Re: Help...Candida Diet

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Debbie,

Congrats!

I am shocked your OB recommended a yeast diet, most docs are SO

skeptical of it. I am pregnant and did one before I got pregnant. I

know it is SOOOO hard but yeast is absolutely vicious - you can't

feed it even a little if you are serious about killing it. The length

of time it takes is different for everyone, but some people find they

need to make permanent lifestyle changes - if you just do an

elimination diet and then go right back to eating junk again, it can

come right back, especially if you are prone to it. I am totally

gluten-free permanently. I have been craving carbs during pregnancy

as well and have let myself have some gluten-free breads, which I

normally wouldn't even do that (still too many carbs!). So it just

depends on how serious you are about it. It can be very stressful to

deny yourself the foods you want, so you have to weigh that stress

against the benefits of killing the yeast. Are you doing the Yeast

Connection Diet? Body Ecology Diet? The Body Ecology Diet has a lot

of fermented foods in it which taste yucky if you're not used to

them, but they help kill those carb/sugar cravings. Yeast is like a

narcotic...it wants to be fed and you can have pretty bad withdrawl

symptoms and cleansing symptoms, which is why I didn't think they

were recommended for pregnancy.

Melinda C. in Mass.

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Hi! Thanks. I am just so hungry all of the time I am trying to get myself used to a whole different lifestyle. i am not one to cook and I have to make all these meats and chickens. I just want to nourish my baby. I am only 6 weeks pregnant and when I found out I had another yeast infection I was ready to give in to the diet. My doctor is fine with it. I am just a little nervous about losing weight on it though. I am 111 lbs now and dont want to get much lower than that. I dont feel I eat enough during the day because there are so many restrictions. I was looking the diet on the on the internet and there are so many contradictions to what you can and want you cant eat. Some say some fruits are ok and some say no fruits. Some say oatmeal is ok and some say it isnt. It is the same with Milk and chesse. Can you tell me what you eat on a typical day that is yeast free? Thanks, Debbiespanishmiss430 wrote: Debbie,Congrats!I am shocked your OB recommended a yeast diet, most docs are SO skeptical of it. I am pregnant and did one before I got pregnant. I know it is SOOOO hard but yeast is absolutely vicious - you can't feed it even a little if you are serious about killing it. The length of time it takes is different for everyone, but some people find they need to make permanent lifestyle changes - if you just do an

elimination diet and then go right back to eating junk again, it can come right back, especially if you are prone to it. I am totally gluten-free permanently. I have been craving carbs during pregnancy as well and have let myself have some gluten-free breads, which I normally wouldn't even do that (still too many carbs!). So it just depends on how serious you are about it. It can be very stressful to deny yourself the foods you want, so you have to weigh that stress against the benefits of killing the yeast. Are you doing the Yeast Connection Diet? Body Ecology Diet? The Body Ecology Diet has a lot of fermented foods in it which taste yucky if you're not used to them, but they help kill those carb/sugar cravings. Yeast is like a narcotic...it wants to be fed and you can have pretty bad withdrawl symptoms and cleansing symptoms, which is why I didn't think they were recommended for pregnancy.Melinda C. in Mass.

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Debbie,

I don't think eating yeast is the main problem. The

problem is eating food that is processed in the body

as sugar--almost everything except meat, fish, eggs,

raw nuts, oils, and to a lesser extent green

vegetables (no starch if you don't want sugar, no

cereals, etc.)Cheese has yeast (and often other

ingredients unbeknownst to us) and you don't want to

eat that either.

Buy yourself your favorite meat and fish and eat it

and enjoy it. Lucky you, prime rib for lunch and

lobster with drawn butter for dinner with a green

salad and olive oil and lemon juice for dressing.

Scrambled eggs with ham for breakfast. Keep raw nuts

around to nibble on--they are really good for you nd

filling also. Drink Crystal Light without calories and

look into getting a non allergenic protein drink

without carbs to mix with it instead of juice. Doesn't

taste the greatest but it makes you feel really good

and helps to nourish you very well without allergic,

autoimmune reactions. Alpha DMX is great. You can also

add their calcium and other powders to it.

http://alphanutrition.com/alphadmx/index.htm

It's the carbs that yeast flourishes on.

