Happy to help/share my experience, Chris!
VSL3 was really helpful for me, I could practically eat a lot more IF per meal than SF and pain/length of pain after accidentally overdosing on fat (v easy to do and still quite common for me and also v troublesome for me) was not as big a tragedy as it is now without VSL3. It is however extremely expensive, I'm now abroad so it's not easily available but even when back in Britain I probably won't revert to using it as I can't afford it. It only helps while you're on it, now that I'm no longer taking it, all my original symptoms reappeared.
Probiotics are really great and work for some, but can be quite pricey long-term, so it may just be a better idea to use a SF supplement (overall cheaper) and/or eat a restricted diet.
Three probiotics are most recommended for alleviating IBS symptoms are Align (Bifidobacteria infantis ), VSL#3 ( a mixture of bacteria) and Digestive Advantage ( Bacillus coagulans).
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now: stable through EFI+FODMAP dieting (no lactose/no fructose/some fructans and some polyols)
before: IBS-D(pseudo-diarrhoea), bloating, often unbearable pain esp from too much fat: Apr 2007- Dec 2010
FODMAPs: http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/072710p30.shtml
[I've tried VSL#3 -> I could tolerate v good amounts of IF (even with less SF), it worked great (but overall I find it too expensive)]
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