HI there, you're welcome. I was reading about the toxic effects of these grains and they can be severe. I have an entire pamphlet on it!

It can take 3 months for the gut lining to recover from stopping these things and any cheating can produce marked symptoms (once you've improved). Yeah Dawn, I too was eating brown rice and rice cakes and I was in denial as well, because I just don't have much else to eat grain wise. I guess corn is ok, but for candida? hmmmm. But anyway these other grains are a big issue apparently.

I don't know if I'll improve. Right now nothing is working.

Butter is fine. You can have as much butter as you want. It's milk that is the big problem, honey and fruit also. Plain acidophilus yoghurt maybe ok though and maybe raw nuts.

(but brazil and almonds are probably the safest).

I'll try and give the low down on what can happen when excluding those grains. It takes about 4-5 days excluding them before the candida in the bowel begins to die off, but then symptoms can often increase and you can get cold hand and feet, depression, cramping, wind, and you may notice you have a musty type smell.

This "should" pass off in about a week, but other symptoms may continue for weeks before healing happens. You may lose your apppetie and it may swing and change and you may get bouts of nausea.

I guess it's worth a try....