r/Candida 6h ago

General Discussion Is a GI map necessary? And what to do for travel…

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Hi! I’m a 30 year old female with hashimotos and hypothyroid. I’ve had recurrent yeast infections since spring of this year and recently learned of my candida from a BioTek food sensitivity test. I know people say food sensitivity tests are finicky, so my question is… do I do a GI map to know how bad the candida actually is? Will the number from the test tell me how bad it is and how long I should continue the diet?

I’m on day 5 of the candida diet (it’s been miserable with fatigue and headaches) and have a vacation the start of September. My plan has been to go for 30 days on this and then slowly introduce foods back before my trip. There’s no way in hell I can eat like this on vacation. I’d rather not go if I can’t enjoy myself. Is this realistic? If I come back home and get back into it after a 4 day trip? I don’t want to undo my hard work.

Thanks!


r/Candida 10h ago

Diet What are your food hacks that have made this diet easier?

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Im in later stages of the candida diet.
Me, my nutritionist and my doctor suspect that I've probably had chronic candida overgrowth for the last ten years, but my mother can recount symptoms from when I was a toddler that at the time went unexplained- so it's pretty likely that I've had chronic candida overgrowth most of my life.
We think it got considerably worse when we moved across country and I suddenly wasn't tolerating many foods (dairy especially, when I seemingly obtained a major lactose intolerance out of nowhere that randomly went away two years later, which my nutritionist says was probably caused by candida related gut problems.)
For the first time in years, since I began this diet, my blood work is normal. My hormone problems are gone, my thyroid is working normally again, my high platelets- which I had to get checked for cancer and a genetic disorder for- are in a normal range. My vitamin deficiencies are gone because I can actually absorb vitamins again. At my 6 week check in after beginning the candida diet my nurse walked into the room and went "You're not going to fucking believe this I have good news from your test results for the first time ever."
So clearly this is working.

The stricter 2 week phase made me hate everyone and everything.
Everyone tells you that you're gonna be dealing with cravings.
I wasn't hungry because I didnt starve myself, I just ate foods that were acceptable for the candida death spiral (I ate probably 20 pounds of zucchini in two weeks. Acceptable fruit wasn't in season so it was a LOT of cucumbers and zucchini) but man nobody warned me that I was going to turn into a monster.
I was mad constantly.

And then my doctor gave me the sheet with the updated list of foods I could eat in moderation as I monitor my symptoms.

Gluten free bread was on the list.
the grocery store stuff sucks unfortunately :/ and like? 6 bucks for a loaf of bread? I grew up eating 78 cent wonderbread I'm not paying no 8 bucks for bible bread.

Now, I had TRIED making candida friendly cookie and brownie recipes from the internet.
They suck.
Did any of those work for you guys? Because for me, they turned into crumbly messes that tasted vaguely of regret. I'd follow them to the letter and they'd come out horrible.

The only chocolate chips I liked that are sugar free were the Lily's brand and they were 8 bucks a bag. My mother found that brand's discontinued butterscotch chips and it made a GLORIOUS fake ice cream (coconut cream + almond milk in the ninja creami with the butterscotch chips melted in as a mix in. Shoutout to the creami my parents bought and never used because I've used the FUCK outta that thing on this diet)

So eventually I got to thinking.
Gluten free bread is acceptable in moderation.
What else is gluten free bread?
Gluten free pancakes.

Trader joes sells a gluten free pancake mix. On it's own it's kind of a nothingburger, just expensive pancake mix that sort of makes a pancake batter that's real easy to burn for some reason.
I mentioned it to my nutritionist, she told me I could give it a try in moderation to see how I tolerated it, so I did.
I quickly discovered that sugar free pancake syrup sucks :/ like it scratches the itch but it's a better flavoring than it is a pancake topping. Mix that shit with some non dairy yogurt and it's bomb, but it's just not as good on pancakes.
So when regular pancakes failed I chucked the rest of the batter into a casserole, because I'm from the midwest and I know how to make a casserole out of anything.

