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Carbs and yeast sensitvity
Hi. This is embarrassing, so please bear with me.
My situation is this: I've been restricting bad carbs like processed flour products, bread, crackers, cheetos, and pasta. I jog 3.5 miles 5x a week. As a result I've lost about 25 pounds and I look and feel fantastic. HOWEVER. If I occaisionally splurge on a bag of chex mix from the vending machine at work I almost IMMEDIATELY get a yeast infection. What's the deal?! I don't ever remember being so sensitive back when I was carbing it up like crazy. What to do? Would it be smart to have a salad or something right away at the first sign of a YI? What can you eat as an antidote to a YI? Whatever it is I'll add it to my diet right away. Thanks for any insight |
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Thank you for that insight, JC. Please allow me to clarify my post:
I've been generally restricting bad carbs such as chex mix, but I occaisionally indulge (maybe once or twice a month). I've found that on those rare occaisions that I do indulge and eat bad carbs I get a YI. Whereas, I used to eat those foods in large quantities and don't ever recall having this problem. NB: the chex mix in the vending machine is a single serving, btw, not a full size bag. So, now that we have that all cleared up, can anyone recommend a food that will help balance out my system if I occaisionally fall off the low carb wagon? Does anyone see a reason for this? Have I developed a sensitivity and if so do you think it's related to a LC diet? For those of you who think you're being trolled, I did create a new posting addy because I don't want to discuss YIs under my regular name. Not that there's any shame, but ... okay, I guess there might be a tiny bit of shame. Sheesh! Thanks for any insight. And if you're kind enough to reply can you also tell me why this group has a tendency to be so paranoid about being trolled? Are trolls really that big of a problem? |
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Here's my take on it. You possibly USED to have a 'background'
low-level yeast infection. Low-level, so you never *really* noticed it. Now, since you eat LC, you're mostly 'clean'. When you don't eat 'junk carbs' you're not feeding the infection and NOW you feel really well, nearly all the time. When you eat your once-or-twice a month snack of Chex Mix, you're re-feeding the last few of the Yeastie-Beasties that you've been slowly starving away. And they reward you for the Feast by growing back fast. Soooooo. First off, try avoiding this snack for at least 2 - 3 months. More if you can stand it. Give your body a good chance to kill off the last of the hidden infestation. You really don't *need* to eat this kind of empty carb, it's just become a habit with you - and while it might not seem (on the surface) that a small carb-hit every couple of weeks will hurt, it obviously *is* hurting you right now. If it wasn't then you wouldn't be getting this infection every time you eat the mix. Secondly, eat live-culture yoghurt (or other cultured dairy product such as kefir) several times a week. Make sure it's NOT a high-sugar variety. Plain, natural yoghurt, which you can spice up with a few berries, some vanilla, some cinnamon or whatever else (LC) that takes your fancy. My personal fave is a combo of cinnamon, vanilla and almonds. The cultures in the yoghurt will tend to replenish the good bacteria in your gut which helps protect against yeastie-beasties. If you can't stomach natural yoghurt (or you want to avoid the carbs - even though there's not a lot of carbs in unsweetened natural yoghurt because they are the Food Of Choice for the bacteria) then try some acidophilus supplements. Aramanth |
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Very interesting. I used to get recurrent yeast infections too and never
considered that my high-carb lifestyle had anything to do with it. I started eating yogurt and taking probiotic supplements to help with digestive problems, but they've likely also helped with the infections. I eat 1/2 cup plain organic yogurt daily and take probiotic supplements (2 billion/tablet twice per day on an empty stomach one hour before meals) and haven't had one in more than a year. Just make sure that whichever supplement you choose has a delivery system that can withstand the acids produced in the stomach. I use FloraSMART by Renew Life. Other good ones are Primal Defense and Probiotic Pearls. I like these brands because they don't have to be refrigerated so I can keep some in my purse for those occasions when I won't be home for dinner. on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:00:14 +0930, Aramanth Dawe wrote: Here's my take on it. You possibly USED to have a 'background' low-level yeast infection. Low-level, so you never *really* noticed it. Now, since you eat LC, you're mostly 'clean'. When you don't eat 'junk carbs' you're not