RAW MILK STOPPED IBS SYMPTOMS

by Patrick Roberson

Just a short history into problems that I have had. I have been on a farm all of my life. Daddy had a dairy farm until I was about seven and we kept a milk cow well into my high school years. The entire family was tall and slim.

After graduating high school, the milk cows were not an essential part of life as a gallon of milk at the store was cheap. Everybody started adding the pounds. Even Daddy being six two at a hundred and eighty pounds into his sixties started gaining weight.

Now twenty five years later, none of us are under weight and every one could stand to loose twenty-five to fifty pounds. Of course I attributed it to having little exercise sitting around and not working hard every day. Then came the abdominal pain, bloating, cramping and frequent diarrhea. This could be helped by taking about every product known to man that was easily obtained. TUMS, PRILOSEC and others that are easily obtained without a prescription over the years.

Last spring, I saw an add for a Jersey milk cow, having the money to buy her, I did. The taste of fresh milk was something that I had forgotten how good it is. Of course it took my kids and wife a few weeks to get use to the great taste!

Within a few weeks I notice that I wasn't having to hit the old medicine bottle as much and then a month later none at all.

After turning the cow dry, I bought a gallon of milk, Within a few days symptoms were back!. Stopped drinking store brought milk and back to normal in a couple days. Then I thought that a glass a week wouldn't hurt, but it does. One glass takes about four days to correct the problems.

Another thing I noticed, remember those extra pounds that were mentioned. I lost about fifteen pounds with the only changes made were walking to and from the barn twice a day and milking the cow. This was about a hundred yards in each direction. Daddy now 84 is down from about 240 to 210! He still gardens and rides a four wheeler around the farm and his lungs are getting better to where even his doctors have taken notice of the improvements.

A clean healthy cow, seems to be the key to better health. I guess I will either have to buy another cow or wait for a new calf to be able to drink plenty of milk again.