I'm sorry for being the bearer of bad news but this is not going to solve anything. It is only going to cause the break up of your muscle which will most likely cause you to be more prone to gaining weight!

The cause of your problems ie a bacteria is not going to be affected by doing this. BTW Candida can take up residence with these bacteria in their biofilm.

You have to defeat the biofilm and bacteria before you will be free of candida and all the rest of it.

If your bowel is loose because of IBS then try taking some Calcium. IBS is due to the bacterial infections affect on the nervous system which as well as altering stomach function, so it can live, also affects the transverse colon which is where the IBS comes from.

What you are doing will not solve anything IMO. They are far more resistant than that.

I am not an expert, I'm on Day 2 of my second ever fast, I previously fasted for 19 days about 1.5 years ago. I didn't have leaky gut, but I did have some stomach/digestion/heartburn issues that caused some unpleasant symptoms. My fast resolved that issue and I haven't had a problem since.

And again, not an expert, but that was my experience, all the best to you.

I have successfully done my own gut health candida protocol.

I cut ALL grains (rice, flour, bread, pasta, everything!), refs no yeasted things... and all simple carbs COMPLETELY (tomatoes, fruit, starchy veg, beetroot! Eating mostly raw and lightly cooked foods and CHEW reeeeeaaally good. NO dairy, no fermented olives, mushroom, pickles and the like. Limited meat, lentils.. mainly veg and FAT! yes coconut oil, butter, allowed. I allowed carrots, some pumpkin and some sweet potato.. but limited the latter two - Carrot was an exception for its anti-bug abilities.


Drank organ oil in water and swallowed garlic first up in the morning.

I would make a delicious breakfast of:

1-2 grated carrots, pepitas, sunflower seeds, whatever other nuts I had, two TB coconut oil, fresh grated and powdered ginger, and a dash of lemon. Dear Lord that was the best breakfast. It sustained me for hours, it cleansed me, and the grated carrot and pepitas took care of parasites/bugs. mixed into a breakfast salad type raw grain free muesli

Flush with plenty of water and do basic physical exercise... in my case it was shovelling my cows excrement for a few hours a day.

for lunch I would have a big 'ol raw salad. sometimes adding a boiled egg. I sprouted whatever I could and added it in

Stay like that for 6 weeks.

After this time I was in prime health.

No need to fast to get rid of candida and thrush! you can eat your way healthy with that... I generally eat like this... I did add back fruit very cautiously, and the other starchy guys....

I occasionally add the odd grains, all organic and wholegrain... But I know my limits and to generally balance myself.

Never store bought bread... If I must have bread (once every 3 months), I bake sourdough or just flatbread out of organic spelt. NEVER eat commercial yeast... ew

I used to do short fasts to reduce the discomfort in my liver which I attributed to candida overgrowth. Of course it could of been something else but it always did the trick and that's what counts. After decades of screwing around with diet and supplements to try unsuccessfully to kill candida I finally brought in "Atilla the Hun", otherwise known as the Candida Zapper. Bye=bye candida diets and goodbye candida! I don't splurg on Sugar now but I eat regular jelly on bread every day, sometimes as many as 5 slices! :-)

Wow! Great job for completing 24 days. Yes, fast will help all your issues. But when you refeed make sure you do not consume any sugary foods, these buggers can return quickly.

You have had good advice about Candida from many posters above.

Archus