So. This is an important subject to me. After some major surgery and antibiotics in 1996, I had 3 rounds of oral thrush…gross and uncomfortable. I took the prescribed drug and it worked–for a bit. The second time was after antibiotics for a dental infection…
But the third time—the thrush just showed up. So I did some research and combined the personally doable aspects of several different Candida diets and stuck to it for 6 months.
Yeah, it wasn’t easy, but since I was already doing Bernstein’s very low carb approach for the D, it was not a great leap…
After only 6 disciplined months, I gradually added things back in and haven’t had a problem since. I also added a strong probiotic as a daily supplement…BTW don’t take the probiotic if you are on post-op antibiotics–they can cancel each other…
Anyway—I take a daily probiotic now and totally count on it. I am also careful about vegies, flax seed and other gut stimulants…
Oh and somewhere along the way, I learned that it is important to rotate a bit through the various microbes out there, which I do. I prefer the once-a-day ones. But when I travel, I go for the “shelf-safe” versions that don’t need refrigeration…
Good fun to you experimenting. If your very most personal gut needs them, you will feel better within a month or two…Blessings…