Probiotics - Suggestions
#304702 - 04/12/07 08:19 AM
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Okay so I just read as much as I could on the post about probiotics and it looks like I could read all day!  I am IBS-D and am thinking I should start adding probiotics. I have been taking Benefiber for a few years and it works great but I still have attacks here and there. Since I assume there will be a ton of brands to choose from can I get some suggestion from other IBS-D'ers as to ones that have worked well for them? Should I also be doing digestive enzymes? Thank you all in advance for your help! 
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I'm not IBS-D, but I was for a week when I was on a strong antibiotic. I was miserable. But Bio-K helped immediately. The bottles of dairy-free soy "yogurt" aren't cheap, so it's not a long term thing, but it works great. I just finished a 3 month course of it, and it really helped. I'm sure Kat will chime in here; she's IBS-D (I think) and had great success with it also.
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Im currently taking Align (www.aligngi.com) and Flora Q (can be found at www.drugstore.com) Im IBS-A (Leaning towards the D side) and I find that they help a lot. They are both in pill form, and you take one a day.
Edited by Lyndeigh (04/12/07 09:06 AM)
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thanks!!!
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Yep I'll chime in here 
I'm IBS-D and took the BIO-K+ dairy-free soy yogurts for over 3 months. I worked up to 1 bottle/day and stayed at that dose. I found it helped most with gas/bloating and also with forming a more substancial BM. I actually felt like I was having normal person BMs.
I went off the BIO-K and tried a different probiotic (SISU Dophilus Plus) but started noticing it wasn't as effective. I increased my dose a lot and still nothing. So I caved and went back to BIO-K. I'm currently doing 1/2 bottle per day since it is expensive.
One note: I originally tried BIO-K+ once-a-day capsules (non-refrigerated) and they did nothing. I don't recommend them, and actually on the BIO-K+ site they recommend their bottles over their capsules.
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Consumer Reports did a study on probiotics and actually tested to see which probiotic supplements actually where alive in the pill and actually colonized. So many brands including Bio-K did not do well in the study. Natures Way Reuteri did the best. Thought this might help.
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Do you have a link to this? I've been trying to find a replacement to BIO-K so I'd love to see which ones did well.
One question: did they test BIO-K+ yogurts or pills? I tried the pills and they didn't do anything. The yogurts though I noticed a change right away.
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So Bio-K is a yogurt type product? Can it be bought in a store? I read that report, too...I saw it on msn.com the other day.
I actually have very normal BM's. From reading about other people's issues mine are by far not as bad. I mainly have been stable since beginning the Benefiber. I can't eat raw veggies or fruits at all, no whole grain products and no coffee. Other than that I can eat most foods...pizza, meat and tomato based products. I almost wonder if probiotics would even be beneficial since I'm not really that bad?
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I cannot find Bio-K or the Nature's way probiotics anywhere in stores. Where do you find them??
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You need to go to a HFS; Wild Oats or Whole Foods will be your best bet. Bio-K+ is produced in Canada, so you can't have them shipped to YOU into the US. If your HFS doesn't carry them, maybe ask if they can order it for you.
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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