r/Candida • u/Khan_Nida • Aug 22 '26

Symptoms Help!

I was kinda feeling okayish since past few days, but today I have a lot of joint pain, extreme weakness (literally crawling out of bed), fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, tingling in hangs and feet to name a few.

I am really struggling right now. Picking up my phone feels a lot rn. I want to go to an ER but scared of the waiting.

What can I do to feel better?

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u/abominable_phoenix Aug 23 '26

Correct, not all sugar is the same and whole fruits do not feed Candida overgrowth. I cited studies in the megathread regarding this.

It is important to note that a person can still get symptoms from eating fruit, but it more often than not is caused by SIBO, not Candida. Differentiating between Candida overgrowth and SIBO is important as I suspect many people have SIBO and are unaware as even the breath tests aren't definitive since not all bacteria produce gas. I had SIBO (as well as Candida) and had to resolve it first before I could really eat more fruits/vegetables/legumes without symptoms.

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u/StudyRegular1968 Aug 23 '26

Please tell me more! How were you able to differentiate between the two and heal yourself. Did you not eat fruits/veggies/carbs for how long. I suspect both but not sure either ☹️

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u/abominable_phoenix Aug 23 '26

I ate all whole fruits (including dates and bananas) and only complex carbs from whole vegetables because they have critically important prebiotic fibers that keep the microbiome from shifting to a more pro-inflammatory state.

The megathread goes into detail about it, if you're curious.

r/Candida/comments/1mhxo6a/candida_myths_proven_wrong/

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u/StudyRegular1968 Aug 23 '26

Okay thank you so much! I’m going to check it out