Stage Two: The Strict Diet

Once you've done your cleanse you can move on to the second stage of your Candida treatment, which is the Strict Diet. The cleanse in Stage One has prepared your gut by cleaning out as much of the Candida yeast as possible. Now you can use dietary changes to restore balance to your gut and prevent the yeast from growing back.

This is also the part of the diet where you should introduce probiotics and antifungals, as a change in your eating habits alone will not be enough to beat your Candida infestation. The right antifungals will kill the Candida yeast by breaking down its cell walls. A course of good probiotics will crowd out the Candida yeast, regulate your stomach acidity and repopulate your gut with good bacteria.

Start the Strict Diet

As its name suggests, the diet plan in this part of the treatment is quite restrictive, however at least it is more varied than what you have been eating during the cleanse in Stage One. This diet is actually very healthy and you can expect some weight loss and numerous other health benefits to follow.

Most importantly, you will need to avoid foods with high sugar content like fruit and alcoholic drinks that can feed your Candida overgrowth. There are also foods that can weaken your immune system and disrupt the friendly bacteria in your gut. Check out full lists of foods to eat and avoid here:

• Foods to Avoid
• Foods to Eat

Although lots of foods are excluded, there are still plenty of delicious meals that you can cook for yourself on Stage Two. Take a look at our Recipes page for some inspiration.

This stage can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months. It really depends on several factors - how strictly you follow the diet, the effectiveness of your probiotics and antifungals, and the severity of your Candida infestation. Read more about the duration of each stage here.

Probiotics & Antifungals

Stage Two is also when you should begin a course of probiotics and start taking antifungals. The combination of these two elements will kill the Candida yeast in your gut and repopulate it with ‘good’ bacteria.

Probiotics work to restore balance to your gut in several different ways. Firstly, they crowd out the Candida yeast and prevent it from overgrowing again. This is why it’s important to take them soon after you have flushed out your colon during the Stage One cleanse. Secondly, they release small amounts of lactic acid and acetic acid that restore the acidity to your stomach. This slows down the growth of the Candida. Lastly, the beneficial bacteria in the probiotics actually boost your immune system, which will help to prevent the overgrowth from recurring. Here is some more information about how you should take probiotics:

• A guide to probiotics
• Why are probiotics effective for Candida?
• When should you take probiotics?
• How to choose a probiotic
• Can you take probiotics and antifungals at the same time?

Antifungals kill the Candida yeast by interfering with its cell walls. There are many natural antifungals that you can try, in fact you can take two or more antifungals at the same time. Some effective options are grapefruit seed extract, oil of oregano and caprylic acid. Here is some more information on antifungals:

• A guide to antifungals
• Why should you use antifungals for Candida overgrowth?
• When should you take antifungals?
• Choosing an antifungal

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