anbuend wrote:
I've had actual candida. As in, specific localized infections that can be diagnosed by biopsy from a regular hospital, rather than the bogus diagnosis of "systemic candida" (which I've also been misdiagnosed with) which really only occurs in extremely immunosuppressed people, but which quack doctors like to diagnose everybody with (especially autistic people, people with CFS, and people with other incurable conditions) and then put them on a diet that doesn't even work for real systemic candida in, say, AIDS patients. For actual specific candida infections, you use antifungals, not diet.
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This, basically. But with a caveat: While "systemic candida overgrowth" is indeed a bogus diagnosis by alternative witch doctors, there can be cases of intestinal or oral candida overgrowth in healthy people that usually go undiagnosed. candida is a normal part of the gut flora, but it is very opportunistic. If there is a low amount of beneficial gut bacteria, for example after taking antibiotics (which only work against bacteria and don't affect yeasts), there can be a local overgrowth of candida.
@OP: There are natural ways to get rid of intestinal candida. Prebiotics and probiotics add beneficial bacteria to the gut flora that feed on yeasts. Garlic is a great natural antifungal (as well as an antibiotic and an anthelmintic), so you want to eat large amounts of it. If you can't stand the taste and smell, you can also take capsules with garlic oil. Another antifungal is the piperine in black pepper and chili pepper. Pepper sauces like tabasco contain great amounts of piperine. If you eat garlic and pepper and limit your sugar and starch intake for a few months, you should be fine.
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