Hiya Gorgeous,
If you’ve poked around online for answers to issues like digestive discomfort, headaches, weight gain, exhaustion, low sex drive, joint pain and the list goes on, you’ve probably read about Candida overgrowth. You may be overwhelmed and confused by all the conflicting info out there—some people are on the fence about whether it’s a real health condition or just another health fad.
That’s why my team and I (including our Crazy Sexy R.D., Jen Reilly) have reviewed the research. We’ve created a well-balanced take on this hot topic that’ll leave you feeling clear on Candida, plus what to do next if you think it’s an issue for you.
NOTE: Because Candida overgrowth is not recognized by the medical community as an official diagnosis, it falls under the “alternative medicine” category. We believe there are many natural remedies for Candida overgrowth that can be effective. However, we must advise you to seek professional medical advice before diagnosing yourself or implementing treatments.
What is Candida Albicans?
Candida Albicans is a fungus that lives on your skin, and in your mouth, intestines and nether regions. When your immune system is in tip-top shape, Candida isn’t an issue. In fact, when you’ve got a balanced amount of this friendly fungus, it can be a healthy part of the microbiome that helps your body with nutrient absorption.
Problems creep in, however, when you have a weakened immune system as a result of stress, illness, cancer, other health conditions, or when healthy bacteria have been wiped out by antibiotics. In these situations, Candida growth can reach a point where it causes the most common candida infections:
- Vaginal Candidiasis (i.e. vaginal yeast infection)
- Fingernail or toenail fungus (cutaneous candidiasis) or an infection in your intestinal tract.
- Urinary tract infections
- Bacterial vaginosis
Excess Candida can lead to problems in your gastrointestinal tract, including digestive issues like bloating and irritable bowel. Candidiasis can even permeate your gut lining and cause allergic-type inflammatory skin diseases and asthma in sensitive folks (study and study). In very, very rare situations, Candida can enter your bloodstream from your intestinal tract and affect your vital organs (study).
What Causes Candida Infections?
These are just a few of the things that have been linked as causes:
- Use of antibiotics
- Prescription medication (corticosteroids and antifungal medications)
- Diabetes
- High amounts of stress
- The use of oral contraceptives
- Autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto’s or Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Hormone imbalances
What are Some of the Symptoms of a Candida Infection?
If you suffer from any of the following candida symptoms, a Candida infection could be at the root of your issues:
- Nail fungal infections (or skin infection)
- Other skin conditions
- Eczema (study) or psoriasis (study)
- Asthma (study)
- Vaginal yeast infections
- Recurrent yeast Infections
- Oral thrush (most common in infants)
- Allergy issues
- Digestive problems
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Fatigue, and even chronic fatigue syndrome (study)
- Headaches, low energy and brain fog
- Hormone imbalance
- Loss of sex drive
- Chronic sinus infections
- Joint pain and fatigue
- Exacerbation of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Can You Test for Candida Overgrowth?
Skin reactions and yeast infections due to Candida overgrowth are easy to diagnose at a check-up with your doctor. If there’s no obvious infection, but you still suspect Candida is an issue, your doc can order a Comprehensive Stool Test to check for intestinal Candida overgrowth.
In addition, you can have your blood levels tested for immunoglobulin (IgG) response to a panel of Candida antigens. Please note that this may result in a false negative, especially among individuals with compromised immune systems or with very early stages of yeast infections.
How to Treat & Get Rid of Candida Overgrowth
What are some natural remedies for treating candida overgrowth?
Consider a Candida Diet
To combat candida overgrowth, you need to eliminate foods that feed Candida. That means eliminating or greatly reducing sugar, simple carbs, alcohol, and processed foods that lead to yeast growth. Sugar is Candida’s primary fuel source, so starving it from its main nourishment is crucial in preventing overgrowth and even diminishing its conversion from a benign yeast into a troublemaking fungal infection (study).
Embracing a Candida diet means ditching sugary foods, switching from simple white carbs to whole grains with fiber and eliminating—or at least seriously limiting—alcohol intake. You could take this even further by reducing your intake of whole grains and choosing gluten-free alternatives like oat bran, quinoa, millet and buckwheat.
You could also eliminate starchy veggies like potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and carrots, as well as fruit—especially fruits high in natural sugars like bananas, mango, watermelon, pineapple, cherries and dried fruit (these are more sugary and less fibrous).
