What is Yeast Intolerance?
Yeast is fungus consumed in the normal diet. It is common in production of fermented alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer. Yeast is also an ingredient used in bread to cause bread to rise. Yeast consumes sugars and emits carbon dioxide as a byproduct which causes bread to rise and also produces alcohol as a byproduct of consuming sugars thus turning grapes to wine and grains to beer. Yeast is a microorganism so it can contaminate many foods that normally might be considered yeast free. Yeast is not mold. Both yeast and mold are fungi, but yeast is not mold and mold is not yeast. Yeast as disease is most commonly experienced as vaginal yeast infection or thrush infections of the mouth and throat caused by proliferation of the yeast Candida albicans. An intolerance to yeast can occur suddenly due to other arising physiological conditions such as an immune system that is compromised by other issues. Yeast in the body is normally kept in check by a healthy digestive system. If the sys
