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Though I currently don't make or take kefir, I've used these grains with success to make homemade kefir with both basic homogenized and raw milk:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007GGRJTG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8

@JulofEnoch Appreciate this post a lot, suffering from some overgrowth related problems, will likely just stick with normal milk until I fix my gut.

This, but very rarely. Otherwise always baking soda and white vinegar.

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I purchased doxycycline tablets from Mexico, only one box of 10 tablets. I experienced with several low doses, and can recommend staying below the 40mg to avoid development of bacterial resistances.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421036/

I experimented with the following dosages:

On the first day, I took half a tablet (50mg) and experienced slight intestinal discomfort.

This prompted me to reduce the dose to 25mg once every 24hours. After about 2 days of this I increased the dosage to 25mg every 12 hours, this was in an attempt to keep reducing the bacterial load at a steady pace. Keep in mind I did this without any advice or instruction from any doctor or medical expert.

I ended up only consuming about 225mg total, and have 7.75 tablets left over.

I would recommend staying upright during the first 20-30minutes of consumption and if you can handle it, on an empty stomach. Make sure to be careful with sunlight exposure as doxycycline can make you very sensitive to sunlight exposure.

It might be worth reading about heavy metals, these can cause gut issues, not the case for everyone but just worth exploring.

Look at our citrus pectin thread for how to do a 'poor mans' heavy metal test.