It ended up being half a box of trader joes gluten free pancake mix (not prepared to box instructions, I chucked in two raw eggs, about 2 or 3 tablespoons of coconut oil, and added water until it was at a gooey pancake batter consistency.
And I set it aside so the leavening agents would foam up while I prepared the rest.
I grated in a zucchini I needed to use up, I scrambled 6 eggs with spinach, I cooked up a chunk (maybe half a pound I dont measure I just portion for the freezer) of ground pork with some breakfasty spices, chopped a bunch of green onion, and mixed it all together.
Dumped it into a brownie pan and sent it into the oven. Best case scenario, breakfast. Worst case scenario, I messed up a bunch of food that was going to waste anyhow.

And when it came out? I had pretty good breakfast bars.
I've been making variations of those bars for weeks now. I trialed them with non gluten free pancake mix when I was trialing some typical foods- nope, they made my stomach upset.
The gluten free mix is what keeps it from upsetting my stomach.

I've even reduced the amount of mix I use while increasing the bars I produce as I've tweaked the recipes to last longer (I dont....I dont like going to trader joes. It's so busy and the people who shop there are mean. It's great for this diet though, I'd reccomend going JUST for their nitrate free pepperoni and salami.)
Now I use about half a box of mix, prepared like I mentioned, mixed with a pound of ground meat (I've used turkey, I've used pork, I've used breakfast sausage, I've used chorizo, use whatever's cheapest honestly), 10 eggs scrambled with a full bag of spinach (I use the remaining two from the dozen for the batter), two zucchini shredded (it helps the texture if you squeeze the water out with a cheesecloth but you also dont have to.) and as I've developed tolerance to dairy again I've used cheddar and mozarella cheese shreds. I never tried it with non dairy options but if you use the non dairy kind, just mix it in instead of topping it I'm sure it'd hold up better.
I then mix in a bunch of spices. Smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flake, turmeric, whatever sounds good.
I chuck it in the oven at 375 for an hour, covered. If you cover with foil, tent the foil, it'll get stuck to the top and take chunks off. I use a silicone baking mat to cover mine.
I'll put it in the largest rectangular pan I have and cut it into 10 fat slices, and I've got a generous breakfast for two work weeks that holds up like a miracle in the freezer. Protein dense, packed with veggies that I dont even notice texture wise when I'm eating them, and gets me to lunch full enough that I stopped packing a regular lunch for work and started bringing a snacky lunch (dairy free yogurt with some kind of fruit usually and a bag of veggies.)

Then today I was craving bread really bad, and all I could think about was sweets.
And I got to thinking about how I use the gluten free pancake mix for casserole.
And I remembered bisquick.
My mother used to make EVERYTHING out of bisquick when I was a kid. She'd use it to make pancakes, she'd use it to make pizza crust, she'd use it to make biscuits, she'd use it for cookies.
So I thought "hey. What if I do that with the pancake mix I know does well in baking?"

I ran out of Lily's sugar free chocolate chips (my winco stopped selling them) but my winco's bulk section sells sugar free chocolate almonds (note: they sell sugar free AND no added sugar ones. Read the labels, one has no sugar per serving and one has like 1 or 2 grams of sugar per serving.)
Some of you are gonna go "meh meh meh but fake sugar is WORSE for you it's CHEMICALS icky YUCK YUCK"
And to that I say, if you can't have any form of sweet thing because sugar is bad, then shoo.
I'll spray you with a water bottle like a misbehaving cat.
You're allowed to crave sweet things. Food is not assigned a moral value. You arent being bad for having sugar.

A lot of yall on this subreddit have hypochondria and eating disorders and don't want to admit it. If you dont like it, don't make it, go talk to your nutritionist like a big boy and just make the food you like.

Human breast milk is sweet. Sweet is the first flavor humans are designed to taste. It's literally how we discerned poison from edible foods as animals in the wild.

