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You mentioned that it cured your lactose intolerance. So are you now able to drink any amount of milk without side effects? I have extreme lactose intolerance, so I will give it a try if that is the case.

Also, do you have any links to the sources that you used for preparing/procuring Kefir?

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It is a good substitute for milk if you are lactose intolerant, but only if you have minor form. I doubt it helps if you have a severe form because it still contains lactose (less because fermentation) and it will certainly not cure it.

But aside from the potential benefits for digestion, which many people do indeed report, it is also quite tasty.

I think Kefir is basically just other microbes for yogurt where a special fungi is added (a form of yeast).

The yeast: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Sb5d1MJH-znhox3iz_SI...

Looks like a milk brain...

I haven't tried any amount but I can now happily have 300ml and eat foods containing milk and lactose in normal quantities. According my genetics I should be mildly lactose intolerant (2 of the 5 genes IIRC) so I am fairly average in that regard but the intolerance with cramps and pain was more recent.

I bought a KEFIRKO and Kombuchaorganic grains and the kefirko came with the instructions on the process but you can also get guidance on /r/kefir. Its just 250ml of milk + grains for 24 hours (initially probably 36 hours until it thickens) and filter it and clean and do it again.

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