And if you have full-blown Candida symptoms, it’s probably best to avoid all sugary and carb-heavy foods for a period of time. Work with a holistic practitioner to determine how long you need to follow a specialized diet and to help you know whether or not you’ve cleared it up, at which point you can re-introduce whole grains and low-sugar fruits slowly.
Add Some Daily Probiotic Supplements to Your Diet
Daily probiotics, such as lactobacillus acidophilus, are made up of beneficial bacteria that have proven to be an effective treatment in people with fungal infections in their digestive tract, which result in gas, bloating and other symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (study). Probiotics have the added benefit of aiding your digestive system.
Probiotics may also prevent yeast overgrowth during antibiotic use (study). Choose one that’s labeled as having “enteric coating”—this means that it has a special coating to help protect good bacteria from stomach acid, which can kill them before they reach your gut.
Probiotics can also be naturally found in fermented foods (think sauerkraut, kimchi, miso, tempeh, and others).
I like Renew Life Ultimate Flora, Jarro-Dophilus EPS (Jarro-Dophilus is good for travel because it doesn’t have to be kept in a refrigerator) and Dr. Ohhira’s. Make them part of your daily routine and you may have an easier time keeping your Candida in check with the added bonus of promoting overall gut health.
Other Natural Remedies to Consider to Get Rid of Candida
There are a few other options that holistic health practitioners claim can combat candida overgrowth
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is considered a natural remedy to help balance your pH levels and can act as an anti-fungal. This limited study proved it as an effective option for treating chronic yeast infections.
Essential Oils
According to this study, Mint, basil, lavender, oregano oil, tea tree oil, and winter savory essential oils inhibited both the growth and the activity of C. albicans more efficiently than clotrimazole.
Coconut Oil
Studies have shown that coconut oil can be effective in inhibiting the growth of candida yeasts, likely because of its lauric acid content. Lauric acid has been shown to effectively inhibit the growth of C. albicans (study).
Take Your Vitamins
Vitamin C, vitamin D3, Vitamin B and others have been known to combat yeast infections.
Ginger
Ginger isn’t just good for soothing an upset stomach—it’s also good for aiding digestion and decreasing inflammation.
Some practitioners also advocate for a “candida cleanse” to fight candida.
Focus on Keeping Your Immune System in Tip-Top Shape to Prevent Candida Overgrowth
The best dietary approach to keeping Candida under control includes drinking plenty of water and eating a whole foods diet that’s low in sugary high Glycemic Index foods. This means avoiding foods that quickly turn into sugar in your bloodstream.
For example, the fruits mentioned above (number one), as well as added sugars and simple carbs. And as always, it helps to load up on leafy greens, colorful plant foods and nourishing green juices and smoothies. All of these things can promote optimal health and keep you functioning properly.
Stress reduction is a biggie too. You can start minimizing stress right away with daily meditation, 5-minute stress breaks from work throughout the day and 1-minute breathing breaks every 90 minutes.
Lastly, getting proper sleep at night lends to overall health and wellness. If you’re not sleeping properly, it can negatively impact your health and lead to more stress.
Have You Tried these Natural Candida Treatments?
So there you have it, folks: the down and dirty on Candida. I hope you’re feeling clearer about this fungus and ready to explore it further if needed.
Your turn: Please share your experiences with Candida in the comments below. Everyone learns and benefits from your questions and reflections!
Peace & probiotics,
Thanks for the great info Kris!!! Candida is not a problem for me currently, but years ago I had a persistent infection around the bed of my thumbnail that did not respond to antibiotics. It finally cleared
by massively reducing sugar (I was eating way too much dried fruit) and some good probiotics. Everything starts falling into place when you reduce sugar! It made a huge difference in my skin too!
Great suggestions, however it is also essential to of course eliminate any foods containing yeast, ie breads, baked goods etc. mushrooms, and eat foods that are as fresh as possible. There are some good quality supplements to help rid the body of yeast as well, and it’s a good idea to add in psyllium to ensure the yeast is leaving the body. Minimum time to follow this would be 3 months, some women need to continue 6 months or more.