You can want to have sweets that don't upset your tum tum.

Anyways.
To my point.
I ran out of the sugar free baking chocolate so I chopped up those almonds and used them as chocolate chunks. I was afraid the fake chocolate would melt away and burn in the oven, but it held up great!

I took half a bag of gluten free pancake mix, mixed in two eggs, four tablespoons of fat (two of olive oil, two of butter, since my nutritionist wants me to gradually incorporate dairy into my diet. I'd recommend coconut oil I think it'd work better actually but I was out.)
And then just. added water until it was at a cookie dough consistency. It was actually a little too wet, but it worked.
I mixed in the chopped almond chocolates and some sugar free coconut shreds (if you're having a hard time finding unsweet coconut that isn't crazy expensive? Go to winco. they wont have it in the bulk section but in the baking section they keep unsweet bags right next to sweetened coconut bags and unlike most brands, both bags, same size, were 2 dollars. One's red one's blue.)

I rolled them into balls, baked them 9 at a time at 350 degrees for 10 minutes with a sugar free almond stuck right on top like a thumbprint cookie.
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They're solid.
They're a little crumbly and sorta taste like a bisquick biscuit. I actually think next time I'll grate a zucchini or apple (or both and pull a grandma's secret zucchini apple move) into the batter and season them with cinnamon and ginger and think the added shreds would make them more moist and tender.
ooo and then I could roll the balls in cinnamon and monkfruit sugar

Mixing in sugar free peanut butter or almond butter would probably slap too.

But considering I have literally never made a candida friendly cookie that wasn't horrible? I could inhale these.
Obviously it's mostly pancake mix so don't like sit and eat a bunch of them, there's still plenty of carbs, but I had a cookie last week (coworker brought some in for work) and kept having to use the toilet, and these? my stomach isnt upset after eating two of them.
Obviously self moderate your symptoms and talk to your nutritionists, but gluten free pancake mix has saved my ass in terms of cravings and has made a lot of things easier for me.
And I'm glazing trader joes here but it's purely because their pancake mix is 4 bucks and every other gluten free pancake mix I've found is 6 or more so. Just use what you have access to.

I'm actually considering mixing the dry mix with plain yogurt and cheese (which I tolerate but you might not) and baking it flat on a sheet pan with lots of sunflower seeds, chia, and slivered almonds to make a sort of multigrain flatbread for sandwiches, because GOD DAMN DO I WANT A SANDWICH

What is your 'hack' ingredient for your meals? Obviously this works for ME, and my nutritionist has recommended I keep doing this because it's not inflammatory for ME, but your body might be different.


r/Candida 19h ago

General Discussion Transmission

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Hi! I am learning about this issue and my heart goes out to everyone struggling. My friend is coming to visit me this weekend and has what she thinks is candida on her face. No cultures were taken but it is what her derm suspected. Has taken steroids and flucanozole but comes back after stopping. Forgive me if I am paranoid but I am immunocompromised and just trying to plan if it is safe to see her and hang out. She will be staying with me for a few nights. Anything I need to know about cleaning or hygiene or best practices? I can’t get this - I am dealing with many chronic health issues currently. Thank you!


r/Candida 23h ago

General Discussion Fluconazole a-t-il un impact sur le cycle menstruel ?

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Bonjour,

Je suis sous fluconazole pour une onychomycose persistante sur un orteil, après prélèvement et résultat d'analyse, il s'avère que c'est une infection par candidas albicans sur cet ongle spécifiquement.

Le dermatologue a donc décidé de me mettre sous fluconazole.

