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My name is Christine Marquette and I'm a registered dietitian with the Austin Regional Clinic
and I'm going to talk to you about how to follow a yeast free diet. There are several
different reasons why someone may want to follow a yeast free diet. One of the things
that can happen is if somebody gets a fungal infection like Candida or they have thrush
or any other type of fungal infection those are all related to yeast and yeast actually
feeds on sugar so for that reason if somebody is going through that type of infection a
lot of times they will be put on a yeast free diet for about two weeks at the same time
that they are prescribed an anti fungal medication so it does have a lot f benefits for somebody
who is suffering from a yeast infection or some other type of fungal infection. The primary
things to remember when following a yeast free diet are to eliminate any source of added
sugar, any type of refined sugar. You are also going to limit some very high carbohydrate
foods and remember again this is just temporary for about two weeks to really get that yeast
infection under control so by limiting carbohydrates you are going to be limiting some fruits.
You are going to be avoiding dried fruits, or fruit juices. You are also going to be
avoiding starchy carbohydrates including white potatoes, white bread, white rice, pastas.
Your primary foods that you are going to be using are going to be lean meats, beans in
small quantities, lots of nonstarchy vegetables, things like broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers,
salad vegetables. You also want to avoid very acidic foods like vinegar so you would stay
away from vinegarette dressings during this time because they have such a high acidity
they can actually aggravate symptoms from yeast infection so this is one of the times
that you actually want to avoid the vinegar. As far as other options when you are having
meats you want them to be the leanest sources as possible and again remember that this diet
is only to be used short term for about two weeks to really get yeast infections under
control and to reduce your sugar intake if you have other reasons for needing to cut
way back on sugar or other types of infections. So those are just a few basic tips to keep
in mind if you are following a yeast free diet.