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Posted 3/24/2015 8:36 AM (GMT 0)
Being intolerant to yogurt can either be a case of lactose/casein intolerance OR, a fact not widely known, yeast/candida overgrowth. I have gone from tolerating yogurt to not. The only way I've gone back on track is killing off the yeast with antifungals.
Posted 7/29/2015 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
It's okay to answer an old post because people bump into old posts when they search the internet.

I make my own yogurt. It's easy. You can get an inexpensive yogurt maker for around $25-30 off Amazon. When you make your own yogurt, you can use the best ingredients to make it. You can use organic cow, goat, or whatever milk. You can even use soy, almond, rice, or coconut milk. You can also mix in your own fresh fruit.

Fecal transplantation (FT) got me out of my most serious flare when I couldn't get off Prednisone. FT is like a super probiotic. It probably worked for me because I was able to get poo from someone who had never eaten GMO foods that contain pesticides and antibiotics and had never been on antibiotics (my granddaughter). It's not easy to get poo like that. So I now take VSL#3 and eat yogurt.
Posted 7/29/2015 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
I cannot have any yogurt or home made kefir, I am not lactose intolerant.

I think the most likely explanation is I have an abundance of lactobacillus bacteria already, and adding more + leaky gut from IBD means more spillover causing an immune reponse.

All bacteria, even good ones, have a potential to become harmful in large amounts. This is where I believe the grey area in probiotic supplements rests.

You need to know where you're at to know where to go.

I believe prebiotics are safer.
Posted 7/29/2015 8:27 PM (GMT 0)

instantcoffee said...
I cannot have any yogurt or home made kefir, I am not lactose intolerant.

It could be the protein. At least that is what it is for me. I buy Indian powdered skim milk. Asian cows produce milk that contains the A1 protein, which is far easier to digest, and not the A2 protein like American cows.

"A2 beta-casein is the beta-casein form cows have produced since before they were first domesticated, over 10,000 years ago. It is considered safe and nutritious and has no known negative effects on human health. Sometime in the past few thousand years, a natural mutation occurred in some European dairy herds that changed the beta-casein they produced. This new kind of beta-casein that was created is known as A1 beta-case. Due to their size, milk production, and demeanor, these breeds of cow are used to produce the vast majority of Northern Europe and America’s milk."
Posted 7/30/2015 12:21 AM (GMT 0)

Asian cows produce A2 protein only. Europian cows produce A1 & A2. Yes A2 is easier to digest.

subduedjoy said...


It could be the protein. At least that is what it is for me. I buy Indian powdered skim milk. Asian cows produce milk that contains the A1 protein, which is far easier to digest, and not the A2 protein like American cows.

"A2 beta-casein is the beta-casein form cows have produced since before they were first domesticated, over 10,000 years ago. It is considered safe and nutritious and has no known negative effects on human health. Sometime in the past few thousand years, a natural mutation occurred in some European dairy herds that changed the beta-casein they produced. This new kind of beta-casein that was created is known as A1 beta-case. Due to their size, milk production, and demeanor, these breeds of cow are used to produce the vast majority of Northern Europe and America’s milk."

Posted 7/30/2015 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry. That's what I meant to say.
Posted 7/30/2015 5:34 AM (GMT 0)
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Posted 7/30/2015 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
Seems unlikely since all the milk / cheese I consume is likely from American cows as well. I can and have drank as much as half a gallon of milk and eaten over 800 calories of cheese in a single day without issue.

Also I can take milk I drink, add kefir starter to it, and suddenly it makes me sick
Posted 7/30/2015 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Oh. I thought you were saying that you were having trouble with dairy and that you weren't lactose intolerant. That's why I thought it could be the protein.

Do you have Candida? If so, do a search for Candida and baking soda.
Posted 7/30/2015 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
Nothing makes me flare faster than Greek Yogurt or wine! I stay far away from all yogurts and alcohols.
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