Help! Anyone else on yeast free diet

[Bet]

I have just had my phone discussion with the nutritionist from York Labs today (Only taken 2 mths to arrange but thats another story)! Both myself and daughter diagnosed with yeast intolerance (daughter also dairy and soya intolerant)

Has anyone esle who has done the york test and has a yeast intolerance got the same response as me when talking to a nutritionist? basically she has advised for my daughter to take various capsules over the next 2 mths to repair her gut and solve her yeast prob. She also said there was a possibility it would help her to over come her dairy and soy intolerance too.

Basically she has advised for me to give her Lactobacillus for 1 mth (probiotic), S....Buladi - 2 per day (good yeast replacing bad yeast), L Glutamine for 50 days (to heal up gut wall), and Visido bacteria powder V new) for 2nd month only (cant remeber the benefits of this) All this is supposed to heal the gut wall, get rid of all the bad yeast and solve her problem!!! This will cost over £50 and these 'capsules' can only be bought from a company called Nutrilink. I would be interested to hear if anyone else has been given similar advise and if so are you taking the pills?

Apologies again its not totally dairy related but having problems convincing husband this is a good course of action to take, especially considering the money involved!

[matt]

trying to put my cynical head to one side. you can get overgrowth of wrong sort of bacteria due to many reasons. the solution seems to be convoluted and expensive. a blanced diet with no sugar and plenty of the recommended foods would be cheaper and taking manuka honey. very good prebiotic ie growth medium for the good bacteria and very high in ingredients that kill off bad bacteria. i'm not a food guru though so.......

[Pam]

I think I'd go looking for probiotics etc in the local health food shop, they will probably be cheaper.

Don't forget yeast is not only in bread, but also in dairy free cheese, marmite and I believe that mushrooms should be avoided too.

[cnc]

You can definatly buy the Lactobacillus tablets in health food shops, and are probably cheaper. My brother actually gets his from a store on the local market and are about half the price of Holland and Barratts ones. Pretty sure I've seen L Glutamine avaliable in shops. Have a look on the internet for prices (I wouldn't advise buying online though). I'd assume that the company you've been told to buy them from probably has some commission link with York Labs and they will therefore tell you to buy them from there.

[Bet]

Thanks for your replies so far. Think I definately need to do more research b4 committing to anything further. Must admit I was caught off guard when the nutritionist starting talking about this - offering a cure rather than just standard advise on what foods to eat etc all sounded great at the time but in the cold lihgt of day have to question what it is all about. Wish I'd asked more questions about the theory behind it all noiw but hopefully will try and pick up more info on internet, health food shops etc before doing anything else.

Stressful time at mo - just sold our house on friday but cant seem to find anything we now like!! Makes us appreciate how nice our own home is when start looking round, but unfortunately quite small upstairs and starting to feel seriously claustrophobic. Also looking around for another dog at too. Lost our beloved dog last November and the place hasnt been the same since and promised kids faithfully that after summer hols would definately get on and start looking so dont want to let them down on this. Think further research may have to wait a little while!

[cnc]

Can you not get another phone discussion with the nutritionist or was that it?Alternatively is there another dietican you could speak to for advice?
Hope you get everything sorted, Good luck with it all.

[Bet]

Thanks Claire. The nutritionist I spoke to said that if I had any further queries, depending on who I speak to in cust services, I might be allowed another 15 min conversation with her but it wasnt her decision. Might have to use all my powers of persuasion on this one, tho' unfortunately I dont think I'm very popular with one or two of the staff there at mo because I had to keep complaining because they kept messing me about not setting up this phone interview in the first place!

[cnc]

The fact they kept messing you about seems likes grounds to get an extra consulation in my opinion!!

[matt]

i would just got to a good health food shop i trusted and get some biotic tablets at their recommendation and maybe a jar of manuka honey. have a chat with them as they'll be knowledgable and not likely to suggest you spending £50.

[Pen]

Bet, I have been trying to get my head around this one. Just because someone is intolerant to yeast, does it necessarily mean they have a yeast overgrowth problem in the gut? (I also get a bit suspicious when someone says you have to go to a particular company to buy capsules.) I think the nutritionist is saying that your daughter has Leaky Gut Syndrome and that needs to be repaired. I have that condition too (but am not sensitive to yeast). In the book 'Gut Solutions' it states LGS is a condition that develops when the mucous lining of the small intestine becomes too porous, allowing toxins, microorganisms, pathogens and food particles into the bloodstream. It is caused by the interaction of bacteria and food particles in the intestines which produces toxins that damage the gut lining. Lots of things can aggravate the problem too, including alcohol, caffeine, parasites, food additives, prescriptive hormones, fungus from fruits and refinded carbs, dental toxins, and stress, but the greatest contributors to LGS are NSAIDS, antacids, steroids, and antibiotics.

My naturopath suggested my gut would take about a year to heal, and I don't eat the 70-odd foods that I am sensitive too. I sometimes take probiotics, particularly when I am taking a course of oregano oil (a natural antibiotic) so that the good gut flora (that is killed off by the antibiotic-effect) is replaced. The book I have says to follow the Candida Diet for a month. It also suggests taking glutamine, and probiotic, but there are many other supplements suggested (too many to write here). Maybe you can get a copy of this book from your library or have a look at it in a local bookstore--it might help you make a decision about what is best for your daughter. Details of the book are on a new thread I added today.

[Rinky Dink]

Hi Bet, I had my results from York test 3 months ago and eventually spoke to them 3 weeks ago about my intolerances with a view to changing my diet. I've to avoid cows milk for 9 months and yeast for 6 months. I was simply advised on foods to avoid and foods that were ok for me to eat but there was absolutely no mention at all on any of what you talk about re tablets etc. Perhaps my intollerance level was lower than your daughters ? Is she to avoid yeast for more than 6 months ?