Candida diet

shilpaca
shilpaca Posts: 22 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys, I've recently been advised by a therapist to try a Candida free diet to help eliminate the toxins and Candida from my system. She had advised on a high probiotic to supplement it as Well. Any thoughts? Any one tried it or has any success with it to help cleanse and maintain good health. . Thank u
Shilpa

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 9,928 Member
    There are no toxins in your body. How was candida diagnosed, and why didn't you get an antifungal if it's really a problem? Apart from that, most probiotics don't end up in the gut alive, and might not be a good match for your little civilisation down there anyway.
  • Baggyd
    Baggyd Posts: 8 Member
    A lovely cheap probiotic would be to make your own milk kefir & drink daily, or sauerkraut. I swear by kefir
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  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    A therapist? This is a person with professional qualifications?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,972 Member
    If you actually had toxins in your body, you'd need to seek actual medical help. A "diet" isn't going to remove them from your system, which by the way if your liver and kidneys are working fine, then that's your "cleanse". And why is a therapist giving you nutritional advice? That's what a Registered Dietician is for.

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  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    edited July 2017
    Someone is trying to con you into buying their products.
    A fool and his money are soon parted
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    You should name that "therapist" and let people here do some research. She might not even have a college degree (yes, some can lie and print paper degrees off the internet). Is this a therapist that hangs out in the gym?
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Great now "candida" is in my google history. Targeted ads in 3..2...

    Wonder if it'll be more "your life sucks because your body is riddled with candida" woo woo, or just Monistat and Diflucan ads?
  • MommaGem2017
    MommaGem2017 Posts: 405 Member
    LOL, I read Canada diet when I first saw this thread and thought, "I have GOT to know what this is!" :)
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Have you had a look at the "Candida Diet"? I wouldn't last 2 days on it, it is incredibly restrictive and IMO a load of codswallop!
    Did your Therapist make you do the lovely spit test? Every man, woman and child has candida according to this :huh:

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    Pro tip: Everyone's test will look like this, it is an indication of nothing.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    edited July 2017
    Systemic Candida infections are really rare. But if you DID have it, you'd need prescription medications to kill it/remove it from your body. The sugar doesn't cause it. But it can exacerbate the situation in your GI system if you have it. But you'd be taking probiotics and altering your diet AFTER being properly diagnosed and medically treated for Systemic Candida as a preventative/cautionary measure, not the reverse.

    The only thing that can cleanse a genuine Systemic Candida infection is prescription medication to kill it and then your organs removing the debris.

    Sort of like how stress cannot cause an Ulcer. But if you already have an Ulcer, stress can exacerbate it. But so can coffee, tea, citrus fruits, tomato sauce, soda, etc. Correlation does not equal causation.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    MommaGem2017 wrote: »
    LOL, I read Canada diet when I first saw this thread and thought, "I have GOT to know what this is!" :)

    Back bacon, beer, and maple syrup.

    OP, the Candida diet is bunk. I'm not sure what type of therapist this is, but I suspect she isn't qualified to give out dietary advice.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    The Candida diets don't work. Try the GAPS diet and a strong probiotic.
  • kavahni
    kavahni Posts: 313 Member
    Oh, God! Is this "diet" making the rounds again? I thought we killed that one 30 years ago.
  • tiffaninghs
    tiffaninghs Posts: 200 Member
    i went candida free and elimating foods that make us prone to yeast really works.. but I have a love affair with cashews so i pay the price
  • Marjayhan
    Marjayhan Posts: 59 Member
    Canesten tablets. Bye Bye Candida.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/candida-and-fake-illnesses/
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,207 Member
    MelanieCN77 wrote: »
    Great now "candida" is in my google history. Targeted ads in 3..2...

    My husband used to work with a girl named Candida.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    kavahni wrote: »
    Oh, God! Is this "diet" making the rounds again? I thought we killed that one 30 years ago.

    Candida diets are like a bad rash. They keep coming back. :(
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    shilpaca wrote: »
    Hey guys, I've recently been advised by a therapist to try a Candida free diet to help eliminate the toxins and Candida from my system. She had advised on a high probiotic to supplement it as Well. Any thoughts? Any one tried it or has any success with it to help cleanse and maintain good health. . Thank u
    Shilpa

    She he/she happen to mention precisely *which* toxins your body is apparently riddled with? Because if your kidneys aren't eliminating them on their own, you need a hospital and not a bogus diet or probiotics.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    shilpaca wrote: »
    Hey guys, I've recently been advised by a therapist to try a Candida free diet to help eliminate the toxins and Candida from my system. She had advised on a high probiotic to supplement it as Well. Any thoughts? Any one tried it or has any success with it to help cleanse and maintain good health. . Thank u
    Shilpa

    Specifically what kind of "therapist" are being treated by? If you have health concerned see a real, science based, medical practitioner. Sadly there are all sorts of "qualifications" that one may obtain on-line from very dubious places.

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