What diet changes should I make for yeast/fungle overgrowth? page

[Ghjjf]

Hey guys.

I'm 95% paleo. I need to step things up and get rid of this. For two years it has caused nasty food intolerances. I just started taking lauracidin again and wondered if there's much diet changes or foods I should take to help fight it.

Thanks

Steve

[EagleRiverDee]

Is this an internal gut overgrowth, or external on the body somewhere?

[tarek]

Coconut oil is a well-known anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. Start out with a very small amount daily (less than a teaspoon) and GRADUALLY work your way up to a tablespoon or more per day. Too much too soon can result in a bacterial die-off, which can have some very unpleasant symptoms.

Other things you might want to look into: oil of oregano, raw manuka honey, lemon, garlic/onions/leeks (juicing these might be worth looking into). I would also avoid products made with yeast until the issue has been sorted out.

Good luck!

[Ghjjf]

Is this an internal gut overgrowth, or external on the body somewhere?

Internal. The food intolerances are getting to the point of unbearable. Nearly all foods make me feel sick.

[Damiana]

Cut out the sugar and the excess carbs. Yeast and fungi love sugar.

[Ghjjf]

I've had zero sugar for a year.

[EagleRiverDee]

Have you seen a doctor? If you've cut all sugar for a year and still have a yeast overgrowth in the gut, that's very concerning. It should have died off. You may need medication, or it may not be yeast.

[mzteaze]

You might not eat sugar via direct routes - but what about from indirect sources such as condiments?

I would suggest doing some research on the Candida Diet. Many of the suggests work well with Primal eating - PLAIN yogurt, extremely low carbs (no rice, potatoes, corn, beets) early on before gradually reintroducing in limited amounts, definitely NO YEAST bread or products, etc.

[justcansin]

i think so,Coconut oil is a well-known anti-bacterial and anti-fungal. Start out with a very small amount daily .thanks

[Paleobird]

Have you seen a doctor? If you've cut all sugar for a year and still have a yeast overgrowth in the gut, that's very concerning. It should have died off. You may need medication, or it may not be yeast.

This is a very valid point. There are a lot of things that could be causing the symptoms.

While I understand that candida overgrowth is a real medical condition it is also really rather rare. A prolonged stint on hospital strength antibiotics can lead to it for instance.

Candida overgrowth, despite being very rare, seems to be the diagnosis du jour of a lot of holistic practitioners of of various levels of credibility and also massively self-diagnosed via websites.