I would say that the best thing you can do with your 1 week is to educate yourself because this is the most important part of beating candida.

Also if you could start off with a colonic and then follow up with enemas that would give you a head-start.

I know how you feel. I just recently lost my job due to this problem, for the same reasons you listed, esp fatigue, poor memory, foggy thinking.. I was offered 3 months leave.. I should have taken it.. Stress messed you up? I don't know much taking supplements and detoxing at the same time, so I can't help you there. I do know what has helped me as far supplements: CandiGone (after 2-3 weeks, caused the die-off reaction), garlic (really effective), enzymes (helps digestion), C, D, E, etc. I'm sure most people would probably tell you to detox first.

Hi Rachel

I'm sorry to hear that you feel so rotten just now.

I'll pass on what I've been doing the last few months in order to get better and hope it will help:

(1) Stick to the diet - it's really difficult I know, especially when you feel worse than you did originally! But it's the first step in starving the candida and allowing your body to get some of its old strength back and move towards healing again.

(2) You will feel worse on the diet to begin with but this is the die-off, and is ironically a very good sign - it means you have already started to kill the candida!

(3) In this phase try to drink as much water as you can, or detox teas - try to supplement with MSM, and/or milk thistle in order to help your liver deal with the dead candida and toxins.

(4) Try not to let your blood Sugar get too low, as this will contribute to you feeling dizzy, emotional, irrational and downright awful (I speak from experience here!).

(5) If you feel you're having a really strong healing reaction, ease off on everything for a couple of days - be kind to yourself and try to get lots of sleep. I had this a few weeks ago and really felt awful - in tears all the time and on the verge of quitting my job - yet a few weeks later I feel a thousand times better.

I hope this helps in the meantime and you feel lots better soon!
Carrie X

Sounds like clean house week! I think a lot of your symtoms are caused by toxin build-up in your body, so flushing all of that out first before you start other treatments is a great idea. I would also take some fiber supplements, like psylium or ground flax seed, to help things move along appropriately. One thing I found helpful for my digestion was olive oil, which you can use in salad dressings and to saute vegies in. I discovered this while in Europe last year, and it seems to really help with the allergy part. I read up on it when I got home, and olive oil does have mild anti-fungal properties, as well as other health benefits. And, I know you're trying to stay away from supplements, but I would be taking probiotics religiously until you are healed from this. You need to repopulate the good flora in your intestines. Every time one of those fungal cells dies and leaves a little empty space, you want to have good bacteria move in and set up house. That restricts the candida from just growing back.
Take care and good luck!

Take advantage of this week to get educated on candida. Dr. Jensen's book is a good start. He explains it all, how your stomach and intestine work and how to clean them.

Plus you can get access to the book right here at CUREZONE.
Jhan

//www.curezone.org/books/online/bowel/default.asp

At the top of this forum page you will see "SHelley's Best of"
this is also good reading material to get you started, she lists many posts she's written on different essential topic to heal candida.


Enjoy your week off,

try and start your day thinking what a healthy day you will have, and before falling asleep try this one:

You imagine yourself in a bubble of love. Surrounded by love, immersed in it. All you see, all you hear is love.
Spend some time doing that, until you feel very comfortable.
THen you think how this love fulfils all of your needs and how your body can only become healthy from having all its needs filled.
Jhan