Podcast Episode 113: Is Kefir the Answer for Acid Reflux?

Most heartburn medications focus on neutralizing the stomach acid in the esophagus. This helps to control the painful burning but it does not treat the root cause of it and can also make it worse in the long run. Fixing your gut function can be a better way to treat heartburn and bring about balance to the body. Listen to hear more.
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[@peterm2066]

I suffered from acid reflux 3 years ago. I have tried every method possible to alleviate or subdue it but it ends up being a temporary fix. Those methods included apple cider vinegar, HCL Betane with pepsin, baking soda with water, grating ginger in water and much more. None worked until I had my first cup of kefir. For the first time I can perform daily tasks normally and was able to get full 8-10 hour sleep. It's the process food that kills our good gut bacteria and kefir has saved my life. This stuff works!!!!!

[@suecollins3246]

Yes yes yes - _YES_ ! I was told that I was going to be on Lanseloc over the long term. I started making my own Kefir halfway through last October and it stopped dead like flipping a switch.

[@serendipity_project]

Hi, may I know your previous symptoms?

[@flutterpea1942]

please teach me to make kefir

[@justanotherwolf9222]

Can you tell us how you made your Kefir please?

[@fr7jjswroutsfhiiyr782]

Thank you for existing, Donna 🕊💕

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Thank you for listening EJ!

[@EnergyFlows2u]

I just love this channel ❤

[@jarredsjourney476]

Very informative (: Thank you for this

[@nicolegraveskudearoff2322]

I love your podcast, thank you. Can you please do a video on curing liver disease with cultured foods?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi! I like to do lots and lots of research before I do any kind of podcast on certain health topics. So I will add this one to the list. But it may be a while!

[@nicolegraveskudearoff2322]

@@CulturedFoodLife You are a blessing 💓 thank you for all you do.

[@sergewoodbueno]

Will I ever be able to have a piece of cake again if I continue with the Kefir?

[@chamiscreola2251]

What time is better to drink milk kefir? Before meals or after meals?

[@mevisbal]

Hi Donna I experienced the benefits of water kefir since the very first day I started to drink it. my heartburn was making me miserable for years and I found no help in anything until I discover water kefir. I recommend it to anybody, is the best thing has happened to my health. I also had the treatment for H. Pillory and didn’t work. I haven’t dared to drink milk kefir because I’m lactose intolerant. I know that the kefir converts the lactose, but still as I said haven’t taken the chance.

[@rosasalas1437]

I want this , were do I get it.??

[@nicoc7024]

Is it possible to still have coffee if you have issues with gerd. Any tips?

[@nicoc7024]

If I add kefir milk to a shake will adding water to it to thin it out dilute it to much and reduce the benefits from the kefir?

[@angelataylor2049]

Thank you so much for this information, you are a Godsend! Is kefir ok for lpr? I’m taking it, but worried that the acidic nature of it is damaging my throat and esophagus on drinking it. If I drank alkaline water afterwards, would this help at all, neutralise my throat/esophagus satisfactorily? Or maybe dilute to neutralise it with almond milk or similar? Also I may have a hiatus hernia, so would acid still come up into my esophagus/throat even if I took lots of kefir?I so want this to work. Any information greatly received 🙏

[@beesvoyage1833]

Angela I have LPR and I was worried about taking kefir too because it's very sour. I drank some last week and was ready to start coughing but nothing happened. I've been taking kefir every since then every day and I'm actually slowly starting to feel better.

[@lifestylewithnayab3942]

@@beesvoyage1833 did u have any sides effects at all?

[@beesvoyage1833]

@@lifestylewithnayab3942 in the end I had to discontinue the kefir. I didn’t get the full relief I was looking for and when I did my doctors check up my cholesterol was high (after making kefir with whole milk and drinking it twice a day). I tried kombucha which is no cholesterol but it’s quite sour.

[@lifestylewithnayab3942]

​@@beesvoyage1833 have you healed by eating cultured foods?

[@beesvoyage1833]

@@lifestylewithnayab3942 unfortunately no, what’s working for me now is eating small meals.

[@brendaharwick7423]

I have been drinking kefir for 2 days and each time I get indigestion. Is there a way to drink it that it digests better? I added fruit. I drank it with my meal last night and got terrible indigestion.