Thanks for your tips, Sue-Anne! By eliminating sugars, the baked goods and breads disappear too. I made a note to clarify that. The mushroom topic is an interesting one. Some contain a yeast, but others contain immune-boosting compounds. Candida overgrowth treatment is so individualized, which is why it’s important to work with a holistic practitioner. The longer Candida has been a problem, the longer and stricter the diet treatment should be. Thanks again! xo
Thanks for your reply Kris! Yes the treatment can be individualized and length can be adjusted. I had it over 20 years ago and cured it by going 100% sugar free, etc, and now as a naturopath I help my clients do the same although many have a really hard time giving up all sweets! 🙂
Hello Kris,
I have been sick for a very long time. I was on minocycline for like 9 years & also have had asthma since birth & have been on corti-costeroids. I had a hysterectomy in 2012 & the doctor nicked my bladder & I had to wear a catheter for 9 weeks along with being on another antibiotic. I was also on the antibiotic twice for H-pylori. I have had vision obscurities & have been to EVERY doctor imaginable & EVERY test run including multiple CT’s, MRI’s, Blood work, etc. Anyway…I can no longer afford to go to a functional doctor. I know that I probably have candida overgrowth. I could go on & on. I need some major help. I am thin enough & don’t know what to eat. I’m at my wits end. Thank you for any helpful advice!! Much grace to you! Tobi
Hi Tobi, this is Jennifer from Team Crazy Sexy. I am so sorry to hear all that you’ve been through. My goodness, you are a strong person to have been through all that and still have a lovely way about you. As the blog mentions, boosting your immune system is important to rid your body of candida. Eliminating sugar, alcohol and refined carbohydrates and sugars can be great for the immune system! A true anti-candida diet eliminates all fruit, whole grains, sugars, breads, tortillas, baked goods and alcohol for a period of time. Check with your integrative doc on the use of different oils for the prevention and treatment of candida. New evidence is emerging that clove oil, oregano oil, myrrh oil and lavender oil may act as anti-fungals and prevent the spread of candida. Coconut oil may also help fight candida due to its antimicrobial properties. Coconut oil can be used in cooking, smoothies, and even can be applied topically to the skin.
I also wanted to mention Kris’s Inner Circle Wellness membership that might be helpful for you. Kris offers coaching with herself and a nutritionist, and tons of beautiful community support, recipes, meditations, bonuses… the works! Check it out and also be sure to see the FAQs section which can answer additional questions.
We’re sending you so much healing energy, Tobi. Xo from the whole team!
My reseaarch into Mangos indicated they have a low glycemic index. Your article on Candida says to avoid mangos because they are high glycemic. Who is right?
Hi Jo! You’re right that glycemic index can be confusing. There are 2 glycemic considerations. One is Glycemic Index (GI), which is basically how quickly the carbs in a food raise blood sugar. The other is Glycemic Load (GL) which takes into account the GI of a food as well as the amount of carbohydrates in a typical serving of a food. Mangos have a moderate-high GI of 60, and a GL of 9 (less than 11 is considered low). GL is determined by multiplying GI% X Carbs per serving (15 g for mango). We’re recommending limiting foods with a GI in the higher range because of Candida’s sensitivity to sugar in the bloodstream. I hope that helps! xo
Great article! Thank you! I do suffer from candida ( have never been tested but am sure that’s what i have) and know on my personal experience that mangoes make it much worse! I feel it almost right away… Similar situation with bananas, pineapples, peaches and watermelons… I hope there going to be a day when i can really enjoy these fruits without feeling bad or guilty after eating them 🙂
Loved this post about Candida! I have battled a slight case of it off and on for the last several years. Since many plant based diets are more carbohydrate heavy I think it can be a challenge to fight off the Candida once an overgrowth has started. Thank you for the ideas on what to reduce and increase in your diet from a plant based prospective.
What brand of Reishi do you recommend Kris?
What about fermented foods? Some say they are great to balance out the “bad bugs” but others say it can make the “bad bugs” worse…
Hi Linda, in my experience with Candida I had to stay away from fermented foods. It was actually the kombucha drink in particular that really made my candida overgrowth WAY worse (I was drinking it every day thinking it was healthy for me – this was prior to me knowing I had candida). I was told by my integrative medicine doctor to stay away from all fermented foods except for apple cider vinegar.
I suffer from candida too…The trouble is now, I have no idea what to eat anymore..I don’t eat grains or gluten, only buckwheat (which is neither), carrots (mostly raw), no dried fruit, but I do eat cherries, bluberries, peaches and melons…I exercise (heavy) and need to get my calories from somewhere (and energy)….I don’t eat meat and am allergic/intolerant to many healthy foods, such as coconut products, most nuts, etc. Any suggestions from anyone?
