Hi - I am a longterm sufferer of thrush (probably related to weak immune system from CFS, also long-term stress and clinical depression) and I truly KNOW the suffering and would like to pass on the fruits of my knowledge. After a while I stopped bothering with Canesten as I would clear up and then a day after get another bout. Once during a bout, after 5 miserable days of itching and having eaten NO sugar or bread during this time I (by chance) ate a large portion of oily fish and the itching disappeared. I have since found that eating oily fish can clear up thrush. Now I am not so simple-minded to suggest this as a straight cure, However it is certainly true that eating Omega 3 as well as loads of B-vits gives your body those building blocks it needs to repair itself, and many of us in this modern age may be deficient in omega 3s and B-vits. Furthermore stress and depression simply swallow up omega3 and B-vits.

I now MANAGE my condition through diet and exercise: I exercise regularly if moderately (exercise really kickstarts the body to function better); I don't eat much bread (yeast), try very hard to eat little sugar; I eat 4 portions of oily fish a week (you probably need less); and eat loads of B-vitamin rich food eg. pulses, amaranth grain, spelt, rye, buckwheat. If I get a bout which is rare now, I immediately eat a portion of salmon and oatcakes spread with marmite. It works for me, I imagine it wont hurt to try it.

I sincerely hope this may help someone.