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I love drinking water and milk kefir all the time. I've been drinking it all day even with meals and now my stomach is as big and hard as a basketball. I was hoping I would be able to drink water kefir like soda with meals. Is that possible?
Could it be from candida in my gut?
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This is a reply to # 1,666,592You are drinking a LOT of kefir, gina! Everything I've read or heard about kefir AND kombucha is that it is 'medicinal' and should be taken in moderation because it's so powerful and works so well.
Sounds like there is a war going on in your gut for territory between the bad guys and the good guys resulting in lots of bloating. I think you might try cutting back on the kefir for awhile and see if it passes. My 2 cents.
I only drink about 4-6oz of bucha a day and water kefir, the same amount maybe twice a week! More is not necessarily better. Hoping you feel better soon.
Marci
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This is a reply to # 1,666,633I'm drinking a liter water kefir a day + a half liter soy milk kefir in the evening, without any problems except huge improvements in my bowel function! I'm eventually getting rid of this constipation!
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This is a reply to # 1,666,645That's great!!! Obviously everyone is different. I always start slow with new things and work up if necessary. I would love to drink a liter of kombucha or water kefir every day, but I just don't think I'm ready for that much yet. Perhaps in time.
Marci
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This is a reply to # 1,666,633What do you do with all the kefir and kombuhca you make then Marci?
I have gallons of the stuff, and I like it. I would like to experiment and only drink kefir to see what happens.
It would be a huge waste of sugar and milk if I only drank 6 oz a day.
But, you're probably right. I need to back off for a while.
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This is a reply to # 1,666,730Well, I have a gallon suntea jar, one with continuous brew kombucha and one with continuous brew water kefir. I finally gave up the milk kefir months ago.
It takes a good month or more to ferment in the gallon jars. Then I put them into plastic bottles, add whatever fruit, flavorings and such I like, top the lid tightly and let them sit for a second brew, which takes several weeks to a month! I usually have two second brew bottles going in the cabinet next to the suntea jars and one of each in the frig. Then I drink from the frig bottles every day.
My last batch of bucha that was in the frig had formed THREE BABY SCOBYS! I was taking a giant two or three swigs like normal and got a big wad of scoby in my mouth! BLEH! I kept putting them back in the bottle cause I also now have a scoby hotel, but I finally threw the baby ones out. Both bucha and wk get nice, tart and fizzy in the second brew.
Can't hurt to back off and see how it goes then if you get improvement, start back slowly and work your way back up. Keep us posted.
Marci
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When I leave water kefir for more than a week it turns bitter/sour and is undrinkable. Same with kombucha, if left for a month it was more like vinegar, the scobys turned brown and the whole mess smelled bad. I ended up throwing it all away. I had no luck with kombucha.
My milk kefir is beautiful made with powdered milk, but it too needs to be changed after a few days sitting out, to a week in the frig. If it could sit for a month without going bad, it would be a lot easier.
I wish I had kombucha instead of milk kefir, but that's just the way it worked out here for me. Maybe it's the climate?
Thanks for sharing. I wish I could figure it out.
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I use kefir on and off. I've just finished a course of anti-biotics, so then i use kefir for a week or two with rice/oat bran etc as a prebiotic.
When i do use it, i have a small glass before bedtime and maybe one in the morning too. I find even yoghurt makes my stomach swell and go hard, and wonder if i have a dairy sensitivity.
Mamapatch is right, moderation is the key.
I am now on the Pau d'arco for my toothache, as i refuse to take another course of Antibiotics . I thought the toothache was coming back, but so far apart from the odd twinge it seems okay.
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I love drinking water and milk kefir all the time. I've been drinking it all day even with meals and now my stomach is as big and hard as a basketball. I was hoping I would be able to drink water kefir like soda with meals. Is that possible?
Could it be from candida in my gut?
If the swelling of the stomach is from gas then it would be from the fermentation of the sugars still in the kefir when you drink it.
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