Cat’s Claw contains alkaloids that strengthen your white blood cells, allowing them to attack pathogens such as the Candida fungus, as well as other viruses and bacteria.

Modifying your diet may be beneficial for candidiasis and could help ease symptoms related to infection, including fatigue, joint pain, and digestive issues. Within a few weeks of replacing processed foods with fresh ones and replacing white flour with whole grains, you may start to feel better in general.

You can start taking antifungals like Candida Support as soon as you finish your cleanse and begin the strict anti-Candida diet. The “good” bacteria that normally reside in your gut are important for digestion, as they help process starches, fibers, and some sugars.

Kombucha: Kombucha tea is rich in tea polyphenols and acetic acid, both of which have been shown to kill Candida in test-tube studies ( 37).The health of your digestive system relies heavily on a good balance between the “good” and “bad” bacteria that live in your gut. The NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) site is only available to users in the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories.

When the bacteria in your gut become imbalanced, you can experience digestive issues, including constipation, diarrhea, nausea, gas, cramps, and bloating ( 19). Candidiasis is the term given when the candida present in your system starts to become more prevalent in relation to the other organisms (your microflora) that naturally reside there. First, candidiasis is often accompanied by nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamin B6, essential fatty acids, and magnesium ( 11).

Candida can also cause bone infections, or osteomyelitis, which can cause pain and tenderness in the infected area ( 26). This is because the Candida yeast interferes with the way that magnesium is taken up in your intestine. These infections are largely treatable, so while symptoms shouldn't be ignored, they are not a cause for deep concern. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site.

Pomegranate: One animal study showed that certain compounds found in pomegranate peel extract could be beneficial against Candida yeasts ( 36). To treat it, they recommend following a restrictive diet that cuts out foods thought to contribute to candida growth, often including sugar, white flour, cheese, caffeine, yeast-containing foods such as beer, wine, vinegar and bread, and sometimes starchy vegetables and fruit.Consult your doctor or health professional before starting a treatment or making any changes to your diet. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. Secondly, deficiency in Biotin (otherwise known as vitamin B7) can also be caused by a course of broad spectrum antibiotics, which is of course a common cause of Candida overgrowth too.