If you have chronic yeast infections and cannot find the reason why, you may want to investigate if any of the below are taken with regularity. As per Ayurveda, indulgence in these foods and habits may contribute to your recurrent yeast infections.
Foods
Overconsumption of heavy, cold, oily, watery foods, like:
- Potatoes
- Meat at night
- Too much meat
- Leftover food, 24 hours or older
- Too much sugar
- Refined flour products, like white bread..etc.
- Raw foods, like salads
- Cold foods & drinks
- Packaged frozen foods
- Canned food
- Packaged food
- Mushrooms
- Nato, tempeh -fermented soybeans
- Tofu
- Seitan -wheat gluten protein source
- Fermented foods/pickles
- Yeasty bread/pastries
- Yogurt @ night, or w/fruit, or w/meat
- Cheese
- Pudding
- Tapioca
Habits
- Snacking
- Eating again before previous meal is digested
- Eating heavy meals after sunset
- Daytime sleeping
- Sleeping past 6AM
- Following a winter diet year round
- Excessive restaurant food
- Lack of exercise
- Smoking
- Alcohol
Other
- Intercourse w/a new partner
- Allergy to condom
- Faecal matter entering the vaginal canal
- Lack of hygienic care, either body or clothing
- Sensitivity to polyester underwear
- Lack of airflow
- Constricting clothing
- Optimal combination of both moisture and warmth to encourage growth
- Dirty hands or nails
- Low immunity
- Post antibiotic response
Information shared here is not meant to diagnose, treat or replace the advice of a medical doctor.