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My yeast infection is caused by too much sugar..when do i know for sure it's ok to eat sugar again safely?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

It's not: Caused by sugar, no evidence supports this.

Dr Brown-Puryear agreed

Answered 4/5/2013

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