[@nessness4893]

Thank you for your explanation, I just watch your video "how to make kefir", in it you talked about second fermentation of kefir, I would like to know does this second fermentation make milk kefir have alcohol IN IT just like fruit kefir ?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

All fermented foods have very very small traces of alcohol. But it should be very minimal if done correctly (about as much as orange juice or soda has) You are only adding in a small amount of fruit (less than 1/4 cup for a quart) for 2nd fermenting and I only 2nd ferment for a couple of hours so it wont cause it to be high in alcohol. Water Kefir also can remain extremely low in alcohol if done correctly.

[@nessness4893]

@@CulturedFoodLife thank you for your quick answer.

[@serendipity_project]

Hi, to cure gerds, should I choose the non dairy kefir?

[@buffy377]

I am currently on a very expensive acid reflux stomach medicine. I have a handful left, cannot get to my doctor they keep putting off my appointment. I dont have a gallbladder and I suffer greatly. I want off this medication but I've even tried ox bile to try to get off of it with no success. Any advice would be food for thought. Blessings!

[@lifestylewithnayab3942]

How r u feeling now? Maybe try mastic gum

[@nyraolazo3004]

Hello Ms. Donna. My question is, is milk kefir alkaline or acidic?

[@smitaprabhu26]

Same question

[@mauracruz6649]

Thank you again wonderful women for sharing another important episode I like kefir y kumbucha too😇🙏👍👌👏👏👏👏👏💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Thank you very much for tuning in Maura! I hope you're February is going well!

[@josephineplungas7209]

Will water kefir have the same benefits?

[@CulturedFoodLife]

Hi Josephine, Milk Kefir or Even non dairy kefir like nut milk kefir is more beneficial than water kefir. Check out this article: www.culturedfoodlife.com/which-is-better-water-kefir-or-milk-kefir/

[@mig1017]

Doesn't fruit carry high concentration of sugars. Shouldn't fruits be avoided to reduce acid reflux

[@rachaelflores3810]

I have a hiatal hernia and probably gastritis with acid reflux....and Crohns Disease which I had surgery for that removed the terminal ileum which binds bile....acid is literally hurting me both ends every day and kefir has been helping me a lot, but sometimes I have bad days and I’m not sure why yet. Looking to increase my kefir intake and only recently started making my own after consuming store kefir.

[@guima869]

are you feeling any better?

[@rachaelflores3810]

@@guima869 I discovered gluten was giving me acid reflux. Kefir treats the symptoms but each time I ate bread it causes symptoms to return. I now am acid reflux free with the help of kefir and avoiding gluten in general (sourdough is a low gluten food and I get no acid reflux from it)

[@guima869]

@@rachaelflores3810 That's great, I'm happy that it worked for you! I'll try it out.

[@OLAlchemiAzazel]

I have HH/GERD since 2019, I had h-pylori, my dr wants to scope me again I told him I want to try probiotics, he insisted a check up so I don’t know if it’s gastritis or just the HH😩, I just bought my first Kefir trying it now, today was nicer than other days.

[@rachaelflores3810]

@@OLAlchemiAzazel I found out gluten gives me acid reflux. I’m now gluten intolerant and I didn’t discover it until I started kefir. But with my hiatal hernia sometimes getting reflux is entirely unavoidable. I’m thinking surgery at this point. GL with ur kefir journey. Try the gluten trick see if it helps you. Made a huge difference for me

[@sta_stric1338]

Donna, I’m getting horrible indigestion since drinking milk kiefer. I have 2 cups daily. Does it get better😒

[@loeskiewiet7056]

I had the same, but it’s so much better since I take a magnesium supplement with the kefir.

[@sta_stric1338]

@@loeskiewiet7056 can I ask specifically what you use? I’d consider purchasing it. Thanks

[@lokomotive28]

did it get better?

[@serendipity_project]

@@loeskiewiet7056 Hi, may I know why do you take magnesium supplement for acid reflux?

[@loeskiewiet7056]

@@serendipity_project I don’t take it anymore.

[@valerycourtis]

Hello Donna, very nice presentation about kefir. I suffer from LPR (Laryngopharyngeal reflux ) for about 5 months now. There's a lump in my throat that even burns. I drink milk kefir for about 4 months and got to drinking 3 cups per day. I also eat 2 tea spoons of the grains itself. I eat sauerkraut daily (fermented without sugar) vegetables and fruit- very small amount. My LPR is still here? Am I not patient enough? I even tried celery juice for a month. Apple cider vinegar made thing worse. I'm desperate here, what can I do more to heal? Please somebody help? 😥😥😥

[@justanotherwolf9222]

I heard of people using Slippery elm, licorice root, and marshmellow root that soothe the throat. I also heard people with low stomach acid used ACV pills or HCL Betaine pills. Try googling those and looking them up and ask a docor if you should try them

[@valerycourtis]

@@justanotherwolf9222 Thank you very much!💕💕💕💕💕 I'm on HCL but without betaine, because apparently I have much pepsin in my esophagus, so PH water I also drink. Slippery elm tried but nothing. Just sharing If someone needs it! I'm better now but only 50% I would say. Still on milk kefir! 🥛🥛🥛🥛🥛

[@sannamuh985]

@@valerycourtis how are you now? Did you find any solutions?

