Hi Linda, it takes me 4-6 weeks to come right even from a small cheat. That means even non gluten grain of any kind, or even popcorn. And during all that time, it feels often like nothing is happening. I just feel rotten, but not the kind where it feels like healing. It is a test of patience and undurance and to continue until you get a breakthrough.

On a candida forum I'm on, it can take even longer. Some people take 2-3 weeks to start improving, others take much longer. It depends on how sick you are, how badly you have candida and what other toxins you're battling with at the sametime.

Don't give up, it's worth sticking to. I have also found added iodine to my diet, has helped me. It's increased detox, increased warmth and who knows what else it might be doing. Low thyroid function is typical in mercury and other conditions and can cause ongoing tiredness and depression because it blocks the action of iodine (displaces it), as well as many other nutrients/elements.

DMSA should be fine. If any mercury happens to be released from antifungal use, then the DMSA is likely to pick that up. Sometimes chelation can increase yeast issues though...so there is a bit of a two edged sword.

Keep strict on the diet and see if things start to change in another week or more.

I hope they do.

Cheers.