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There are numerous questions that I commonly get asked when treating candida. Over the next few weeks I will try to address some of these questions for you.

Question 1.

Can I take vitamins on the candida yeast diet?

The answer is yes. There is no reason why you would want to stop taking vitamins and minerals. Candidiasis is an overgrowth of yeast that has come about as a result of ill health and imbalances of vitamins and minerals. Ceasing your vitamins and minerals may possibly make matters worse. If however you feel that you are taking way too many products already and don’t think you could cope with extra supplements for your candida, it will not hurt to temporarily cease your vitamins.

One supplement that is important to cure your candida however is zinc. When zinc deficiency occurs, the hydrochloric acid in your gut can be decreased. This creates the perfect environment for yeast overgrowth.

Question 2.

Side Effects of a Candida Diet

The candida yeast free diet is designed to decrease sugars that feed the yeast and promote its growth. By decreasing these in the diet, the yeast is weakened. This is the ideal time to give antiparasitic, antifungal herbs that eradicate the yeast overgrowth.

There are normally no side effects from treatments with high grade practitioner only supplements. Occasionally patients will experience symptoms of “die off” when there is abnormal bacteria or “bad bugs” in the gut. These symptoms generally resolve within 24 hours. Drink more water to flush out any dead bacteria.

As foods are removed from the diet, any antibodies produced by these foods are reduced. After a period of time the body becomes hyper sensitive to some foods and any reintroduction of foods can create symptoms.

Much of the symptoms of the candida diet are psychological ones. Decreasing sugar producing foods in the diet can be difficult for some especially if the diet is generally full of calorie rich, nutrient poor carbohydrates such as bread, pasta, cereal, biscuits or pastry.

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