Yeast infections from bread Is It Possible

Yeasts are fungal organisms that play a significant role in the history and culture of humanity. They are responsible for producing several common worldwide commodities such as beer, wine, bread and a lot more. Can you imagine a world without those products? Yeasts indeed have a great commercial value as they produce alcoholic drinks through a process called fermentation (using grain products like wheat, barley, etc.). Brewer’s yeast is taken as a food supplement as it contains substantial amount of B vitamins, niacin, folic acid and protein.

However, you need to consider that although it is great to have these yeast-produced commodities, it is hard to be thankful to these microorganisms when they are allowed to overgrow and cause havoc in your body.

Causes of yeast overgrowth

Yeasts can rapidly grow when the following conditions occur: (a) drop in the useful bacterial population, and (b) impaired immune system function. Thus, yeasts can grow and multiply more quickly especially in the large intestines.

Can diet cause yeast infections
There are several factors leading to the overgrowth of the yeast population in your body. These include hormonal imbalances, use of antibiotics, presence of infections, exposure to environmental toxins, physical contact (i.e. sexual intercourse), and diet.
Whereas it is true that you can contract yeast infections through the foods you eat, it does not necessarily mean that you’ll get infected because you eat bread or drink beer because these products contain yeast.
Stale bread may harbor fungal toxins called mycotoxins or mold that can lead to disease, but that is a very rare occurrence. It has also been noted in a few cases that beer-drinking men can accumulate Candida species in the creases of their sexual organ without even knowing. As a result, they can transmit these microorganisms to their partners during sexual intercourse. And in the process, these men can get infected in return when the species are passed back to them and are lodged in the more susceptible prostate gland. Although rare, yeast infections are actually suggested to be one of the causes of prostate cancer in men.
The main concept of diet-related yeast infections however, lies in the fact that antibiotics and hormones included in livestock feed may be passed on to you when you eat the meats and eggs of these farm animals. These antibiotics and hormones tend to kill the good bacteria thus, allowing the yeast to overgrow.
Carbohydrate rich diets may also provide a rich medium for the yeast to grow and ferment. Furthermore, the present American diet mostly contains low biotin and other essential nutrients that prevent the benign yeast form to assume the invasive form called hypha.
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