Re: Is commercial kefir a good probiotic?

[Guest guest]

>Now my gut is rumbling and not happy! I am on a severe budget thanks

>to going back to finish my degree so that's why I am considering

>buying some commercial kefir until i can get some grains and culture

>my own. Is this the cheapest, quickest way to get some beneficial

>bacteria back into my gut or should i try to scrape together enough

>money for some probiotics in pill form? If so, has anyone tried the

>Trader Joe's brand? They dont guarantee potency for the life of the

>product, just at the time of manufacture.

>

>Any help would be appreciated!

>

>~

I find that " kefir beer " (if you have grains) works the

best, plus it tastes good. If you react to milk, you might

react to milk kefir too, in which case it might not help.

A few rounds of pepto bismol might get your gut back into

shape though ... I don't know what it does to good bacteria

but it seems to work for a lot of people to get them

back to normal. In the celiac group that is the " cure all "

for travelling. Red wine seems to help too. If on a budget,

Trader Joe's is good for that too!

-- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the suggestions . Is kefir beer made with apple juice? If

so, is the alcohol and sugar content fairly low?

>

> I find that " kefir beer " (if you have grains) works the

> best, plus it tastes good. If you react to milk, you might

> react to milk kefir too, in which case it might not help.

> A few rounds of pepto bismol might get your gut back into

> shape though ... I don't know what it does to good bacteria

> but it seems to work for a lot of people to get them

> back to normal. In the celiac group that is the " cure all "

> for travelling. Red wine seems to help too. If on a budget,

> Trader Joe's is good for that too!

>

> -- Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>Thanks for the suggestions . Is kefir beer made with apple juice? If

>so, is the alcohol and sugar content fairly low?

Any juice that is handy! Apple juice is probably the easiest,

it turns to cider with or without kefir grains. The sugar

content goes down the longer it ferments ... the alcohol

content depends on the mix of yeast vs. lactic acid bacterial

action. It is low enough though, I think, I give it to my daughter.

-- Heidi Jean