[steelers2009]

What is most common cause of a yeast infection?

[N0help4u]

Sugar and poor diet

Sugar and yeast foods are the worst thing to eat
Eat yogurt or probiotics and take digestive enzymes

1. Avoid yeast-containing foods:

* Beer, wine, and all other forms of alcohol
* Breads, rolls, pretzels, pastries, cookies, and sweet rolls
* B–complex vitamins and selenium products, unless labeled “yeast–free”
* Vinegar or foods containing vinegar, such as mustard, salad dressings, pickles, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise
* Commercially prepared foods such as soups and canned goods, dry roasted nuts, potato chips, soy sauce, cider, natural root beer, olives, sauerkraut

2. Avoid mold-containing and mold-supporting foods:

* Pickled, smoked or dried meats, fish, and poultry
* Cured pork bacon
* All cheese, aged or fresh
* Mushrooms
* Tempeh
* Soy sauce, tamari, and miso
* Peanuts, peanut products, and pistachios
* Herbs and teas that may be moldy
* Malt or foods containing malt
* Canned or prepared tomatoes (fresh tomatoes are fine)

3. Avoid all concentrated sugars:

* Honey, maple syrup, brown sugar
* Fruit juices (canned, bottled, or frozen)
* Dried fruits
* All processed sugar
* Anything containing high-fructose corn syrup
* High glycemic index foods


What foods can you eat in a Candida diet?

* All fresh vegetables — a large variety, raw or lightly steamed, is best; be sure to include dark green leafy vegetables.
* Fresh protein at every meal, including beef, chicken, fish, turkey, eggs, and shellfish. Organic is best, but fresh is essential.
* Complex carbohydrates, including grains (rice, buckwheat, barley, millet, couscous), whole grain oatmeal, beans (kidney, lima, red beans), and certain types of pasta (whole wheat, spelt, corn, rice). Be careful not to get too many carbs — 15 grams per meal maximum.
* Unprocessed nuts and seeds, except peanuts.
* Unrefined olive, sesame, safflower and corn oils (be sure to keep them in the refrigerator after opening to prevent spoiling).
* Lemon juice with oil for salad dressing — this may be a prepared product, but be careful to avoid any salad dressing that contains vinegar.
* Beverages such as mineral or spring water, soy milk, and unprocessed nut milks.
* Limited quantities of fruit (three daily), unless you see a reaction, then limit to twice weekly. Avoid grapes, raisins, dates, prunes and figs.

Avoid artificial colors, sweeteners and dyes found in almost all processed foods. Avoid toxins and pollutants, especially in the first few weeks of these dietary changes. You may notice that you become more reactive to environmental toxins such as paints and cleaning agents.

[twinkiedooter]

Antibiotics are probably the worst offender for yeast infections. Candidia infections can inhabit your entire system over a period of years. It takes a few months to be candidia free if you are taking probiotics. I had several rounds of powerful antibiotics about 6 years ago that left me with a candidia infection throughout my entire body. I had candidia up until last June when I took probiotics for about 3 months and got rid of it.