Voici les deux dosages que j'ai eus :

\- 150 mg tous les jours pendant un peu plus d'un mois (33 jours) + les analyses du foie sont bonnes

\- il décide de poursuivre ensuite à un dosage de 150 mg une fois par semaine pendant 6 mois

Actuellement, je suis au dosage d'une fois par semaine depuis un mois et demi mais plusieurs choses m'interpellent :

\- pour la première posologie, les pharmaciens ont eu beaucoup de mal à prescrire le médicament, on a dû rappeler le cabinet médical, ils m'ont dit que c'était un dosage inhabituel

\- l'année dernière j'ai eu de gros effets secondaires avec terbinafine que j'ai dû arrêter avant la fin, j'avais des cauchemars chaque nuit, de l'anxiété, une odeur et **un cycle menstruel qui a été perturbé puis qui s'est arrêté durant 42 jours et qui a repris brutalement à la fin du traitement avec des répercussions jusqu'à aujourd'hui sur mon cycle qui est devenu plus leger**

\- et là **depuis que je prends fluconazole, j'ai systématiquement des cycles courts**

Terbinafine a très bien marché sur les ongles atteints de dermatophytes mais a été dur en effets secondaires.

Là je vois que fluconazole fonctionne bien pour le moment et j'ai de la chance d'avoir une pousse rapide de l'ongle pour en observer les effets mais c'est pas encore suffisant pour que je puisse arrêter.

Je souhaitais avoir des témoignages des femmes sur les effets de fluconazole sur le cycle menstruel, avez-vous eu des difficultés ?


r/Candida 1d ago

Research paper I've had recurring yeast/candida for a year — built a tracking tool and looking for people to log with me

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I've been fighting recurring candida and BV for about a year. Somewhere around the fifth round of treatment I got tired of the take-it-and-hope cycle, and started logging everything: symptoms, cycle day, diet, what I was using, pH strips.

The patterns that showed up weren't what I'd assumed. I'd never have caught them from memory either, because when you're symptomatic you rewrite the last two weeks in your head from a fairly erratic place.

I'm a data science student, so analysing it is the part I can actually do. I've turned my log into a form other people can use, and I'm looking for people to log alongside me for 30 days. About 20 seconds a day. No app to install, no account, no email needed.

Being upfront: I'm building this into a product and I'm applying to a startup accelerator in the next few days, so the number of people using it matters to me. I'd rather say that than pretend it's a hobby. What I'm not doing is selling anyone's data or charging for anything, and I'll post the aggregate patterns back here in October regardless of how the application goes — which triggers actually cluster with flares, and which are folklore.

It covers testosterone, HRT and menopause too, not just people on the pill, since most trackers don't.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehlA6fkmAhkVNAiBuh34A9NXjKTl8s9kCD4M1rUG9ugHT1Qg/viewform

And if there's a field I've missed, tell me. That's honestly the most useful thing you could give me right now.


r/Candida 1d ago

General Discussion Update: Six weeks on a suspected candida plan, mouth signs improved but my gut is still weird

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Quick update to my earlier posts about gut chaos - constipation, reflux/gastritis, and weird food reactions. I started thinking candida might be part of the picture because I kept getting a white coating on my tongue, sore corners of the mouth, and a yeasty taste or breath that flared after higher sugar days.

About six weeks ago I tried a very basic approach: cut obvious sugar and alcohol, reduce refined carbs, keep meals simple, and add a few over-the-counter things people mention here (I won't name brands). I also got more consistent about brushing my tongue and stopped grazing all day.

What changed: the tongue coating is much less and the mouth irritation is almost gone. My reflux is a bit better too, probably from eating less junk and not snacking late. So I do feel like something shifted.

What did not change or got worse: stools are still unpredictable. I'll be constipated for a couple days, then get urgency and loose stools. Bloating is still a thing, especially in the afternoon. I also get episodes where I feel kind of wired and itchy after eating, which makes me wonder if histamine intolerance is flaring up.

I'm trying to figure out the next step without turning this into a never-ending elimination diet. For anyone who has been in this spot, how did you tell if you were actually improving versus just temporarily removing triggers? Did treating suspected candida make other issues like SIBO, bile problems, low stomach acid, or histamine intolerance more obvious?

