These are a few of the more common questions that come up during conversations with patients regarding the treatment of candida. Be sure to see the article “Recognizing and Treating the Effects of Candida” at www.candidasurvivalkit.com for more in-depth information about what candida is, diets and foods, and effective treatments. The answers provided here are based on over 20 years of effectively treating patients with every level of candida from a slight overgrowth to an extreme level of candida in their body. A lot of research, using very specific tools and methodologies, has enabled me to provide information and remedies that enable people to, once again, live without the symptoms of an out-of-control amount of candida in their body.
Frequently Asked Questions About Candida
Question 1:
I read The Yeast Connection and the author advocates the use of Nystatin as a way to control candida in the body. Is that true?
Question 2:
I see articles on the Internet that recommend very strict diets to eliminate foods that feed candida. I feel pretty good while I’m starving the candida, but I’m not able to eat hardly anything. When I go back to eating ‘normal’ foods again to regain my energy and weight, all of my candida symptoms come back the next day. Is there a way to keep the candida in control and yet eat enough healthy foods to maintain some physical strength and well-being?
Question 3:
I was told that I need to totally eliminate all of the candida in body in order to get total relief of the candida-related symptoms, and to do this by using herbs and vitamins to totally kill the candida. Will that work, and will that solve my health issues caused by candida?
Question 4: (The Saliva Test)
I have all the classic symptoms of elevated levels of candida in my body, but the candida saliva test indicated that I do not. Could there be something else?
Question 5: (Acidophilis and Bifidus)
Can I control candida overgrowth just by taking Lactobacillus acidophilis and bifidus?
Question 6: (Acidophilis and Bifidus)
I have been taking acidophilus multiple times throughout the week and in multiple forms. I eat lots of yogurt and I take probiotics also. Am I getting rid of candida?
Question 7:
I was told that the acidophilus I had been taking for years is not the best because it wasn’t enterically coated and my stomach acid destroyed the Lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidus before it got to my intestines. Is this a true statement?
Question 8:
Whenever I eat something that has MSG in it, I develop a headache within 15 minutes and it can last for hours and sometimes every all day. Why does this happen? When I eat something that causes a similar headache, even if MSG isn’t listed in the ingredients, I have a suspicion that MSG is in that product because it is producing the same type of headache.
Question 9:
Some remedies that claim to help kill Candida have fermentation products and sugar in them. Why do people note a reduction in their Candida symptoms when they take them?
Question 10:
Are some sugars OK to eat or take as a supplement if you’re trying not to feed Candida?
Question 11:
I was told a long time ago that eating fruit multiple times a week would be healthy and provide the necessary fiber for my body?
Question 12:
You mentioned vinegar as being one of the things you want to stay away from but are all vinegar products bad when it comes to feeding Candida? What is in the vinegar that feeds Candida?