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yes, it's pretty sweet. and no, the soy doesn't bother me even though soy usually does give me gas (unless I use Beano). I mix it into my breakfast smoothie because I don't like the taste of the Bio-K by itself.
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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So you attribute complete BM's to the BIO K. I think it make sense -the good bacteria.
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Good thinking!
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I actually find it a little sour. I've tried the Bio-K and it keeps giving me gas. I might try the one made with dairy to see if it gives me less gas.
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Just to let you know when I first started BIO-K I had a few problems. Mostly just a rumbling strange feeling in my stomach. It went away after about 8 days, definetly by day 12 it was gone. I think I started at too high of a dose (started at 1/4 bottle, went up to 1/2 too fast). They suggest for IBS to start with 1 tsp and work up by 1tsp at a time.
Just a thought if it was giving you gas when you first started out, it may just be your system getting adjusted to the new probiotic. I wouldn't suggest taking the dairy one.
And yeah it's sour, but I take it after my oatmeal and have gotten used to it.
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I started out with small doses. Finally went to a full bottle for 30 days, then 1/2 bottle. I don't think the 1/2 bottle does anything for me. I am so surprised you have such a difference with only 1/2 bottle. That is great! 
I don't think I will be taking this anymore once my supply is used up. I didn't see that much improvement and it is majorly expensive at 4 bucks a bottle! 
It's hard to tell though, because I've also stopped the Miralax and switched to Zelnorm this past week in hopes of reducing some of this bloating. So, don't know if the inceased C is do to not taking a full bottle, or to med change, or just because my body doesn't feel like working at all right now! I increased my NC to 2tsp, take 1 T flax in cereal, and take one dose Fibersmart...and still I'm C with the Zelnorm too.
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Are you taking an entire bottle of Bio-K? In what way is it helping?
what dose Acacia are you up to now?
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I actually like the taste of it too. I started out a 1 tsp. a day for 4 days then increased it as they suggested it. Maybe I need more than 4 days to adjust to the soy. I'll try again.
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Bio-K suggests 90 days at full dose (so do most other probiotics), then they say to reduce. maybe you need more time on it for it to work properly.
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Jordy
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Why did you switch from Primal Defense to Bio-K?
If you try the dairy one, let us know how it goes! I wonder if the soy one is giving me worse gas now too! 
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