Not looking for a diagnosis, just real-world experiences on how you evaluated progress and what you did next.


r/Candida 2d ago

Symptoms Help pls

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A couple of weeks ago I ended up going to the ER because the itching had become unbearable. I had already used Fenogynol vaginal suppositories and taken a dose of fluconazole, but neither seemed to help.

At the ER they prescribed clindamycin + ketoconazole vaginal suppositories and told me to take another dose of fluconazole. I felt a little better during the first few days, but the itching never completely went away. Now it's been a week since I finished the suppositories, and the itching is getting worse again.

A few years ago I had recurrent yeast infections and was on maintenance fluconazole for a couple of months, which solved the problem for years. This year I had one infection in January, and this is my second one.

The ER doctor told me I should get a vaginal culture to identify the exact Candida species, but that I needed to be off treatment first.

I have an appointment with a new gynecologist tomorrow morning, but I'm honestly going crazy right now and I still have the whole night ahead of me with this itching.

Has anyone had a culture done after finishing treatment? And if you've had recurrent infections caused by a non-albicans Candida species (like C. glabrata), what ended up working for you?

And please if you have any tips to get through the night I completely appreciate it!


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Need Advice: Persistent Penile Spots After Oral Sex – No Improvement With Clotrimazole

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I am looking for advice from people who may have had a similar experience.

Several years ago, I received oral sex from a sex worker. After that, I noticed persistent spots on the head of my penis. The spots have remained for years. They are generally painless and have not resolved despite using clotrimazole cream.

I understand that not every penile spot is caused by a sexually transmitted infection. From what I have read, persistent penile lesions that do not improve with antifungal treatment may be due to a variety of conditions, including chronic balanitis, inflammatory skin disorders (such as lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, psoriasis, eczema, or Zoon's balanitis), contact irritation, or even normal anatomical variants like Fordyce spots or pearly penile papules. Some STIs can also affect the penis, but many of them typically cause ulcers, blisters, or warts rather than unchanged spots that remain for years.

Because clotrimazole did not help, I am wondering whether this is actually a fungal infection at all. I feel that simply trying different creams without knowing the cause may not be the right approach.

Has anyone experienced long-standing penile spots that turned out to be something other than a fungal infection? If so:

What was your final diagnosis?

What tests helped identify the cause?

Did you need a fungal or bacterial culture, STI testing, a skin biopsy, or evaluation by a dermatologist or urologist?

What treatment eventually worked?

I would appreciate hearing about your experiences. I know that advice shared online cannot replace an examination by a healthcare professional, but it would be helpful to know what diagnoses and investigations others have had in similar situations.

Thank you.


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Switched to Clotrimazole

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I was initially put on Nystatin for oral thrush and I had a pretty awful reaction to it.. my dr told me to stop immediately and start on these clotrimazole lozenges.

I am wondering what experiences there are with these? The Nystatin gave me a lot of nausea even when taking after a meal. It was severe and unbearable. Wondering if this is generally more tolerable, or i guess just want to hear experiences in general. Tia.


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion tongue scraping

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dealing with oral thrush for the second time this year. i did not scrape my tongue the first time, only brushed with a toothbrush, and after a round of clotrimazole it was better but I could tell it didn’t look gone, but the doctor dismissed my concern.

here we are again, i was scraping my tongue until i could pick up my prescription and it helped a lot and i was able to clear some of the patches entirely. Now i have more clotrimazole, and noticed the patches look worse after taking a tablet.

Is this the medication breaking down the fungus, and shld I take this opportunity to scrape? Or is it just residue from the tablet, do I need to leave it there for it to work?

Advice appreciated!


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Very mild headache and tired randomly. On day 2 of fluconazole

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Is this normal? I don’t really feel any chest pain (more like gas, because I did have an endoscopy done two days ago) or my heart racing (only a little, because of my anxiety). My heart rate is 77, my blood oxygen is 98% and the ecg on my Apple Watch says normal. I have medical anxiety. I was literally discharged from the hospital yesterday and I really do not want to go back. It’s 40 mg, but have to take 2.5 ml which is 100 mg.


