Yeast Infection Diet

Yeast Infection Diet

Candidiasis can be a pesky infection to treat, more so since the pharmaceutical treatment for such includes the use of powerful systemic anti-fungals. These anti-fungals may cause side effects that may even rival the illness it was made to treat. However, there have been breakthroughs in the treatment of systemic yeast infections that focus on more natural means of treating the illness through a yeast infection diet.

Candidiasis is caused by the overgrowth of the fungus Candida Albicans, this fungus exists naturally in the body, especially in the intestines. Normally, they would not cause any harm to a healthy body, unfortunately, though, if there is an overgrowth of these fungi it could cause a systemic infection (an infection that affects your whole body). In the case of Candidiasis, the fungus, due to its abnormal numbers, releases toxins that could harm the internal organs and the mucus membranes, if it manifests in the throat it is called thrush, and vaginitis if it occurs in the vagina.

There is a proven connection between systemic yeast infection and chronic fatigue syndrome, candidiasis is also responsible for skin infections and causes chronic vaginal yeast infections.

The symptoms of a Candidiasis infection include:

• Itchiness, burning, and abnormal discharge in the vagina (classic symptoms of vaginitis).

• Intestinal and digestive problems such as irritable bowel syndrome, heartburn, flatulence, bloating of the stomach area, diarrhea, constipation.

• Yeast infections also cause trouble breathing, respiratory ailments such as sneezing, congestion, and wheezing.

• A state of always feeling fatigued. This is called the chronic fatigue syndrome.

• A plethora of nervous illnesses such as depression, anxiety, being irritable, poor concentration and memory.

• Candidiasis also causes irregularities in menstruation and PMS.

Yeast Infection Diet

A Candida or yeast infection diet has been shown to be effective in curing or reducing the systemic infection anywhere from 2 weeks to a few months depending on the severity of the infection, if you stick rigidly to yeast infection diet relief can occur in a much shorter of time.

The principle of a yeast infection diet is to starve the yeast in the body and create a biological environment that is hostile to the yeast. If you are a Candidiasis patient given a strict Candida or yeast infection diet you will be advised to remove processed sugars from your diet. The yeast in your body needs this sugar to survive, and removing such sugars from your diet will effectively starve them to death.

You will also be encouraged to remove white starch from your diet, along with processed foods and oils and if possible you will be discouraged from taking antibiotics, steroids and cortisone, these items do not appear in a yeast infection diet.

A yeast infection diet will show reduced protein sources in your diet which are free from chemicals, hormones, steroids, antibiotics and other synthetic elements, good foods would be both fish and fowl that are grown organically. Normal meat production techniques includes both antibiotics and steroids to keep diseases at bay and to promote faster growth, the chemicals these animals have been exposed to have a secondary effect on those that consume these products.

It is recommended that you yeast infection diet includes supplements such as Omega-3 rich oils, which is lacking in the average American diet. Fish oils, salmon, tuna, primrose oil, and sardines are rich in this and dietary supplements containing these oils are also available and may be taken with the consent of your physician.