Candida Diet Guidelines
- What My Anti-Candida Diet Was
- My Story

The Candida diet guidelines I followed were challenging but worthwhile.

This holistic diet plan basically had me eating whole, unprocessed foods. Every food choice was based on not feeding the Candida yeast overgrowth.

The goal of this simple candida diet was to kill the yeast, not feed the yeast.

These Candida diet guidelines formed one critical part of my yeast infection treatment.

My anti-candida diet followed 3 phases. Here is a summary of what I did and how long it took.

The Candida Diet Guidelines from The first time...

Phase 1

Start date: January

Candida levels: 10+

Foods I avoided:

I had only 1 serving of high glycemic index vegetable
(such as corn, peas, squashes, lima beans, white and sweet potatoes and beans)
or a grain such as rice, barley, millet at each meal

I ate dairy in moderation but avoided all hard and processed cheeses, and no sour cream

Phase 2

Phase 2 - March

I still avoided all of the these foods:

Foods I avoided:

In moderation, this means only 4-5 times a week, I added in:

Foods I needed to really watch out for throughout the whole anti-candida diet and did not start eating until I was clear were:

Once I was clear, I gradually introduced all of these foods and could eat anything in moderation. I had no dietary restrictions or challenges.

The Candida Diet Guidelines from The second time...11 years later...

Phase 1

Start date: April 2

Candida levels: 10+ but now add in dysbiosis, monilia and parasites - yikes!

Like the first time on an anti-Candida diet, these are the foods I avoided:

This time around, in addition to following the Candida diet guidelines above, I also needed to really watch out for and avoid these foods during phase 1:

Phase 1 took 50 days - 7 weeks and 1 day.

Phase 2

Start date: May 22

Candida levels: 2 - this was a HUGE drop from over 10 to 2 - yippee!
monilia was cleared, dysbiosis and parasites were mildly present

I still avoided these foods, I did not change much from phase one except introducing yeast back in:

During phase 2 I did the Candida diet guidelines above, and I only had to avoid these foods:

Phase 2 took 32 days - 4 weeks and 4 days

Phase 3

Start date: June 25

Candida levels = 0 - parasites = 0 and only mild dysbiosis remained

Phase 3 lasted 90 days - 3 months. On September 25, I was clear of everything

From this point on, I began to lighten up and introduced alcohol, some sugar, fruit etc into my diet in moderation. It is all outlined on my Simple Candida Diet Tips page.

I still watch my eating of the following foods, but I don't stress out about it. I more keep it in the back of my mind. I keep all dairy out, but very occasionally have the other foods. This makes eating out at restaurants or friends much easier

These were the Candida diet guidelines that I followed. As you can tell, the first time took a little more than 3 months and the second time a little more than 5 months.

I should tell you too, that once I committed to doing this part of the treatment - I never cheated. I know this seems hard to believe, but I really never did cheat. I knew that even going off of the diet a little bit would prolong my recovery.

If you find it hard to follow your Candida diet guidelines perfectly, don't stress about it. Just understand that it may take a little longer.
You will still get better, just give yourself a little more time.

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Candida Diet Guidelines - What My Anti-Candida Diet Was - My Story
by Lisa Geary B. Ed., M.A.
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