Can diet affect Candida?
As far as diet is concerned, some individuals advocate cutting out certain foods to control candida, including wheat products and grains, sugars (even sugars found naturally in fruits) ripened and non-ripened cheeses and even mushrooms, which are distant relatives of yeast. This is thought to ‘starve’ the yeast. However, the British Dietetic Society does not back any specific dietary recommendations for prevention or treatment of candida. State registered dietitian, Azmina Govindji, says this is because restricting lots of foods from the diet can result in nutritional problems and urges women to ask their GP for a referral to a qualified dietitian. She suggests eating a probiotic or bio type or live yoghurt regularly. And, Azmina’s prescription is backed by a New York study where women ate around 200g of live yoghurt daily for six months. Yoghurt eaters had only a third of the thrush infections compared with women who ate none. Look for acidophilus and/or bifidus on the label. Another
