I could have sworn someone posted this within a thread here on SDMB, but now I can’t find it. Both my SO and I eat yoghurt as a snack, and couldn’t believe this is true.
From what I remember of the post, one’s body supposedly becomes “used” to having the culture from the yoghurt and when you stop ingesting it, a cold sore begins to form on one’s lip.
A GOOGLE search only reveals yoghurt as a remedy for cold sores, which are a form of herpes, yes?
Hope someone can shed some light on this, because if it’s true I’m gonna have one mutha of a fever blister on my kisser if I ever decide to stop eating my yoghurt.
You’re doing fine Quasi. Being a Middle Eastern word, there are approximately 3.75 bazillion ways to correctly spell yoghurt. To my knowledge, the jury’s still out on the beneficial aspects of the bulgaricus culture.
From the Merriam-Webster online Richardsnary:
Main Entry: yo·gurt
Variant(s): also yo·ghurt /'yO-g&rt/
Function: noun
Etymology: Turkish yogurt
Date: 1625
: a fermented slightly acid often flavored semisolid food made of whole or skimmed cow’s milk and milk solids to which cultures of two bacteria (Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus) have been added
j.c.: I don’t intend to stop eating it, I was just wondering about that post. My yogerrrt has 17 grams of carbs in each container. It’s brand-name stuff, really. Do you have one that you would recommend over another?
Zennie: Thanks, pal. I should have known our resident culinary expert would be along to straighten me out!
[slight hijack] I showed Pam your recipe for Uncle Willi’s Chicken Pot Pie, and she says that if I screw it up, we gotta get you down here to do it right. Am I under pressure, or what? :D[/slight hijack]
Quasi, hie thee to a nearby Middle Eastern specialty foods shop and look for Lebni or Keffir Cheese. This is the ne plus ultra of yoghurts. It’s primary ingredient is cream and it’s denser than Dan Quayle.
WARNING: After consuming this penultimate food stuff, all other yoghurts will permanently pale in comparison. You have been warned!
(As to regular yoghurts, look for Nancy’s, White Cloud or Pavel’s. They all are of decent quality. Make sure your yoghurt is made with whole milk and not skim if you want real flavor and texture.)
I’m not familiar with any of Zenster’s brands of yogurts, but I’ve found Brown Cow the best. That one is found only in health food stores here. It is the richest and creamiest. Yum, yum.
There are many types of bacteria that live in your colon. Some of them have nicely beneficial side-effects, including digesting any previously undigested lactose that makes its way to the colon. These bacteria are also thought to have other beneficial effects, though this is still pretty controversial.
If you were to stop eating yogurt, it’s likely that different types of bacteria would begin to colonize your system.
One of the known side-effects is that these bacteria ferment undigested lactose, producing copious gases that give LI its noxious reputation.
Would they also lead to cold sores?
I’ve never heard this. I can’t figure out how there could be a connection. True cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus, which is a completely different thing than a bacteria or bacterial reaction.
Could it possibly be that the beneficial bacteria somehow give your body protection from herpes simplex? Yeah, and Superman has an invisible force shield that protects his uniform from friction burns. Unlikely IRL in other words.
I guess you need to find that original cite and see what it really was saying. I just don’t see any way it could be true, from what you describe.
yeah a new job sould make you break out if you harbor the virus.
any stress.
yogurt/cotatage cvheese and other dairy products are good for the reduction of cold sores - they evne make a pill that has the stuff (dairy) in it just for cold sores.
I’ve posted this many times before, but I’ll post it once more for the last time Curasore is the best thing to use on “cold” sores. I’ve always had almost instant relief. I’ve never found yogurt good for eliminating cold sores, but I must admit since I’ve been a regular yogurt eater, I’ve had very few of them.
I just discovered this thread, and I actually have come across a website that lists foods to eat to avoid HSV outbreaks. It claims that foods high in lysine to arginine ratios promote fewer outbreaks. Yogurt and cheeses are at the top of the list. Here’s the address: http://www.herpes.com/Nutrition.shtml
It could be that you are thinking of canker sores- small white ulcers IN the mouth that are very painful & hard to heal? Many dudes get these sores in their mouth through the action of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in their toothpaste (a needless ingredient, that foams real well, but also removes your inner "alive’ lining of your mouth, thus the canker sores).
However, acidolpholus will help heal these sores, and dudes who regularly eat live culture yogurt get this with evey bite. Thus, the yogurt may neutralize the action of the SLS- when yogurt is removed from the diet, canker sores show up.
Apparently not related are cold or herpes sores, which are on the outside of the mouth (or the genital area), and form small blisters. However, acidolpholus seems to help with these, also. However, Oman also has a point- foods high in arginine can help cause a herpes outbreak.
Many years ago I read that arginine can cause herpes blisters and that lysine helps. At first I then took lysine tablets at the outbreak of a “cold” sore, with no benefit. I did notice that eating nuts (high in arginine) tended to cause more blisters. However, I eat a lot of nuts now and have not been so plagued in years.
My yogerrrt has 17 grams of carbs in each container. It’s brand-name stuff, really. Do you have one that you would recommend over another?