Yeast intolerance.

[Tranny]

I have a question re yeast intolerance with PMR. I diagnosed last November and at mo on 15mg per day and struggling to taper. My stomach seems to be quieter on days with sourdough or flatbreads. Any one else have similar thoughts? Thank you.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

My suspicion would be wheat rather than yeast per se - that's what gets me. It is common for people to be able to manage sourdough better than ordinary bread.

[fmkkm]

Hi,

I try to be gluten free. Last week I did not honor that and the past three days I had to blast my GCA with some extra prednisone to get a flare sorted out. I have a list of food that bother me but sugary gluten foods are first on the list.

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The problem is that it could be other parts of wheat products. And I don't get the relationship implied between steroids and fibromyalgia. And most people I have met with fibro are much younger than 50. I was around mid 30s when symptoms fir showed.

It'd not a criticism of you. I love Wikipedia but often the information is edited by anyone who chooses to. That means some info comes from sources that can be less rigorous than others. Tbh I am suspicious of most Internet things as much as I love the world wide Web!! Or should that be the other way round! 🕷️🕸️

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But yes. Sourdough does seem to be easier on the stomach... Sadly!!!

[Blearyeyed]

The use of steroids and certain other drugs can make your digestive system more sensitive so preexisting intolerances which may not have given you noticeable symptoms before can get worse in a way that you feel the impact.

It is worth checking wether it is yeast , fungi, wheat or gluten that causes more of an issue for you with an Elimination of them all ( plus a reduction in processed sugar) from your diet for a few weeks ( keep an eye out for hidden yeasts too , it involves avoiding coffee , unwashed rice , unshelled raw nuts, some fruits and certain savoury foods that use yeasts for flavour) .

After a few weeks bring in gluten , then yeast , fungi and finally wheat in that order.

Don't go from nothing to big portions.

If you have a mild intolerance of anything you can often manage to eat occasional or reduced portions with no problems, and ,sometimes this can be a good way to function as it prevents you having a violent reaction to accidentally eating something containing things you are intolerant of ( rather than allergic to ) or having something you want as an occasional treat because your body isn't used to having some of that ingredient and the enzymes used to digest it have reduced over time .

Most people will recognise this stomach pain or bloating after eating a treat for the first time after being on a restricted or weight loss diet for some time.

Start at 25% of a average portion and go up in 25% . If moderate or severe symptoms pop in you know if you can eat these things or how much you can eat. Then see if you can eat it happily in small portions occasionally or most days.

Give your body a few days to settle between trying each new food group. If you found you were having issues with the food group being tested don't eat it . If you find no problem or have found your natural limit you don't stop eating it again , you continue eating it and then start including the next food group in the test.

Sometimes removing yeast and fungi from the diet is helpful to reduce symptoms when you have an infection even if you don't usually have a intolerance issue as your gut flora and sugar levels from taking medications , especially antibiotics, can cause too much fungi in your system . The eaten yeast and fungi doesn't cause symptoms because you are intolerant but because your body is finding it harder to process fungi as it has had chance to overproduce in your gut.

Reducing processed or too much natural sugar in your daily diet can also reduce problems with digestion that can be linked to yeast/ fungi and wheat.