Just like anything- there are varying degrees of being immunocompromised, I am not a fan of kefir, but I ate yogurt throughout and beyond chemo. It helps with my gut health, and since a lot of dairy does not agree with my Crohn's, for me, that and some cheeses are my dairy go-to. Ask your oncologist if they see a problem with it- if they give you the greenlight, go-for-it!! Hugs!

Nonmi, you and i must be reading the same articles. I eat yogurt all the time as well.. each person has to decide what is best fir them. Good luck to all of you! Happy Saturday!

I drink a probiotic shake (Activia) every morning on the advice of my oncologist. It has helped my digestive issues tremendously.

@A MyBCTeam Member - I’ve been eating yogurt & drinking kefir for years, cancer or no cancer. My confusion comes from articles I’ve read where the information / advice is completely opposite. Even the AI response on here is yes! those products are great but hmmmm…maybe stay away 🙃 I don’t think yogurt / kefir would cause infection or sepsis but if someone’s system is immunocompromised from whatever drug a person is taking, then probiotics may be an issue or it may be a good thing. The confusion comes from not being clear which way to go 😊

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I think you’re fine with those unless maybe you have a clear blood test where your white blood cells sink to the bottom. But in general, I doubt good bacteria would create sepsis, unless of course you have a leaky gut from chemo. But that seems a bit out there in my opinion. I have yet to hear of a person getting sepsis from yoghurt. I think it would be rather from chemo!