Re: Kill the bad ones, Save the good ones!/TO HVERAGERTHI

 Hveragerthi you mention kefir as being the best way to get good flora levels up. I cant tolerate anything fermented it makes me feel absolutely awful and ill. What else can I do - I note you said probiotics are questionable. Is there anything else I can do? I dont tolerate rice bran or oats either which would be ideal for feeding my good flora - can you recommend anything else? thank you

I am not sure what problems you experience with the fermented products. But if it is bloating then this means that there is too much sugar still left in the product. Fermenting it longer will get rid of the sugar.

A second option is to go to the grocery store in the produce section and buy some yucca root. If you check the internet you can find recipes for preparation as a food. Anyway, yucca is fiber rich to feed the flora and it is also high in saponins. Saponins not only fight yeast, but they are also surfactants so they will help prevent the fermentation that causes the bloating. Stores also sell nopales (prickly pear) cactus, which is also fiber rich and like yucca root will not only feed the flora but will also hold moisture in the intestines to help the flora to flourish. Nopales also helps to reduce glucose levels, which will also slow down Candida growth. Again you can find various preparation methods on the internet including nopales salsas.