Em, I suffered for years with this issue after too many antibiotics. Build up your immune system with Selenium, Zinc, Vitamin-C slow release formula. Also take Kyodophilus, a human derived probiotic formula. Drink about 2 Tablespoons of Flax seed oil first thing in the morning. Eat squash, greens, yucca (a good substitute for potatoes and you do not gain weight from them), try quinoa, millet, spelt, brown rice is the only rice that will not turn to sugar in your gut. I would eat brown rice based dishes with tahini, braggs and veggies daily (I still like to eat it occasionally). There is a book, “The Yeast Connection”, it has lot’s of recipe’s. It is time intensive but you must find foods to eat. I am able to eat nuts, almonds are actually a fruit full of energy, all coconut products and meat and you claim that you can not eat any of these foods. They are all high energy. Lemon Olive Oil & blueberry vinegar are a great salad topping. Ghee is clarified butter, you can eat as much of this product that you want-safely. Bake brown rice muffins & bread. It’s not the same as wheat but you’ve got to do what you must. I had tons of research on this topic because I suffered for years with severe infections. I hope this helps a little. Bless you and be healthy
Hi Sheryl, thanks for writing!? I actually take a number of supplements: B12, zink, magnesium, L-tyrosine, ALA, L-arginine, fish oil, vitamin d3, K2, milk thistle and tyrosine. (I am also hypothiroid.) As many probiotics I’ve tried, sadly I can’t handle any of them, they have all given me hives, itches, terrible bouts of diahorrhea, bloating, undigested stools and the list goes on…(my gut must be in a terrible state…?) I am 100% gluten free and have been for a number of years – I also avoid quinoa (as it causes gluten-like symptoms), corn and all gluten free grains – I seem to have developed an intolerance to all of them (overall bloating/water retention, digestive upset). Right now, I mainly eat salads with steamed vegetables, a bit of fish, loads of raw carrots, some apples pears and berries and a little bit of buckwheat. I try to vary my diet as much as I can, but I react to so much stuff that it’s difficult…I used to looove coconut in all its forms, then it started giving me rashes, D/H, symptoms of eczema and odema…now I can’t eat it at all…I also take digestive enzymes with every meal…This is part of the reason I can’t eat meat either…to be honest, I would only want to eat chicken and turkey if I could find some free range meat anywhere, but like I say, I can’t digest them…and having rotting flesh in my digestive system is really not a good idea…(Sorry, TMI) Unfortunately, I also react to all dairy, to the proteins in it, which means no yogurt or kefir for me, which would at least ensure a certain level of probiotic intake…So as you can imagine, at this point I’m kind of lost as far as what to do is concerned…But thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate your response!☺️
Please start taking L-Glutamine. It helps regenerate the cell lining of the GI tract and go to a functional medicine doctor. You are extremely ill. Your immune system begins with a healthy gut and you will never be well as long as the gut lining is damaged. I am a health professional but I am not qualified like the functional medicine doctors are to help diagnose and heal. They will not try to cover up your symptoms. Dr. Gottfried, MD has an on-line service that I got a list of functional medicine doctors from and I went to one for a year and cleared up a few things. I also went to see John of God in Abadiania, Brazil for further healing. It is helpful. I am seeing some improvement as time moves forward. All healing is good. May your journey be fruitful and then pass on your knowledge to those who need your help. I wish you the best.
Thanks Sheryl, I forgot to mention, I have been taking L-Glutamine for a number of years now, not sure how much it is actually helping, but I know it’s supposed to…Thank you for your good wishes…
Avocados for energy, healthy oils in salad dressing, legumes / beans for protein? Chia and other seeds are nutritious too. Do you eat fish/seafood? And of course green veggies with everything.
I had a moderate case of Candida about 7 years ago and I googled for natural treatment – ended up excluding ALL fruit apart from apples (Fruit is otherwise my favourite of all food groups, it was hard!), all bread and yeast products , all fungi (incl. mushrooms), all sugar, all ‘white’/refined products and all alcohol. (I remember I was eating lots of/mainly oats + milk for breakfast).
I was taking a three month course of special probiotics along with this reduced diet and candida overgrowth cleared up and never returned in the same way.
It did come back a few years later but in a much milder form and I managed to clear it quicker with diet alone.
Hope you manage to heal/get rid of candida soon. Xx
Thanks so much for the article, I have not been feeling well for a while now and think this could be the issue. Do you have any suggestions for foods to eat? Or what the diet should look like? Thanks again so much!!
