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Kefir amazing probiotic help

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kgizmo
kgizmo

Hi there, just sending out some good vibes and hopefully helpful info. I had to take amoxicillin for a tooth infection, 2nd round of amox in my life. First one gave me severe thrush, this one gave me terrible diarrhoea for 3 weeks - probiotic pills did v little, tried kefir it was amazing. It's a tart yoghurt drink, v tasty and unlike probiotic yoghurt which can have limited strains of good bacteria kefir can have up to 30 - just check the bottle. Not always easy to find not v cheap but if adventurous grow your own, from first batch of cultures you can grow continuously for life apparently. Anyway it sorted out my digestive issues in about 2 days after weeks of unpleasantness and I mean it, this was bad diarrhoea so if you have fungal issues from LS maybe try this. Wishing you all good health!

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  • curveycat01
    curveycat01 kgizmo

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    Hi thanks very much for that. Unfortunately, with LS, this is something that will undoubtedly repeat itself over the years, it is just one of the symptoms that comes with this autoimmune disease.  I will discuss your suggestion with my dermatologist before trying it out.  Wishing good health also. All the best.
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  • kgizmo
    kgizmo

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    Hiya, it's not easy to find in a supermarket, usually health food shops have it. I just returned from America where it's easy to find (of course!) but here I had to google stockists and get it at local health food shop. I just hope it could help balance out some of the unpleasant side effects of fungal issues and if anyone ends up on antibiotics and wants an effective probiotic smile
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  • kgizmo
    kgizmo

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    Oh and I'm talking about drinking it not using topically! Just that it's useful from the inside out - I don't know about topical use, not saying yay or nay but I'm just advising drinking it for now smile
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  • Morrell1951
    Morrell1951 kgizmo

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    I'm starting to appreciate how important these good bacteria are in fighting the yeast, which seems to often go hand-in-hand with LS.

    I got some starter from a friend a few years ago and made water kefir for awhile. Good for those avoiding dairy.

    The easy fix I'm sold on now is naturally fermented (no vinegar) sauerkraut from the health food store. I eat half a cup before a meal once a day. My digestion has improved fantastically and I give that some credit for recent accelerated improvement of my LS. I'm planning to quit making yogurt now. Might be good to cut that dairy out, but I've never worried about a small amount of yogurt and cheese in my diet. I certainly don't drink milk.

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  • Guppy007
    Guppy007 kgizmo

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    Kefir is great, I make it for my family, but unfortunately because it is fermented and therefore contains natural sulfites I am unable to take it anymore, as I am sulfite intolerant.  

    Incidentally, for those of you that suffer with diarrhoea issues, or soft stools, taking 1 tsp of Psyllium Husk Powder in a glass of juice every day will sort it out almost immediately.

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  • Morrell1951
    Morrell1951 kgizmo

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    I bought some organic kefir today. I'm going to put two spoons on my oatmel instead of yogurt. Good topic!
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