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The Many Benefits of Kombucha, January 2018. I keep reading about the benefits of fermented drinks and foods. I bought some sauerkraut, but haven't tried it yet. I went dairy-free in January this year, so cut off from yogurts.

Turns out my problems may not have been dairy or gluten - I had a really bad infection of Helicobacter Pylori in my stomach (probably for years). I did the two-week triple treatment and am due for a follow-up check now (six weeks after ending the treatment). What a difference eradicating H. Pylori has made! I'm still using probiotics and prebiotics in supplement form and continuing dairy free and gluten free. I am doing small tests of re-introducing some dairy (0.3 ounces hard cheddar cheese, a very tiny bit of butter) and re-introducing some wheat products (a slice of whole wheat bread, a couple of crackers). So far, no adverse reaction to dairy and gluten after eradicating H. Pylori.

Gaijin...your response got me interested again in trying Kombucha. I'll try a commercial one first.