| Instances of food intolerances have become | | | | population. |
| more common in our modern society. One | | | | When you're on a yeast free diet you must avoid |
| intolerance that many people suffer from is yeast | | | | yeasty foods like bread and other pastries. You'll |
| intolerance. | | | | also need to avoid store-bought fermented foods |
| Yeast naturally grows in your intestinal tract along | | | | like vinegar, pickles, and sauerkraut. Most |
| with other micro-organisms. Normally the yeast | | | | condiments and salad dressings contain vinegar |
| population in your gut is kept down by the | | | | and should be avoided. Precooked and cured |
| bacteria it shares the space with. If something | | | | meats are often contaminated with mold and |
| happens to decrease that bacterial population then | | | | must be avoided. You should also avoid |
| the yeast has room to multiply. The bacteria in | | | | mushrooms. |
| your digestive tract can die from taking a course | | | | Sugar feeds yeast. You need to avoid sweet |
| of antibiotics, taking birth control pills, illness or | | | | foods on this diet. You should avoid sugar in all |
| injury. In order to heal your digestive system and | | | | forms this includes white sugar, brown sugar, |
| cure your yeast intolerance you need to kill off | | | | powdered sugar and raw sugar. You should also |
| the excess yeast in your gut and replace it with | | | | avoid high fructose corn syrup, honey, maple |
| friendly bacteria. | | | | syrup and agave nectar. If you want something |
| When you first start getting an imbalance in your | | | | sweet try using Stevia as a sweetener. |
| digestive tract you may notice some digestive | | | | Fruits that are very sweet like bananas and |
| symptoms like diarrhea, gas, bloating or even | | | | oranges need to be avoided too. You should also |
| constipation. As the yeast population increases the | | | | avoid dried and canned fruits. You can eat |
| amount of nourishment your intestines can absorb | | | | moderately sweet fruits like apples, pears, |
| decreases and you'll notice that you feel hunger, | | | | apricots, and berries. |
| crave sweets and carbs, feel fatigued, and fuzzy | | | | Simple carbohydrates like pasta, white flour and |
| headed. These yeasts are also dumping a lot of | | | | white rice turn to sugar as soon as they hit the |
| toxins into your system that may make you | | | | system and must be avoided. You should eat |
| have headaches, joint and muscle pain, and even | | | | starchy vegetables like potatoes and carrots in |
| autoimmune diseases. | | | | moderation. You can also eat complex |
| If you have a problem with yeast you'll need to | | | | carbohydrates like brown rice, millet and barley in |
| restrict your diet to get this problem under | | | | moderation. |
| control. You should avoid foods that feed yeast. | | | | Now that you know some of the foods you need |
| This will starve the yeast killing them to make | | | | to avoid on a yeast free diet you're ready to |
| room for good healthy bacteria. Once you notice | | | | start planning meals. Planning meals and getting |
| the yeast dying off you should start to take a | | | | some snacks in the your cupboards that you can |
| high quality probiotic to rebuild the bacterial | | | | eat on this diet will help make sure you're success. |