Hi! Welcome to the forum.

I know the various listings of "The Diet" can sound a bit contradictory. But not everyone is the same, and some people have different strains of candida affecting them as well as other pathogens and dieases complicating the matter.

What to do? I recommend that you start out on the strict diet; no fruits, grains, breads, simple sugars of any kind (read cake, candies, cookies, ect). Avoid wheat, particularly refined wheat, amarath, and spelt. Also avoid any vinegars and salad dressings. In addition, eat organic wherever possible; stay strictly on anti-biotic and hormone free meats (most meats acceptable as long as they are minimally processed), dairy and butter, and pesticide-free green leafy vegetables. Keep starchy potatoes and the like to a minimum or not at all, at least for a few weeks.

Nuts and seeds should also be avoided for the first few weeks as well. Then you can eventually add them back as you feel comfortable in doing, but remember to buy them sprouted where possible, and also wash them throughly, mixing a small amount of hydrogen peroxide and or grapefruit seed extract (GSE) to rid them of any possible mold.

During the first few weeks, take note of what improvements you make. Keep a journal. After say 8-12 weeks, try adding foods back to your diet one at a time, and carefully note down in your journal any adverse reaction. Back off from anything that causes a relapse.

Also start looking up detox methods; baths, supplements, and so on so that as the yeast and other nasties die off you don't get overwhelmed by their toxins.


Anyway, I hope this all does not sound intimidating. Take care and good healing. :-)

Jill,
Of course no one can diagnose you online but your symptoms sound pretty much like candida, as well as a sort of general toxic digestive system.
Start slowly and look around this site. You'll learn a lot about colon and liver cleansing, as well as candida.

Hey Jill,

Welcome. I just recently started posting and have been reading CuerZone for 6 - 8 months, a great site with tons of info and great people.

Well I'm finding with my own candidas that its a learning experience, as my PCP had no idea how to treat me. I would HIGHLY recommend looking into Urine Therapy and also Colon Cleansing. I wish I had been open to and known about UT years ago. On the 1st dose of my own Urine (drinking 3 - 5 oz's) it cleared the gunk from my eyes in a few minutes. Like a veil had been lifted from my eyes.

Continued awareness of what you eat is crucial.

I have been and continue to create a list of my current "Plan of Attack". Right now it's:

Raw Garlic w\ each meal

Psyllium seed husks and Bentonite clay (A.K.A. P&B Shakes) There's info on this site on the P&B shakes.

I drink WheatGrass powder in water each morning, 1Tblsp 8 - 12 oz water.

Drinking 1\2 my body weight in water a day. I'm 150 lbs = 75 oz water a day minimum.
Hydartion is supposed to help with cravings

Commiting to practice Urine Therapy, for me its to drink it daily. I drink it, use aged Urine topically on joint pain and toe fungus and as an Enema, 50% water - 50% aged Urine.

I also take a probiotic. Alot can be said of Probiotics. Pills, Kefir, Kimshi and SauerKraut, A.K.A. Raw Fermented Vegetables. Kimshi tastes great and might replace sweets for me. The Raw Fermented Veggies are great for digestion and have probiotics also. Also they DO NOT contain any Vinegar.

Look up Coconut Oil (raw, virgin, organic)

I also take an Enzyme (pill) after each meal. Sometimes 3 of then B4 bed.

Sprouts and raw vegetables with each meal are geat. Brocolli sprouts can kick cancers butt.

I also have found that during this I have needed a mental and emotional boost. I listen to my favorite music and watch some humorous DVD's. It'll turn my day around. Also exercise and skin brushing (skin brushing "towards the heart")are good to get the lymphatic system going. I'll eventually have a baby trampoline too.

I'd also recommend a Naturopath, Kinesiologist or Homeopath too. I'd also eat and use as much Organic stuff as possible. Never thought I'd be running around Whole Foods pushing one of those SILLY LITTLE carts.

I know in 10 min's I'll think of more but there is a ton of info on this site and across the internet. There are also some very knowledgeable people on this site too. I have been reading as many of the post's that are tagged with a red R, RR, RRR, RN, these are post's that have been selected as highly useful information.

Be well

Scott

Just something else to add; you may also want to start drinking purified water, preferably using the distilled or reverse-osmosis methods. Don't worry, you can buy those kinds in at your average supermarket for a reasonable price. Try to avoid drinking unfiltered tap water since chlorinated and florinated water kills your good intestinal bacteria, and there are many different kinds of heavy metal contaminates that can contribute to making your body toxic overall. Purified water is also good for helping your body flush out toxins.

If you need an electrolyte drink, buy a product that is totally sugar-free like SmartWater [tm].

Just read your original post and the very good and informative replies. I would like to add that it sounds like in addition to candida overgrowth, you probably are loaded down with parasites, especially in your liver. I would suggest a very through " parasite cleanse" as soon as possible. Also let me encourage you to be patient and do not get discouraged. The road back to good health will be a long and rocky one unless someone has found a good short-cut.