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Posted 3/13/2013 7:34 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone tried this for the probiotic benefits
Posted 3/13/2013 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
My wife makes sauerkraut with kielbasa every now and again for supper as she grew up in a very german area and she loves it. The taste of sauerkraut is pretty strong, and certainly an acquired taste, that I am still getting used to (I'll eat a little but I don't eat lots like she does). I've never really thought of the probiotic benefits. If there are some then that's great as maybe that'll encourage me to eat more the next time.
Posted 3/13/2013 12:43 PM (GMT 0)
I eat a small amount of sauerkraut that I make every day with meals along with homemade kefir in the morning. Mentioned that I drink Kefir to my GI doctor last week and she said there is strong evidence on probiotics being beneficial. So probably won't hurt.
Posted 3/13/2013 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hahaha yes it's a very potent probiotic apparently. My husband had a fork full and farted all day so I'm scared to try it lol
Posted 3/13/2013 1:15 PM (GMT 0)
I remember trying sauerkraut years ago when I was constantly flaring. I don't remember it doing anything significant.

I currently take Trader Joe's acidophilus & probiotic complex six times a day. At .22 cents a tablet I figured that's about $22 per month. I also use their psyllium husk.

I'm in one of the best remissions I can remember so I keep doing everything pretty much the same. Avoiding all preserved or preservative type foods. Something tells me canned soda/pop is a huge offender. I haven't had any of that in years.

Anyway, it's pretty easy to eat preservative free these days but a little more expensive.

Good luck.
John
Posted 3/13/2013 1:37 PM (GMT 0)
I'm of Polish descent (along with American Indian) so I grew up on sauerkraut and I still love it to this day, however it does not like me at all now! It causes the most intense gas pains in me....I've not tried homemade sauerkraut though so maybe that has something to do with it but cabbage in any form can cause gas. I didn't know about the probiotic aspect of it though.
Posted 3/13/2013 3:33 PM (GMT 0)
Cabbage gives me gas too. I've tried eating kimche but not sauerkraut. I've never loved sauerkraut. It's strange because I usually like that type of thing.
Posted 3/13/2013 4:26 PM (GMT 0)
I'd have painful gas, so I don't personally care about its benefits. It's not an option I'd consider regardless.

q
Posted 3/13/2013 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
I love sauerkraut. It does give gas though...but man it's good. If it's in front of me, I'll eat it and pay for it....then I'll eat it again and pay for it....it's that good lol.
Posted 3/13/2013 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
I can no longer get raw sauerkraut from whole foods. Used to love it. Very cheap probiotic. I'm using super-seed (garden of life) in its stead.

I don't think the cooked/pickled sauerkraut has any probiotic effect.
Posted 3/13/2013 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
If it's not refrigerated, I think it's often pickled, not fermented. Fermented foods have the probiotic organisms. Pickled is just in vinegar and usually salt/sugar and left to sit.
Posted 7/20/2013 5:03 AM (GMT 0)
I swear sauerkraut has helped my UC.... I've been in remission since December 2012... only thing I really changed was I have been eating a lot of sauerkraut & pickles. I also went vegetarian for a while but now I'm introducing meat back in my diet. I highly recommend sauerkraut.
Posted 7/20/2013 9:55 AM (GMT 0)
Haha my husband tried it and his stomach gurgled all day so it put me off, he only had a bit on a fork
Posted 7/20/2013 11:53 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I love sauerkraut and have started fermenting my own. It HAS to be fermented tho not just pickled in brine. There are both sorts out there. One useful one not so much.
Posted 7/20/2013 12:40 PM (GMT 0)
bubbies ! always bubbies !

http://www.bubbies.com/prod_sauerkraut.shtml

 

Posted 7/20/2013 12:55 PM (GMT 0)
I found bubbies locally! Had a little with ham and cheese. I can't eat too much because of fiber but it's a nice addition. Bubbies definitely tastes different than canned sauerkraut, better, less acidic, no vinegar in other words. No gas here but not a lot was eaten.

I have a big problem with canned foods of all sorts because of citric acid and possibly acetic acid which are added to preserve color.
Bubbies doesn't use preservatives. :-)
Posted 7/20/2013 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
I love sauerkraut, I always have, even as a kid (Polish half of my family always served sausage and kraut for Thanksgiving, LOL)

I can't say whether I benefit from the probiotics, but it doesn't seem to hurt.  Bubbies brand is all natural, fermented, probiotic-rich, etc. if you can find Bubbies I'd recommend it.  The stuff that comes in a can probably won't do anyone any good.  It's not really all that hard to make, but it is rather time consuming.

 

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