PART 2 ~ Is it ok to DOUBLE the amount of yogurt starter to make yogurt?

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Thanks to everyone who responded to my question and clarified things for me. I'm really at a loss as to what's going on with me. I've not mentioned it before as it's such a long story, I didn't know how to go about communicating it in a timely manner. But I need some help.

In January I went to the ER with severe abdominal pain. I could not move or even turn over in bed. The ER admitted me to the hospita. l was put on IV antibiotics, Cipro and Flagyl, in addition to morphine etc...4 days later I was released without a clear diagnosis, but "diverticulitis" was put on the bill for insurance sake, even though I do not have any diverticuli and none of the doctors could agree on what was happening.

My primary Functional Medicine doc put me on the SCD diet and told me to take Ultra Flora IB (has bifi). My gastro doc thinks SCD is baloney. I've done a small bowel series, upper Gi, hidrascan, ultrasound of gallbladder, liver, pancrease, etc.., CT scans with and without contrast, enema CT scans, etc... I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy in March. They wanted to wait on the colonsocopy to reduce the risk. I had taken a bowel prep a few days after being released from the hospital and it tore me up and set me back so far I've been trying to get back to normal. The bowel prep was unsuccessful due to a serious of errors, but it made my pain come back in a huge way.

I was released from hospital on clear liquids. I'm eating soft mushy foods now and have been since the first week in January but I can't seem to progress past that. I tried eating bits of solid food and chewing it to mush and still have pain n my right side. It hurts when I eat. I'm living on chicken broth with a few teaspoons of pureed chicken. I can eat baby food squash, and boiled broccolli until it's mush. I eat goat milk yogurt and jello. I seem to tolerate ripe avocado and canned pears in their own juice heated up in microwave and chewed to mush. That's my diet.

My calcium level came back higher than normal and now they are scheduling me for a chest x-ray and mammogram on Monday and want to move up my colonoscopy if there is a cancellation available.

I've lost over 30 pounds in less than a month. I'm glad for the weight loss, but am weak from not enough nutrition. I guess I'm wondering if this sounds like a flare? I realize it could be cancer and a colonoscopy might help shed some light, but until then, any suggestions? Is it normal to hurt when eating solid food if you are in a bad flare? How long does it take to get pass something like this? I realize none of you are doctors and it's a guessing game, but I thought maybe I had the symptoms of a flare and could treat it as such until we discover more.

Claire

SCD 6 weeks

Re: Re: Is it ok to DOUBLE the amount of yogurt starter to make yogurt?

Claire

I don’t believe doubling the yogurt starter would work

for several technical reasons. But you don’t have to consume 3 cups of

yogurt per day to get some benefit. Even a tablespoon of yogurt per day will

be enough over the long-term. Small amounts work just as effectively as large

amounts – perhaps even better as your body won’t build up a

sensitivity and you won’t risk an overgrowth. Elaine only mentioned the

3 cup per day as a limit on the amount of yogurt to be consumed (all that milk

fat and casein still has to be digested), but any amount under that limit will

still be effective.

If you are still finding dairy to be constipating then you

can use a legal Acidophilus supplement on some days and use a small amount of

yogurt on other days.

Small amounts of probiotics taken regularly work just as

well. You are getting the beneficial bacteria in place, which is the goal.

Each of us has to figure out the amount that works best for our bodies.

I never increased the yogurt amount beyond ¼ cup per day

because after 6 months my body had built up a sensitivity to casein. So now I

can’t eat yogurt or cheese. I use a legal L. Acidophilus supplement. My

maintenance dose is twice a week. Small amounts regularly work better for my

body.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

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use Yogourmet to make my goat milk yogurt. I've read somewhere it takes 3 cups

of yogurt a day to get the best amount of beneficial bacteria. I can't eat that

much as it constipates me. I was wondering if it would be okay to double the

amount of yogurt starter (4 packs, instead of 2) for 2 quarts of milk.

I reason that 1-1/2 cups of yogurt with a double batch of starter would provide

the same amount of beneficial bacteria as 3 cups of yogurt with a single batch

of starter.

Any reason this would not work or not be a good idea? My goal is to eat the

least amount of yogurt for the greatest amount of beneficial bacteria since

milk constipates me.

Claire

SCD 6 weeks