I had it really badly on the nipples with breastfeeding (bleeding nipples for 4 months etc) and since then am extremely prone to the more usual variety. When Flucanazole didn't work this diet did - but it's quite severe.
The things NOT to eat
Sugar and foods containing sugar - white sugar, brown sugar, sucorse, fructose, glucose, dextrose, corn syrup, maltose, caramel, golden syrup, treacle, molasses, maple sytrup, honey, sweets, chocolate, marzipan, icing, desserts and puddings, ice cream, cakes and biscuits, soft drinks including squash and all canned drinks, bottle ketchup, chutneys, ice creams and any hidden sugars in processed foods. (if it tastes sweet don't eat it)
Yeast and all foods containing yeast or derived from it. This includes bread and even most pitta breads, foods coated in breadcrumbs, most pizza bases, Marmite, Vecon, Bovril, Oxo, monosodium glutonate, citirc acid and vitamin tablets unless "yeast free stated. (Use Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon for stock as this is yeast free).
Refined grains - white flour, granary flour, and brown flour (which are white flour with bran and grains added), white rice, white pasta, cornflour, custard powder, cornflakes and cereals unless "whole grain" is stated (Use potato flour as a thickener)
Mala and malted products. Some cereals i.e. Weetabix, brown Ryvita, granary bread, malted drinks like Ovaltine, Horlicks and Caro.
Fermented products - alcoholic drinks, ginger beer, vinegar and all foods cotnaining vinegar (ketchups, pickles, salad creams, baked beans), soya sauce.
Cows milk and most milk product including cream and cheese (Cottage chees and live natural yoghurt are allowed)
Concentrated fruit juices and any cooked fruit eg stewed with sugar, jam marmalade. Peel all fruit.
Dried fruits - prunes, figs raisins, sultanans, dried bananas apricots etc.
Nuts - unless freshly cracked. Avoid peanuts and peanut butter which support the growth of mould.
Smoked or cured fish and meat including ham, bacon, smoked mackerel and smoked salmon.
Preservatives - these are frequently derived from yeasts or introduce a chemical substance to the body.
Mushrooms
Tea and coffee. Drink herbal teas or Barlecup
Hot spices - the irritate the lining of the intestine
THINGS YOU CAN EAT. The sheet actually says "enjoy" before each line but I'll leave that out because half this stuff I'm not sure how the word "enjoy" can be associated with it!
Yeast-free bread made with wholewheat glour or other grains, i.e. soda bread or sourdough rye. Village Bakery (at waitrose) or a very good rye loaf
Rice cakes, oak cakes (malt free), original Ryvita ( not brown, it is malted), Ryvita with sesame seeds, wholemeal crsipbreads (read labels carefully).
Pastry made with wholemeal flour or other grains
Soya milk (sugar free), Rice milk (Rice Dream) or coconut milk (diluted one quarter with water). You will quickly adapt to it on cereal and when cooked with oats or rice it becomes really creamy
Unhydrogenated margarines - Vitasieg or Vitaquell
Plain natural yoghurt - any 'live' variety
Cottage Cheese
Free range eggs
Salad - at least one large plate a day - make dressing out of olive oil and lemon juice, garlic and mixed herbs
Vegetables - eaten raw, steamed or stir fried
Avocados
Potatoes - cooked in many different ways. Lightly salted plain crisps are ok
Fruit - only after a couple fo weeks. Moderate amounts i.e. 3 pieces a day all must be peeled including apples, pears and other hard fruits
Other wholegrains for variety - brown rice, wild rice, millet, oats, buckwheat, barley, rye, Wholemeal pasta, rice pasta spelt pasta, corn pasta.
Fish, seafood, chicken and game. Red meat should be kept to a minimum and preferably organic
Herbs and mild spices i.e. cumin, coriander and tumeric
Drinks - herb teas, camomile tea, mint, ginger, cinnamon, ginseng, Rooibosch tea, hot water with a slice of lemon, Barleycup, V8 vegetable juice, still bottled mineral water, filtered tap water
Onions and garlic - obth of which are highly effective anti-fungal agents
Nuts and seeds - freshly shelled eg coconut, almond, cashew. Seeds - sunflower, pumpkin, and sesame. Avoid peanuts and pistachios
Pulses - beans, lentils, chick peas, i.e. humous
Extra virgin olive oil - use in dressings and to cook with. Avoid all refined oils i.e. any that look bright yellow on the supermarket shelves.
GOOD LUCK It started working for me in a couple of weeks and a less strict version usually keeps it at bay