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Is Erythritol OK For Candida?

2,757 views · Published 11 October 2017 · 4:18 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: CanXida · 2017 · Education

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Erythritol is a common sugar alternative these days, like Xylitol. I'm no fan of these fake sugars as they confuse the brain, watch the video and I'll explain the consequences of eating this junk.

We're going to be talking about a fake sugar. You've probably heard the word ìfake newsî and fake this and fake that. Erythritol is a fake sugar. The question I got from a viewer today through our YouTube channel is ìEric, is erythritol okay for Candida? Can I have erythritol on the Candida diet?

You can if you like fake stuff. I'm not really into fake things. I like real food. When you're looking at different kinds of sugars like erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, all those kinds of things, those are basically manmade fake sugars. Often they're made from things like corn starch. They'll actually ferment these starches and get these sugar alcohols from these starches. 

A lot of people like erythritol like xylitol because it's ñ I think erythritol is a lot less sweet than sugar. I think it's about 60 to 70 percent as sweet as raw cane sugar and it doesn't really get absorbed so much in the body. It actually gets passed out through the urine. Probably a good 80 to 90 percent of it in the small intestine gets absorbed into the bloodstream and then excreted out through the urine. Only a small percentage will go down to the colon.

 A small, but significant percentage for people with irritable bowel syndrome or diarrhea, bloating, gas, people like that. If you've got a bit of a gut issue, don't eat this stuff. It's fake! Why would you eat fake sugar? It's fake! Do you like fake people in your life? I don't like fake people. I don't like fake foods. Erythritol is a fake food. Don't eat fake foods. Ok? It's not a good idea. Why do you want to sweeten everything up all the time? 

I've got patients who say to me, ìEric, I want something sweet in my life. I want to put some sweet stuff in my food.î Isn't your life sweet enough as it is? For goodness sakes. Why do you want to put sugar in foods? Why do you want to bake with sugars? Why do you want to bake with fake sugars? A significant percentage of people I know who eat these fake sugars end up with gas, bloating, diarrhea. They feel sick. Keep away from this crap.

While it is true that many people with Candida can tolerate xylitol and mannitol and sorbitol and erythritol, many people can't. And particularly people who are transitioning from a very bad gut into a good gut. If developing a very, very good digestive tract is important to you as it is to me, avoid this crap. That's one of the reasons you won't see me eating chewing gum or eating a lot of supermarket foods. It's estimate up to 60 to 70 percent of foods now in the supermarket contain these fake sugars. Don't even get me started on the high fructose corn syrup. I've done a video on that stuff. That's just pure evil. Evil incarnate. Don't touch that stuff at all. 

A lot of foods have got this high fructose in them. Those sort of sugars really mess with your hormones. Erythritol can also give you a feeling that you haven't had quite enough sugar to eat because it won't induce an insulin response. When you eat sugar, your blood sugar goes up, insulin is produced, your blood sugar goes down. 

When you have erythritol, it doesn't induce a glycemic response because it's ì0î on the glycemic index. You can have it and it's sweet and then you want more and then you want more and then you want more. And often it's the junk that you eat associated with these fake sugars that causes the problem because you can't stop eating! And we all know what happens to people who can't stop eating. They end up getting sick and fat and tired and end up in chronic health. 

Do yourself a favor and try not to become a person who thinks that fake sugars are better than eating things like white sugar or molasses or syrups like that. I kicked sugar out of my life years ago and I prefer bitter and sour foods. I prefer more natural flavors. When you become a person who likes natural things, you tend to get away from fake things. Give a go. It's always worked for me.
Thanks for tuning in.

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