In hindsight, I too have determined candida has been plaguing me most of my life: though it started in childhood I had no idea what feeling normal felt like so it took a severe digestive disorder to finally reveal candida to me. Sorry you have had a similar experience. I also embrace candida is a symptom of some other system imbalance rather than a stand alone illness. many of these other system dysfunctions mirror candida symptoms so, which are really candida symptoms or, rather symptoms from the other maladies associated with candida? dunno.. However, there treatment of any one is intertwined with similar protocols which are built into a comprehensive candida protocol.

I would suggest reseraching a comprehensive candida treatment protocol such as www.thecandidadiet.com/forum/yaf_postst4622_Useful-Links-and-Forum-Posts.aspx which is about the most thorough protocol I have stumbled across. Every link within the protocol is designed to answer and address most symptoms/conditions and has built into it addressing co-factor conditions such as adrenal fatigue/hypothyroid, etc....Albeit sublty but, it's there if you know what you are looking for.  Diet is one of several pillars required to effectively treat candida - any one of which on their own simply isn't enough to adress the condition.  In fact, going on a restricted diet without supplements may acutally make one sicker than nvere goign on the diet in the first place. There's a lot of research behind this protocol and I suggest printing out all the links within the comprehensive protocol and fine tooth combing them to ensure you are prepared for the particular treatment stages (the entire protocol comes out ot a half inch stack of paper, I know I've printed it out).

It's hard to determine what is die-off ill effects or just plain making yourself sicker which isn't healing. Vision issues and tinitus (ringing in the ears) are common candida symptoms. Why, I don't know but, have experienced both. i have also uncovered a new virus i had never heard of which cropped up in recent testing which seems to be very common with candida - more tail chasing of what came first scenarios but, as I learn more about it I will be posting to make sure others are aware of it as well. Apparently, 60% - 80% of the public has been exposed or are carriers but, it lay dormant unless there is a compromised immune system: one of the key symptoms of this virus is blurry vision which i suffer seemingly more than most candida people confirm in their case: and it's said to be correctable through treating this virus!! Fighting candida and associated maladies compromises the immune system and the endocrine systems (adrenal/thyroids) since they are major regulators of the immune system. Just another interesting development in my research/seeking trying to unravel my own healing path. Open on door of thought and it leads to several more rabbit holes to climb through.

Some fats are acutally antiinflammatory so you can always check with nutritiondata.self.com/ to double check - for instance they show rice to be inflammatory. The probiotic you are taking even though it has 25 billion vcount only has two strains - there are much better probiotics with quadruple the number of strains which thecandidadiet protocol details good options to consider.  There are good fats and bad fats: you can't be sacred of all fats but, educated yourself so you can make the proper decisions for yourself.

I feel your confusion in trying to sort out all the mis-information regarding candida - thus why I suggest divign into the forum linked above which will help shorten your learning curve. You've suffered enough, why not take some of the guess work out of it and go with a effectively proven comprehensive protocol where you can share with others who are on the precise same protocol? They will also explain how to lessed die-off symptoms to help you identify healing crises over back slidding ill effects.

Blessings and wish you nothing but, healing graces along our journey.