Sweeteners, Yeast, and Dairy Products

August 2nd, 2010 · 11:44 PM

I would like to know more about sweeteners, yeast, dairy products and why they would be something that should be taken away.

Yeast–Candida and other yeast organisms are natural inhabitants of the intestinal and vaginal tracts. The several pounds of healthy bacteria that we have in the gut keep the yeast under control. When we take multiple antibiotics for any reason, the good bacteria in the gut diminish, thereby permitting the yeast to get stronger and morph into a more aggressive organism.

There are other reasons for this change to take place, such as a compromised immune system, but antibiotic use is the most common trigger.

Sugar,
fruit and
yeast (like in bread or beer)

feed the candida and make it stronger. The typical symptoms of vaginal yeast is itching, burning, and perhaps a discharge. This is often treated with local creams. The typical symptoms of intestinal candida are

gas,
bloating,
rectal itching, especially after eating sugar.

As candida gets stronger, it will invade the gut wall and spread through the bloodstream to the body. Now it becomes strong enough to release a toxin that will cause an endless array of symptoms–

headaches,
malaise,
tiredness and weakness,
muscle and joint aches,
chronic sinusitis (which is treated with more antibiotics), along with all the symptoms already mentioned.

As the gut gets more inflamed, it opens up space between the wall, permitting partially digested food to get in contact with the immune system, causing food allergies on top of everything else. This is called leaky gut. In the absence of any candida symptoms, yeast in breads and cooking will be well tolerated, and unless you are allergic to it, there would be no reason to remove it from your diet.

Tags: Candida, inflammation, muscle aches, sinusitis, sugar, weakness, yeast infections

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