I Feel Horrible After Eating Gf Bread

[steve-o]

Over the past couple weeks, I've made 3 loaves of gluten-free bread, using various gluten-free bread mixes. The mixes have all been dairy free too.

Every time I eat any of these gluten-free breads, I get really tired, really bad brain fog, some mild nausea, and a ton of gas pressure in my tummy.

I've also noticed that these symptoms are worst when I first eat the bread, shortly after it comes out of the oven. When I eat it the following day, the symptoms aren't as bad.

Has anybody else experienced this? The only thing I can think it might be is the yeast?

I've read about things like candida and bacterial overgrowth...but I've had a hard time finding any websites with reliable info. It seems like the only websites I can find that discuss candida, are trying to sell me something to "cure" it.

Can anybody tell me what type of test can be done to check for candida? I have an appointment with an allergist in a couple weeks to get tested for food allergies, but I'm not sure if theres a yeast allergy test?

Also, has anybody had positive experiences with any type of treatment for candida, or any of the products that claim to help?

Thanks!

Steve

[judy05]

Hi Steve-o

I just got my test results back from York labs. I have an intolerance to yeast which really shouldn't have been a surprise to me because I always had a reaction to mold on my allergy tests. So far I have been successful in avoiding it. I know there are yeast free, gluten free breads but I haven't tried them. Good luck to you!

[Guest nini]

There is a yeast free gluten free bread mix by Orgran (from Australia) that was surprisingly decent.

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[tammy]

Hi,

Yes, I have very similar reactions when I eat gluten-free bread. I am most certain that the yeast and natural sugars in the bread add to my candida problem. Enterolab offers tests for Candida and Yeast. But the thing to consider is that every body needs a healthy amount of yeast in their GI tract. Finding your personal balance is key.

I will avoid the gluten-free bread and go back to making my own Roti (Indian Flat Bread) they do not contain anything but water and gluten-free flours.

[moving on]

Steve, do the mixes all have fava bean or garfava bean flour? I experience very similar symptoms from fava bean flours but am able to tolerate other bean flours.

[steve-o]

Thanks for all your replies and insight.

I checked the ingredients on two of the mixes which bothered me:

1) INGREDIENTS: Maize Starch, Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Guar Gum, E 464 (Thickener), Dextrose, Monopotassium Tartrate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt, yeast

2) Ingredients: White Rice Flour, Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Soy, Sugar, Xanthan Gum, Salt and Gluten-Free Yeast Packet

So it doesn't look like the bean flours apply in my case, but likewise, maybe I am sensitive to one of the other ingredients? I have an appointment with an allergist soon to get tested for food sensitivities, so hopefully the doctor can help me figure out which ingredients are to blame.

Thanks again.

[rmmadden]

Steve-o,

I too was experiencing problems after eating gluten-free bread (or pancakes, etc.). I read somewhere that starches and complex sugars are the hardest things to digest (for those of us who are still recovering) so I have pretty much eliminated them from my diet.

Try staying away from rice and other starches and see how you feel. I do better with less carbs and more protein and it's the best I have felt since going gluten-free.

Best of luck!

Cleveland Bob

[nannyb]

If the yeast is the issue some of the following have helped to reduce the effects of yeast ingestions.

Acidophilis

Garlic

Oil of Oregano (concentrated, expensive, sometimes hard to find, but just need a drop)

I have been using two gluten-free and yeast free breads from Kinnikinnick out of Edmondton, Alberta, Canada

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They work pretty well if can be toasted or heated. Otherwise stick with the quickbreads without yeast.