Hi Sunshine, thanks very much for all the information you've put across. I am really interested in the oil pulling and had a good look on the forum, so I think that'll be my next bet. I may start with the sunflower oil. I'm low on cash, so dont want to get too much into the more expensive oils. Right now I'm using up my gum treatment which I got from overseas.

As for the water intake? I hear both sides of this issue, so I'm wary to start consuming water all day long. I dont see that as being necessarily the best thing either. Dont get me wrong, water is great and highly necessary but continual intake does not seem natural. Though these days it's normal to see people walking around holding water bottles and drinking it constantly. I have heard there can be a deterimental side to this. I will have to go back to where I read it and think it maybe on a forum for candida, plus heard it elsewhere too. The information on that forum is very sound too and has helped me, the lady does her homework. I'll find out more from that. I have heard the benefits of water drinking for sure, so I dont doubt it's necessary. But how much is too much? I have no signs that I observe of dehydration. My urine is almost completely clear, my skin is moist, no dry lips etc. Though I realise hunger pangs maybe a sign of dehydration, I have my doubts a little about that. I think the body for the most part is pretty good at giving signals and certainly when I'm off the diet and eating badly, suddenly I find I start getting VERY thirsty. I become excessively dehyrated and i believe it's from all the toxins, so my body definitely lets me know. I feel this is from all the fluid being used to buffer the toxins and obviously the strain on the kidneys. I also heard it can be the alcohols the yeast gives off which can excessive thirst.

THough I realise weak herbal teas and squeezes of lemon and vitamin C in a big glass of water may not constitute as raw water intake, I still feel I am gaining benefits. Again, urine almost completely clear and the rest. I may up my water intake though and drink some plain glasses a day, but I am not all for drinking excessively. I also feel that overdoing something can be as bad as underdoing it. If you are noticing benefits from it, that is enough indicator that it's right for you. I have actually done the water drinking in the past and did not notice it helped me, though this was sometime ago Also, I consume raw vegetables and they too provide natural hydration.

I do feel that a lot of my problem right now is with my diet personally. I am noticing now that I've been on it that I am really getting hit with symptoms. I am exhausted, I'm itching in the face (weird), my eyelids keep dropping and I'm cramping up. Guess this could be withdrawal from the cheating i did. I do not know how long this is going to go on for, it varies with me and sometimes can take weeks.

I agree though, obvously if the diet was a cure we would eventually be able to consume the "taboo" foods again, so if one has to KEEP on this restrictive diet, obviously there is something else amiss keeping the immunity down. Still, it's necessary to keep on the diet whilst one finds a solution to the underlying problem (whatever that maybe).

It's really annoying to have to be THIS careful permanently and one slip up is devastating. So I know how you feel about this. My problems are milk, sugar (obvously), fruit, gluten (even rice can be a problem for me, tends to worsen my candida and set off cravings again), too much yoghurt (the good kind), cheese, coffee does not seem to be that good for me either, ordinary tea can be an issue too. Obviously it's the caffeine. It's not horrendous, but I do find after drinking stronger ordinary tea that I can get nervous and palpitations (as I can with coffee, or I get fatigued with coffee).

So yeah it's an ongoing battle. Like yourself I suffer for a long time after even a small cheat. As I am right now.

I weigh 60 kg also (well actually am over that now because of my sometimes excessive appetite). Probably closer to 64 kg. So you must be a pretty slender guy. I have been underweight also and got down to 55 kg (which is underweight for me, maybe fine for someone else). I have also been overweight in my life and was gaining more by the year. So I know what it's like to be underweight and unable to gain and be overweight and unable to lose. Obviously both are imbalances and problems with nutrient intake. When I was underweight I could hardly eat at all. I was so ill that my Father would attempt to bring me in food and encourage me to eat, which I would "try" with all my might and could hardly get it in. I believe this was also due to yeast and when I went on the candida diet, though I lost a little weight intially, it went back on later once I began to absorb more nutrients and my appetite came back more.

Same for overweight. Different outcomes, but often a similar problem.