First Few Weeks

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Hi all,

I have been on this candida diet a little over two weeks now and have been

following these posts and reading Bee's articles to try to figure this all out,

but I just have some questions. I haven't been able to fully follow Bee's diet

because I am a vegan, have been for a very long time, and I won't eat meat,eggs,

or butter. I normally get my protein from nuts, beans, and soy, but I see none

of these are permitted on Bee's diet. The diet I had been following for the last

two weeks does permit nuts and beans and I have been including those to get

protein.

The reason I went on this diet is that I have had a vaginal yeast infection for

over a year now that I can't seem to shake using conventional and natural

methods. It is stubborn and will not go away so, I read that a diet change may

help. Unfortunately, being vegan carbs make up most of diet. I am a very small

person in general and at this point only weigh 100 pounds. I am afraid without

anything but vegetables and oil in my diet I will not be obtaining enough

nutrients and will lose a ton of weight/get unhealthier. I have been eating

whole grain brown rice and Quinoa to try to keep some weight on, but I see these

are not permitted either.

I had no symptoms of candida besides the vaginal yeast infection before starting

this diet, but since starting it I have developed symptoms. Does this make

sense? The fifth day I was on the diet I became very ill with flu like symptoms.

Vomiting, chills, fever, back pain, stomach pain and aches for three days. Since

then I have become very tired and very constipated, something I have never had

issues with before. About every 5 days or so I have a day that I can have a

bowel movement, but then it is diarrhea. And recently I have developed vaginal

bleeding, or spotting, it is not time for my menstrual cycle, and I am usually

fairly regular, but for the last four days I have had bleeding.

Just wondering if you had any advice for me on how to keep on weight/get

protein, and if I was doing something wrong to be developing symptoms I have

never had before. Appreciate all your help and this group, it was a blessing to

stumble upon since the first few weeks of this diet can be scary and confusing.

Best,

Arielle