato skins, Prepared soups, Canned |
| the coconut palm. It is available at health stores in a | | | | tomatoes Eat: Beans, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts |
| liquid form and you use it as you would honey but it | | | | Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumbers Green |
| is sweeter. Stevia is another plant based natural | | | | pepper, Kale, Lettuce Onion, radishes, Parsley, Peas, |
| sugar substitute, but it is purely a sugar. The | | | | Rocket or arugulla Spinach, Tomatoes, I have |
| vegetable glycerine has a raising agent added that will | | | | immediately listed vegetables that can be eaten in |
| make cakes or other baked good rise. Diet That | | | | this article. In the next article entitled, "Attention! |
| encourage the growth of yeast and should be | | | | Attention! Candida Sufferer Eat These Foods" Find a |
| avoided AVOID All sweets including hidden | | | | list of foods that foster an environment for normal |
| sweeteners in processed foods, such as soups, all | | | | Candida levels and a healthy immune system and a |
| fruit and fruit juice. Avoid grains such as prepared | | | | healthy body. |
| flake cereals sprouted grain cereals such as: | | | | |