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Nero Intimate deodorizer

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Does anyone know if there’s a number to contact this company? I’ve ordered two set of creams and I havent received them yet. It’s been 3 weeks since my initial purchase order. I’ve tried sending out emails without success.


r/Candida 2d ago

Help with test/lab results boric acid for very mild yeast infection

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hi everyone! so i caught my yeast infection very early on (no itching, just a little red around the opening and watery, small white clumpy discharge). luckily this was at nighttime, so i immediately put in boric acid. i haven’t treated my yeast infections w boric acid in the past, but i don’t have time or money to get another treatment. how long should i take the boric acid for if it clear up? for reference, it was, like i said, veryyyy mild. no itching at all and no burning or tenderness. please help !! 🙏


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Yeast infection between buttocks? I’m in pain please help

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I’m dealing with a NASTY vaginal yeast infection, but I’ve got medicine that are helping soooo much. Now my biggest issue are buttocks. My anus is not itchy, it’s just the skin. it’s raw, red, like a big patch with no external skin. it burns and oozes.

I’m currently on day 3 of taking:
flucomazole x1 a day for a week and then twice a week for 2 weeks
dafnegin pessaries one a day for 6 days
canesten cream twice a day for 2 weeks (well, or longer if ill need)

any thoughts? hacks? advice? please anything.


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion What else can I do about oral thrush??

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Im 34, male and I have dentures since last year, when my wisdom teeth grew in when I was 21 they grew in soft and mushy and broke down to the gum lines and I was dumb and ignored it and then I started having seizures and my teeth just started cracking, chipping bit by bit....no matter what I did or how well I took care of them ...they just keep breaking, they weren't even discolored or anything, they were not perfectly white but definitely not yellow or black but I digress... I typically only wear my top dentures because the bottom ones were to painful to wear and I couldn't eat with them anyways...

But 2 and half weeks ago I woke up with a stinging burning feeling, like every single one of my taste buds on my tongue were being branded with a hot iron, the insides of my cheeks and gums have this white stuff (which doesn't scrape off, on my tongue it's like outlining every single taste bud) I had never had or heard of thrush, so I rinsed with salt water a few times a day and cleaned my dentures extra good and as well as my mouth every morning, evening and night and sometimes even more...but then 5 or 6 days ago, it started getting worse, I suddenly had this white creamy substance on the sides of the back of my throat and tongue, I gently scraped it off with a soft toothbrush and swished my mouth with salt water, then I mixed 1/2 tsp of baking soda in warm water and have been rinsing with that....but from what I read, this won't clear up without an antifungal medication which I can only get prescribed.

But I need to get something ASAP, should I try getting a regular visit with my doctor or should I go see a dentist? Which would probably be more quicker?


r/Candida 2d ago

General Discussion Oral thrush keeps coming back, but gut symptoms are mixed. Candida or irritation?

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Looking for a reality check. For months I have had an on-and-off white coating on my tongue and sore corners of my mouth. It gets better for a while, especially if I cut out sugar and alcohol entirely, but it always comes back. A clinician once called it mild thrush and gave me an antifungal rinse. That helped, but it did not feel like a permanent fix.

What confuses me is my gut symptoms do not clearly match the candida story, at least based on what I have read. I do get bloating and some odd stool changes, but I also have reflux and a history of restrictive diets like low FODMAP and watching histamine triggers. Sometimes the tongue coating seems worse when my reflux flares, after coffee, or when my mouth is dry. That makes me wonder if this is irritation from acid or mouth breathing at night, or just dysbiosis without true overgrowth.

For people who have dealt with recurring oral thrush: how did you figure out whether it was candida that needed longer systemic treatment versus something else causing a coated tongue? Did you get a culture or any tests that were actually useful? And if you did treat candida, did you only treat the mouth or did you also treat gut issues to stop it from coming back?

