Candida And Fruit/Sugar

TNT

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Do people have issues with sugar and candida? In particular, sugar from fruit? I was low-carb for many years, and I had major health issues, but I figured low-carb was helping me. But then last year, I did the unthinkable -- I went on a fruitarian diet. I didn't quite do 80/10/10, but more like 75/12/13, and I wasn't entirely vegan -- I used colostrum, which I need for my immunity. I felt amazing -- much better sleep, tons of energy, I was able to finally build muscle, etc. Who would have thought that fruit would do that? But I started losing my hair (which had been a problem even before fruitarian, but it got waaaay worse after I started eating fruit). Since my hair loss has gone up and down over the years, I figured this may not be due to fruitarian (it could just be its normal variability), but it was just getting worse and worse, so I figured I was probably having nutritional deficiencies, and I stopped the fruitarian diet after 8 months, but still continued to eat one fruit meal per day.

It's been 9 months now that I'm back to eating a non-fruitarian diet (with one fruit meal per day, so about 1/3 of my calories are from fruit), and the hair loss hasn't gotten better -- it's only continued getting worse. Suspecting candida, I've been doing candida treatments, and they seem to help in reducing my hair loss, but as soon as I stop treating, the hair loss increases again, which tells me that candida is a major issue for me in terms of the hair loss.

Here's what I'm wondering -- is fruit making it impossible for me to get my candida under control? I've tried stopping or cutting back on fruit a couple times since all this started, and I feel like ***t without it -- horrible sleep, no energy, etc. So my body is saying it wants fruit, but is it making me have out-of-control candida, or is the candida being stubborn for some other reason? Nowdays, low-carb is all the rage, and fruit/sugar is made out to be a bad guy, esp. for candida. But I'm not sure I buy that.

Anyone have experience with fruit and candida and whether I'm screwing myself up by eating fruit (and therefore sugar from fruit)?

Please note: I am not looking for (or welcoming of) suggestions about hair loss in general. I guarantee you that whatever it is you want to suggest, I've already been down that road. In this thread, I am only looking for a discussion about fruit and candida (as it relates to hair loss). Thanks.
 

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Hair loss can be caused by so many things... before you self diagnosed with candida, did you get blood and stool testing?
 
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Hair loss can be caused by so many things... before you self diagnosed with candida, did you get blood and stool testing?

I am not self-diagnosing with candida -- I have had extensive testing done. Please don't make assumptions without knowing my extensive health history. And as I said in my post:
"Please note: I am not looking for (or welcoming of) suggestions about hair loss in general. I guarantee you that whatever it is you want to suggest, I've already been down that road. In this thread, I am only looking for a discussion about fruit and candida (as it relates to hair loss). Thanks."

So if you have something to offer about fruit and candida, I'm happy to hear it, but I AM NOT looking for advice or suggestions about hair loss in general. I am very, very, very well aware that hair loss can be caused by so many things, and as I said, I have an extensive history with this. Right now, I am ONLY looking to discuss fruit and candida as it relates to this issue, NOT other issues related to hair loss. Thank you.
 

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Unless you're immune-compromised (CANCER or AIDS or MS) you don't have Candida issues.

If you genuinely think you have Candida take a prescription antifungal.

Fluconazole
Amphotericin
Nystatin
Apple Cider Vinegar/Coconut Oil
Ketoconazole (oral might be toxic)
 
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TNT

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SOMO, I am immune-compromised, and I do have candida. I'm not interested in the remedies you've suggested, because I've tried some of them, and they have not helped, and none of those are effective in the long-term, and they cause problems such as side effects, fungal resistance, etc. I am a licensed healthcare professional, and I know a lot about candida remedies. That's not what I'm asking about -- I already know how to "medicate" candida (with prescription or natural medicines). What I'm asking about specifically in this thread is the relationship of fruit/sugar to candida. I would like to hear about people's experiences and knowledge with that.
 

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SOMO, I am immune-compromised, and I do have candida. I'm not interested in the remedies you've suggested, because I've tried some of them, and they have not helped, and none of those are effective in the long-term, and they cause problems such as side effects, fungal resistance, etc. I am a licensed healthcare professional, and I know a lot about candida remedies. That's not what I'm asking about -- I already know how to "medicate" candida (with prescription or natural medicines). What I'm asking about specifically in this thread is the relationship of fruit/sugar to candida. I would like to hear about people's experiences and knowledge with that.
It’s been a long while since this thread had been active but I find that candida symptoms flare up when consuming fruit/sugar on an empty stomach while they don’t cause much problem with/between other meals
 

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