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From: andrea@hp-sdd.HP.COM (Andrea K. Frankel)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.misc
Subject: Re: Candida and non-yeast diets
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Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 18:34:08 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 30 18:34:08 1987
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In article <3190@sigi.Colorado.EDU> eddy@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Sean Eddy) writes:
>I've often heard talk about 'non-yeast' diets, and even saw
>a book in a bookstore that advocated staying away from yeast.
>My response has been to giggle that Candida (the infection-causing
>yeast) and Saccharomyces (includes baker's yeast and brewer's yeast)
>are very different beasts.
>
>But often when I have this response it's merely because I'm
>uninformed. Why should one expect that a Saccharomyces-free
>diet should help a Candida infection?

Regardless of what the books say, I think that the most important
aspect of these diets is actually the extremely low carbohydrate/no
simple sugars part (since Candida thrives when sugar levels go up -
some of us figured out long ago that cutting back on desserts helped
avoid recurrent vaginal yeast infections).  Avoiding other forms of
yeast is secondary, although avoiding baked goods would obviously cut
out alot of sugar in the diet!

In fact, I found absolutely no ill effects from baker's yeast, or from
whatever it is that is used to ferment vinegar, soy sauce, or miso.  I
do have problems with brewer's yeast, natto, and mushrooms.  Blue
cheese and brie are ok, camembert gives me problems.  Since the
distinctions are pretty specific, my conjecture is that the effects are
attributable to sensitivities to the specific metabolic byproducts or
characteristic proteins of these flora and fauna, since all food
sensitivities (as well as reactivity to solvent fumes, perfumes, smoke,
etc.) seem to be exacerbated during a Candida uprising.


Andrea Frankel, Hewlett-Packard (San Diego Division) (619) 592-4664
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