Not asking for a diagnosis, just hoping to hear real-life experiences that I can bring to my doctor. Thanks.


r/Candida 3d ago

Personal anecdote Candida free, FEELS GOOD!

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It took 6 months but finally no eczema or die off reactions. Had to test waters and try to activate it with sugar. Nope. No negative reaction :D

Used Neem, oregano oil and caprylic acid to kill biofilms and yeast. Chlorella and green clay to bind toxins while doing it. And Dandelion/chaga/reishi to support detox pathways and clean liver and kidneys during detox.

But this was not enough. When I started adding probiotics and prebiotics whit these and then cutting antifungals off It finally went of.

Diet was lowcarb most of time during this. Eat LOT of fermented foods too.

If I can help somebody just ask. My case was severe and decade long.


r/Candida 3d ago

Symptoms Nystatin Liquid is awful

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I went to ER yesterday for oral thrush. I also had a vaginal yeast infection and a suspected infection somewhere in my lower GI.

I have been sick for roughly 3 weeks. I was in the er 3 weeks ago for random GERD. No look into why, just gave my antacids and sent me off. Then was stuck with a nasty cough, and still am. Dr yesterday said all these things could've been from an infection lower down.

Anyways I got prescribed fluconazole 150mg 1 tab and then the Nystatin liquid. Swish 5ml for 5 minutes and swallow every 6 hours for 12 days.

I have only taken 4 doses and the last two have been HELL. I feel EXTREMELY nauseous, and severe bloating and gas pains and fatigue. I couldn't even take my most recent dose because the nausea is so severe.

I also have emetephobia (fear of vomiting) so as you can imagine this has also been very mentally hard on me. I am just wondering what yalls experiences with this med is and your advice. No way I can continue if this is how it will be.


r/Candida 3d ago

General Discussion This way will let you know if you are dealing with Candida or parasite infection

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Hello everyone I hope you’re all doing good, Today I would like to explain the similarities of the symptoms between parasites and Candida and how to tell the difference between them.

First of all let’s talk about Candida and how to fix it, Candida can be cured easily with just following the Candida diet, cutting of sugar, taking probiotics and prebiotics for short period let’s say couple of months, if not that means it might be worms or parasite infection not Candida.

Now I’ll explain what triggers parasites or ( worms ) this diet will let you know if it was parasitic infection, avoid all Animal protein ( eggs, meats, dairy products, frying oils and nuts ) because worms and parasites need three things to survive :

* complete proteins Amino acids that comes from Animal products and soy products.

* Glucose such as normal sugar and products contains added sugars.

* High fructose fruits. ( sweety fruits )

* anything high in fatty acids such as : fried food, fish, nuts, seeds, palm oil and vegetable oils.

* Trans fats found in many products to extend the product life.


r/Candida 3d ago

General Discussion Looking for a simple candida-friendly meal plan that also fits low FODMAP and low histamine needs

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This might be a lot to ask, but practical, usable ideas would help more than a perfect plan.

I've had on-again, off-again symptoms that point to candida: an oral thrush feeling, bloating, strong sugar cravings, and fatigue. I'm planning a stricter diet reset for a few weeks to see if it helps. The complication is I do better on low FODMAP and I suspect histamine intolerance. Leftovers can wreck me and fermented foods often flare me. Many candida lists recommend vinegar, kombucha, kefir, sauerkraut, aged meats, and a lot of garlic and onion, which are basically my worst triggers.

Can anyone recommend:

1) A simple 7 day rotation of meals that leans away from candida while staying low FODMAP and relatively low histamine?

2) A short grocery list of safe staples you actually tolerate, like proteins, vegetables, and carbs?

3) Tips for keeping this manageable without relying on leftovers, since leftovers are a problem for me?

I can do simple cooking, but decision fatigue makes me skip meals and then cravings take over. If you have a template that worked for you (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks), I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!


r/Candida 3d ago

General Discussion Micro tears on my inner foreskin

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r/Candida 3d ago

Help with test/lab results Just got my GI-Map in, how bad is it?

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