2459573My first ER trip was because I wanted to learn, and so after racking to my secondary, I tasted a little bit of the yeast cake/trub at the bottom of the fermenter.[/B] Anyone else experienced anything like this? If I'm allergic to my home brew, I'm going to start taking steroid shots! Is there a filter out there I could put on my beer line or run my beer through to get rid of the yeast? It makes sense that yeast could be causing the problem because anything sugary really upsets my stomach. Also, after 3-4 big glasses of home brew, I would have a ton of gas. (My wife loved that, and has frequently joked about sowing my ass shut lol!)
Ok....this is getting stupid.
Some of us here are doctors. I'm not one. This is a life altering if not life threatening deal. It should NOT be on this board. Go see your doctor.
Your symptoms started after tasting the trub. Please try my suggestion: Go to your local health food store and get their best probiotics and take double the recommended dose. I believe you upset the ballance of good bacteria in your gut. Probiotics are very, very safe to take.
Cheers
The whole reason I brought up this post is I've seen tons of docs, and none have any answers or act like they give a crap. If this hadn't been going on for 6-8 weeks, I would have never brought it up
This blows...I just want to sit back, relax, and be able to enjoy a nice home brew
Is there a filter out there I could put on my beer line or run my beer through to get rid of the yeast?
Ok....this is getting stupid.
Some of us here are doctors. I'm not one. This is a life altering if not life threatening deal. It should NOT be on this board. Go see your doctor.
I've been to the ER twice (who thought they were both anexity attacks) AND seen my gen. practioner 2x (who seems bent on thinking it's gastroenteritis with some serious bug - if i develop a fever, it may be something like e coli). I also talked to him again today. He continued to say it sounds like a viral parasite, which can take some time to go away. He said the diet was a good idea, and if they were causing ulcers, liquid mallox is the way to go. For the squirts...drink some pepto. If it gets worst, and I don't see any improvement in another week, I'm going to ask him to refer me to a GI doc for an endoscopy, and maybe run some labs on stool samples.
The whole reason I brought up this post is I've seen tons of docs, and none have any answers or act like they give a crap. If this hadn't been going on for 6-8 weeks, I would have never brought it up
This blows...I just want to sit back, relax, and be able to enjoy a nice home brew
Green beer tears up my stomach and causes bloated feeling/stomach pains. A bloated intestine can cause pressure on other internal organs. Sucks, I age my brew longer now and better. Were you brewing before you joined HBT in Sept.?
I have no idea if this is your case and recommend you find a doc who does care, but I can relate.
+1 on the contaminated water. Jdlev you asked if a well filter for the beer might help, does that mean you get your water from a well?
One "shot" of probiotics in a smoothie won't do it. I'm not a doctor...I work for a Holistic Doctor's office and we deal with the weird and unusual cases. You need at the very least a bottle of probiotics...if that doesn't help then you start thinking parasites, etc. The fact that your symptoms started after "tasting" the yeast cake should be a clue. Start with the basics...seriously.
Cheers
Green beer tears up my stomach and causes bloated feeling/stomach pains. A bloated intestine can cause pressure on other internal organs. Sucks, I age my brew longer now and better. Were you brewing before you joined HBT in Sept.?
I have no idea if this is your case and recommend you find a doc who does care, but I can relate.
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