At least switch to vodka or something like that. Wine and beer are the worst for candida problems.
Good luck

The only time i "really" feel good is when i drink. Here is my story. I didn't drink for like 6 months. I had a few Vodka waters one night, like 4 to be exact. Felt like crap and got sick afterwards. Swore it off. About 2 months later i drank again at a wedding. Didn't get sick at all. Didn't really drink that much for the next 4 months. Maybe here or there. 2 possibley three a night when i did drink. Decided it sucks not to drink all the time, so i started drinking on weekends and either my body got use to it, or my digestion got stronger as alcohol doesnt bother me at all anymore. I figure if i am going to feel like crap all the time i might as well have some fun and have a few drinks. I usually drink Vodka 7's and have even had a few beers. I think though if i went overboard on the beer i would feel it and to be honest i try and avoid beer. I also figure i give up all enjoyable stuff during the week that the Sugar in the 7 up wont kill me. Another thing i found out is Vodka gives you no hangover what so ever. Thats just my story. I know i might get lambasted but i decided its whats best for me and as we all know EVERYONE is different.

Especially then you have to leave it. Candida is fed from this. If you want to get rid of it - leave it.
Other people have other enormous cravings (like me with breads). This is always a sign that you have Candida.
Guess you have to be really strong if you want to get rid of Candida. Everytime you have a glass it destroys all your "good work".

I used to be addicted to coffee - 1-2 liters a day.
It was so hard to quit. Now I feel much better without it and drink decaf - which I never thought I would.
Maybe try to find a tasty substitute without alcohol.
And if I was you I would try to find out (phsychologically) why you just feel good with alcohol - maybe when you find out, the reason and the alc is easier to battle against.

Good luck,

E.E.

you might not be able to break down the gluten in alcohol. As you know gluten is tough on the intestines and causes damage. Alcohol has aldehydes in it as well and some people have a tough time breaking that down as well.

you need to discipline yourself. After you get better you'll be able to have the occasional drink

What about ginger beer made from kefir grains?

I've never tried it, but I read it is made from ginger, lemon juice and sugar. If it is fermented long enough, it shouldn't be too high in sugar... it would contain beneficial yeasts and bacterias, lemon and ginger are very beneficial by themselves, it makes a carbonated drink. I dunno how high the alcohol content would be, i.e. would it be satisfying...

I believe that alcoholic beverages made the more traditional ways are not unhealthy, and can have some probiotic benefits.

At a bad time in my life when I was really stressed I tried St. John's wort and that stuff is a miracle pill. Makes you feel relaxed and calm and the effect lasts and lasts and is not fleeting like alcohol. You take some and you are good for the whole day. Worries are no bother, stress rolls right off your back. You just feel so serene.

A craving for alcohol should be a red light for many reasons. Either you crave or the candida craves the sugar, or the acetaldehyde poisons, etc. Candida will lead you to your own demise. Just like smoking, is not the answer, it is only prolonging the enevitable and may add a good bit to your problems.

I know people feel this board has a tendency towards being severe. The truth is that you can and will get mighty sick from candida. So sick in fact that you cannot think at all, go to work anymore and feel so ill you think you might be dying. I am NOT exagerating. I am certainly not going to preach here. But I feel it is important to warn you that candida, if you have it, will NOT go away on its own , WILL get worse, WILL get harder and harder to get rid of as more time passes, and you are playing with fire. I lost an entire year off my life nursing myself back to health. I was very very ill and am still battling hard against this thing. And believe me , the reason for the diet being so strict for some of us is because of how sick we have gotten. If you are one of those people that can question the diet, then you are NOT that sick. Those of us that have sworn off everyhing have done so because we absolutely had to. If you drank some alcohol and then you were sick afterwards for weeks ( yes, that's right I said weeks), you certainly would think twice before doing it again. Well, that is the position some of us are in. It is not simply because we choose not to eat anything, we have literally been left no choice. When you eat something that feeds the candida and wind up having anxiety attacks day and night, for days on end , no sleep , can't work or function your attitude towards food changes...rapidly. You no longer eat to enjoy , you eat to sustain yourself while you regain your health.

Hope this makes sense. We are not on strict diets for no reason, but because our body has responded severly because of candida. Believe me , if the repercussions were not all that bad I would be eating pizza and chocolate chip cookies right now.