Care should also be taken to avoid melons, cheese, peanuts and dried fruits like dates and raisins. Doctors recommend taking an alkaline diet to maintain the correct pH balance and prevent the growth and for the removal of the yeast. Advised food products include yogurt (unsweetened) and other probiotic substances to maintain the balance between the good bacteria and the bad yeasts. People may also take laxatives to aid the healing process. A teaspoon of oregano oil or grapefruit oil taken with the laxative has been known to work miracles!