Balanced diet helps you in being healthy and disease free. A dietary food should have everything from cereals to whole grain wheat, to green leafy vegetables and fruits. A person who is suffering from yeast infection always should take nutritious food, fresh vegetables, adequate water (about 8-10 glasses a day), curd, etc. Sufferers should strictly avoid oily foods, sugar, sweets, and chocolates. All these foods are truly unhealthy as it nourishes the microorganism and hence delays in the treatment.
Diet Suggestion
- All kind of fresh and green vegetables mainly unprocessed or slightly steamed, is best; definitely try to include green leafy vegetables.
- Add protein at every meal, including beef, chicken, fish, turkey, eggs, and shellfish. Organic is best.
- Carbohydrates, with grains (rice, buckwheat, barley, millet, couscous), whole grain oatmeal, beans (kidney, red beans), and some types of pasta (whole wheat, spelt, corn, rice). Look out not to get too many carbs ~ 15 grams per meal maximum.
- Unrefined nuts and seeds, except peanuts.
- Unrefined olive, sesame, safflower and corn oils (always keep them in the refrigerator after opening to stop spoiling).
- Lemon juices for salad dressing but carefully avoid any salad dressing that contains vinegar.
- Beverages for example mineral or spring water, soy milk, and raw nut milks.
- Restricted quantities of fruit (three daily), unless you see any reaction. Later may limit to twice weekly. Avoid grapes, raisins, dates, prunes and figs.
Some Essential Instructions
Patient who is suffering from yeast infection should not use deodorants or strong perfumes, as this will increase the infection and will become much more painful.
Always wear comfortable clothes, try to avoid acrylic undergarments. Cotton clothes and cotton undergarments is the best preference. Most vital thing apart from wearing cotton clothes is dress in perfectly washed, dry clothes. After bath dry your body properly, and wear clean and dry clothes. Also keep away from too much of cosmetics and fragrance ointments or cream, particularly, near the genitals and effective areas.
