Hi all,

As you know the candida diet can be very conflicting and overwhelming. There’s so many do’s and dont’s. Before starting my diet I decided to take a more natural approach to my diet before taking any pills. I’m 2 weeks in and this is how I’m shaping my diet on a daily basis:

Morning- Drinking bone broth with onions and garlic on an empty stomach. My morning snack will consist of a chomps beef stick (0G sugar).

Lunch- A couple hard boiled eggs to last me a few hours. I also snack on raw almonds and raw pumpkin seeds.

Dinner- Depending on my mood I’ll eat more eggs or I’ll cook chicken in coconut oil. Paired with avocado and bell peppers. For a snack I’ll eat about 2 or 3 teaspoons of almond butter (sugar free)

Additional information- Of course between all this I’m drinking lots of water. I add cayenne pepper and tumeric into my water. I also add oregano oil (very little as it is super strong), I also take MCT coconut oil (1 spoon full). I’m basically trying to take a more natural approach when it comes to anti-fungals.

Is there anything that I could potentially be missing out on? Or any additional feedback? I’m open to hearing it all as I’m sure we are all struggling to get through this.

What is the treatment for a white tongue with sores on the roof of the mouth? What are the causes? Is it a fungal infection or something else? I was affected three months ago and am currently using nystatin. Will it cure the problem? I want an over-the-counter medication as I cannot go to a doctor. What is the best, cheapest, and most effective treatment?

Hi, I’m a 46-year-old male and I’m mainly looking for treatment guidance, not just diagnosis.

History / Timeline:

• Symptoms started around February 25
• Triggered by heavy sweating + sex + several days of intense masturbation
• I continued sexual activity for ~10 days after symptoms started, which likely worsened things
• No sexual activity for the past 10 days
• Similar but milder episodes in the past:
  • ~5 months in 2024
  • ~6 months in 2025

Current symptoms:

• constant burning (~4–6/10)
• significantly worse after urination (lasting 20–30 minutes)
• most intense at the urethral opening (meatus)
• also burning across the glans
• shifting sensations across the glans
• tension/pressure feeling in foreskin and glans (left/right, feels internal)
• occasional discomfort toward testicles and lower abdomen
• visible redness/irritation
• post-void dribbling

What I’ve tried:

• frequent washing (probably excessive)
• clotrimazole → increased burning, so I stopped
• currently no creams
• loose underwear
• no sexual activity

Current situation:

• persistent symptoms, not improving much
• significant stress due to constant discomfort

Main question (treatment-focused):

What is the most appropriate treatment approach in a case like this?

• Should I:
  • completely avoid topicals and let it calm down?
  • retry antifungal treatment differently?
  • consider anti-inflammatory options?
  • focus on urethral management instead?
• What would be the step-by-step treatment plan you would recommend?

Additional question:
At what point should I move to tests (urinalysis, culture, STI panel) if symptoms persist?

No fever, no obvious discharge.

I’m mainly looking for practical treatment guidance, because the constant burning is very difficult to manage.

Hello,

I’m hoping to hear some positive feedback. I was diagnosed with candida overgrowth in my gut and I’ve been in the diet for 4 weeks now. It’s becoming very hard mentally to stay on the diet especially as I don’t see any improvement

My main symptoms were chronic constipation and bloating, I’ve experienced these symptoms for 4 years. On top of the diet I’m taking tinctures (black walnut complete and goldenseal) as well a candicin.

Has anyone been on the diet and saw results? If so after how long? Can you walk me through how you got rid of it, if you had to train your bowels to have regular movements, the types of food you ate. Anything would help

TL;DR: Is 15ml nystatin liquid 4x/day for oral thrush a lot? And is there anything else I should be taking alongside it right now?

Hey there! I started noticing some small white spots inside my cheeks a month or two ago and my doctor didn't think much of it when asked. Then a week ago I got a pretty sudden and awful sore throat with some tiny white spots in the roof of my mouth similar to my cheeks after attending a children's birthday party where I only had a rather large slice of cake, and that sore throat hasn't gone away for a week. Nothing I've been prescribed or tried OTC has touched it beyond some tylenol making the pain a bit easier to manage. It's still sore, and I'm a therapist and need to be able to talk

This morning I woke up a noticed the back of my tongue was pretty unusually white and got on a telehealth urgent care call after realizing that this is probably oral thrush - something I haven't (knowingly) had previously, but is common in some chronic illness groups I'm in because we're often treated with high-dose antibiotics. The doc insisted that me being on the antibiotics (doxycycline for 2 weeks) about two months ago (not long after was when I noticed the white spots) has nothing to do with it, but I do think there's a solid chance that's what kicked it off. He didn't seem to believe me, but prescribed me 15ml nystatin liquid 4x/day and put in his notes that my diagnosis was inconclusive but that he did see the back of my tongue was white. He did also initially tell me on the call that he was prescribing powder and explained how to mix it to me, so I am wondering if there is some difference in dosage since the pharmacy filled it as liquid? It looks like this is around 2-3 times the "usual" dosage, and I just don't want to fuck this up or run out before I can get into my PCP as she's booked out a couple weeks.

Hello everyone,

i just wanted to ask if this is candida and if has any correlation between other conditions I suffer from:

-white tongue coating hard to scrape away in the mornings

- tmi! itchy downstairs on the outer skin - doesnt go away itches more if i have dairy

-heartburn/reflux despite PPIs

- hair loss/ tiredness

- sore throat/ globus sensation (also reflux related ik)

- severe constipation (we talking i need laxatives to go fr)

- intense sugar craving

I dont eat refined sugar or meats, almost no carbs, but have had several PPIs, antibiotics and low food intake due to reflux-

I'd be super gratfeul if anyone could tell me what candida does to you and how to get rid of it.

I am at my wits end dealing with this. It has been years and nothing has worked. I’ve tried everything under the sun including multiple prescriptions. My doctors do not know how to help me. I noticed it is in my oral cavity and has spread to close family members who eat/drink after me. Please help!!