Update on using Hops tincture

Whoopie!!!! I hope the good news continues, Trav. xop

I wished I had answers for you Traveler, instead just more questions. I've never been gassy until recently. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the kefir. I'm not lactose intolerant, milk has never bothered me, but since I've started making my kefir, it makes me terrible gassy, the goat's milk kefir is harder on me than cow's milk. Is this the probiotics? Would the hops help me tolerate the kefir?

LmLyme said...
I wished I had answers for you Traveler, instead just more questions. I've never been gassy until recently. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the kefir. I'm not lactose intolerant, milk has never bothered me, but since I've started making my kefir, it makes me terrible gassy, the goat's milk kefir is harder on me than cow's milk. Is this the probiotics? Would the hops help me tolerate the kefir?

You may be dealing with a bit of candida, as those sound like my symptoms when I'm starting in with candida. So the kefir is acting like part of the treatment, instead of just protection. Watch your diet closely, watch your symptoms to see if they could be from candida.

While the hops has helped me with being gassy, I know I don't have candida (not yet again, at least). I like to use ACV for a couple of weeks any time I think I may be starting to have candida overgrowth (a tsp to a cup of water before meals) and move over to a candida diet.

I've been enjoying hops extracts since I was 14. They weren't legal until I was 18, but that's a different story...

Thanks traveler

trader758 said...

Traveler said...
Link to first thread of mine on this: www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3864069

So, I started using hops tincture just 12 days ago, and it's been helping with intestinal issues (bloating, gassy, irritable, cramping), and bladder issues (a lot less urgency, less cramping).

I started out on 5 drops, quickly went to 10 and now am up to 17 drops, twice a day before eating.

Just wanted to put this out there for anyone looking for this kind of help. It may be worth a try!!

Hey Traveler, glad you posted this. I just noticed something when reading your thread, and mine here....

www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3871369

Both substances we are taking include something called terpenes. Hops and CBD include a terpene called Caryophyllene. Other substances include cloves, rosemary, and basil. Here is the profile for this terpene...

theleafonline.com/c/science/2014/10/terpene-profile-caryophyllene/

Its seems to be the reason we are both experiencing intestinal benefits. Hopefully we both continue to have good experiences on either product.

I do hope that the benefits you are seeing continue as well!!! I knew about the terpenes in CBD, and knew that they helped all sorts of muscle issues, as well as other things. I needed the extra that the hops now provides evidently.

And the bladder help was unexpected! Even though hops is purported to have benefits for the bladder, I'm a skeptic about a lot of these things, but when the benefits happen for me, I'm very grateful! LOL!