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Were you posting to my probiotic question. The probiotics are in pill form and I take one pill a day. So I should stay on 1 pill for a couple months? Thanks
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I was replying to Jordy, but what brand of probiotics are you taking? Just about every person at heath food stores I've talked to about probiotics say you can't take too much of it, but you do have to increase your dose slowly.
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I've been on a full bottle for about 10 days...and while I thought it was helping in the beginning....now I think it might be causing me bloat, gas, and cramps. Maybe it's too much soy for me. I have 2 whole cases of this...so I hope I don't have to stop taking it now!  I'm not sure what I will do. 
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Maybe you can go back to the dose before you got very gassy like 1/4 bottle, or 1/2 bottle, or 3/4 bottle? Better to still get some probiotics than none.
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Cheesecake and chocolate are definite triggers. I've been stable for a while now and still cannot handle much dairy at all. However lately after a very safe dinner I've been able to have a bite or two of cheesecake or chocolate. The total amount is probably 1-2tbsp.
If you are not stable then triggers are a no-no. Once you are stable you can play around with seeing how much you can tolerate, if any. Even though I am stable, if I'm having a day where my stomach feels a bit unsettled, I will make sure to not have any triggers.
There are some recipes for cheesecakes and chocolate cakes that are safe. I make these when I actually want to indulge in a full desert and not just one bite.
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Re: Yay!
#294774 - 12/28/06 10:01 AM
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I've taken a full bottle dose for 30 days now. I think I'll alternate between 1/2 and 1 bottle from now on, for money sake.
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How are you doing on only 1/2 bottle a day? Are you alternating 1 bottle then 1/2 bottle, then one bottle, etc?
I did the one bottle for 30 days and have gone to 1/2 bottle now....everyday. I think I am having worsening symptoms with the reduction...but I also stopped my Miralax and went to Zelnorm, so no way to know how much each is effecting me.
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I'm actually still doing mostly 1 bottle/day. I feel really good doing this and don't really want to drop down to 1/2 bottle. I will sometime and let you know, but it probably doesn't matter too much now. If you have tried the bio-k and then tried going down to 1/2 bottle then hopefully you can tell if it is helping you or not.
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I have had a fabulous week, thanks to Bio-K! I've been taking 1/2 bottle per day for the last 8 days and have felt great. Tomorrow I might increase to 1 bottle per day; we'll see. I'm trying to get my system all built up before going on vacation in a month. I just can't get over how much better I feel when I'm taking this stuff! I wish I could afford to take it every day forever!!
Kat, are you still doing really well with it? Jordy, how long had you been taking it before you decreased?
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Yep I'm still doing great. I'm trying to gain weight, so the better my IBS the more I can eat, so I'm sticking to 1 bottle/day for a while longer.
I'm also going on vacation in Feb. to Dominican Republic, so I wouldn't mind taking it for that too. I heard taking probiotics can help protect against getting food poisoning or other bacterial stomach bugs (traveller's diarrhea).
I too love this stuff! So far I can handle the expense..
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Kat
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