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Nutrition and diet for thrush in men

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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Thrush in men is a rare disease, but it requires effort to get rid of it. Thrush significantly limits a man's vitality and requires treatment. The danger is that you can infect your partner.

In fact, the changes you need to make to your normal diet to achieve a yeast infection-reducing diet are surprisingly few. The principles you need to follow to achieve this goal are both easy to understand and easy to follow.

To optimize nutrition, you need to introduce all changes to your diet gradually. You need to eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible. It is worth starting to cook according to new recipes. It is recommended to find out the composition of products before including them in your diet. It is also important to calculate how much food is consumed. Both undereating and overeating are harmful. The diet should contain enough fiber. It is better to find a replacement for fatty foods.

The main principle is the gradual nature of all changes. Changes need to be made gradually and complicated. Since most of our habits have been acquired throughout our lives, it is impossible to get rid of them at once. The argument that the “love of fat”, inherent in our food culture, is explained by the pleasant taste and aroma of fatty dishes. But in fact, this is nothing more than a habit. Most of us grew up on fast food, on food that can be grabbed on the go – chips, fried potatoes, pies, drinks.

Most doctors and researchers agree that if changes are made gradually, there is a greater chance that they will become a permanent part of a person's life. In order to start eating healthier food, you need to gradually introduce a small number of new salads into your diet. You need to add new products to soups, main courses, salads, and even fried foods. At the same time, you can gradually reduce the amount and frequency of consumption of familiar dishes and products. Within a few months, the family will get used to new dishes and products. Once you get used to such a diet, you need to gradually increase the amount of such products and the frequency of their use.

Diet menu for a week for thrush in men

Below is an approximate menu for a week for a man suffering from thrush. The menu is designed for 5 meals, because it is better to eat often, but in small portions.

  • Monday
    • Meal 1: Baked apple, bun with butter, grapefruit juice.
    • 2nd meal: Low-fat cottage cheese or cheese, croutons, semolina porridge. Kissel.
    • Meal 3: Soup with meatballs, stale bread with green salad. Tea.
    • Meal 4: Sliced cucumbers and tomatoes, steamed cutlet, mashed potatoes. Coffee.
    • Meal 5: Pear or fresh peach, fruit juice.
  • Tuesday
    • Meal 1: Sweet and sour vegetables with cream, kefir.
    • 2nd course: Cabbage soup with fresh cabbage
    • Meal 3: Boiled rice, stewed fish.
    • 4th course: Blueberry sherbet, compote.
    • Meal 5: Toast from a bun with boiled sausage and processed cheese, orange juice.
  • Wednesday
    • 1 meal: Omelette with ham, finely chopped pepper, radish. Cocoa.
    • Meal 2: Greek salad, toast of black bread, glass of skim milk.
    • 3rd meal: Green borscht, white bread. Tea.
    • 4th course: Potatoes in their skins, boiled chicken breast with white sauce. Tomato juice.
    • Meal 5: Cabbage rolls, a piece of bread, cold milk with strawberries.
  • Thursday
    • 1 meal: Wheat porridge, apple juice.
    • 2nd course: Boiled fish with mustard. Tomato stuffed with cheese and sour cream. A piece of bread. Tomato juice.
    • Meal 3: Buckwheat soup. Bun. Tea.
    • Meal 4: Chicken casserole, chicory.
    • Meal 5: Apple, cold tea with lemon.
  • Friday
    • Meal 1: Carrot and cabbage salad, boiled egg. Coffee.
    • Meal 2: Vegetable soup, toast from a stale bun. Mineral water.
    • Meal 3: Noodles with liver, carrot salad. Orange juice.
    • Meal 4: A piece of pineapple, cookies, tea.
    • Meal 5: Roast beef on rye bread, tomato. Tea.
  • Saturday
    • Meal 1: Oatmeal with pieces of fruit, milk.
    • 2nd meal: Tangerines, cottage cheese, tea.
    • 3rd meal: Solyanka, a piece of bread, tea.
    • Meal 4: Mashed potatoes, chicken cutlets. Coffee
    • Meal 5: Stewed cabbage, bread. Tea.
  • Sunday
    • Meal 1: A slice of pizza, tea.
    • 2nd meal: Beetroot salad, bread, fried sausage. Tea.
    • Meal 3: Noodle soup, vegetable sandwich. Compote.
    • Meal 4: Vegetable omelette, carrots with pieces of pickled vegetables. Tea.
    • Meal 5: Spaghetti with cauliflower, tea.

What should men not do if they have thrush?

If you have thrush, you should not eat fatty, spicy, smoked foods. Dairy and fermented milk products will also not be beneficial, since they will act as a breeding ground for the Candida fungus, which is the causative agent of the disease. You should also not overwork, overcool, or abuse alcohol. It is not recommended to have sex, since there is a risk of infecting your partner (or you need to be treated together).

Alcohol for thrush in men

Alcohol can be consumed in moderation. It should never be abused. It is not recommended to drink wine, beer and other low-alcohol products, and beverages that are formed as a result of fermentation. This is due to the fact that the products formed in these products act as a nutrient medium that promotes the development and further reproduction of microorganisms. In addition, these substances trigger fermentation processes in the body, which also promotes the activation of pathogenic microflora, which is the causative agent of thrush.

It is recommended to drink strong drinks such as cognac, vodka, tinctures (especially on plant extracts). Absinthe and alcohol have a positive effect on treatment. This is due to the fact that alcoholic drinks (with a strength of over 40 degrees) have antibacterial agents, killing pathogenic microorganisms and normalizing normal microflora.

Alcohol should only be excluded when taking antibiotics or antifungal treatment, since alcohol in combination with these drugs causes intoxication of the body.

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