On Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:40:07 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-08-28 6:12 PM, Michel Boucher wrote:
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>> After the disease had abated, I started first of all by taking
>> probiotics which I quickly reinforced with prebiotics. Gradually,
>> over the period of a week, my appetite returned and I found I
>> could tolerate foods that had previously bothered me like onions.
>>
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>The next time that happens you might want to try Kefir. It is a
>fermented milk product that contains yeasts and bacteria what will
>restore your intestinal flora. I am lactose intolerant but find that
>drinking kefir occasionally is like a tonic for me.

Because it's fermented, the lactose won't affect you adversely as it
gets chemically converted. I've drank a lot of Kefir in my day too,
until I got a bit lazy and didn't keep the culture going... I should
get some more grains and get it going again.