I’ve used borax to get healed from candida. This is the most effective single thing I’ve tried. I learned about the anti-fungal use of borax when reading this article: http://www.health-science-spirit.com/borax.htm
The article is more oriented on joint problems, but the anti-fungal properties are mentioned, and the recommendations on dosage, and discussions regarding toxicity is very thorough.
Hi Gorm, Can you please share what borax supplements helped you and what protocol you followed to get healed. Thanks.
I do not quite get it. Why does one has to quit sweet potatoes, bananas, mango, watermelon, pineapple or cherries. Their benefiets are so much greater than any ‘damage’ they can possibly cause.
Normally yes, but the trouble with having candida overgrowth is that the candida LOVES sugar. ANY kind of sugar. It’s hanging out in your gut eating all the sugar and growing and growing causing havoc. So the only affective way to get rid of it is to starve it of any kind of sugar. Cutting out the fruits and healthier things is only till the candida levels get back to normal.
Another thing to note is that candida overgrowth can also cause depression and anxiety and can also cause food intolerances. I had a whole array of symptoms and didn’t understand what was going on till I did a food intolerances blood test and the first thing on it showed my levels of candida. I had no idea what that was prior.
Antibiotics, birth control pills, stress, sugar, can all cause candida overgrowth. And what I found out was really making mine terrible was from the drink Kombucha. I was drinking it almost every day thinking it was healthy for me, that fermented drinks would help my stomach, nope. Quite the opposite.
I switched to a no sugar, no yeast, no fermented foods (except for apple cider vinegar) was already gluten free and dairy free and was taking supplement drops recommended by my integrative medicine doctor. I highly recommend getting a supplement to help. In my research, it can take MONTHS to get rid of candida by diet alone. And from someone who had it really bad like me, months and months is too long. I was able to get rid of it within one month. Also the die off can feel TERRIBLE. Like if you had the flu terrible. But that is a good sign!!! That means what you are doing is working.
Overall I felt SO much better afterwards. I also do not crave sugar anymore. And it is a good thing to know that it was the candida craving the sugar, not me. I still need to be careful because I am prone to getting it again. So I still do low carb/low sugar, take my probiotics, and watch out for things that I am intolerant to or that have yeast and the like in it. Of course there is a lot more I could say, but I don’t want to write a novel here 🙂 I’m glad there are articles like these to get the word out there. Had I known sooner about candida I would have tested for it way sooner and would have started feeling better way sooner.
Thank you so much for writing so much about this. I need to be on birth control for my endometriosis- but I believe it is contributing to my candida. Will a probiotic work at the same time as the birth control? any thoughts or suggestions are greatly welcomed. Also I am doing better with the candida diet suggested but keep tripping up when it comes to giving up my cup of coffee and the occasional drink… Anyone else successfully give up those two? Thanks so much! So grateful for this post and this thread!
Hi Amy! You can most definitely be taking probiotics while on birth control. Absolutely. Every doctor I’ve seen stresses how important it is to be on a good probiotic. I am also on BC for endo. I would have the occasional drink too but now that I know my candida seems to be all up in arms again I’m cutting it out till I am better. It just isn’t worth feeling crappy. I found that using a healthier substitution helps with giving up things you are used to drinking/eating. For instance I’ve been grabbing herbal tea instead of my usual black tea. Here’s an article I found with some alternatives that might help: http://www.thecandidadiet.com/coffee-tea-alternatives.htm Which reminds me how amazing coconut oil is! I had forgot to take it! As I am not a huge fan of the taste of coconut oil, my favorite method is to blend it with a stick blender in with my tea and add a few drops of stevia. Makes it almost like a latte. So good.