Arline

--- Deb Churan wrote:

> Hi! Thanks. I am just so hungry all of the time I

> am trying to get myself used to a whole different

> lifestyle. i am not one to cook and I have to make

> all these meats and chickens. I just want to

> nourish my baby. I am only 6 weeks pregnant and

> when I found out I had another yeast infection I was

> ready to give in to the diet. My doctor is fine

> with it. I am just a little nervous about losing

> weight on it though. I am 111 lbs now and dont want

> to get much lower than that. I dont feel I eat

> enough during the day because there are so many

> restrictions. I was looking the diet on the on the

> internet and there are so many contradictions to

> what you can and want you cant eat. Some say some

> fruits are ok and some say no fruits. Some say

> oatmeal is ok and some say it isnt. It is the same

> with Milk and chesse. Can you tell me what you eat

> on a typical day that is yeast free?

>

> Thanks,

> Debbie

>

> spanishmiss430 wrote:

> Debbie,

> Congrats!

> I am shocked your OB recommended a yeast diet, most

> docs are SO

> skeptical of it. I am pregnant and did one before I

> got pregnant. I

> know it is SOOOO hard but yeast is absolutely

> vicious - you can't

> feed it even a little if you are serious about

> killing it. The length

> of time it takes is different for everyone, but some

> people find they

> need to make permanent lifestyle changes - if you

> just do an

> elimination diet and then go right back to eating

> junk again, it can

> come right back, especially if you are prone to it.

> I am totally

> gluten-free permanently. I have been craving carbs

> during pregnancy

> as well and have let myself have some gluten-free

> breads, which I

> normally wouldn't even do that (still too many

> carbs!). So it just

> depends on how serious you are about it. It can be

> very stressful to

> deny yourself the foods you want, so you have to

> weigh that stress

> against the benefits of killing the yeast. Are you

> doing the Yeast

> Connection Diet? Body Ecology Diet? The Body Ecology

> Diet has a lot

> of fermented foods in it which taste yucky if you're

> not used to

> them, but they help kill those carb/sugar cravings.

> Yeast is like a

> narcotic...it wants to be fed and you can have

> pretty bad withdrawl

> symptoms and cleansing symptoms, which is why I

> didn't think they

> were recommended for pregnancy.

> Melinda C. in Mass.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Debbie,

I lost ALOT of weight on the anti yeast diet. The way to counteract

this is to get lots and lots of GOOD fats - coconut oil, avocado, high

quality unrefined oils like flax seed, pumpkin seed, etc.

When I did this, I did no dairy, mostly because pasteurized dairy is

highly allergenic and processed. My husband and I are in the process of

joining a co-op and will be consuming only raw dairy products sometime

soon! I am not saying you should do that, just telling you what I'm

doing. Anyway, I know some say fruit is ok, some say no. Most strict

anti-yeast says no fruit for at least a time, then adds back in the low-

sugar fruits like berries and green apples.

A typical day...hmmm. The diet I did really emphasized veggies so I

would have eggs with a veggie (I know it sounds weird) or maybe a low-

sugar fruit like a green apple, or some turkey bacon (my diet said no

pork, and I have chosen to continue with no pork or other scavenger

animal meats). For lunch I would have a big salad with chicken in it.

For dinner...either a starch and veggies (ie potatoes and peas) or meat

and veggies. Snacks for me would be corn chips (blue corn has less

sugar) or popcorn or low-acid fruit.

But I don't know if I could do this diet pregnant because it would be

very hard to gain weight. I know people do it...I don't like the fats

as much (like avocado), so it would be difficult for me. But I

incorporate certain principles from the diet every day and aspire to do

more, especially after the baby comes. Also, I am working toward eating

the Weston A. Price diet for our whole family (www.westonaprice.org) -

it's a way of eating that goes back to much more traditional eating -

raw dairy, lots of protein, soaked grains, etc.

Email me off group if you have more questions!

Melinda C. in Mass.