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I'm allergic to yeast - what can I eat?

 Having read your question there are some alarm bells ringing I my head.

I don't want to make light of any symptoms you may have had, but I do feel I need to ask by what methods you were tested and what follow up advice you received.

It's just that we have such woefully inadequate access to proper, scientifically accredited allergy clinics in this country that it has meant the huge proliferation of less reputable testing methods.

The problem is also compounded by the fact that the medical profession has been slow to accept the widespread existence of allergies and intolerances.

According to the British Allergy Foundation, the only reputable methods of testing for allergy (which occurs when your immune system reacts badly to an innocuous substance) are skin prick testing, RAST blood tests and patch testing.

Methods such as vega testing, applied kinesiology and hair analysis can't be relied on and usually lead to a multitude of conflicting results dependent upon who is doing the testing.

Food intolerances (which don't involve the immune system but which generally occur because the body can't produce enough enzymes or chemicals to aid proper digestion) are much harder to identify and can only be properly detected with a controlled exclusion diet.

This involves eating only a very basic diet to which other foods are added back one by one to determine which may cause problems such as bowel disturbance, stomach pain, fatigue etc.

As cutting out major food groups can make your diet unbalanced as well as boring, it's best to do this under the watchful eye of a state registered dietician specialising in food intolerances.

But getting back to your own problem, it sounds as if you have been told to avoid both foods that actually contain yeast and those that encourage it's growth within the body.

This actually sounds like a an anti-candida diet - usually advised when there's evidence of an overgrowth of the Candida albicans yeast within your body.

But there are some common misconceptions here too - not least that the dead yeast in bread can stimulate the growth of live yeast in your system - it can't.

That's not to say that you mightn't be intolerant to it as a separate issue (many candida sufferers seem to be)... So as you can sees this is a complicated issue!

If you are trying to eliminate yeast in your system, Id suggest you cut down on foods high in sugar and refined starches (including fruit juices at first).

Fermented products such as alcohol and vinegar should also be avoided, although I can't see that small amounts of cheese and tomatoes would be a problem, and as I've mentioned before you may or may not be able to eat bread. If you do I'd advise sticking with the heavy whole grain types.

To get to the bottom of your problem I suggest you see a state registered dietician who specialises in allergies and intolerance (contact the BDA on 0121 616 4900).

Also read The Complete Guide to Food Allergy and Intolerance by Jonathan Brostoff and Linda Gamlin (Bloomsbury, £6.99). A good anti-candida diet book is Beat Candida Through Diet by Gill Jacobs and Michelle Berriedale-Johnson (Vermillion, £8.99). The British Allergy Foundation is at http://www.allergyfoundation.com, tel 020 8303 8583.