Experiments with yogurt, starters, and supplements

March 21, 2008

Hi fellow SCDers:

I wanted to share my recent experiences with yogurt, starters, and

acidophillus supplements.

Since starting SCD last July, my standard intake has been about 1-

1/2 to 2 cups of yogurt every morning, made with Total Greek yogurt

as the starter. This yogurt doesn't have acidophillus, so I would

take one acidophillus capsule with dinner.

In early February, I thought, " Hmmm, if one capsule is good, maybe

two will be better. " So I started taking one in the morning as well.

Before long, maybe a week, I started having symptoms (loose stools).

At first, I didn't make the connection, but saw some posts that

others had had negative reactions to too much probiotics; and also

that acidophillus delivered via yogurt seemed to be more effective.

So - I decided to try a batch of yogurt using Yogourmet starter,

since it has the acidophillus in it. As many of you probably read

here, I was quite surprised at how tart that yogurt was compared to

my normal recipe. I still wasn't used to it by the end of 10 days

when that batch was gone. However, my symptoms quickly disappeared

within a couple of days after starting to eat this yogurt and

discontinuing the supplement - so I knew it was good for me!

I then decided to try making my normal recipe with the Total Greek

yogurt and add acidophillus from the capsules into the yogurt. I

added four capsules (I use the SCDophillus from GI Pro Health) into

a gallon of milk to start the yogurt. It turned out a little more

tart than my original recipe, but definitely not as " pucker-

inducing " as the batch using the starter.

I am near the end of this batch now, and am not taking any

additional supplements. My symptoms have not returned and I'm

faithfully delivering " trophies " , so my conclusion is that this

approach is working best for me.

I thought I would share for anyone else who's curious about the

interplay between the yogurt, starters, and supplements.

Cheers!

Kathy

UC since 12/05

SCD since 7/07

sulfasalazine - 2 tabs (down from 6) daily (getting ready to start

eliminating 1 more pill soon - wish me luck)

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