Why Patience Is A Virtue

Candida is a yeast overgrowth situation that many people will suffer sometime in their lives.  It is a debilitating condition where sufferers experience lethargy, nausea, bloating, brain fog and more serious complication if the condition is left unchecked.

For the most serious cases it is imperative to start to adopt a strict anti-candida diet. This diet comprises three stages of which the first stage is undoubtedly the most difficult one to follow.  This entails eating nothing but raw vegetables such as salads and vegetables that are steamed.  Seasoning such as herbs and a little oil may be added to alleviate the boredom of bland tasting foods.

However, this stage you only have to follow for three to four days, after which your body has been suitably cleansed to proceed to the next stage. The next step is to take on board foods with a pro-biotic content such as yoghurts. If you are lactose intolerant, there are commercial preparations available one of which is called Fivelac. It has to be said that this supplement contains minute traces of lactose, but it is generally well tolerated by lactose sufferers.
Probiotics prevent the adhesion of compacted matter to the intestinal wall and they create the right acidity for good bacteria to re-establish themselves. The yeast producing bacteria do not like this environment and they will start to die off. 

This process in itself may make you feel a little nauseous for a few days.  The reason for this is that toxins are being removed. If you are going to take a commercial supplement you may not feel immediate benefits. Some people are helped almost immediately, but the average time for improvement in your condition will be felt after about two to three weeks.

The biggest problem for people is to have patience and not to abandon the supplements immediately.  They work at different rates for different people. If your candida is severe, it stands to reason that the treatment will probably take longer. It may also be necessary to adjust the dosage according to the individual.  No two people are alike.

The above mentioned product is also beneficial to use if you suffer from colitis due to a course of antibiotics. These are known to destroy good as well as bad bacteria and there will be an urgent need to re-establish a balance between the two.

When you have successfully worked through phases one and two of the diet, you can slowly start introducing other foods to your list of food stuffs.  Some websites have a shopping list added to it which can be printed out to take when you are buying your weekly necessities.

It would be foolish to go back to your old diet of starches and refined foods. They will have caused your candida problem in the first place. When you arrive at the supermarket, it pays to start reading labels on produce sold in packets or tins to see what additives they contain.

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