swelling in starting kombucha

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Hello Everyone,

I've been a kombucha drinker for two years. However, in the last seven months,

I've been on a strict diet to reduce my weight. (50 down and 20 to go!) I've

been slowly adding foods back. I haven't had sugars for the past seven months.

I've had a couple ounces of store bought KT as I had to start growing my own

SCOBY as I've not found a person to share one in Alaska. The next day I

experienced swelling--not puffy, mind you, but I did have to remove my wedding

ring as the finger was getting quite sore. My doctor had me do detoxes already

as part of my weight loss plan. Since I now know that my body reacts to sugars

and certain carbs, I am wondering if KT is one thing that has to go.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Donna in Alaska

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Hi, Donna. Congrats on your weight loss! Great job!

Re. the sugars/carbs & kombucha, I am not a dietitian, physician, etc., but have

been reading a lot about how our bodies burn carbs/fat, as I have been going

down a similar path. (70+ lbs. lost, 30 to go.)

I'm sure I don't have to tell you that each of us has different needs,

reactions, etc. It may well be that you are sensitive now, but won't be in the

future. (or might always be, who knows?)

If you are unsure whether the swelling was specifically due to kombucha, that

says to me that you suspect a number of variables might be at play. In that

case, I would encourage you to follow a strict elimination diet for a month, and

when you bring back foods into your diet that might cause reactions, let

kombucha be one of those items, then judge from your reaction.

Here's a blog of one woman's experience in doing a Paleo-centric elimination

diet. (I have had great results w/ Paleo, especially in adding a lot more Omega

3s & healthy fats to my diet.)

Elimination diet, Paleo style

http://www.theprimalist.com/elimination-diet-paleo-style/

Clearly you don't have to do Paleo; Google for elim diets if you need

guidelines...

Good luck with your weight-loss journey!

Vicki in Orlando

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> Hello Everyone,

> I've been a kombucha drinker for two years. However, in the last

> seven months, I've been on a strict diet to reduce my weight. (50

> down and 20 to go!) I've been slowly adding foods back. I haven't

> had sugars for the past seven months. I've had a couple ounces of

> store bought KT as I had to start growing my own SCOBY as I've not

> found a person to share one in Alaska. The next day I experienced

> swelling--not puffy, mind you, but I did have to remove my wedding

> ring as the finger was getting quite sore. My doctor had me do

> detoxes already as part of my weight loss plan. Since I now know

> that my body reacts to sugars and certain carbs, I am wondering if

> KT is one thing that has to go.

> Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

> Donna in Alaska