No Yeast No Sugar HELP ME!!

Hemis_mom

Hi I have been on my fitnesspal for awhile--I was just recently diagnosed with a systemic yeast infection (I am still researching this A LOT) as there is much about it I don't understand--I am currently on a no yeast--no sugar (of any kind even stevia) diet--I am having a really hard time thinking of good things to eat. In the last week since I started I have almost developed this aversion to eating (like I would rather not) because everything I eat is so bland, dry, blaa---before this I was a huge sweets eater and carb eater that is what I lived on-- I can't have vinegar so I can't even put dressing on my salad--Does anyone have a good resource with recipes they could recommend that would help me with meal ideas I feel so limited it is making me really depressed--(and leaving me feeling starving all the time)--On the bright side I have lost 4 pounds just this week!!! Is anyone else out there dealing with this?? Sometimes I feel like I am the only one.....

Thanks in advance for your help!

P.S. I bought a yeast diet cookbook but they include Honey (which my doctors list said to avoid) and stevia (which my doctors list also told me to avoid)--They also exclude most fruit and ALL milk (which my doctor said was okay that skim milk was okay but nothing else)--They also suggest avoiding wheat in any form (but my doctor said whole wheat was fine) so as you can see I am SUPER confused!!

Susan77

Wow! I never even heard of that before. Did your doctors give you any web sights to go to for recipes or give you a sample diet to help/ follow ? Sorry i cant really help still ....

Grace76

Hey there. I've done a Candida yeast cleanse many times. No yeast and no sugar (anything ending in 'ose'). I know how hard it is to find good things to eat.

So, you know veggies are the thing. And lots of them. I used homemade humus and dipped my veggies in that. There are some good recipes on line, but if I remember correctly it was one can of chick peas rinsed, 8 big gloves of garlic, 1/4 cup of olive oil and a 1/4 cup of lemon juice (use real lemon as the store bought has sugar in it). Mix all in a food processor or blender. Use a tad more olive oil if its too thick.

For a salad dressing I used one glove of crushed garlic, juice from one lemon and 1/4 cup of olive oil. Will keep in the fridge for about 4 days.

Lots of chicken breast too. I use to cut a couple slices of soy cheese and lay them across the chicken and then put it in the oven for 20 mins. The soy cheese added a little something.

Fish: I use to get a nice cut of fish, deep water like halibut is best, slather it in non fat plain pro-biotic yogurt with some red onion. Wrap it loosely in tin foil and put on baking sheet and cook until flaky.

As for fruit: grapefruit, granny smith apples, lemon, limes, coconut and blueberries are good to eat when doing a yeast free diet/cleanse.

Hint: Vinegar is ok to have as long as its cooked and eaten warm. So, you put your chicken breast in a casserole dish and cover with salsa and cook until tender. This is really good.

And last, if you go to a health food store, there are some options for flavoured olive oil and salad dressing that do not have vinegar, or sugar or yeast in them. They also have bread that is yeast free and made with spelt instead of flour. This is super filling especially if you have a hard boiled egg with it.

If I come up with anything else I will let you know!

Hemis_mom

Thank you Thank you--I am making a trip to a health food store tomorrow hoping for some inspiration!! Thank you Thank you once again!!

sweet_lotus

Hi Hemis_mom,

Candidiasis is usually limited to one part of the body - the skin, mouth, other mucous membranes. Systemic infections are serious and they usually occur in people who are very sick, who also have compromised immune systems. They are treated with oral and IV anti-fungal medications. I'm not sure if there's a whole lot of evidence for a dietary intervention. It might be helpful to get a second opinion.