[@valerycourtis]

@@sannamuh985 I'm better now. Can sleep in whatever position I want. Just got lump in throat but it's not burning. And it's not present all the time. No red tonsiles from gastric juice. My hair los stopped. Finally! The solution for me was complete elimination of sugar!!! No alkohol, coffee or cocoa. Small amounts of gluten and dairy. Milk kefir 2 times a day made only from raw cow milk. I eat the grains too. Just swallow them- feels good. I'm vegetarian (no meat or fish). Honey -only raw Manuka. Water 8 to 9,4PH. Mastic gum takes the lump away when it's very annoying. If I do the diet without not going astray I feel good after about a month. Next 3 weeks I did eating everything I want and it came back, but not as severe. When I mean no sugar it includes stevia, maple or agave syrups and other sweeteners. None at all. Just natural. 😅

[@sannamuh985]

@@valerycourtis Thank you for sharing, I’m very happy for you and glad to hear you’re better! Do you still take HCL without pepsin? What do you eat on your vegetarian diet? I would like to try going vegetarian to stop eating meat, for the animals!

[@pkavenger9990]

i have gastritis but when i drank kefir on empty stomach, its like adding oil to the fire. i felt really bad like i have put acid in my stomach. So, i take double fermented Kefir during my meals and sometimes after 40 min of meals as a Kefir milk shake with some fruits. But really want to know what will be best for me to take Kefir during my gastritis recovery. it is really helping me recovering because its day 4 and i dont feel the need to take my medicine anymore. it was not doing me any good anyway. it just give me relief whenever i took it.

[@markmaxwell4890]

So you believe that kefir healed your gastritis ,?

[@pkavenger9990]

not believe, I know it did. one the first intake my irritating stomach felt good.

[@markmaxwell4890]

@@pkavenger9990 was it raw kefir milk or pasturazied ? So you prefer or suggest consume it after meal with 40 minutes ? By the way what were you eating throughout gastritis Journey ? Have you done an endoscopy and you were diagnosed with gastritis ?

[@pkavenger9990]

@@markmaxwell4890 You cant make Kefir with pasteurized milk, it needs raw milk that has good bacteria alive in them. endoscopy is dangerous and unnecessary. If you feel pain in your solar plexus after eating spicy meals for over 2 weeks and it's not going away no matter what you try then you definitely have gastritis. if you have a history of stomach ulcers then this is also an indication of gastritis. I used the minimum amount of Kefir Milk and you have to stop taking it after some time. As far as my diet goes I ate most meals with soup and avoid the things that require more stomach acid to digest. I only ate when I felt hungry, otherwise, avoid unnecessary eating. I now eat 2 meals a day because my digestion is efficient. And the best time to take Kefir Milk is 3 hours after the meal and you can eat fresh fruits with it but like I said to start with less Kefir even with a tablespoon. And if you get gas don't worry it means that good bacteria are doing their job and that is eating bad fungus in your gut. eat green vegetables as well like brocoli spanich etc

[@cicciobello6934]

@@pkavenger9990 wtf ? How can find raw milk in Europe ????

[@JennyB957]

I thought kefir had sugar ? Thanks

[@Karen_Busch]

I started making my own kefir milk and drinking it daily 2 weeks ago. Well, I can't really drink it yet... I put it over a little bit of cereal. Anyhow, I am hoping to get off my OTC acid reflux medication. They're 20 mg each and I take between 2 and 4 a day and sometimes, like last night, have to still reach for the Tums. 😥 I want to get off this OTC medication and the Tums. I have great hopes for the kefir milk! I take some with cereal around 6 or 7 p.m. (3+ hours before bed) and also in the morning.

[@guima869]

did it work?

[@Karen_Busch]

@@guima869 No and I gave it up because I never acquired a taste for it. 😥

[@serendipity_project]

@Tiffany Thibodeau Hi, may I know your previous symtomps?