I made the kefir by adding 1 tablespoon real kefir grains I acquired added to a quart of raw milk, then fermented at room temp for 48 hours in the dark with a cloth rubber banded on top. I probably had a white tongue and bad breath at first due to pathogenic bacteria or candida but after my elimination became normal it subsided. I stopped raw honey as it triggered an acidic reaction and hurt my bowel elimination and made me manic, I now add a little maple syrup from the Amish to the Kefir. But I wouldn't do that or any sugar including honey or fruit until I'm certain the bad micro organisms are gone. To me that is determined by my bowel health, skin condition, and an overall sense of good energy and well being.

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I used to have bacterial/fungus/sugar issues. In my opinion, if the body's bacteria has gotten out of balance, meaning an overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria, then any sugar including fruit sugar would only worsen the condition by feeding said pathogen bacteria. High meat may work, though to me it's smell and taste are unappealing, which tells me not to consume it, though on a bacterial strain evaluation it is probably good for you, as others on this forum have claimed success. I had great success with kefir from raw cow and goat milk. I did an all kefir diet for 2 weeks to treat my Ulcerative Colitis, which included major issues with any type of sugar even raw milk sugar. The kefir diet eliminated all bad bacteria by starving it from sugar then replacing it with the probiotic kefir bacteria. After that happened, the sugar from the raw milk simply fed the newly implanted healthy bacteria and my health and weight greatly improved. Again in my opinion and in my 10 years experience of raw eating, many people on these types of diets experience underweight and lethargy issues because a lot of raw meat simply is unappealing which leads to a lack of hunger and satiation. In may not be appropriate on this forum to sing the praises of raw milk, but I believe in it.

It's been many months since I started this thread. I'm here to report excellent results. My Ulcerative Colitis seems to be completely cured. My bowel movements are perfect, meaning they are clean, large, no wipe residue, and no blood. This is a major shift from how they were a few months ago. All symptoms of the disease have ceased. I attribute this healing to an all raw milk diet, with the minor inclusion of a few raw egg yolks a week, a few tablespoons of bee pollen, and a young, green coconut water daily. The healing began when I went on an all kefir diet for 2 weeks to eliminate the pathogenic bacteria in my gut and to facilitate a bowel cleansing. After this, I began consuming large quantites of fresh raw cow milk and cream, as much as I wanted, usually a half gallon of whole milk and a quart of heavy cream daily or sometimes just a gallon of whole milk. After about 3 weeks, the bleeding in my bowel movements ceased and at about the 4th week the regular healthy bowel movements began. I pooped way more than I was consuming, meaning (I believe) that the bacteria was forming feces from old dead waste in my system plus the fresh food. I've tried raw milk in the past, with mixed results, but the initial innoculation of the kefir made all the difference for me. I've put on nearly 20 pounds of healthy weight and feel as though I'll gain some more over the next few months with my heavy eating and new weightlifting routine. I am 6 feet tall, 30 years old, and weigh 180 pounds and was previously 160 pounds 3 months ago. Now that I'm healthy, my goal is 190 pounds and 10-12% body fat. I welcome questions and comments. I've been on different versions of raw diets for 10 years now and have eaten raw meat for 6 years, but ran into problems with these diets over time. I now consume little meat, maybe a pound a week, and don't really crave it at all anymore since the milk diet. I understand many here have a sensitivity to raw dairy, but I urge you to try kefir first as it aids greatly in digestion and helps set up the gut to receive fresh milk, it seems.

Hi everyone. I just got back on raw dairy, milk, butter, cream, and kefir again after being off for about a year. Doin pretty good so far, about 3 weeks. I have Ulcerative Colitis and have had difficulty maintaining my weight and strength, even after being full raw Paleo for about 5 years now. I can't handle veggie juice or vegetables at all, as the juice runs right through my bowels. More than a piece or two of fruit everyday has been causing me to feel manic, depressed, and gum sensitivity. And recently, more than a 1/2 pound or so a day of even the fattiest meats, like tongue or ribeye have made me feel like I was getting protein poisoning or something, eg. waking up tired feeling hungover and urine smelling like rancid tongue (no joke) in the morning, plus I was still underweight. The only food that consistently gave me energy was raw bone marrow, which, I was consuming about 1/4 to 1/2 pound of a day (800-1600 calories), but I lose the taste and have to force it down if I try to eat more. And obviously any cooked food, grain, etc. doesn't digest well at all, which brought me to this nutty (just kidding) way of eating to begin with. And raw suet, back fat, etc. to me is almost completely unappetizing though I've tried it time and time again. So, I went back to raw dairy and raw honey 3 weeks ago with great results so far. I've been making and consuming kefir in greater amounts than before and have been pounding pounds of raw butter. I stopped the dairy previously because of inflammatory intestinal flare-ups and bleeding in my stool (which all foods seem to be causing me on some level). This time, I'm more aware of allowing the lactase producing bacteria to proliferate before consumption, in the hopes of getting more of that type of bacteria in my system. I have gained nearly 10 pounds of healthy muscle weight and feel more energetic and aware and calm. I'm also more aware this time around of getting plenty of magnesium in my diet from oysters and to drink less actual milk compared to butter/cream to possibly help balance calcium/magnesium levels. So far so good. I live in Maui and since Organic Pastures stopped delivering to Hawaii, I had a friend in San Fran Fed Ex me a box of raw dairy products which was like 300 dollars for overnight shipping! Surprisingly, there's little raw dairy available in Maui, even though with the amount of cows and goats and lush land, we could be fully sustainable here. So, this is my new goal now. To start a Co-op in Maui for raw dairy, meat, and produce.  I'm gonna start talking with farmers here in Maui about getting raw dairy. I'm in LA right now and went to Rawesome (raw food, Primal diet Co-op) today in Venice, which is amazing. I used to live in Venice Beach, so I frequented this place regularly before my move to Maui. I made some good contacts on my journey to starting a Co-op. Any thoughts or comments from anyone?