Daisy Carrington Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I never got indigestion, but I'm on day 15 and I have it. Eating lots more protein and red meat than I used to. Is that the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ShannonM816 Posted May 29, 2016 Moderators Share Posted May 29, 2016 Maybe. You might benefit from getting more probiotics, whether through pills or by including fermented foods like raw sauerkraut or kimchi or other fermented vegetables, or from kombucha. Some people find they benefit from digestive enzymes if they're not used to eating much protein and fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Carrington Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Thanks for the advice! I tried kombucha...wow! I could tell right away from my reaction (tingly head, swollen fingers) that it had alcohol and lots of sugar in it! I'm so surprised it is allowed. I've researched how to make it and it's clearly a sugar fermented/alcoholic drink. I understand the benefits, but not sure it fits on Whole30? The sugar content was high (2g) but it tasted like more than that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_Suep Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I actually prefer the drier Kombuchas flavors (ginger usually is my go to.) and it depends a lot on who made it as to the sugar content (some add sugar after fermentation which isn't allowed on w30 and tastes even sweeter). As to the alcohol, it's a usually minimal amount that has to be acknowledged (like less than 0.5% APV), but isn't enough to be "alcoholic". It's only a byproduct of the fermentation process... I have diluted it in the past and also drink a smaller portion at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 8, 2016 Thanks for the advice! I tried kombucha...wow! I could tell right away from my reaction (tingly head, swollen fingers) that it had alcohol and lots of sugar in it! I'm so surprised it is allowed. I've researched how to make it and it's clearly a sugar fermented/alcoholic drink. I understand the benefits, but not sure it fits on Whole30? The sugar content was high (2g) but it tasted like more than that! If this doesn't fit the bill for you personally, you definitely don't need to drink it. Fermented products are quite good for gut health and a lot of people really like them. The sugar that is added during the first fermentation gets eaten by the fermentation so as long as none is added after, then it's all good and there's no consumable sugar. Some people are quite sensitive to it so if that's you, feel free to leave it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Carrington Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 I tried the ginger. It was super good! Tastes like beer. Same process except sugar as the base instead of malt and barley. With 2g sugar on the label, I guess it is not Whole30 approved. But all of them had sugar. Anyway, I will drink it in extremely small quantities as I believe in probiotics even though I dislike the sugar and alcohol. Kefir never worked for me due to the dairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen_Suep Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Sugar on the nutritional label doesn't say whether it's in the ingredients. If it's added post fermenting, it'll be in the ingredient list. Otherwise it's naturally occurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 8, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 8, 2016 The sugar will be from whatever fruit and fruit juice they put in to flavor the second ferment if there's no sugar listed in the ingredients label... as long as it doesn't say sugar, you're good. Sometimes a label might say Kombucha (black tea, sugar) fruit juice, ginger. that's okay because the sugar is used up in the fermentation of the kombucha... a bit confusing sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Carrington Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 I thought this article was really helpful regarding kombucha. http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2013/03/25/kombucha-myths-vs-truths/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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