I don’t know what Kombucha is. Or at least I didn’t. But I went in to a Planet Organic looking for something to eat that would make me feel healthy, and I ended up buying a raw organic drink called “Synergy” which has Black Chia in it and is a Kombucha drink. I also bought a bag of organic apples (which were delicious).
I enjoyed the drink – it came in a 480ml bottle, and serving size was 240ml. It is pretty low-cal so I felt I could drink the whole bottle.
I finished it and started feeling… drunk. I knew enough about Kombucha to know it’s alcoholic, but less than 1%, and this is sold in a grocery store so I figured it must be less than 0,5%… It wouldn’t make sense to me that I’d be drunk.
Anyway after some brief internet research I decided I must be feeling a “healing crisis” (source). I have no doubt that my body is “toxic” as I’ve never done a cleanse or detoxified before.
This morning I woke up with a terrible headache, and I’ve been extremely emotional all day.
Has anyone else experienced this? What should I do? I wouldn’t mind detoxing with Kombucha but I cannot take these side effects for any length of time. I realize I should cut my dose significantly if I continue, but I wanted to see if anyone else has had a similar experience.
Sorry, I’ve never had that happen before, haven’t tried the one with chia seeds though either. I do want to thank you for that link, it was interesting, as I never thought of there being side effects from kombucha.
Apparently it only happens if you’re not used to kombucha. For people new to it they recommend one to two ounces, and I ignorantly downed 16.
Now I have to decide if I ever drink it again. Do you enjoy kombucha? Do you find it makes you feel better?
I did not read the article well enough, explains why I’ve not experienced it. No, I do not enjoy it (taste wise), it takes me a couple of days to drink one bottle.
I do feel better since I started drinking it occasionally (a bottle of kombucha or kevita weekly, I do enjoy kevita lemon ginger). Drinking either though has cut back my diet root beer habit to one a week, and that may contribute to my better feeling also.
I’m so glad I read your blog today!!
I’m brewing my first batch of kombucha and it’s just about ready (pictures to come) – I was planning to try it today but ran out of time so it’ll be tomorrow. I’ve only ever tried commercial kombucha; I loved the taste but I don’t think it has any of the health benefits (why I’m brewing my own!!).
Because of all my health issues I’m pretty sensitive to most things, so I will definitely be sure to ease myself into drinking it. Thanks!!