Title: Effect of wheat diet on toe fungal infection
Date: October 15, 1999
Keywords: fis atopic dermatitis skin infection allergen
diet cereal wheat yeast toe skin disease yeast associated food
beer wine bread fis
Question: Does the consumption of a wheat
diet promote toe fungus?
Text: The ingestion of food protein allerges
was found to be associated with the onset of the chronic eczematous
skin disease, atopic dermatitis [1]. In addition, other factors,
including hormones, emotional state, and irritating substances,
also play significant roles in skin infection. It is possible
that toe fungal infection is also a result of food allergy.
A recent research [2] has found that wheat flour peroxidase present in bread wheat and barley induced IgE immunoreactivity in the blood samples obtained from patients suffering from baker's asthma. In addition, extracts from wheat flour were found to induce respiratory allergy in bakers [3]. In this regard, direct contact with wheat may cause allergic reactions, such as asthma and infections, in sensitive individuals.
However, results from another research [4] showed that asthma patients who were sensitive to yeast could tolerate several yeast associated foods, including beers, wine, and breads.
Based on the available information, one of the factors leading
to toe fungal infection is food allergen. Direct contact with
allergenic compounds found in wheat can cause allergic reactions
to sensitive individuals; however, ingestion of allergens may
not cause the same effect. Apparently, no available literature
shows a direct linkage between ingestion of a wheat diet to the
onset of toe fungal infection.
Reference(s):
1. Werfel, T, and Kapp, A, 1998. Environmental and other major
provocation factors in atopic dermatitis. Allergy; 53 (8) 731-739.
2. Sanchez-Monge-R, Garcia-Casado-G, Lopez-Otin-C, Armentia-A,
and Salcedo-G, 1997. Wheat flour peroxidase is a prominent allergen
associated with baker's asthma. Clinical-and-Experimental-Allergy.
27 (10) 1130-1137.
3. Valdivieso-R, Subiza-J, Subiza-JL, Hinojosa-M, Carlos-E-de,
and Subiza-E, 1994. Bakers' asthma caused by alpha amylase. Annals
of Allergy. 73 (4) 337-342.
4. Kortekangas-Savolainen-OH, 1997. Sensitisation to baker's
yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in atopic dermatitis.
Dissertation Abstracts International, C. 58 (1) 141.
Researched by: Judy Chan
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