Back away from your scoby right now. Stick the fermentation crock in storage. Chuck out the pro-biotics.
If you are a healthy person looking to have a healthy gut or to live longer, fermented drinks made with the yeast and bacteria culture called a scoby, such as kombucha and kefir; fermented food such as kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt and miso; and probiotics have not been proven to improve health or longevity.
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