Re: I think my 1 and 3 year olds have Candida. Need advice asap. Please help!

Okay, I can give you some recommendations based on Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine). Generally, they should be eating cooked food that is easy to digest, anything that will irritate the bowels is going to be problematic. Yes they may very well have candida, but candida is a symptom of the bacteria in the bowels being out of balance. An ideal breakfast could be something like cream of wheat, easy to digest, good for soothing the bowels (unlike other wheat has very low gluten content made from a different type of wheat), oatmeal is okay but may cause some bowel inflammation (I know we are told we need fiber for proper digestion but in many people it can cause more problems), I would avoid eggs for now, children this young are not able to digest these properly. Even fruit may be better cooked, especially apples and pears and generally I wouldn't overdo it on the fruit as some of these can also cause bowel irritation, see what the kids are asking for, if they are asking for a certain fruit give it to them, otherwise use in moderation. I don't see any reason why they cannot have a good amount of milk, can be very good for children this age, especially if they weren't breast fed, use only organic milk (I don't see why they can't have as much milk as they want as long as it doesn't cause gas or diarrhea, even if she eats less of other foods, milk could be very good for her) , yogurt and cottage cheese can also be good. Give them plenty of well cooked veggies, carrots and peas are great, also you can roast up some squash and mash it up for them, they may like this very much and its great for balancing the lower intestinal bacteria, all veggies should be steamed and well cooked so they are easy to digest, can add some butter or oil after cooking. Don't worry too much about adding new foods and new tastes, stick to what they enjoy, plain easy to digest foods is what they need right now. They don't need juice, in fact I would avoid it. It's great that you are avoiding giving them junk but your daughter's sweet cravings are coming from somewhere, you have to appease them in a good way, generally Sugar cravings mean that her body needs more simple easy to digest carbohydrates, plain white basmati rice could be something to use, as well as pasta is good for this kind of craving (most people don't realize that pasta made from 100% semolina is extremely healthy). I would avoid all beans for now as they can be extremely aggravating to the lower intestines, unless you can find mung beans which are good for the bowels. I know some of these suggestions go against traditional western nutritional ideas, we usually think of the main thing for digestive health to get more fiber and for some people this may be true, but according to your daughter's symptoms and her behavior also, the recommendations I gave you could be very helpful. Tweet