Probiotics after antibiotics.
#364965 - 06/02/11 06:25 AM
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hi!
i'm on a course of 10 day penicillin antibiotic for some dental work...i know i'll need a Probiotics after to restore my tummy. what would be a good choice for one that has the stains i need to replace the flora in my tummy...i'm ibs-A c mostly. thank you!!!
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Our bodies contain 1500+ different bacteria in the colon. Probiotics can only provide a small number of these. Any generic probiotic that is IBS safe should be all you need. If you are looking for a probiotic that has been clinically tested for IBS including IBS-C then you might consider Align, VSL#3 or Digestive Advantage .
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Probiotics containing a yeast Saccharomyces boulardii or bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosuss GG (LGG) have been recognised as effective in prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/587386
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I don't have IBS.
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http://udoerasmus.com/products/probiotics_hi-bowel_en.htm
how does this one look like? good?
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It looks not too bad. It contains 5 of the 8 probiotics found in VSL#3 plus a few more which may or may not have any clinical value for IBS. You may find some benefit for your IBS from it.
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sigh..ok since i can't get the other one how about this one or
http://www.newchapter.com/probiotics/probiotic-colon
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http://www.naturesway.com/Products/Probiotics/6860-Primadophilus-Bifidus.aspx
Thank you <3
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You might give the second one (Nature's Way) a try. Tell us how it works.
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I take Nature's Way Primadophilus Reuteri. I don't have any problems with it, and I feel it helps my IBS tendancies. Gotta experiment with the probiotics. I tried 2 or 3 others before I settled on this one that helps me.
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While this probiotic contains one bacteria that has been clinically tested (Bifidobacterium infantis found in Align) unfortunately it contains 1.8 grams FOS (NutraFlora scFOS -short-chain fructooligosaccahrides) which can be problematic for many individuals with IBS. However, that product is not listed on the Natures Way web site. There is an equivalent with Primadophilus® Probifia™ Pearls which still contains B. infantis but without the FOS.
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hi there!!! thank you for all the help so far! i'm off the antiB's and am trying the natures way bifus
strange thing is the last i had a week of perfect BM's
i found this Probotic
http://www.amazon.com/Udos-Choice-Bifido-Probiotic-Capsules/dp/B0010EEWUE
and thought maybe it has more strains so it would help me better.
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i have horrible diarrhea today and cramps...i haven't felt this bad in a longtime!
i was finished with the antib's a week ago and started the probotics then..i had perfect BM's then today i have watery diarrhea and cramps is it the probotic? should i stop?
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During diarrhea it is important to drink enough water. You can also eat what you usually feel comfortable with.
Hard to say what caused diarrhea, but antibiotics may cause diarrhea days or even weeks after stopping taking them. Probiotics, especially Saccharomices boulardii and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) are two of recommended probiotics, but they are meant more as a prevention than treatment. You were tolerating probiotics for a week, so it sounds less likely to me they would be the cause.
If you do not get better in a day or two, or if diarrhea becomes worse, go to the doctor immediately, since one dangerous complication of antibiotic treatment is an overgrowth of Clostridium difficile bacteria, which needs another antibiotic treatment as prescribed.
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