By Angie Lindsey
A friend of mine discovered her candida when she was nursing her third child, so she did candida treatment right then. She cut out everything and in the end (11 months later) had to wean because she just wasn't making it on what she could eat. That was two months ago and she still miss nursing her so badly. Even though she was
physically feeling better, she didn't realize how much mood had changed. After she had weaned her daughter, she went on a major eating binge and ate everything that she hadn't been able to eat for the last 11 months.
Her husband was amazed at how "happy" she was all of a sudden. The diet had been extremely frustrating and limiting. She ate a lot of meat and fish. Extra protein is always good for a nursing mother. She also ate a lot of veggies and even bought herself a juicer. The problem was, though, that many of the veggies she loves made her daughter gassy and even more frustrations. She was already lactose intolerant so dairy was already out of her diet. Some people can tolerate sweet potatoes, too. She could for a while, but eventually became intolerant to them. She also did some different beans occasionally.
Anyway, whatever you eat, be sure to take a good prenatal vitamin. I love Rainbow Light's line. I know that you can safely take GSE while nursing. Take 10 drops twice a day. I am sure that there are lots of other things that are "safe" to take while nursing, but I personally won't take anything except a few selected herbs while nursing. Candida is extremely frustrating, but nursing adds a whole new twist.
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