This is becoming quite an exploration into Candida, so I felt to add some important background (for those new to the thread, you will find some great feedback and sharings above).

What is Candida?
It's a fungus, that is a form of yeast, which naturally exists in the gut and in small quantities the mouth. It aids in digestion and nutrient absorption. However, due to the typical unhealthy lifestyles people live, it gets out of control, can break down the walls of the intestine and cause many digestive and health problems including leaky gut. When out of control, it can lead to severe tiredness, depression, and strong sweet food cravings. I believe a lot of people on a regular diet probably have it to varying degrees.

How do you get candida overgrowth?
Here are the typical causes:

- Eating a diet high in refined carbohydrates and sugar (which feed the yeast)
- Consuming a lot of alcohol
- Taking oral contraceptives
- Living a high-stress lifestyle
- Taking antibiotics that kill off too much friendly bacteria
- Eating a diet that is too high in beneficial fermented foods like Kombucha, sauerkraut and pickles (While fermented foods are great for your "good" bacteria, unfortunately, the "bad" bacteria also feed off these foods)

Here are 10 common candida symptoms

- Skin and nail fungal infections (such as athlete’s foot or toenail fungus)
- Feeling tired and worn down or suffering from chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia
- Digestive issues such as bloating, constipation, or diarrhea (and including mouth ulcers)
- Autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcerative colitis, Lupus, Psoriasis, Scleroderma or Multiple sclerosis
- Difficulty concentrating, poor memory, lack of focus, ADD, ADHD and brain fog
- Skin issues such as eczema, psoriasis, hives, and rashes
- Irritability, mood swings, anxiety, or depression
- Vaginal infections, urinary tract infections, rectal itching or vaginal itching
- Severe seasonal allergies or itchy ears
- Strong sugar and refined carbohydrate cravings

The Good News!
The good news is that you can overcome it by moving to a healthy plant based diet. Although in the beginning, if you notice these kinds of symptoms, it is most advisable to take some of the other precautions spoken of in this thread:

- cutting out refined sugar
- cutting down on fruit (some suggest cutting it out completely, but I've found greatly reducing it is sufficient. Be wary of fermenting fruits like peaches, plums, mangoes, papayas, strawberries and melons. Although when cured, eating them on their own will be fine)
- cut out alcohol, yeast and mushrooms
- reduce carbohydrates (like potatoes)
- use coconut oil to break down carbohydrates
- use diluted apple cider vinegar to break down candida
- daily use of garlic
- build friendly microbiotics (using for example Acidophilus)

(with regards the last point, I know Kombucha is becoming quite popular to build friendly biotics, but my own intuition has told me that over use is not a good thing, for the reasons outlined above).

I found this website quite useful...Mindbodygreen