Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Eat or Not to Eat that is the question

When you say you "get cured" what does that mean? HOW do you get cured? The last time I went on antibiotics for two weeks, I did two things, and I'm VERY susceptible to yeast infections:

My doctor gave me a dose of diflucan to prevent the yeast infection. It lasts 7-10 days, so I took it twice. This is MUCH better and safer than the OTC treatments.

I took Bio-K for a week or two. This stuff is awesome!! You can buy it at Whole Foods, Wild Oats, etc. Each bottle contains 50 billion live cultures, so I started with 1/3 bottle/day for 3 days, then increased to 1/2 bottle/day. It's a bit pricey, but you're only using it for a week or so. It will definitely help build up all that good bacteria quickly!! After that, switch to a regular (pill-form) probiotic.

Ever since I did the 10 days of Bio-K, I have been symptom-free. That was about a month ago...

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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)

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