Thank you so much for this post Ish! It looks like my reply from last week did not post correctly. Anyway I did give up coffee this week. I am having crazy die off symptoms, although I can’t tell if it’s just withdrawl from just drastically changing my diet. Was really emotional yesterday and intense headaches at night. I slipped and had some fruit tonight, but am really focusing on staying the course. How about you? How did your week go? I will try your coconut oil tip next week- we ran out- and I can barely keep my cupboards stocked with all this fancy new healthy food- it does feel good to be so health focused though- and daily meditation/exercise is helping me too. Sending you lots of good thoughts! 🙂
In my reply to you last week that did not post I shared my favorite tumeric latte recipe- it’s kind of hot here now- but in the fall it is very good. I use fresh ginger and tumeric (about a thumb each) finely chop it up add to blender with about 3 tablespoons coconut oil, blend it all together- I add liquid stevia (which I find is better then the powdered kind for recipes) in the mean time I heat almond milk in a saucepan. When it’s heated I add it to the mixture in my blender and blend it all together. Top it with some cinnamon and it’s hard not to feel special!!! xo
Ish Sarah,
what kind of supplement{s) are you referring to? Been reading yours and others comments here and finding it very helpful, as I have recently developed candida and dermatitis, which I am sure are symptomatically related. I think the candida has been with me a long time, but been flaring its ugly head just now. I was also doing lots of kombucha as well as nutritional yeast to flavor things. (have read both cons and that nooch is ok, but don’t want to take the chance.) I also wonder what yours or anyone else’s thoughts are on oatmeal? I know technically it is gluten free, but to be certified must be processed without any gluten on site.) I eat oatmeal for breakfast. Thanks for any input!
Im confused, I thought cherries were low on the glycemic index? Thhttp://www.livestrong.com/article/427337-the-glycemic-index-of-cherries/
Hello Kris,
I just read Douglas Graham’s 80/10/10 diet where he proves excess (refined/extracted) oil and fat in the diet keeps our normal levels of candida from absorbing sugar from our blood stream. He makes a convincing argument that our high-fat-saturated diets, not natural sugars found in whole plants, are the culprit. I’m feeling quite at the end of my wits from an on-going yeast situation and wonder who to believe!
Thanks to anyone who has any insight,
-Annabeth
I’ve been recently diagnosed with IBS and the foods they recommend I eat are many of the ones that are recommended to not eat in this article. I know some of them do cause flareups for me. But, I’ve also been reading that candida overgrowth causes IBS. I’m pretty confused about how to handle my diet. I’ve also been drinking kombucha and trying to do more fermented foods as that’s also recommended for gut health. But not good for candida overgrowth? Is there a way to clear up some confusion on how to reduce candida overgrowth, heal my gut and also avoid IBS flareups? The diets seem to contradict eachother. Thanks!
Pls tell us kris is kombucha and fermented food not good for candida vertical confused too. I make my own too .
Thank u my goodness goddess. I was dx with crohns so I’m doing the no sugar gluten. I’m 47 with one 1 time abdominal pain no other symptoms so I’m not convinced it’s crohns. Colonoscopy shows inflammation in small intestine. Food is my pharmacy. One day at a time.
Jock itch is mildly contagious.
Thanks for the advice on how to heal candida. I heard that eating garlic and yogurt actually helps. Is that true? I hope that we never have to deal with candida and we will go out to the store this week to get some of those ingredients. Thanks again!
Candida and skin infections seem to be linked by contamination. This evil is really a terror in people’s lives. Thank you!
This evil is really a terror in people’s lives. Thank you!
Which natural and herbal yeast killers do you like the best? Is there something specific to add while juicing?
I have added in digestive enzymes and it’s made a world of difference! Apparently the yeast in our gut are so resilient because they coat themselves in a biofilm that protect them from being destroyed by antifungals/herbs/probiotics. Bu far the best thing I ever did was add digestive enzymes created for candida treatment along with my probiotics and daily antifungals. If you really wanna kill it, probiotic enemas with antifungal herbs can also do the trick!
Hi Allyson! Thanks for your comment! what digestive enzyme is created for candida treatment? I cant swallow pills so i have been using apple cider vinegar with stevia. I am interested in enemas but I would think combining probiotics and anti fungal herbs, that the herbs would also kill the probiotics? Maybe take separately? I wonder if grapefruit extract enema would be good? Seems it would need to be a retention enema.
I take “Candex”, which is an enzyme blend designed to destroy the cell walls that protect candida from being destroyed naturally by our bodies. I also take “candida cleanse” by purely holistic. There are plenty of supplements like this on Amazon, but I’ve been using these for over a year now with great improvements, so I just stick with what I know.
You will definitely get the best results if you take these supplements orally every day, but if there’s just absolutely no way you can swallow pills you could probably try adding them to an enema. I use a 2 liter bag and add a few high potency probiotic capsules, a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, and a few drops of alcohol free concentrated pau d arco (a water soluble antifungal). You might experience die off for a fewer days, but I usually feel much better immediately after doing an enema.
Thank you very much!