Anyone found kefir has improved their health?

[MollyHuaCha]

Just that really! Thanks for any replies.

I make it and eat it because I like it but I couldn't say if it actually made any difference, I'm sure I have a better gut microbiome though 😇

I would say that it's one of those things that as part of a healthy and balanced diet will make a difference. I have been making a eating it for few years now, but I also make and drink kombucha. I have no idea if any of them makes me healthier on their own.

peaceout, a healthy gut microbiome sounds wonderful (my guts are in a shocking state...)

misscph1973 I've just googled kombucha - wow, I'm impressed you make this and are clearly successful at it too. I wd be scared of poisoning myself... is it drunk hot or cold?

If it's gut problems then I suggest sauerkraut, although making it is more involved, I found this site helpful when I started out
www.makesauerkraut.com

Kefir really helped sooth my gut in just a few days.I've had Ibs for a few years following food poisoning.With the Kefir I was able to eat lots of fibre,fruit and vegetables that I haven't been able to eat for years.Unfortunately I've to temporarily come off dairy and haven't been able to source a non dairy Kefir.Im currently making some home made coconut yoghurt as a substitute and eating sauerkraut and cider vinegar on salads.It is definitely helping but not as much as the Kefir which can be used to heal leaky gut syndrome.

Do you make coconut yogurt the same way as dairy ie mix a bit of bought yogurt into the milk and incubate overnight? Coconut yogurt is really expensive around here so I'd love to make some!

I'd like to try making coconut yoghurt too. I make soya yoghurt. Is the method for coconut yoghurt the same? Which coconut milk works well?

Kefir completely sorted out my sugar addiction after 3 weeks. It's life-changing (for me anyway!)

I find it staves off and shortens colds in the winter

Can i ask where everyone buys their kefir from?

www.chucklinggoat.co.uk/

I get mine from here - expensive though

Polish shops are great for Kefir and other fermented milk products and Lidl has 1 liter bottles of kefir when they do Eastern Europe week.
I have a glut of radishes and bok choi at the moment (polytunnel allotment) and made kimchi with the bok choi and fermented the radishes, they are awesome, fantastic in a salad, it's really easy.

Flower I have made coconut yoghurt before, ot was very easy. You can use tinned coconut milk, or for extra creaminess use just the solid part of the coconut milk in the tin. It's a while ago now, if I remember rightly you need to warm up the coconut milk and mix it with a spoon full of yoghurt or the contents of a couple of capsules of probiotics, put everything in a jar and leave it in a warm place for a day or two. I put mine in the airing cupboard. After that it goes in the fridge and it will firm up even more. It's lovely!

If anyone wants kefir grains or a kombucha starter, I have loads, I can post them, just pm me. I can also help you getting started.

I bought kefir grains from amazon....about a fiver iirc

Can someone explain kefir, fermented food to me please.
I had norovirus a year ago and still feel I haven't recovered properly.

What can I ferment? Is it a simple process?

Will this give me prebiotics in my gut?

Thanks.

Sainsbury's are doing a kefir which we've started on as DH had a shocking gut infection a couple of years ago (what a romantic weekend away that was) and an ileal resection this year and has never really settled down.

sainsburys kefir

Do different brands/suppliers have more or less benefit?

I love it!

It was also the only pro/pre biotic that increased the levels of good bacteria in poo upon testing so there's real science behind it. Sad as I bloody love the taste of Yakult!

The Sainsbury's link above.
Do you have one of those a day?

Am I doing something wrong? I tried making kefir but found it tasted as if I was drinking a strong cheese (not very nice, even though I love cheese).

I wouldn't buy ready made kefir.... 10 x the price of homemade!
Also there are no grains in it....you can eat the grains, they have things in them that don't make it into the kefir
Anyone who wants the low down on kefir, just do some searching online and read up....loads of info out there😊

I'm going to tag a question on here in the hopes that someone with more kefir know how than me comes along. I've had IBS all my adult life and I've be taking capsule probiotics for a while.

I've been drinking about a glass of kefir for the past 10 days or so and when it is my homemade stuff, I'm hugely bloated and gassy. I couldn't put trousers on this morning. Not so bad with shop bought. Would you expect that to begin with? Will it even out?

Also, I don't know if it is the hot weather we've been having, but my kefir is completely separated in 12 hours. Isn't that a bit quick? It's in the coolest part of the house I can think of.
Hoping someone can share some knowledge! Thanks!

Homemade Kefir really likes it best at 23 degrees so if it's hotter than that put it straight into a cool box once you have added cold milk to your grains and then try a small cooler block added to the box after 12 hours.

Lots of info here.

www.yemoos.com/pages/milk-kefir-faq

Hi Sighbynight, you might have a better result with having less kefir. I've been having shop bought kefir for a few weeks now, despite being intolerant to milk products. I've worked out that the amount I can have is just 4 teaspoons per day. I can see the difference in my health that these 4 teaspoons make - it has been pretty amazing actually. But I couldn't drink a glassful because it would upset my tummy. Hope that helps!