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Friday, December 25, 2009

Yeast-Free Diets - Do I Need to Follow a Gluten-Free Diet?

By Matt Bournston

If you have recently started on a yeast free diet or are thinking of starting one, you may also be wondering about gluten. You've probably heard the term "gluten free diet", and you wonder whether it applies to your own situation. Many people who avoid yeast also avoid gluten as well. But do you have to avoid gluten just because you're avoiding yeast?

Well, the thing is you see, they are actually two completely separate food intolerances, so a person can be intolerant to one without being intolerant to the other. Also, some foods contain gluten but do not contain yeast. an example of this is whole wheat pasta, which is made from wheat but doesn't have the yeast that bread has to make it rise.

But the thing is, many foods that you find in health food shops that are gluten free are also yeast free. This is because health food companies want to be able to sell their special foods to as many people as they can, so by making them free from common allergens, many people with food intolerances can eat them. Also, for me personally, I find that I react worse when I eat foods that contain both yeast and gluten than when I eat food that just contains one of them.

You also need to consider the possibility that you may actually be intolerant to both. For example, if you find that you can't tolerate bread, then it may be both the yeast and the gluten together which are causing the most problems for your health. But once you get yourself into that mind set of always buying special "free from" foods in health food shops, you will find it much easier to cope with your food intolerance.

And the great news is: there are many gluten and yeast free breads available in health food shops these days. And if you're not quite happy with those, you can always make your own at home, using special yeast free bread recipes. - 17273

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