Wheat/Gluten allergy

[klhale]

Hi all,

this is intended for those of you that don't know how to live without wheat.

I can eat sourdough bread with no problem whatsoever.

I buy California (Brand name) sourdough bread and have it sliced for sandwiches, and I buy Kroger brand Sourdough rolls for dinner or whenever.

I do not know why I can eat this bread, but I cannot eat any other kind of bread or wheat or pasta etc, not even gluten free.

I must have an allergy to yeast or some other ingredient.

I love my bread....

karen

[harvest_table]

Hi Karen,

I've lived without wheat for many years but often wonder about binding agents.

Love,

Joanna

[Zizzle]

Sourdough made the traditional way adds cultures to the flour, much like adding cultures to milk to make yogurt. Perhaps the enzymes and cultures help pre-digest the gluten before you eat it to make it less irritating. Sourdough also lacks yeast, as you mentioned.

[Matthew]

Hi Karen and all

Sourdough bread does indeed contain yeast.

You might find this basic article from wikipedia interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough

Love

Matthew

[Gloria]

Perhaps this is the reason you can eat it, Karen:

The acidic conditions, along with the fact that the bacteria also produce enzymes which break down proteins, result in weaker gluten, and a denser finished product.[7]

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough

Gloria