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Is it safe for me to drink kefir, a probiotic drink, even if i have eczema? i would like to improve gut health, as well as my acid reflux?

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Probably. If your eczema has a food allergy component, something in the product may aggravate it. Otherwise it is a generally safe product. Probiotics are just "safe" germ colonies that behave nicely in the gut and can become well established enough to crowd out some bad acting germs.

Answered 4/4/2022

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