The irony here is that a good anti candida diet is simply a healthy diet if you balance it WELL and it is of no detriment whatsoever. It only appears so restrictive because our diets are so poor these days and you are right (bacon) about our cut and paste culture not helping, vaugeness aplenty. There is a lot of sceptisim about candida as there is insufficent evidence, this is understandable but regardless of whether it exists or not eating a healthy diet will make you feel better.
A good anti candida diet is how we should be eating anyway regardless as you only really need to avoid refinded sugar in all cases, additives and preservatives, yeast, caffeine, alcohol and some dairy (not all) to make a start. Keep carbohydrates at a sensible amount but in no way exclude altogether, eat lots of fresh vegetables, beans and lentils (ignore your pre-conceptions, they are every nice, Chickpeas, Butter Beans, Pinto Beans, Brown Lentils are all very nice if cooked correctly) and low sugar fruits in moderation (berries and apples are good, use lemon and lime as much as possible in cooking too), eat plenty of quality proteins and drink about 8 glasses of water a day and try herbal teas, they are very nice (Chamomile and Peppermint in particular are good). Hot water, ginger and lemon / lime is fantastic too (regardless of the reason as to why you may be drinking it).
Natrual yoghurt with pumpkin seeds / freshly cracked nuts (almonds / hazelnuts are good) is very nice good as it has no sugar and yoghurt contains pro-biotics, cottage cheese on rice cracker is also tasty too. Supplmentation can help but the diet itself is of paramount importance. You must make sure your diet is balanced and varied and if you can't stick to it it will simply mean that it will take longer to get better. REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALLERGIC TO THESE FOODS YOU ARE NOT EATING, YOU ARE SIMPLY NOT EATING THEM FOR A SHORT WHILE TO GET BETTER. The lenght of time it can take to get better will vary and can be a while if you are using a change in diet alone, maybe upto a year if not more. Some will suggest speeding up the process by using anti fungals but I wpuld suggest to research these throughly before deciding that they are right for you. Natrual anti fungals are a good idea and ibnclude garlic, onion, almonds (try almond butter but be careful it is very nice and a little addictive) and cocunut oil spring to mind.
Gluten can be tolerated by most people and you'll soon find out if your body is not producing the enzymes to digest it, keeping a food diary helps. I'm afraid bacon is very wrong with interpritation of intolernaces. It is a fact that some people are unbale to produce the digestive enzyme to break gluten down. This does not mean you are allergic to wheat however which is where the confusion lies. You would know immedialty if you were allergic to somethig as the reaction by the body is very different to that of an intolernace. If you do decide to remove wheat/gluten from your diet make sure yu replace it with gluten free grains such as Quinoa (use instead of cous cous) and Roasted Buckwheat (use in place of oats for a porridge).
I fail to understand why so many people are averse to a GOOD anti candida diet, it's just a healthy diet. Keep it nice and varied within those guidlines and over a period of time you will feel better and don't panic if one day you do not feel as good as you did the previous day.
If eating a healthy diet cannot improve your overall health then how at the same time can it be a bad idea.