y candida diet includes foods high in probiotics including kefir, yogurt, sauerkraut and kimchi, as well as green vegetables, flax and chia seeds, and unsweetened cranberry juice. It also requires the elimination of foods that feed the candida in the body. These include sugar, fruit, alcohol and grains.
When candida is left untreated, it causes an inflammatory immune response and creates holes in the intestinal lining, leading to leaky gut.
H. Pylori
In addition, bacteria called H. pylori are believed to be a contributing factor, and they are common in nearly two-thirds of the world’s population. (13) This unfriendly bacteria attacks the lining of the stomach; left untreated, these germs can lead to stomach ulcers.
Researchers found that once H. pylori was out of the body of study participants, their physical and psychological symptoms, including those from IBS, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, got well.