Candida
Treatments for Candida
There are five main treatments which are usually combined together to
achieve the best results. A sugar and yeast-free diet is very useful
and literally starves out the Candida whilst reducing cross-sensitivity
between dietary yeast and the Candida organism. Anti-fungal therapy can
be based on conventional drugs or herbal remedies and, in chronic cases,
will need to be taken for at least four to six months initially. Probiotics
(‘good bugs’) help to re-colonize the bowel and restore the
normal balance. Nutritional deficiencies include Vitamins A, B2, B5,
B6, B12, C and E as well as selenium, magnesium, zinc, iron, molybdenum,
chromium, arginine and evening primrose oil and these can all be treated
with appropriate supplements. Immunotherapy using Candida antigenic extracts
have been shown to be helpful, different practitioners employing a variety
of techniques.
Other methods include acupuncture which probably works by stimulating
the immune system and homeopathy, using a constitutional remedy or potentized
Candida nosode which can also be very effective. A combination of the
above techniques is probably best.
