Comments on: Bovine Colostrum and Swine Flu

By: Aiden Thompson

Fri, 21 May 2010 03:14:50 +0000

i also have lactose intolerance that is why i always avoid dairy products.:”,

By: Jamie

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:27 +0000

I actually have a real allergy. Tested by a ND, via ALCAT and it came up as severe. I get short of breath whenever I have dairy. Although, for years, I consumed dairy. I think it was when I contracted Lyme disease that my tolerance to many foods went in the toilet…literally! Lyme tore me up and it has been a loooong road.

By: carrie

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:00:51 +0000

Julie,

This is probably a correct assumption, although there is some possibility that colostrum could play a healing role in the gut, which would actually enable your body to tolerate milk. I’m assuming you have a casein allergy or a lactose intolerance. The latter could be resolved by taking the enzyme lactase, and the former is much more difficult to reverse.

I did find a casein free colostrum on the market, although it contains some sucralose which I am not really fond of: http://www.kirkmanlabs.com/ViewProductDetails@Product_ID@59@Product_Group_ID@1.aspx

By: Jamie

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:30:57 +0000

I am assuming that if you (I) have an severe dairy allergy, this would be out. I cannot do any type of milk, raw or otherwise. In fact, I tried that for a long time to no avail

By: carrie

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:58 +0000

Peggy,

I think it could be really helpful for your issues that you’re talking about (assuming there are no known dairy allergies). Live colostrum is great if you can get it; it’s very creamy and I just culture it with fil mjolk or kefir grains. I am not brave enough to actually drink it straight, so I blend it with berries for a smoothie.

Otherwise, you could always take the dehydrated colostrum capsules, available at Health Food Stores. That’s what we’ve been taking and so far my daughter, the only one who’s real finicky about taking her capsules, is the only one who’s caught the “runny nose” bug (and even still, it’s not that bad; I guess the fact that she takes it 50% of the time is keeping further illness at bay, hopefully!)

By: Peggy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:14:04 +0000

My dairy farmer occasionally has live colostrum. I’m wondering if I should try that for our skin problems (two with eczema, one with fungus, one with persistent but negligible acne). Our diet is helping a lot but there is just a little annoying leftover problem that tells me things aren’t quite right yet.

How do you culture it? Do you make a yogurt or something? What is the flavor like? Would it make a reasonable creme fraiche do you think?