feeding the infection and NOW you feel really well, nearly all the time. When you eat your once-or-twice a month snack of Chex Mix, you're re-feeding the last few of the Yeastie-Beasties that you've been slowly starving away. And they reward you for the Feast by growing back fast. Soooooo. First off, try avoiding this snack for at least 2 - 3 months. More if you can stand it. Give your body a good chance to kill off the last of the hidden infestation. You really don't *need* to eat this kind of empty carb, it's just become a habit with you - and while it might not seem (on the surface) that a small carb-hit every couple of weeks will hurt, it obviously *is* hurting you right now. If it wasn't then you wouldn't be getting this infection every time you eat the mix. Secondly, eat live-culture yoghurt (or other cultured dairy product such as kefir) several times a week. Make sure it's NOT a high-sugar variety. Plain, natural yoghurt, which you can spice up with a few berries, some vanilla, some cinnamon or whatever else (LC) that takes your fancy. My personal fave is a combo of cinnamon, vanilla and almonds. The cultures in the yoghurt will tend to replenish the good bacteria in your gut which helps protect against yeastie-beasties. If you can't stomach natural yoghurt (or you want to avoid the carbs - even though there's not a lot of carbs in unsweetened natural yoghurt because they are the Food Of Choice for the bacteria) then try some acidophilus supplements. ----- Bev |
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Thank you for a super informative, thoughtful post!
I'll definitely cut out the chex mix. It's the one snack that's most easily identifiable as a contributing factor, and therefore very easily avoidable now that I know the consequences. I'll also add yogurt and kefir in small quantities on a daily basis. I'm not afraid of these carbs and I don't consider them empty or bad. Quite the contrary. The way I see it, not eating bad carbs daily makes room in my calorie allowance for these healthy, nutritious, good carbs. Many thanks! Aramanth Dawe wrote: Here's my take on it. You possibly USED to have a 'background' low-level yeast infection. Low-level, so you never *really* noticed it. Now, since you eat LC, you're mostly 'clean'. When you don't eat 'junk carbs' you're not feeding the infection and NOW you feel really well, nearly all the time. When you eat your once-or-twice a month snack of Chex Mix, you're re-feeding the last few of the Yeastie-Beasties that you've been slowly starving away. And they reward you for the Feast by growing back fast. Soooooo. First off, try avoiding this snack for at least 2 - 3 months. More if you can stand it. Give your body a good chance to kill off the last of the hidden infestation. You really don't *need* to eat this kind of empty carb, it's just become a habit with you - and while it might not seem (on the surface) that a small carb-hit every couple of weeks will hurt, it obviously *is* hurting you right now. If it wasn't then you wouldn't be getting this infection every time you eat the mix. Secondly, eat live-culture yoghurt (or other cultured dairy product such as kefir) several times a week. Make sure it's NOT a high-sugar variety. Plain, natural yoghurt, which you can spice up with a few berries, some vanilla, some cinnamon or whatever else (LC) that takes your fancy. My personal fave is a combo of cinnamon, vanilla and almonds. The cultures in the yoghurt will tend to replenish the good bacteria in your gut which helps protect against yeastie-beasties. If you can't stomach natural yoghurt (or you want to avoid the carbs - even though there's not a lot of carbs in unsweetened natural yoghurt because they are the Food Of Choice for the bacteria) then try some acidophilus supplements. Aramanth |
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I'll also add yogurt and kefir in small quantities on a daily basis. I'm not afraid of these carbs and I don't consider them empty or bad. Quite the contrary. The way I see it, not eating bad carbs daily makes room in my calorie allowance for these healthy, nutritious, good carbs. if you get kefir grains and make your one it is real easy to do and far better for you. plus you can make it low carb too. -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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ups.com... So, now that we have that all cleared up, can anyone recommend a food that will help balance out my system if I occaisionally fall off the low carb wagon? Does anyone see a reason for this? Have I developed a sensitivity and if so do you think it's related to a LC diet? Is it possible you are diabetic and don't know it because you are on low carb? Yeast thrives on sugar. You might try eating yogurt with active cultures, plain yogurt not the sweetened/flavored kind. -- No Husband Has Ever Been Shot While Doing The Dishes |
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