Charcoal and probiotics

[Bassem1979]

Hi

Wanted advice on charcoal tablets and probiotics together ?

I ve not tried charcoal tablets before but got some today and reviews look promising just thought see if anyone on here had tried them.

[Maureen1958]

I tried charcoal tablets about 30 years ago, did nothing for me!

[winfong]

Me neither. Is simethicone available to you? It's a pretty easy find at the chemist's. Looks like the brand names are Infacol, Wind-eze and Dentinox Colic Drops.

[bburzycki]

I have heard everything about charcoal from amazing miricle cure to does nothing to it can harm you. I am not sure what to believe.

[Bellazzurra in reply to bburzycki]

I think it depends on how you take them. I believe you should take charcoal about 4 hours before/after any medication or supplements as it can affect absorption of medication/supplements.

[bburzycki in reply to Bellazzurra]

Overall and with almost 30 years of IBS issues I have moved in the direction of minimal medications and supplements. I have tried so many things and if anything seems to work it seems to only be for a few days. So most things I have tried fail to help. But that is just me and if we all know one thing it is different for each person so it's about properly finding what works for each of us.

[Bassem1979 in reply to bburzycki]

Am starting to think like that because everything I have tried so far have not really worked. I ve tried everything from changing diet to lots of different medications and supplements and laxatives and nothing has worked so far.

Am just fed up of the trapped wind.

[Juniper123]

Charcoal tablets work wonders for my nausea,if it’s really bad it doesn’t completely fix it but they are the only reason I can go out and do things. You have to take any other medications 2 hours before or 2 hours after so they don’t affect each other.

Good luck!

[Bassem1979]

Thank you 🙏