Kefir

[BabblingBrooks]

Whenever I’ve had the yoghurt with it I end up with wind and needing to visit the toilet more often.

Is this common with this or do some people just not get on with it ?

Is it too much to have probiotic medication and Kefir ?

Overkill perhaps?

[Coachmanbythesea]

Hi, it may be that Kefir just doesn’t suit you. What I’ve learned so far is everyone is different and there’s no one solution for all. I tried Activia drink and it didn’t suit me at all but Yeo Valley bio yoghurt does me the world of good! What seems to suit me best is TravelBiotic from Holland & Barrett. Maybe try some different things, one at a time and see what works best.

Good luck 😊

[Boxroad]

hi

All I have to do is look at yoghurt and I end up on the toilet, my advice is avoide everything that affects you.

[Superzob]

I’m currently on the Zoe programme and trying to wean myself onto yoghurts and hummus (the latter because I want to start eating chickpeas and other higher fibre vegetables); at least one of those is giving me wind and some urgency, though not IBS-D as such which seems to have improved from Alflorex.

Both yoghurts and chickpeas are known to cause these sorts of problems in some people, so your experience is not unusual, but I don’t think the number of probiotic bacteria is really the issue (they’re a drop in the ocean compared with what’s there already); it’s more likely to be the particular mix. It seems that probiotics rarely populate the gut by themselves (you have to keep taking them), but they do affect the way other commensal bacteria work. In the “wrong” combination, you could get undesirable effects, but these would not be predictable and would vary between individuals. As Kefir has about 14 bacterial species in it, it might be best to start with a more commercial yoghurt containing a couple; maybe introduce Kefir (in small quantities) if your system accepts the smaller variety. Apparently, it’s not necessary to consume a lot of fermented food; only a few times a week should give the desired benefit.

[Linley]

Mmm the jury is still out as regards Kefir taking it as its good for my dyspepsia am naturally windy anyway but will stick with it, as they say one man's meat is another's poison. Good luck

[Rosills1]

Have you tried Goats milk kefir or A2 milk?Or even water kefir?

Try a small amount and work up.