Hi everyone! Someone mentioned kefir not too long ago and I would like to start drinking it because I think it does me a world of good. I am just not able to remember who suggested it and how to drink it. I seem to remember that the suggestion was to add honey to it... but I do not remember the other recommended ingredients. Any comments anyone?
Diane
Kefir
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Hi Diane,
Could this be the thread you're referring to, (see post number 7 in this thread)?
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
Here's an older discussion:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
and another even older discussion:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
Tex
Could this be the thread you're referring to, (see post number 7 in this thread)?
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
Here's an older discussion:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
and another even older discussion:
http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... ight=kefir
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Kefir
Thank you, Tex, for the information. I have now been on Entocort 9mg for almost a month and feel pretty good. Actually I am feeling quite normal and healthy although continuing with the no-gluten diet. Casein is still a mystery because icecream is definitely not good for me but a little milk in my coffee and kefir the other day were okay. Of course, I realize that the Entocort keeps me from relapsing for the moment, however, I am looking toward the future without Entocort (or at least less of it) and trying to figure out what my food sensitivities are. A work in progress! This forum is awsome!
Kind regards,
Diane
Kind regards,
Diane
It's great to "hear" that you're feeling so much better.
It's certainly possible that you might not be sensitive to casein. A few of us on this board are lucky enough to not be casein-sensitive, myself included. Ice cream contains a lot of sugar, which can cause problems for some of us, until we finish healing.
Another possibility is that you might be casein-sensitive, but you are not producing enough antibodies to casein to trigger a reaction, at the moment. The immune system sort of has a "one-track mind". That is to say, it tends to concentrate on only one allergen at a time, and it picks the one that it perceives as the biggest threat, which is almost always gluten. Antibody production does not cease, as soon as we cut gluten from our diet. The immune system response to gluten has a rather long half-life, and believe it or not, sensitive tests, (such as those used at Enterolab), can reliably detect gliadin antibodies in the stool for at least a year after the GF diet is adopted, and in some cases, those antibodies can still be detected in the stool up to 2 years after the diet has been rigorously followed. Over time, though, on the GF diet, your production of gliadin antibodies will slowly diminish, and at some point, it will fall below the threshold necessary for your immune system to trigger a response. At that point, your immune system will "discover" your next most prominent allergen, (if a second allergen exists, in your case), and it will begin to produce massive amounts of those antibodies, promptly triggering a "new" reaction. The second most important allergen in the hierarchy is almost always casein, (dairy protein). After that allergen is removed from the diet, the immune system will go through it's discovery process again, until no additional allergens are discovered.
Note that this "one-track mind" characteristic of the immune system is strictly my theory, and I am not aware that it has ever been proven by a rigorous scientific test trial, (using random, double-blind methods). If you were to mention it to a GI doc, he or she would probably laugh himself/herself silly over it, since it has never been explored by a medical research team. However, I am convinced that it's a valid theory, because many of us on this board have gone through the process that I described, and found it to be true. Also, if it were not valid, the "helminth treatment", using pig whip worms, or hookworms, to bring remission for IBDs and other autoimmune diseases, would not work. These treatments are very effective at bringing remission, because the immune system perceives the worms as the greatest threat, and so the worms distract the immune system from the autoimmune reaction that is causing the IBD, antibody production declines, and the IBD, (or other autoimmune disease/s), goes into remission.
You're right on track, and you seem to be making excellent progress in your recovery. Baring unforeseen obstacles, your recovery should continue, and I certainly wish you the best of luck in your journey back to health.
Tex
It's certainly possible that you might not be sensitive to casein. A few of us on this board are lucky enough to not be casein-sensitive, myself included. Ice cream contains a lot of sugar, which can cause problems for some of us, until we finish healing.
Another possibility is that you might be casein-sensitive, but you are not producing enough antibodies to casein to trigger a reaction, at the moment. The immune system sort of has a "one-track mind". That is to say, it tends to concentrate on only one allergen at a time, and it picks the one that it perceives as the biggest threat, which is almost always gluten. Antibody production does not cease, as soon as we cut gluten from our diet. The immune system response to gluten has a rather long half-life, and believe it or not, sensitive tests, (such as those used at Enterolab), can reliably detect gliadin antibodies in the stool for at least a year after the GF diet is adopted, and in some cases, those antibodies can still be detected in the stool up to 2 years after the diet has been rigorously followed. Over time, though, on the GF diet, your production of gliadin antibodies will slowly diminish, and at some point, it will fall below the threshold necessary for your immune system to trigger a response. At that point, your immune system will "discover" your next most prominent allergen, (if a second allergen exists, in your case), and it will begin to produce massive amounts of those antibodies, promptly triggering a "new" reaction. The second most important allergen in the hierarchy is almost always casein, (dairy protein). After that allergen is removed from the diet, the immune system will go through it's discovery process again, until no additional allergens are discovered.
Note that this "one-track mind" characteristic of the immune system is strictly my theory, and I am not aware that it has ever been proven by a rigorous scientific test trial, (using random, double-blind methods). If you were to mention it to a GI doc, he or she would probably laugh himself/herself silly over it, since it has never been explored by a medical research team. However, I am convinced that it's a valid theory, because many of us on this board have gone through the process that I described, and found it to be true. Also, if it were not valid, the "helminth treatment", using pig whip worms, or hookworms, to bring remission for IBDs and other autoimmune diseases, would not work. These treatments are very effective at bringing remission, because the immune system perceives the worms as the greatest threat, and so the worms distract the immune system from the autoimmune reaction that is causing the IBD, antibody production declines, and the IBD, (or other autoimmune disease/s), goes into remission.
You're right on track, and you seem to be making excellent progress in your recovery. Baring unforeseen obstacles, your recovery should continue, and I certainly wish you the best of luck in your journey back to health.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.